The Will of Susanna Emerson

The Will of Susanna Emerson

This is the last Will and Testament of me Susanna Emerson of Fulmodeston with Croxton in the County of Norfolk Widow made this Twenty Eight Day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven First I make void all other Wills or Testaments by me heretofore made And by this which I declare to be my last Will and Testament before all things I commit my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God my heavenly Father in hopes of the pardon of all my Sins thro’ the Merits and Mercy of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour My Body I give to the Earth to be decently buried at the expense of my personal Estate And the worldly Estate and Effects of which I Now own or at the time of my decease shall be possessed of I devise and give as follows (***) All about my Messuage or Double Tenement with the Yard Ground and Appurtenances thereto belonging situate in Fulmodeston aforesaid now in the possession of Robert Emerson my Son, and John Allett I devise and give to Ellen my Daughter (the Wife of Edward Cork) and her Heirs To hold the said premises to the said Ellen my Daughter and to her Heirs and assigns for ever Upon Condition nevertheless that she the said Ellen my Daughter and her Heirs or Assigns within Twelve Months must after my decease do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid To Thomas Bevis and Susanna Bevis my GrandChildren Ten Pounds a piece of good and lawful Money of Great Britain And the further Sum of Ten Pounds of like Money (making together Thirty Pounds) to my Daughter Susanna the Wife of Benjamin Russells And I do hereby expressly charge all and singular my said premises with the payment of the said several three Legacies or Sums of Ten Pounds hereby given full power and authority for all or any of the said Legatees in case of non payment to enter and hold the same and take the annual and other Rents Issues and Profits thereof until the said Legacies or Sums of Ten Pounds shall be respectively paid and all Charges in and concerning the Recovery of the same Item I give to the said Robert Emerson my Son Seven Pounds to be paid by the said Ellen by (my?) daughter out of the said premises to her devised within twelve months after my decease as aforesaid with power of Entry on non payment as aforesaid And also my Bed upon the Chamber as it stands One large brass Kettle One large Silver Spoon and the Chest of Drawers in the Bed Room below Item I give to my said Daughter Susanna the Wife of Benjamin Russells my Blue Bed below as it stands the Corner Cupbard the *ea(Tea?) Board and three brass Kettles Item I give to my said Daughter Ellen the Wife of Edward Cork my Cloak as it stands and also my Brewing Copper My wearing Apparel and all other my personal Estate after paying out of the same my Funeral Charges my just Debts and the Charge of the probate of this my Will I give unto my said two daughters Ellen the Wife of Edward Cork Susanna the Wife of Benjamin Russells and my Grand Daughter Susanna Bovis to be equally divided amongst them three share and share alike Item I nominate and appoint the said Ellen Cork my Daughter Executrix and my good Friend Mr Thomas Bircham of Th’pson(?) in the said County Farmer Executor of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my said last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of paper set and put to both the said Sheets my Hand and Seal this day and year first (in the first Sheet) written. The mark of Susanna Emerson.

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Susanna Emerson the Testatrix herein named as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in her presence at her request and in the presence of each other have do both of the said Sheets subscribed our Names as Witnessed to the same (The following Words between the Twenty fifth and twenty sixth lines of the first Sheet being first interlined Viz – “to be paid by the “said Allen my Daughter out of the said premises to her devised “within twelve months after my decease as aforesaid with power “of Entry on non payment as aforesaid” The mark of Benedicta Lea; Thomas Lea; Thos. Mondham.

Proved by Ex^tor 21st March 1778 before the Revd. Thos. Nichols S*** to the worshl. Saml Salter D.D. Official **. (Power being w***(waived?) for the Ex^trix to *** when **.)

Samuel Salter was an archdeacon of Norfolk:
Samuel Salter D.D. 1734-1756.
Coll. 22 Nov. 1734 (Reg./22/30A f. 66v). Instal. 28 Nov. (DCN 24/5 f. 5r-v). D. 27 Aug. / 16 Sept. 1756 (P.R.O., PROB 11/825, PCC 261 Glazier; Reg./22/30A f. 189).

From: 'Archdeacons: Norfolk', Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: volume 7: Ely, Norwich, Westminster and Worcester dioceses (1992), pp. 46-47.

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[ Home ] - [ Search By Surname ] - [ Search By County ] - [ Links ] - [ ] - [ ] - [ ] The Will of Susanna Emerson This is the last Will and Testament of me Susanna Emerson of Fulmodeston with Croxton in the County of Norfolk Widow made this Twenty Eight Day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven First I make void all other Wills or Testaments by me heretofore made And by this which I declare to be my last Will and Testament before all things I commit my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God my heavenly Father in hopes of the pardon of all my Sins thro’ the Merits and Mercy of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour My Body I give to the Earth to be decently buried at the expense of my personal Estate And the worldly Estate and Effects of which I Now own or at the time of my decease shall be possessed of I devise and give as follows (**) All about my Messuage or Double Tenement with the Yard Ground and Appurtenances thereto belonging situate in Fulmodeston aforesaid now in the possession of Robert Emerson my Son, and John Allett I devise and give to Ellen my Daughter (the Wife of Edward Cork) and her Heirs To hold the said premises to the said Ellen my Daughter and to her Heirs and assigns for ever Upon Condition nevertheless that she the said Ellen my Daughter and her Heirs or Assigns within Twelve Months must after my decease do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid To Thomas Bevis and Susanna Bevis my GrandChildren Ten Pounds a piece of good and lawful Money of Great Britain And the further Sum of Ten Pounds of like Money (making together Thirty Pounds) to my Daughter Susanna the Wife of Benjamin Russells And I do hereby expressly charge all and singular my said premises with the payment of the said several three Legacies or Sums of Ten Pounds hereby given full power and authority for all or any of the said Legatees in case of non payment to enter and hold the same and take the annual and other Rents Issues and Profits thereof until the said Legacies or Sums of Ten Pounds shall be respectively paid and all Charges in and concerning the Recovery of the same Item I give to the said Robert Emerson my Son Seven Pounds to be paid by the said Ellen by (my?) daughter out of the said premises to her devised within twelve months after my decease as aforesaid with power of Entry on non payment as aforesaid And also my Bed upon the Chamber as it stands One large brass Kettle One large Silver Spoon and the Chest of Drawers in the Bed Room below Item I give to my said Daughter Susanna the Wife of Benjamin Russells my Blue Bed below as it stands the Corner Cupbard the ea(Tea?) Board and three brass Kettles Item I give to my said Daughter Ellen the Wife of Edward Cork my Cloak as it stands and also my Brewing Copper My wearing Apparel and all other my personal Estate after paying out of the same my Funeral Charges my just Debts and the Charge of the probate of this my Will I give unto my said two daughters Ellen the Wife of Edward Cork Susanna the Wife of Benjamin Russells and my Grand Daughter Susanna Bovis to be equally divided amongst them three share and share alike Item I nominate and appoint the said Ellen Cork my Daughter Executrix and my good Friend Mr Thomas Bircham of Th’pson(?) in the said County Farmer Executor of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my said last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of paper set and put to both the said Sheets my Hand and Seal this day and year first (in the first Sheet) written. The mark of Susanna Emerson. Signed sealed published and declared by the said Susanna Emerson the Testatrix herein named as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in her presence at her request and in the presence of each other have do both of the said Sheets subscribed our Names as Witnessed to the same (The following Words between the Twenty fifth and twenty sixth lines of the first Sheet being first interlined Viz – “to be paid by the “said Allen my Daughter out of the said premises to her devised “within twelve months after my decease as aforesaid with power “of Entry on non payment as aforesaid” The mark of Benedicta Lea; Thomas Lea; Thos. Mondham. Proved by Ex^tor 21st March 1778 before the Revd. Thos. Nichols S* to the worshl. Saml Salter D.D. Official . (Power being w*(waived?) for the Ex^trix to * when .) Samuel Salter was an archdeacon of Norfolk: Samuel Salter D.D. 1734-1756. Coll. 22 Nov. 1734 (Reg./22/30A f. 66v). Instal. 28 Nov. (DCN 24/5 f. 5r-v). D. 27 Aug. / 16 Sept. 1756 (P.R.O., PROB 11/825, PCC 261 Glazier; Reg./22/30A f. 189). From: 'Archdeacons: Norfolk', Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857: volume 7: Ely, Norwich, Westminster and Worcester dioceses (1992), pp. 46-47. This Will was kindly transcribed and sent in by Reg. If you feel that any of the persons named in the above will is a person that you are researching, then you can**
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