This is the last will and Testament of me Robert Holliday of Walton upon Thames in the County of Surrey Carpenter being sound in Health of Body and Mind Praised be God And first I give and devise all that my ffreehold Messuage or Tenement with the Shed and Backside thereunto belonging and being in Walton upon Thames aforesaid with the Appurtenances thereunto belonging now in the occupation of Carroway To my Wife Elizabeth Holliday and her assignes for and during the Terme of her natural Life and after her decease to my son Robert Holliday and the Heires of his Body lawfully to be begotten and for want of such Issue to my Daughter Dorothy Wife of Silvester Heather and the Heires of her Body lawfully begotten and for want of such Issue to the right Heires of the said Robert Holliday the Testator for ever Item I give and devise all that my Customary Close of Land called or Knowin by the Name of Wibidge lying in the Parish of Walton aforesaid holden of the Mannor of Walton Leigh by estimation five acres more or less adjoining to a certain common ffeild there called Sandy ffeild with the appurtenances To my said Wife Elizabeth Holliday and her assignes for and during the Term of her natural Life and after her decease to my said Daughter Dorothy and the Heires of her Body lawfully begotten and for want of such Issue To my son Robert Holliday his Heires and Assignes for ever of which said Customary Close and premises I have made a surrender to the Uses of my Will Item I give and devise All that my Customary Cottage or Tenement Barne outhouse Garden and Orchard thereunto belonging situate lyeing and being in West Moulsey in the County of Surrey formerly in the Tenure of John Jones and Esther his Wife houlden of the Mannor of Moulsey Prior at West Moulsey To my said Wife Elizabeth Holliday and her assignes for and during the Term of her natural Life and from and immediately after her decease to my son Robert Holliday and his Heires and Assignes for ever Item I give and devise all that my Messuage or Tenement with the orchard Garden and other Appurtenances thereunto belonging and also four Roods of Land lyeing severally in a certain ffeild called Worple ffeild all which Messuage and Lands are lyeing and being in Hersham in the said Parish of Walton upon Thames and holden of the said Mannor of Moulsey Prior To my said Wife Elizabeth Holliday or her assignes for and during the Terme of her natural Life and after her decease to my said son Robert Holliday and the Heires of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such Issue to my Daughter Dorothy and to the Heires of her Body lawfully begotten and for want such Issue to the right Heires of the said Robert Holliday the Testator for ever and I have made a surrender to the said Customary Tenements and premises within the said Mannor of Moulsey Prior to the uses of my Will Item I give unto my said son Robert Holliday all and singular my Apparrell Linnen And Woollen also my Working Tools and Instruments belonging to my trade Item I give and bequeath to my said Wife Elizabeth Holliday all my Goods Chattells moneys and personal estate whatsoever (Except my Apparrel and working Tools as aforesaid) whom I make and ordain my full and Sole Executrix of this last will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Robert Holliday Senr have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twelfth day of ffebruary Anno Dom 1710        Robert Holliday

Nich Shrubb
Mary Shrubb
Matt Hamen

Proved: 22 May 1722
PCC
Prob11/585
 

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