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[Will of Betty Brown – 1781 Nee Symes]

In the name of God amen I Betty Brown Wife of Saml Brown of the Parish of Chard In the County of Sumersett Clothier, being in full enjoyment of my reason and Memory Praise be God, Do make & ordaine this my Last Will and Testament, in manor and Form following that is to say as I am Possessed of two Hundred and Fifty Pounds after my Husband Saml Browns Death or before I have a Child or Children as by marriage covenants Signed and Seal’d and is for the Trust of Aaron Stark Benjamin Pitts and Wm Symes the younger, it is in my Power to Give the above sum to my Child or Children or any Els home I Shall think (Fair) which said Sum is on a morgage as the Covenants Specifies Item first I Give to any Child or Children the Above named Sum of 250 pounds to be paid to (Their) or them at the Age of 21 Years to be Equaly Divided, but if but one Child he or She to have the Hole Under the Same trustes but if they Die others to be Chosen, but if I have no Child Seviving at my Death or if he or thay Should Die before the age of 21 years then the above sum of 250 pounds I Give to my Brothers & Sisters Undernamed to be Equally Divided Bror Willm Symes Bror James Symes Bror Isaac Symes Bror John Symes Sister Mary Symes Sister Martha Symes Sister Rachell Symes Item but five Pounds I Give to Jon Symes Son of Bror James Symes N:B the above Sum I Do not Give to my Brors & Sisters Untill after my Husband Saml Browns Death = Item I Give to my Sisters
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Mary Martha & Rachell Symes all my waring Cloas and Apparils, Item but if my mother Mary Symes of Membery in the County of Devon Should Sirvive I and my Husband Saml Brown Then my Brothers & Sisters Shall pay to my Mother Mary Symes AforeSaid twelve Pounds Ten Shillings each year Duering her Life Being the In trust of the aforsaid 250 pounds The 250 pounds to be paid to my Brors and Sisters by my Husband Saml Browns Exceters in one Year after his Death
This to be my Last Will & Testament this 30th Day of May 1781
Testator
Bettey Brown

Witnesses
Danl Read
John Carcombe
 

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