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Wills of Sheerness Shipwrights 1693 - 1855
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills (Pre 1858)
JOHN
MANSFIELD 1789
IN
THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I JOHN MANSFIELD of the
County of Kent and of the parish of Sheerness Shipwright make this my
last Will and Testament
I resign my Soul to it's Divine
Creator in humble through the merits and intercession of his Son Jesus
Christ of a happy resurrection as to my body my wish is that it be
buried with as little expense as possible in being decent hereby
(appoint ?) my dearly beloved Wife MARY MANSFIELD
the Executor of this my last Will and Testament
Item I give all my household
furniture Plate China And all the Interest of my fortune in the public
funds during her natural life while she remains a Widow and
after her Marriage or demise to my only Daughter MARY MANSFIELD
should my Daughter MARY with the consent of her Mother
then I give her three hundred pounds Sterling on her marriage to
be settled on her and her Children likewise the remainder of her Fortune
and in case my said Widow should
marry I hereby appoint my said
Widow with my Sister MARY MANSFIELD
and my Brother SAMUEL MANSFIELD joint trustees for
my Daughter till she shall arrive of the age of twenty one years
or of being married with the consent of the Mother or trustees in
case of her demise before my Widow's death leaving no Children
and half of my fortune shall devolve on my Brothers and Sisters
and the other half to whom she pleases
Item I give all my pictures
of my own Drawing to
Mrs MANSFIELD during life and after her demise to my Daughter at
her death to any of my Brothers
Item I give to my Brother and
Sister taking on them the trusteeship for my Daughter
the sum of five Guineas each for a ring in remembrance of me
Item I give to my Brother SAMUEL
my ?
writing Desk and all my Books rafts
& everything else relating
to the business of a Shipwright
Item give to my present and last
two Servants* to be equally divided
(all my tools of every kind and sort)
Item I give Sisters MARY
and NANCY Brothers SAMUEL
CHARLES and BAVINGTON
two guineas each for
a ring in remembrance of me at
my death
revoking all other Wills
I make this my last Will and Testament
as witness my hand this twentieth Second
of February One thousand seven hundred
And eighty Nine JNO
MANSFIELD Witnesses
SAML. FOLLETT
SAML. MANSFIELD
Codicil dated 2nd April
1789
Not having made
any provision to my lawful Wife MARY MANSFIELD in case she
Should marry after my decease I
hereby give and bequeath unto the said MARY MANSFIELD the
sum of four hundred ponds sterling
in case she Should marry after my decease in addition to all power
bequeathed and at her decease to
go to my Daughter MARY MANSFIELD
And at her death leaving no
Children one half of the four hundred pounds shall devolve to my
Brothers and Sisters and the
other half to who she pleases
the mark of I X
JOHN MANSFIELD
Witnesses SAML. FOLLET
SAML. MANSFIELD
Proved 4th June 1789
Note in Margin 18th April 1813
The will was not administered by MARY MANSFIELD.
Granted to MARY NELSON, wife of JOHN WILLIAM
NELSON, the daughter of JOHN MANSFIELD
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