Chelsfield - Parish Information
Abstract of will from
Chelsfield proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Geoffrey Copus.2005
Alice
Phillips of Chelsfield dated 14 April
1818
Abstract of the will of Alice Phillips of Chelsfield
widow and relict of Thomas Phillips late of the same place yeoman, dated
14 April 1818.
I appoint my two sons Thomas Phillips of Orpington and John
Phillips of Eynsford yeoman as my Executors and I give them £50 each
for their trouble. I give to each of my four sons Thomas Phillips, John
Phillips, George Waker Phillips and William Waker Phillips £10 for
mourning
I give all my household goods to my three daughters
Susannah Phillips, Mary Phillips and Catherine Phillips to be equally
divided among them. I give all my wearing apparel to my daughters Alice
Hulme, Susanna Phillips, Mary Phillips and Catherine Phillips equally.
All the residue of my monies, securities for money, shares
in the public stocks or funds, farming stock, cattle and husbandry gear,
goods, chattels, effects and personal estate whatsoever to the said
Thomas and John Phillips upon the trusts following –
to sell as soon as possible after my death and after
payment of all debts etc. to divide the proceeds into seven equal parts,
one each to be paid to my four daughters Ann Noah widow, Susannah
Phillips, Mary Phillips and Catherine Phillips.
As to the other three sevenths, Thomas and John Phillips
are to invest these in the public funds or other Government securities
at interest and to pay into the proper hands of my daughter Sarah Tibbs
the wife of George Tibbs the interest of one of the shares for her own
separate use during her life exclusive of her present husband and not
subject to his control debts or engagements, and after her death to pay
the interest to the said George Tibbs for life, and after the death of
the survivor of them to transfer the said seventh part among their
children equally.
My Executors are to pay the interest and dividends of one
other seventh part to my daughter Alice Hulme the wife of William Hulme
for life on similar terms as to my daughter Sarah Tibbs, and after the
death of the survivor of Alice and William Hulme to divide the said
seventh part equally among their children.
My Executors are to pay the interest and dividends of the
final seventh part to my daughter Elizabeth Harris widow for her
lifetime, and after her death to divide the said seventh part equally
among her children.
If any of the children of my said three daughters shall die
in their parents’ lifetime leaving legitimate issue then his or her
share shall be divided equally among such issue.
Alice Phillips witnesses William Stringer of Cudham Lodge,
James Alexander, Bromley.
Proved on 13 April 1820 by Thomas and John Phillips the sons and
Executors.
[PCC will PROB11/1628]
Transcribed by Geoffrey
Copus