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Wills of Sheerness Shipwrights 1693 - 1855
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills (Pre 1858)
ROBERT
BUTLER 1824
IN
THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I ROBERT BUTLER Shipwright
of His Majesty's Dock Yard at Sheerness in the County of Kent being in
good Health of Body and of
sound and disposing mind memory and understanding
praised be Almighty God for
the same but considering the uncertainty of this transitory life
do make & publish and declare this my last Will and Testament
in manner following that is to say
In the first place I do hereby
direst that all my just Debts and Funeral Expenses and the Costs and
Charges of proving this my Will shall
be paid and discharged by my Executor hereafter named
as soon after my decease as
conveniently may be
And as to my Worldly Estate
I give and dispose thereof as follows I give and bequeath
All Wages and
Sum and Sums of Money that
shall or may be due to me as
a Shipwright or in any other capacity
in the Service of his present or any future Majesty
And also all my Linen Wearing
Apparel Watches Working
Tools Ready Money Bills Bonds promissory Notes and other Securities and
all my personal Estate and
Effects whatsoever and wheresoever the
same may be and of what kind sort or quality soever the same may be and
consist at the time of my decease Unto
my dear Brothers and Sisters following
that is to say JOHN BUTLER
of the parish of Poulton in
Lancashire Shoemaker WILLIAM
BUTLER of the same
Parish Shoemaker AGNES
HULL Wife of MATTHEW HULL of Marton near Poulton
aforesaid Labourer JOSEPH BUTLER now of Preston Joiner
and BETTY TURNER Wife of ROBERT TURNER
of Poulton aforesaid Shoemaker
to be equally divided between them share and share alike
And I do hereby nominate
constitute and appoint my said Brother JOHN BUTLER
Executor of this my last Will and Testament
and I do hereby revoke and make void all former and other Will
and Wills by me at any time heretofore made and do declare this to be
and contain my last Will and Testament
In Testimony whereof I have
subscribed my name and
affixed my seal this twenty
fourth day of February in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and twenty ROBERT BUTLER Signed
Sealed published and declared by
the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament
in the presence of us who at his Request and in his presence
have in the presence of each other have subscribed our Names
as Witnesses hereto ROBT. HOSKING
Junr. Solicitor Sheerness EDWD
HOOKER Clk to Mr HOSKINGS Sheerness
Proved 10th February 1824
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