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Wills of 19th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills (Pre 1858)
Richard
MORRIS proved 1834
THIS IS THE LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT
of me Richard Morris of Chatham
in the County of Kent Shipwright made published and declared the twenty
seventh day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred & twenty nine in manner following that is to say First
I desire that my body may be decently interred under the direction of my
Executors hereinafter named And I give and devise all that my freehold
messuage tenement or dwelling house with the appurtenances situate in
Meeting House Lane in the Parish of Chatham aforesaid and now or lately
in the occupation of myself and William Rosse and all
other my Real Estate unto and to the use of my Sons and Daughters John
Morris Elizabeth Winford Sarah Jemina
Mason James Morris Rebecca Pascall
and Joseph George Morris equally to be divide
between them share and share alike as Tenants in Common and not as Joint
Tenants and their several and respective heirs and assigns forever And
I give and bequeath to my Grandson James Tomlin the Sum of
nineteen pounds nineteen shillings if and when he shall attain the age
of twenty one years And
I give and bequeath all and every of my ready money and securities for
money monies or stock in the Public Stocks or funds goods chattels and
personal Estate whatsoever which I may be possessed of or entitled to at
the time of my decease after and subject to the payment of my just debts
funeral and testamentary expenses and the pecuniary legacy herein before
bequeathed unto my said Sons and Daughters John Morris Elizabeth
Winford Sarah Jemmina Mason James Morris
Rebecca Pascall and Joseph George Morris
equally to be divided between them share and share alike And
I make and appoint my said Sons John Morris and Joseph
George Morris Executors of this my Will and do revoke and
declare void all former Wills & Codicils by me made In
witness whereof I the said Richard Morris the Testator
have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year first above written Richd
Morris Signed sealed published and declared by the said
Richard Morris the Testator as and for his his last Will and Testament
in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the
presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto D.
B. Lewis Solicitor Rochester James
Lewis D. R. Lewis his
Clerks
Proved 3rd November 1834
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