The Will of Richard Comins

 

In the Name of God Amen I Richard Comins of ffyfield in the County of Berks being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding but mindful of my mortality do this 10th day of April in the Year of our Lord 1830 make and publish this my last Will and testament  in manner and form following ffirst I desire to be decently buried in ffifield Church or Church Yard without any funeral pomp and with as little expence as possible secondly I appoint Mr Joseph Rogers of Abingdon Painter and Mr T Stone Junr late of ffyfield but now of London Surgeon to act as Executors to this my last Will and testament thirdly I give and bequeath to my wife Sarah Comins all my Household ffurniture and other Effects Viz Horses Carriage & likewise the Lease of my House and Land held under Mr T Stone as Per Agreement and after all my just debts are paid all the Cash that is then left shall be given to the said Sarah Comins Viz to be left out on Mortgage or to be called in and paid into her hands as she may think proper excepting the sum of ffive hundred pounds which I wish to be left out at use for my second son John ffrederick Comins then interest of which shall be annually received by the said Sarah Comins until she shall marry or cease to maintain and educate the said John ffrederick Comins at that time I intend for the Interest of the said ffive hundred pounds to be taken by my Executors and applied for the purpose before stated but in case the said J.ff.C should die before he arrive at the age of 21 years or that by the death of my eldest Son Henry Comins he should come into possession of the property which had been held by him and at that time my wife should be a Widow that the said Principal be called in and equally divided between her and ffrances Rogers the Wife of Joseph Rogers of Abingdon in the Berks or if the said ffrances Rogers is not then living her share to be equally divided amongst her children should the said Sarah Comins be married or cease to live then the whole of the five hundred pounds to go to Mrs ffrances Rogers or her children Richard Comins In Witness William Callaway    Robert Hammans    Joseph Revers     Proved at London 24 June 1830   PCC Prob11/1772