Thomas COX
1807
THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
of me THOMAS
COX the Younger Shipwright of the parish of Gillingham in the
County of Kent made the Twenty fourth day of February one thousand Eight
hundred and seven First I desire
that all just Debts and Funeral Expenses be fully paid and satisfied And
after the payment thereof I do give
and bequeath unto my dear Wife MARY COX All wages due to
me all Securities for money of whatsoever and wheresoever and of what
nature or kind soever and all my household Goods and Furniture Plate
Linen Also China with all my wearing apparel And all personal Estate and
Real Estate And Estates both in possession and Reversion for her own
sole use and benefit absolutely and
I do hereby appoint the said MARY COX Sole Executrix of
this my last Will and Testament revoking and making void all others In
Witness I have Set my hand and Seal delivered and published as my last
Will and Testament by the said Testator THOMAS COX
in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the
presence of each other have subscribed our Names as Witnesses GEO.
CONQUEST RICHD. HILLYER ROBERT BRYANT
Jun.
Proved 18th December 1807
Headstone Formerly in the Churchyard of St. Mary
Magdalene Gillingham
(No 174 of my Monumental Inscriptions)
IN MEMORY OF
MR. THOMAS WILLIAMS, BLACKSMITH
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SUDDENLY JULY 13th 1794
AGED 37 YEARS
"Oh, Reader, stop and drop a tear,
Think on the corpse that slumbers here,
And when you read the fate of Mee,
Think on the glass that runs for Thee,
Grieve not for me my bosom Friend,
Christ will be your Husband & good Friend"
ALSO THOMAS COX Junr DIED THE 27th
JANY 1807
AGED 44 YEARS
ALSO MARY WIFE OF THE LATE ROBERT TOW, GUNNER
AND FORMERLY WIFE OF THE ABOVE THOMAS WILLIAMS
AND THOMAS COX WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 17th OF
NOVEMBER 1843 AGED 75 YEARS
SHE WAS A FRIEND OF THE FATHERLESS CHILDREN AND
WIDOWS AND DESERVEDLY RESPECTED BY MANT FRIENDS
SHE DIED IN PEACE
REAR
IN
MEMORY OF ELIZABETH COX
WHO DIED THE 12th OF AUG 1805 AGED 72 YEARS
THOMAS COX HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
DIED THE 19th SEPTEMBER 1807 AGED 69 YEARS