The Will of Charity Jeken

 

In the Name of God Amen I Charity Jeken of Nightingale Lane within the Manor of Eastsmithfield in the Parish of Saint Botolph Without Aldgate in the County of Middlesex widow of the late John Jeken late Boatswain of His Majestys Ship the Panther being weak in Body but of perfect Mind and Memory thanks be given unto God for it and calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all persons once to die Do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say Principally and first of All I recommend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God who gave it and as for my Body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named and as for such Worldly Estate and Effects wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in manner and form following that is to say I give and bequeath to my Cousin Samuel Knightley of Upper East Smithfield in the Manor ofn East Smithfield in the Parish of Saint Botolph Without Aldgate in the County of Middlesex Pawnbroker the Sum of one Shilling of lawful Money of Great Britain Also I give and bequeath to Henry Knightley son of Elizabeth Knightley Widow of the Parish of Saint George Southwark in the County of Surry the Sum of one Shilling of like Money Also I give and bequeath to William Knightley Son of the aforesaid Elizabeth Knightley Widow the Sum of Ten Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain also I give and bequeath to John Purdy the Elder of Nightingale Lane in the Manor of East Smithfield in the Parish of Saint Botolph Without Aldgate in the County of Middlesex Taylor all the rest residue and remainder of my Personal Estate Goods and Chattels of what kind or Nature soever after all my Just Debts and funeral Expences are fully Paid and Discharged to be by him freely and fully possessed and enjoyed & lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my Good friend John Purdy the Elder aforesaid my only and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all other former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made Ratifying and confirming this only and no other to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty Eighth Day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety six Charity Jeken X her Mark   (Attestation Clause)   Proved at London 9 May 1798   PCC Prob11/1307