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I Unity Garland of Wareham in the County of Dorset Spinster Do hereby revoke all Wills Codicils and other testamentary Dispositions made by me at any time or times heretofore and do publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament I direct my Debts funeral and testamentary expences annuity and legacies to be paid by my Executor hereinafter named out of my personal Estate I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Harry Hammond of Wareham aforesaid Gentleman All my personal Estate and Effects monies and securities for Money to and for his own use and benefit subject Nevertheless to the following legacies and Annuity (that is to say) I give and bequeath unto my Niece Unity Richards Wife of Thomas Richards of Reading in the County of Berks Gentleman the Sum of two thousand five hundred pounds to be paid her within one calendar Month from and after my decease to and for her own use and benefit and for her own sole separate and peculiar use and benefit and without being in any wise subject to or liable to the Debts controul or interference of her present or any future husband And I hereby direct that her receipt alone shall be a sufficient discharge to my said Executor Also I give and bequeath unto my said Niece Unity Richards All that my freehold Messuage or Dwelling house with the Appurtenances situate on the South side of the West Street in the Borough of Wareham now in my tenure or Occupation To hold to her the said Unity Richards her heirs and Assigns for ever I also give the said Unity Richards All my Plate household goods furniture and wearing Apparel whatsoever which shall be in my said Dwelling house at the time of my Death save and except Roe the bed and bedstead on which I now sleep I also give and bequeath to the said Elizabeth Roe the Sum of Sixty pounds to be paid her within six calendar Months next after my decease I also give and bequeath to the said Elizabeth Roe an Annuity or Yearly Sum of four pounds clear of all deductions for and during the term of her natural life And I direct the same to be paid her Quarterly the first quarterly payment to begin and commence such first Christmas day which shall happen after my decease I also give and bequeath unto Joanna Richards daughter of my said Niece Unity Richards the Sum of One hundred pounds to be paid her in like manner I also give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Garland of Winterborne in the said County of Dorset Widow the Sum of twenty pounds to be paid her in like manner I also give and bequeath unto Joseph Garland the younger of Poole Gentleman son of Joseph Garland of the same place Gentleman the Sum of twenty pounds to be paid him in like manner I also give and bequeath unto John Garland of in the County of brother of the said Joseph Garland the younger the Sum of twenty pounds to be paid him in like manner I also give and bequeath unto Hannah Dowden Wife of Dowden the Sum of twenty pounds to be paid her in like manner And I do hereby make ordain constitute and appoint my said Nephew Harry Hammond sole Executor and residuary legatee of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my said Will contained in two sheets of paper to each sheet set my hand and to this last sheet my seal also this Seventeenth day of October in the Year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and twenty five Unity Garland

(Attestation Clause)
Nathl Delacourt
John Pitt
Jonathan Briggs

Proved at London 23 February 1827
PCC
Prob11/1721

This Will was kindly  transcribed and sent in by Ros.

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