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The Will of Sarah Flower

 

This is the last Will and Testament of Sarah Flower of Warwick Court Holborn in the County of Middlesex Plasterer I Will & Direct that all my just Debts and ffuneral Expences are paid and Satisfied I give and bequeath to my Son Henry Walker all the Scaffolding and other Utensils and Implements used in my Business I give to my Daughter Mary the Sum of fifty pounds I give and bequeath my late Husband's Watch to my Son Henry I give to my Daughter Elizabeth one of my Watches and to my Daughter Sarah the other one and I desire that all my Plate Rings Ear-Rings and Gold Buttons and also my Linnen and Wearing Apparel may be equally divided amongst my three Daughters Mary Elizabeth and Sarah at the Discretion of my Executors herein after named and I Will and Direct that the Lease of my House in Warwick Court and all my Household ffurniture and Household Linnen shall as soon as conveniently may be after my Decease be sold and all moneys due to me collected got in and received and this Money arising from such Sale and to be collected as aforesaid and all other my Personal Estate (except for the Leasehold premises hereinafter mentioned) be applied by my Executors in the purchase of Stock or such other Security or Securities as they shall think fit and that my said Executors shall and do pay the Interest thereof and such of the principal as they shall think proper towards the Maintenance of my Children Henry Elizabeth and Sarah in equal proportions it being my Intention and I do hereby direct that their respective shares or proportions thereof or such part thereof as shall remain unapplied be paid to them on their respectively attaining the age of twenty one years or Day or Days of Marriage and I give and bequeath my Leasehold Houses in the Parish of Clerkenwell to my Executors hereinafter named upon trust that they or the Survivors or Survivor of them shall and do receive and take the Rents Esoins and profits thereof and pay and divide the same equally amongst my said Son Henry and my Daughters Elizabeth and Sarah and I will and direct that in case my said Executors shall conceive it to be in the Interest of my said Children that they shall and may and I do hereby Empower them to sell and dispose of my said Leasehold premises for the best price that can be obtained for the same and apply the Money arising therefrom in such and the same manner as I have directed the Money arising from the Sale of my Household ffurniture to be applied I give and bequeath to my Maid Servant Sarah Marshall in case she shall be living with me at the time of my Decease the Sum of ffive pounds to be paid within Twelve Months after my Decease and I do hereby Nominate constitute and Appoint my good ffriends Richard Hilton of Clerkenwell aforesaid Carpenter Isaac Mainwaring of the same place Saw Maker and my Sister Elizabeth Saltmarsh Executors of this my Will and beg their acceptance of ffive Guineas each In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty fourth Day of August one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine  Sarah Flowers

 

Witnesses John Winter George Foot

 

Proved 8th December 1779

 

PCC Prob11/1059

 

 

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