In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Clark of the Parish of Pinchbeck in the County of Lincoln Farmer being weak of Body but of sound Mind and Memory, do hereby Name, constitute and appoint this my last Will & Testament in manner & form following, that is to say, After my Body is decently laid in the Ground by my Executors hereinafter named, I give & bequeath as follows. Imprimis. I give & bequeath to my Son Ralph Clark fifty pounds. I also give & bequeath to my Daughter Jane Clark fifty pounds. I also give & bequeath to my Daughter Mary Clark fifty pounds. I also give & bequeath to my Daughter Anne Clark fifty pounds. I also give & bequeath to my Son Thomas Clark one hundred pounds. I also give & bequeath to my Sister Hannah the wife of Thomas Goodborne five shillings. I also give & bequeath to my Wife Anne Clark the Interest of 300 Pounds to be paid her half Yearly, so long as she continues my widow, to be paid her out of my Estate & Effects by my Executors hereafter Named, but if she should Marry, or if it should please God she should Die, then the said Money to go & be equally divided amongst my own Children mentioned aforesaid. After they are brought up & schooling & all expenses paid out of my Effects & to be Educated Clothed & maintained in a decent manner, I also give & bequeath to the Children of my Wife by a former Husband, William, Lucy, Samuel, Thomas & George Frear five pounds each. I also give & bequeath to Absalom Crampton, the son of James Crampton, five Pounds. I also give & bequeath to my Executors herein named five Pounds each for their trouble for the due performance & executing of this my last Will & Testament. And my will & pleasure is that all these Legacies shall be paid out of my Estates & Effects without any Deduction. And Lastly, my Will & pleasure is that all my Estates being situated in Pinchbeck aforesaid & a small part in the parish of Gosberton in the said County of Lincoln aforesaid, shall be sold to pay off the Legacies mentioned aforesaid, with all my lawful Debts. Then if any Money remain, as well as all the rest, remainder, residue & such as Stock, Household Goods, Plates, Linen, Money, or Moneys worth, Bonds, Debts, Dues & Demands, & all and every kind of thing that I am pofsefsed of at the time of my Decease whatsoever, & wheresoever & what kind soever, I give & bequeath to my own Children, Ralph, Jane, Mary, Ann and Thomas Clark as mentioned aforesaid to be equally divided amongst them. And I do hereby Name Nominate constitute & appoint my two Friends Mr Jno Fox of Pinchbeck aforesaid & John Leverton of Pinchbeck aforesaid joint Executors to this my last Will & Testament, revoking all Wills & bequeaths at any time made by me gratifying & confirming this as my last Will & Testament. In Witnefs hereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 25th day of April in the Year of our Lord 1809. (signed) Thos Clark

Signed Sealed Published & Pronounced by the Testator as his last Will & Testament in the Presence of us. (all signed) John Burden, Mary Oliver, Robt? Brown

On the 11th day of Novr 1809 John Fox & John Leverton the Executors within named were duly sworn and also made oath that the effects of the deceased at the time of his Death did not amount to the Sum of Two hundred Pounds. Before me T H Waget, Surrogate

IR 26/365 image 53/44; LDS #0199108