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Medieval &
Later Kent P.C.C. & C.C.C. Wills
Wills of
Caulkers of Chatham and Gillingham
1638-1841
Edward KENNETT
1753
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
I EDWARD KENNETT of Chatham in the County of Kent
Caulker now Caulker's mate of the Exeter India-man being of sound
and disposing mind and memory do hereby make this my last Will and
Testament
First and principally I
commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping for remission of all
my Sins through the Merits of Jesus Christ my Blessed Saviour and Redeemer
and my Body to the Earth or Sea as it shall please God
And as for such worldly
Estate and Effects which I shall be possessed of or intitled unto at the
time of my decease I give and bequeath
the same as followeth that is to say I will and bequeath all my Estate
both real and personal unto my Trusty Friend WILLIAM TRATTLES*
of Chatham Caulker And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint him my
aforesaid Friend WILLIAM TRATTLES of Chatham my whole and
sole Executor of this my last Will and Testaments
And I do give and
bequeath unto my said Executor all the rest and residue of my Estate
whatsoever both real and personal hereby revoking and making void all
other and former Wills by me heretofore made and also declare this to be
my last Will and Testament
In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my Hand and Seal this second day of December in the year of
our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty one and in the twenty fourth
Year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George by the Grace of God of
Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith etc EDWARD
KENNETT Signed sealed published and declared by the said EDWARD
KENNETT as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of
us who have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses in the presence of
the said Testator THOS. JEYES NATHANEAL
FRANCKLIN
Proved 18th June 1753
* See William TRATTLES 118 Chatham St Mary Monumental Inscriptions on this site
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Caulkers of Chatham and Gillingham
1638-1841 Introduction
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