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This is the last Will
and Testament of me
James Jeken in the
Parish of of East
Langdon in the County of
Kent Gentleman being of
sound and disposing mind
memory and understanding
for which God be praised
I give and bequeath unto
Mrs Hester otherwise
Esther Jeken the Widow
of my deceased Nephew
James Jeken the sum of
six hundred pounds of
lawful money of Great
Britain to be paid to
her within six months
next after my decease
Also I give and bequeath
unto my great Niece Mary
the Wife of Mr Kennett
Kingsford the sum of
nineteen pounds nineteen
shillings of like money
payable at the same time
Also I give and bequeath
unto Nephews and Nieces
James Woodward Leonard
Woodward William
Woodward Susanna the
Wife of Daniel Kemp
Elizabeth Young Widow
and Jane the Wife of
John Atkins the Six
Children of my deceased
Sister Elizabeth
Woodward the sum of
nineteen pounds nineteen
shillings each Also I
give and bequeath unto
Christian Elwin of Dover
in the said County of
Kent Widow of my late
Nephew William Elwin
deceased To Mary Lord of
Dover aforesaid the
Widow of my late Nephew
William Lord deceased To
Hannah Horle of Sandwich
in the said County of
Kent Widow To my present
Housekeeper Elizabeth
Kemp whether she shall
happen to be living with
me at the time of my
death or not And to
Henry Maxted an
illegitimate Child of
the said Elizabeth Kemp
the sum of nineteen
pounds nineteen
shillings All which said
several legacies I
direct to be of lawful
money aforesaid and to
be paid within the space
of six calendar months
next after my death And
as to all and every my
freehold and leasehold
Manors Messuages
Rectories Parsonages
Titheries Tythes Lands
Tenements and
Hereditaments whatsoever
and wheresoever over
whereof I am now or
shall be or may be at
the time of my death be
seized or possessed And
as to all the rest
residue and remainder of
my Goods Chattels ready
money money in the
public stocks or funds
debts securities for
money and all other my
Personal estate and
Effects whatsoever and
wheresoever I give
devise and bequeath the
same and every part and
parcel thereof
respectively (subject as
to my personal Goods
Chattels and monies to
the payment of the
several pecuniary
legacies by me
hereinbefore given my
just debts funeral
expences and the charges
of proving this my Will)
unto my great Nephew
James Jeken Son of my
deceased Nephew James
Jeken and to his heirs
Executors Administrators
and assigns respectively
to and for his and their
own absolute use and
benefit for ever
according to the
respective natures and
qualities of the said
Estates and property And
I do hereby nominate and
appoint my said great
Nephew James Jeken
sole Executor of this my
Will In Witness whereof
I the said James Jekin
the Testator have to
this my last Will and
Testament set and
affixed my hand and seal
this twenty sixth day of
August one thousand
eight hundred and twenty
six_ James Jeken
(Attestation Clause)
G.W.Ledger Solr Devon _
A. O.Hendrey his Clerk _
Thos Baron Govr Martin
Workhouse
Proved at London 31
December 1829
PCC Prob11/1764
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