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Wills of Sheerness Shipwrights 1693 - 1855
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills (Pre 1858)
JOHN LEANE
1856
THIS
IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of
me JOHN LEANE of Sheerness in the County of Kent
Shipwright made published and declared this twenty eighth day of
February one thousand eight hundred and fifty six
First I
constitute and appoint my two Friends MATTHEW HELSTONE of
Ordnance Row Devonport in
the County of Devon Shipwright and WILLIAM RICHARD BONE
of Number nine Ross Street Morrice ? Town near Devonport aforesaid
Joiner / Executors of this my will and Trustees
for carrying into effect the provisions thereof
And I
give and bequeath to them the said MATTHEW HELSTONE and WILLIAM
RICHARD BONE all the Stock which may stand in my name
at the time of my decease in
the public funds and all
dividends and interest which
shall be then due or arising thereon
and all my ready money and securities for money
debts claims and
demands household furniture
and other effects and
property whatsoever Which I may have or be entitled to in possession
reversion remainder expectancy at the tie of my decease
and all monies which shall become payable
to my Executors or
personal representative upon
or after my decease from any
Friendly Society or
Societies In Trust to convert into money or stock
in the Funds (except such parts of my household furniture
as my Daughter MARIAM LEANE shall select and set
apart for her own use and
which I hereby give her the
use of during her minority) and to pay there-out in the first place all
my just debts and funeral and testamentary expenses
and In
Trust in the next place to invest the surplus thereof at Interest
in such manner as they shall think proper
and out of the principal and
interest thereof such Stock
as may be in the Funds at
the time of my decease to pay to my Daughter MARIAM LEANE
the annuity of Ten pounds sterling from
the day [of my] decease
until she shall attain the full age of Twenty one years
and
immediately upon that event happening
In Trust to pay make and
transfer and assign all that shall then remain
of my personal property Stock
monies goods chattels and effects unto my said Daughter MARIAM LEANE
for her own absolute use and
benefit but in case my said
Daughter shall die before
attaining the age of Twenty one years
then to
pay make over transfer and assign the same in such manner as she shall
have appointed by her Will and in default
of any such appointment then
to such person or persons
as would be by Law entitled to her personal estate
in the event of her dying Intestate
And I
hereby revoke all former Wills and Testaments
Dispositions by me
heretofore made and declare this only to be my last Will and
Testament
In
witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand the day and year first above written JOHN LEANE
The foregoing writing was signed published and declared
by the above named JOHN LEANE as
his last Will and Testament on
the day and date thereof in
the presence of us present
at the same time who in his
presence and in the presence of each other
have hereunto set our names as
witnesses JOHN
THOMAS FRENCH?
Baker Sheerness EDWD.
FILKIN Accountant Sheerness
Proved 6th June 1856 Power reserved to WILLIAM RICHARD BONE
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