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The Will of Sarah Deane

 

I Sarah Deane of the Parish of St Saviours Southwark in the County of Surry Widow being in Health and of sound disposing mind and memory Do make this my last Will and Testament as follows ffirst I direct that all my just Debts that I shall owe at the time of my decease the charge of my funeral and the Proving this my Will be paid and satisfied Item I give unto Thomas Roake of the Borough of Southwark Distiller and Richard Smith of Wapping Street in the County of Middlesex Hatter eleven hundred Pounds Old South Sea Annuities standing in the said Company Books in my name In Trust for the following Purposes Vizt I direct that they the said Thomas Roake and Richard Smith do receive the Interest and Dividends on the said Eleven hundred Pounds as the same shall become due from time to time and pay the same to my Brother and Sister John and Hannah Tickner of Guildford Surry during the term of their natural Lives or the Life of the longest liver of them and after the decease of the said John and Hannah Tickner I direct my Executors to Transfer three hundred pounds of the said Annuities unto Elizabeth Tickner John and Hannah Tickner and ffifty pounds to each of the five children of Richard Elkins of Guildford in Surry if they shall live to attain the age of twenty one years but should one or more of them not live to attain the age of twenty one years his or her part to go to the survivors share and share alike But if it should happen that but one of them shall live to the Age of twenty one years then I direct Trustees to Transfer the said sum of two hundred and fifty pounds which was to have been transferred to the five Children of the said Richard Elkins unto that surviving one and I direct my said Executors to transfer and unto Robert Sparks of Wonish in Surry ffarmer one hundred and fifty Pounds of the said Annuities And to John Sparks the Son of Robert Sparks if he shall live to attain the age of twenty one years one hundred pounds of the said Annuities but if he shall not live to attain the age of twenty one Years then I direct my executors to transfer the said one hundred pounds to his Brothers and Sisters or the survivors or survivor of them that shall live to attain the Age of twenty one years I direct my Executors to transfer to William Sparks of Hanscombe in Surry ffarmer One hundred Pounds of the aforesaid annuities I direct my said Executors to transfer to Sarah Bachaler Wife of James Bachaler of Godalming in Surry ffifty pounds of the aforesaid annuities And I direct my Executors to transfer to Elizabeth Short ffifty pounds of the aforesaid annuities and to John Short her Brother both Grandchildren of the said John and Hannah Tickner one hundred pounds of the aforesaid Annuities after they shall attain the age of twenty five years or sooner if my Executors think Proper I Give to the Children of Martin Neave of Salisbury in the County of Wilts ffifty Pounds each of them (by his now Wife Lydia) and I give to Mary Neave one Silver Coral and to Sarah Neave one Sattin Petty Coat I give to the Children of Richard Smith of Wapping Street by his now Wife Mary fifty pounds to each of them I give to their Son William Smith one Silver Punch Ladle to their Son Richard Smith one Silver Table Spoon to their Daughter Lydia one Silver Tea Pott and to their Daughter Susannah I give one Silver Table Spoon I give to the above named Martin Neave my Printed Books and to his Wife Lydia I give one Silver Coffeee Pot and Stand and smelling Bottle and one Damask Table Cloth I give to Richard Smith of Wapping Street twenty Guineas and my Clock I give to his Wife Mary my Gold Watch and D.... Gown and one Damask Table Cloth I give to Thomas Mildred one Shilling I give to John Mildred ten Guineas I give to Susanna Gatton of Croydon in Surry five Guineas I to Hannah Tindall of Southwark ffive Guineas I give to the Poor of the People called Quakers in Southwark ten Guineas to be given to them as my Executors may think Proper I give to Richard Elkins of Guildford in Surry ten Guineas I give to Thomas Roake of the Borough of Southwark twenty Guineas I give to my Sister Hannah Tickner one Gold Chain and Locket one pair Sleeve Buttons set in Gold and Silver Watch and two Silver Spoons Gilt I give ton Elizabeth Tickner one silver Waiter one Pint Mug two Salts and spoons one small sauce spoon and a case with six tea spoons tongs and strainers I give to Robert Sparks of Wonish one Silver Tankard I give to John Short one silver Table Spoon I give to Sarah Bachaler one silver and one Table Spoon....Box I give my Linnen and wearing apparel except what is by me above given or what I direct my Executors to dispose of by any Instructions I may leave them in Writing signed by me to Hannah Tickner Elizabeth Tickner Sarah Bachaler and Lydia Peto to be divided between them as equal as can be The Rest and Residue of my Estate and Effects not by me before given I direct my Executors to dispose of the same and the Money arising therefrom to be by them Placed out in one of the Public ffunds and the Interest arising therefrom I direct them to pay unto my Brother and Sister John and Hannah Tickner during their joint Lives or the Life of the longer liver of them from and after their decease I give one Moiety of the Principal to Robert Sparks and the other Moiety to Elizabeth Tickner of Guildford in Surry And I do hereby appoint Robert Roake of the Borough of Southwark and Richard Smith of Wapping Street in Middlesex Executors of this my Will hereby declaring this to be my last Will and Testament (contained in two sheets of Paper) and I do hereby revoke and make void all former Wills by me heretofore made And I do hereby Will and direct that my Executors and the survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such survivor shall be reimbursed out of my said Estate and Effects and the produce thereof all such Costs and Charges Expences and Damages Claims Demands as they or either of them shall pay sustain or be put unto by reason or means of this my Will or in the Execution or Performance thereof or the \trust hereby reposed in them or any matter or thing relating thereto and I do also Will and Declare that the one of them will not be answerable for the Acts and Deeds of the other of them but each one for his own acts and deeds only nor for any losses that shall or may happen to my Estate in the Performance of this my Will in manner before directed In Witness whereof I the said Sarah Deane the Testatrix have hereunto set my hand to the first sheet and my hand and seal to the second sheet this twenty fourth day of September one thousand seven hundred seventy three Sarah Deane

 

(Attestation Clause)

 

Chas Smith  _  Edward Dennis

 

 

Proved at London 27 June 1777 Executors having made a solemn and sincere declaration or affirmation according to Act of Parliament

 

PCC Prob11/1032

 

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