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Wills of 19th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills (Pre 1858)
Richard
MASKELL proved 1822
IN THE NAME OF GOD
AMEN
I Richard Maskell of the Parish
of Chatham Shipwright being in good health of body and of sound and
disposing mind memory and understanding (praised be to God) do make and
ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that
is to say first and principally I surrender my Soul into the hands of
Almighty God my Creator hoping to be saved by and through the only
merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer and my body I commit to
the Earth to be decently interred and buried by and at the discretion of
my Executrix hereinafter named Also
I make constitute and appoint my dear and loving Wife Sarah Maskell
Executrix of this my last Will and Testament Also I give and devise all
that my Messuage or Tenement with the Yard Garden and Appurtenances
belonging thereto situate lying and being in Hogg Lane in the parish of
Chatham aforesaid now in my own occupation unto my dear Wife Sarah
Maskell for and during the term of her natural life and from and
immediately after her decease I give and devise the above unto my Son John
Maskell his heirs and assigns for ever Also from and after
payment of my just debts funeral expenses the charges of proving this my
Will and other incident Charges and the Execution thereof I give and
bequeath all and every the Rest and Residue of my ready Money and
Securities for Money pay and Wages due to me in His Majesty's Yard at
Chatham debts plate Linen Woollen pewter Brass ?
Beds Bedding household Stuff and Implements of household Goods Chattels
and personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever or of what
nature ? kind or Quality soever the same shall
or may consist of at the time of my decease to the use of my said dear
Wife Sarah Maskell to and for her own respective use and
benefit And I do hereby revoke and void all former and other Will or
Wills by me heretofore made and declare this only to be my last Will and
Testament In Witness whereof I the said Richard Maskell
have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand this twenty third
day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three
Richd Maskell Signed sealed published and
declared by the said Richard Maskell to be his last Will
and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our
Names as Witnesses hereunto Susanna Sommerton
William Lawrence Jno Sommerton
Proved 20th June 1822
Note in the margin, dated 13th October 1840
The will was not administered by Sarah Maskell so
administration granted to John Maskell.
The writing is very small and not clear but John must be the son and
probably his mother's executor.
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