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Wills of 19th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills (Pre 1858)
John
STURLA proved 1828
IN THE NAME OF GOD
AMEN
I John Sturla of Chatham in the
County of Kent Shipwright being in Bodily Health and of sound and
disposing mind and memory but knowing the uncertainty of life do for
avoiding controversy after my decease make this my last Will and
Testament in manner and form following that is to say I
give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Catherine Sturla
of Chatham aforesaid all and singular whatsoever I may be possessed of
at the time of my decease for her use during her natural life and at her
decease I
give and bequeath unto my youngest Son William Sturla the
interest of all money that I or my Wife shall be in possession of at the
time of my decease with the rents arising from my two freehold houses
situate in Ordnance Place Chatham to be laid out for the purpose of
bringing him up and otherwise providing for him till he is twenty one
years old at which time I
give all my surviving Children at the decease of me and my Wife and
after my youngest Son shall arrive at the age of twenty one years All my
property real and personal to be divided amongst them share and share
alike and I
do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my Wife Catherine Sturla
and Captain John Kains of Rochester in the County of Kent
Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former
Wills Testaments and deeds of gifts by me at any time hereforeto made
and I do ordain and ratify this present to stand and be for and as my
last Will and Testament In
Witness whereof of this my said Will I have set my hand and Seal this
twenty second day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and nineteen and in the fifty ninth year of our Sovereign Lord
George the third of Great Britain and Ireland King etc. John
Sturla Signed Sealed published and declared in the
presence of Benj. Bovid? John Kains
Senr. John Collne? Shipwright
Proved 21st October 1828 Power reserved to John Kains
Note in margin 17th October 1837 The will was not administered by Catherine
Sturla, who died intestate or by John Kains. So,
administration was granted to John Sturla the son.
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