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The Will of John Fullager

 

This is the last Will and Testament of me JOHN FULLAGAR of Homerton in the parish of Hackney in the County of Middlesex Esquire made this twenty eighth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and eighty five in manner and form following that is to say ffirst I give and beqeath unto my loving wife ANN FULLAGAR the sum of six thousand pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain to and for her own proper use and benefit Also I give and bequeath unto my said Wife all and singular my plate jewels household goods and ---- coach chariot horses books and furniture whatsoever to and for her own use Also I give and bequeath to Mr. and Mrs. JOHN MARCH the sum of thirty pounds to Mr. and Mrs. OLIVER CROMWELL the sum of thirty pounds and to JOSHUA BAHCE? the sum of forty pounds for Mourning Also I give and bequeath unto all and every the child and children that I shall leave living at the time of my decease the sum of three thousand pounds apiece now four per cent Bank Annuities Consolidated to be paid and transferred to them when and as they shall severally and respectively attain the age of twenty one years or be married which shall first happen and in the mean time I direct that the Interest and Dividends shall be received by my said wife for and towards  their respective maintenance and education Also I give and bequeath unto JOH MARCH of George Yard Tower Hill printer one of my Executors herinafter named the sum of one Hundred pounds for his trouble Also I give and bequeath to the Reverend doctor RICHARD P--- and to the Reverend Mr. HUGH WORTHINGTON the sum of forty pounds apiece for Mourning And I desire to be buried in my own vault Juballs Burying Gound Bunhill Fields All and singular my Freehold and copyhold Estatesand also the rest residue and remainder of my personal Estate and Effects whatsoever or wheresoever or of what nature kind or quality soever from and after payment of just debts legacies and funeral expenses I give and bequeath unto my said Wife ANN FULLAGAR And to the said JOHN MARCH their heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns upon Trust nevertheless that they do and shall with all convenient speed after my decease sell and dispose of the same and lay out and invest the Money arising by such sale or sales upon Government Securities in some or one of the public funds in their joint names And I do hereby order and direct that the Interest and dividends thereof and of every part  thereof shall be paid to and received by my said Wife as they shall become due for and during the term of her natural life and from and after the decease of my said Wife then I do hereby order and direct that the same and every part thereof shall be paid to and be divided between and amongst all and every my my child and children as shall be living at the time of her decease And the survivors and survivor of them equally share and share alike if more than one and if there shall be but one such child then to such only child whereas they shall severally and respectively attain the said age of twenty one years or be married which shall first happen but incase all such my children shall happen to dye in the life time of my said Wife and without leaving any lawful issue of their or any or either of their bodies who shall survive my said Wife then I do hereby order and direct that all and singular the said rest residue and remainder of my Estate and Effects shall be paid and transferred to my said Wife to and for her own proper use and benefit absolutely And lastly i do hereby make ordain nominate constitute and appoint my said Wife ANN FULLAGAR and the said JOHN MARCH Executrix and Executor of this my will and hereby revoking and making void all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made I declare this only to be my last Will and Testament In witness hereof the said JOHN FULLAGAR the testator have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written JOHN FULLAGAR Signed sealed published and declared by the said John Fullagar the testator as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request have subscribed our names as witness hereto in his presence and in the presence of each other. JOS. MARRYD, ELEANORA HOLMES, THOMAS TRONDELL

 

3rd. August 1785

Appeared personally JOHN PALMER of Leadenhall Street in the parish of Saint Peter Cornhill London Slopseller and WILLIAM PRINCE of Leadenhall Street in the parish of Saint Andrew Undershaft London Wine Cooper and being sworn on the Holy Evangilists to depose the ----- made Oath as follows that they knew and were well aquainted with JOHN FULLAGAR late of the parish of Saint John Hackney in the County of Middlesex Esquire deceased for many years before and to the time of his death and during such their aquaintence with him have often seen him write and subscribe his name in writings and are thereby become well aquainted with his manner and character of handwriting and subsciption and having now carefully inspected the name "John Fullagar" appearing written  on the ------ Margin opposite an Obliteration in the tenth line of the Last will and Testament of the said John Fullagar deceased beginning thus "this is the Last Will and Testament of me John Fullagar of Homerton in the parish of Hackney in the County of Middlesex Esquire" and ending thus " in witness whereof I the said John Fullagar the testator heve hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written and subscribed John Fullagar these Deponents say they truly and in their consciences believe the name John Fullagar written in the Margin of the said will to be of the proper hand writing of the Testator deceased John Palmer, William Prince same day  the said John Palmer and William Prince were duly sworn to the truth of this Affidavit before me GEO. HARRIS

 

 

This Will was proved at London the third day of August in the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and eighty five before the Worshipful George Harris Doctor of Laws Surragate to the Right Wordhipful Peter ----- also Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of Ann Fullagar Widow the Relict of the deceased and John March the Executors named in the said Will to whom administration  was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the Deceased they having been first sworn duly to administer.

 

 

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