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The Will of Thomas Kennerley

 

This is the last Will and Testament of Mr. Thomas Kennerley of Gibson Square Islington in the County of Middlesex Gentleman  I give and bequeath unto my dear wife Mary the sum of one hundred pounds for her immediate occasions to be paid as soon as possible after my death

                        I also give unto my said wife absolutely all my Watches Trinkets Jewels and Ornaments of the person and wearing apparel and also all my Household Goods and furniture Plate  Linen China Books prints pictures Wines Liquors and other Household Effects and Household Stores I give and bequeath unto each of my Executors hereinafter appointed who shall have proved this my Will (but not including my said wife) the sum of fifteen pounds fifteen shillings as a small acknowledgment for their trouble in the execution hereof I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Kennerley the sum of two hundred pounds over and beyond all other gifts and provisions made for him in my lifetime and in particular the Business which I relinquished to him but not to release the Bond which I hold from him and his partner  

I consider the provisions already made for my said son quite sufficient which is the reason I give him so little as I do by this my Will  I give devise and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Kennerley her Executors and administrators absolutely all my  estate right and interest under my present or any future Lease or Leases for lives or life or years of and my Leasehold Farm Messuage Buildings and Lands situate at Lower Peover in the County of Chester and which now are or late were in the occupation of John Johnson with their appurtenances   I give and bequeath unto my said wife Mary Kennerley and William Jones of Stratfield Street Gentleman and John Hodge of Drury Lane Stationer all that my Leasehold Messuage or Tenement and premises with the appurtenances being No 2 Conduit Street Bond Street in the County of Middlesex now or late in the occupation of James Chivers for all my term or terms and interest therein at my decease under my present or any future Lease or Leases thereof upon the Trusts following that is to say upon trust to apply the rents upon and annual profits of the said premises for and towards the maintenance and support of my son Joseph Kennerley in such manner as the Trustees or Trustee thereof for the time being shall think proper for and during the natural life and after his decease on trust to pay to or permit and empower my said wife to receive and take the rents from and annual profits of the said premises to arise and grow but during her natural life and after her decease then upon and for the trusts and purposes hereinafter expressed of and continuing my general residuary estate and I direct that the Trustees and Trustee for the time being of the said last mentioned premises do and shall during the continuance of the said Trusts for my said Son and Wife and until the said premises be sold under the Trusts hereinafter declared of my general residuary estate after the determination of the said Trusts renew the Lease of the said premises from time to time as and upon such terms as they he or she think proper and pay and defray the fines and expenses thereof out of the fund to be appropriated for such purpose as is hereinafter expressed and I direct that as soon after my decease as conveniently may be the sum of two hundred pounds shall be invested  in the public Stocks or Funds or Government or Real securities (to form a fund to pay the said Fines and expenses of renewal of the said Leases) which said sum shall be appropriated and set apart from and out of my estate {or by purchase with and out of my estate} and invested in the names or name of the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of the said Leasehold premises to answer and pay the said Fines and expenses of renewal of the said Lease and that such appropriated Stocks Funds or securities shall be held by the person or persons in whom the same shall be invested upon trust from time to time to reinvest and accumulate so much of the interest Dividends and annual proceeds thereof as they he or she from time to time shall think requisite and upon further trust from time to time by with and out of the Interest Dividends and annual proceeds of such original and accumulated Funds or by sale transfer or other disposition of a sufficient and competent part of the Capital thereof from time to time to pay the said fines and expenses of such renewal of the said Lease as aforesaid and that subject thereto such appropriated Stocks Funds or securities and the accumulations thereof and the interest dividends and proceeds thereof shall fall into and constitute a part of my residuary personal estate hereinafter disposed of and go therewith and as part thereof according to this my Will and in case I have or at my decease I should have contracted for the sale of the said premises in Conduit Street I direct the purchase money for the same or in case such sale should have been completed in my lifetime the amount thereof (which I direct to be taken out of my general residuary estate and which in such case I give and bequeath to my said trustees accordingly) shall with all convenient speed be laid out and be invested by and in the name or names of my said above named Trustees or the survivors or survivor of them or the Executors or administrators of such survivor in or upon the public Stocks or Funds of Great Britain or at interest upon Government or real security in England and my said Trustee or Trustees for the time being shall stand and be possessed of all such Stocks Funds and securities upon and for the Trusts and purposes hereinbefore expressed of and concerning my said Leasehold premises in Conduit Street substituting only the interest dividends and annual profits of the said premises   I give and devise all my Freehold Leasehold and Copyhold or Customary Lands Messuages Tenements Hereditaments and premises situate in the parishes of Hanworth and Hampton both in the County of Middlesex (the copyhold being duly surrendered to the use of my Will and which said premises are now or late were in the occupation of Charles Palmer with their appurtenances unto my said wife Mary Kennerley for and during her life to and for her own use and benefit and from and after her decease I give and devise one moiety or half part thereof unto my said Friends William Jones and John Hodge and their heirs Executors and administrators for and during the term of the life of my Daughter Mary Kennerley {upon trust as the trusts issues and annual profits thereof for my said daughter Mary Kennerley} for her separate use as hereinafter expressed and from and after the decease of my said Daughter Mary Kennerley I give and devise the same moiety or half part of the said Hereditaments and premises to such person or persons or to such use and uses and to and for such estate and estates interests and interest ends intents and purposes and upon such Trusts and charged and chargeable in such manner and subject to with and under such powers provisoes conditions limitations declarations and agreements as my said daughter Mary at any time or times and from time to time (not withstanding any coverture) by any Deed or Deeds Instrument or Instruments in writing with or without power of revocation and new appointment to be by the sealed and delivered in the presence of and to be attested by two or more credible Witnesses or by the last Will and Testament in writing or any writing purporting to be or being in the nature of her last Will and Testament or any Codicil or Codicils thereto to be signed by her in the presence of and to be attested by three or more credible Witnesses shall direct hire or appoint give or devise the same and will in default of and until and subject to any and every such divertion limitation or appointment gift or devise  I give the same to my said Daughter Mary her heirs Executors administrators and assigns absolutely and to the other moiety or half part of the said Heridatements and premises after the decease of my said Wife I give devise and bequeath the same unto my said Friends William Jones and John Hodge their heirs Executors and Administrators for and during the term of the life of my Daughter Elizabeth Sarah Kennerley upon trust as to rents issues and annual profits thereof for my said Daughter Elizabeth Sarah for her separate use as hereinafter expressed and from and after the decease of my said Daughter Elizabeth Sarah Kennerley I give and devise the same moiety or half part of the said Heridatements and premises to such person or persons or to such use and uses and to and for such estate and estates interest and interests and intents and purposes and upon such Trusts and charged and chargeable in such manner and subject to with and under such powers provisoes conditions limitations declarations and agreements as my said Daughter Elizabeth Sarah at any time or times and from time to time notwithstanding her present or any future coverture by any Deed or Deeds Instrument or Instruments in writing with or without power of revocation and new appointment to be by her sealed and delivered in the presence of and to be attested by two or more credible Witnesses or by her last Will and Testament in writing or any writing purporting to be or being in the nature of her last Will and Testament or any Codicil or Codicils thereto to be signed by her in the presence of and to be attested by three or more credible Witnesses shall direct limit or appoint give or devise the same and in default of and until and subject to any and every such direction limitation or appointment gift or devise I give the same to said Daughter Elizabeth Sarah her heirs Executors { administrators and assigns absolutely I give and bequeath unto my said Trustees William Jones and John Hodge their Executors} administrators all those my two Messuages or Tenements and premises with their appurtenancies being Nos 1 and 2 Gibson Square Islington in the County of Middlesex for all my term or terms and interest therein at my decease under my present or any future Lease or Leases thereof upon the Trusts following that is to say upon Trust as to the rents issues and annual profits thereof for my said Wife Mary Kennerley for and during her life and from and after her decease then as to the said House No 1 in Gibson Square aforesaid during the life of my Daughter Hannah Julia Kennerley upon trust as to the rents issues and annual profits thereof for my said Daughter Hannah Julia ( for her separate use as hereinafter expressed ) and from and after the decease of my said Daughter Hannah Julia as to the said Leasehold premises No 1 Gibson Square aforesaid for all my term or terms and interest aforesaid in trust for such person or persons and for such interest and interests and intents and purposes and upon such trusts and charged and chargeable in such manner and subject to with and under such powers provisoes conditions limitations declarations and agreements as my said Daughter Hannah Julia at any time or times and from time to time ( notwithstanding any coverture ) by any Deed or Deeds Instrument or Instruments in writing with or without power of revocation and new appointment to be by her sealed and delivered in the presence of and to be attested by two or more credible Witnesses or by her last Will and Testament in writing or any writing purporting to be or being in the nature of her last Will and Testament or any Codicil or Codicils thereto to be signed by her in the presence of and to be attested by two or more credible Witnesses shall direct or appoint give or bequeath the same and in default of and until and subject to any and every such direction or appointment gift or bequest upon trust for my said Daughter Hannah Julia her Executors administrators and assigns absolutely and from and after the decease of my said Wife as to the other House being No 2 in Gibson Square aforesaid during the life of my Daughter Anne Maria Kennerley upon trust as to the rents issues and annual profits thereof for my said Daughter Anne Maria  ( for her separate use as hereinbefore expressed ) and from and after the decease of my said Daughter Anne Maria as to the said Leasehold premises No 2 in Gibson Square aforesaid for all my term or terms and interests aforesaid in trust for such person or persons and for such interest and interests and intents and purposes and upon such Trusts and charged and chargeable in such manner and subject to with and under such powers provisoes conditions limitations declarations and agreements as my said Daughter Anne Maria at any time or times and from time to time ( notwithstanding any coverture ) by any Deed or Deeds Instrument or Instruments in writing with or without power of revocation and new appointment to it by her sealed and delivered in the presence of and to be attested by two or more credible Witnesses or by her last Will and Testament in writing or any writing purporting to be or being in the nature of her last Will and Testament or any Codicil or Codicils thereto to be signed by her in the presence of and to be attested by two or more credible Witnesses shall direct or appoint give or bequeath the same and in default of and subject to any and every such direction or appointment gift or bequest upon trust for my said Daughter Anne Maria her Executors administrators and assigns absolutely provided always and it is my will and meaning that it shall be lawful for the Trustees and trustee for the time being of this my Will during the continuance of the respective trusts hereinbefore created as to my respective Leasehold property in Conduit Street and Gibson Square hereinbefore mentioned and also for my said Wife during her life as to the other Freehold Leasehold and Copyhold property hereinbefore given to her for her life with the concurrence of the Trustees or Trustee for the time being seized or possessed of the reversion thereof expectant on her decease and after her decease to the Trustees or Trustee  thereof during the continuance of the trusts thereof hereinbefore created to demise or Lease the said premises or any part thereof with the appurtenances to any person or persons for any term or number of years in possession and not in reversion or by way of future interest receiving on every such Lease during the continuance thereof the best or most improved yearly rent or rents payable quarterly or half yearly that can or may be reasonably had or gotten subject to such terms and conditions as to repairs insurance or otherwise as the parties for the time being granting such Leases may think proper but without taking any fine premium or forfeit for the making thereof and so that in every such Lease there be contained a condition of renting on non-payment of rent by the span of Twenty one days or non-performance of covenants and so as that the respective Lessees do seal and execute counterparts of their Leases and be not dispunishable of waste other than pulling down Buildings in order to build new ones and whereas I have advanced to my Son Alfred the sum of One thousand two hundred pounds to enable him to proceed to and settle in New South Wales which with the provision I have hereinafter made for him by this my Will I deem sufficient and as regards the said sum of One thousand two hundred pounds it is my desire that notwithstanding any security or acknowledgment which I may have for the said sum the same shall be considered as a gift thereof made to him at the time and that any security for the same shall as soon as conveniently may be after my decease be delivered up to him or in case of his decease in my lifetime to his Executors or administrators and cancelled and as to for and concerning all my Estate and Effects Real and Personal whatsoever and wheresoever which I or any person or  persons in trust for me and is or are or at my decease ( by any acquisition hereafter ) shall or may be seized or possessed of or in any way entailed to or over whichI have or shall have any power to dispose by this my Will and all such right and interest in and to the same as I have or shall have power so to dispose of including  Copyhold or Customary Hereditaments ( if any ) and all property which may fall into my residuary estate by virtue of the provisions hereinbefore contained subject to tthe disposition hereinbefore contained  I give devise and bequeath the same unto my said Wife and the same William Jones and John Hodge their heirs Executors and administrators according to the different natures of the property respectively upon the trusts following ( that is to say ) upon Trust that they my said Trustees or the survivors or survivor of them and the heirs Executors and administrators of such survivor do and shall as soon asmay be after my decease collect receive get in sell dispose of and convert into money all the said estate and effects by all such ways and means and in such manner as they may think fit ( and as to any sale or sales either by public auction or private contract or partly by both and as they he or she may think best and with full power and authority for them him and her if they he or she shall so think proper to buy in all or any property which may be put to sale by public auction and rescind and vary any contract or contracts for sale and to resell the respective properties in manner aforesaid with like powers aforesaid without being in any manner answerable or accountable for any loss which may arise thereby  I also authorise and empower the Trusts and Trustees for the time being of this my Will to refer any question matter or thing whatsoever relating to or concerning my estate or Effects to arbitration in the prosecution and enforcing or revoking or setting aside any and every submission or award or otherwise as they he or she shall think fit and to compound and agree in respect of and release and discharge any Debt or Debts or any other matters or things forming part of or relating to my estate or effects upon such terms and in such manner as they he or she may think fit and also to take any security or securiities real or personal which they he or she may think prudent for any debts or demands due or forming part of my estate or any composition which they he or she may agree to accept or any other matter or thing in any wise relating to my estate or effects and I also direct that in the meantime until any Freehold Copyhold or Leasehold properties to become saleable by virtue hereof shall be sold according to this my Will it shall be lawful for the person or persons having authority to sell the same by virtue hereof to demise and lease for the same for such terms and at such rents and in such manner as they he or she may think proper and all fines and premiums to be received by them him or her for and in respect of granting any such Lease shall be applied and disposed of in the manner as if the same had arisen from the sale of such property according to this my Will and I also direct that the rents issues and annual profits of such respective properties hereby by me directed to be sold in the meantime after the same become saleable until the same shall be sold according to this my Will shall be subject to and be applied and disposed of upon and for the Trusts and purposes herein expressed concerning the interest dividends and annual profits of the Stocks Funds and securities to be purchased and taken with the monies to arise from the sale and conversion of my residuary estate provided always and I expressly direct that no Freehold copyhold or leasehold property to become saleable under this my Will shall be sold during the life of my said wife unless and until she so think proper and it is my will and meaning that my said Trustees and Trustee for the time being do and shall with and out of the monies to be received by or from such sale and conversion as aforesaid or otherwise forming part of my estate or to come to the hands of my said Trustees or Trustee by virtue of this my Will pay and discharge my just debts and Funeral expences and the costs and charges of proving this my Will and the several legacies hereinbefore by me given and make such appropriation as hereinbefore directed to answer the fines and expenses of renewing the Lease of the said premises in Conduit Street aforesaid and do and shall from time to time with all convenient speed lay out and invest the residue or surplus of all such monies in the name or names of my said above named trustees or the survivors or survivor of them or the Executors or administrators of such survivor in or upon the public Stocks or Funds of Great Britain and do and shall stand and be possessed of all such Stocks Funds and securities upon the Trusts following ( that is to say ) upon trust to pay to or permit and empower my said Wife to receive and take the interest dividends and annual profits thereof to arise and grow due during her natural life and in the meantime subject to the trust aforesaid to stand possessed of the several Stocks Funds and securities aforesaid  In trust in the first place after the death of my said Wife out of such residuary estate to pay to each of my said Daughters Hannah Julia Kennerley and Anne Maria Kennnerley the sum of Five hundred pounds each for their and each of their absolute use and benefit to be payable to them on their attaining the age of twenty one years and after such payments to my said two Daughters then as to the remainder of such residue upon trust for all such of my following children that is to say my son Alfred and my four Daughters Mary Kennerley, Elizabeth Sarah Kennerley Hannah Julia Kennerley and Anne Maria Kennerley as shall be living at my decease and shall live to attain the age of Twenty one years or die under that age leaving lawful issue living at his her or their decease or respective deceases or born in due time afterwards if more than one equally share and share alike as  tenants in common and not as joint tenants and if but one then for such one absolutely provided always and it is my express will and meaning that my said Wife shall and do until my said Daughters marry by with and out of the rents issues and profits interest dividends and annual proceeds to which she my said Wife will be entitled by virtue of this my Will maintain and educate and support my said Daughters in a proper manner and according to their fortunes and expectations in life but nevertheless it is my meaning and intention that the mode of such maintenance and education and support shall be solely in the direction of my said Wife and without her being subject to any control  or to render any account in respect of provided always that if all or any of my said last mentioned five children my aforesaid residuary Legatees shall die in my lifetime leaving a Child or Children who shall survive and then and in such case their respective Children shall stand in loco parentis as to my said residuary estate and their share which each child so dying in my lifetime ( if such Child had survived me and attained the age of twenty one years would have taken of and in the said Trust monies Stocks Funds and securities shall be held in trust for all and every his and her respective Children living at or born in due time after my decease who being male shall live to attain the age of twenty one years or die under that age leaving lawful issue living at his or their decease or respective deceases or born in due time afterwards or being female shall attain that age or be married ( if more than one equally share and share alike as tenants in common and not as joint tenants and if there shall be but one such Childthen for such one Child absolutely and in case there shall be no such Child who being male shall attain such age or being female shall attain such age or marry as aforesaid then the share of each my said Children dying in my lifetime whose Children shall so fail shall be held upon the trusts hereinbefore expressed as if this present provision had not been made provided also and it is my further will and meaning that in the meantime after the decease of my said Wife until the shares of my said Children and grandchildren of and in the aforesaid Stocks Funds and securities shall respectively become vested payable and transferable according to this my Will my said Trustees or Trustee for that in time being shall and may pay apply and dispose of the interest dividends and annual proceeds of the respective apparent shares from time to time for the time being of my said Children and grand children respectively by virtue of this my will of and the said Stocks Funds and securities or so much thereof as such a Trustee or Trustees shall think proper in for or towards their respective maintenance education cloathing and bringing up in such manner as my said Trustees or Trustee shall think proper and all surplus savings or accumulations of such interest dividends and proceeds shall be added to and laid out and invested together with the Capital of the share or respective shares where the same shall have arisen and accumulated with and go as part of the Capital of the same according to this my Will but nevertheless my said Trustees and Trustee shall and may apply all or any part of such savings or accumulations for the like purposes or in increase thereof in the next or any succeeding year or years if they he or she shall so think proper and provided also that it shall and may be lawful for the Trustee or Trustees for the time being of this my Will at any time or times after my decease in their his or her own direction to apply and dispose of any part of the Capital of the respective apparent shares for the time being from time to time of my Children and grand children respectively of and in the said Stocks Funds and securities for advancing them respectively in the world in life or in marriage or otherwise as my said Trustees or Trustee shall think proper and as to my said Children either before or after their attaining twenty one but as to my said Daughters not exceeding the amount or value of Five hundred pounds sterling each an all such maintenance and advancement aforesaid of grand Children may be so applied notwithstanding the existence of the Fathers of any of those and his or their ability to maintain and educate them if the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of this my Will so think proper provided further and it is also my express will and meaning that all life income whatsoever to which my Wife and daughters respectively shall or may be or become entitled by in this my Will during any coverture shall be for their own respective personal use and benefit and shall in nowise be subject or liable to the power control disposition debts engagements or encumbrances of any Husband or Husbands with whom they respectively may intermarry and the same shall be for the separate use of my said Wife and Daughters notwithstanding any coverture but without power of disposition by anticipation and provided always and it is my further will and meaning that it shall and may be lawful for the Trustees and Trustee for the time being of this my Will with the consent in writing of the person if any other than my said Son Joseph for the time being entitled to the amount of the trust Fund of such party be adult and if and whenever there be not any such other adult so entitled then at the discretion and of the proper authority of the said Trustees and Trustee to sell transfer call in and dispose of all or any of the public Stocks or Funds or Government or real securities to be purchased and taken pursuant to any of the Trusts direction of this my Will {or shall become vested in my said trustees or trustee by virtue of this my Will}

                       and to lay out and invest the monies to arise and be received thereby or therefrom in their his or her own names or name in or upon any other Stocks Funds or securities of the like nature and again from time to time in like manner to sell transfer call in and dispose of such new or other Stocks Funds or securities and lay out and invest the monies to arise and be received thereby and therefrom in or upon the like Stocks Funds and securities which shall or may be or become vested in them him or her upon the Trusts of this my Will and that the said Trustees and Trustee shall and do stand and be possessed of all and every suchnew and other Stocks Funds and securities aforesaid and the interest dividends and annual proceeds thereof upon and for the trusts intents and purposes and with under and subject to the powers provisoes and directions in and by this my Will expressed declared and contained of and concerning the original Stocks Funds and securities and for facilitating the execution of all and every the trusts powers and purposes of this my Will do declare and direct that the receipt receipts of the said Trustees and Trustee for the time being of this my Will for all monies whatsoever which shall be paid to them him or her by virtue of the Trusts or powers or for the purposes of this my Will shall be a good and effectual discharge and good and effectual discharges to all persons whatsoever for all or any sum or sums of money for which such receipt or receipts shall be given and shall acquit and discharge the person or persons paying the same and his her or their heirs Executors and administrators therefrom and from all liability  to see to the application thereof and from all consequence of any loss  misapplication or non-application of those and or any part thereof provided further and it is also my will and meaning that in case my said Wife hereto upon and for the trusts & purposes of this my Will as part of my general estate and I also nominate and appoint my said Wife during her life and after her decease then my Daughter Mary Kennerley together with the other Trustees hereby appointed Trustees and Trustee for the time being of this my Will ( in whom my personal estate may from time to time be vested ) Guardian and Guardians of my Daughters until their age of twenty one years or marriage and I do hereby declare that the bequests and provisions herein contained and hereby made for my said Wife are by me intended and shall be accepted and taken by her in full bar recompense & satisfaction of and for all dower thirds Freebench or other customary or widows right in or out of all or any Freehold Copyhold or customary heredits of or to which I have been heretofore am now or may be hereafter in any wise seized or entitled and lastly I do hereby revoke all Wills Codicils & other testamentary dispositions made by me heretofore and declare this only to be my last Will and Testament In Witness therof I the said Thomas Kennerley have to this my last Will & Testament contained in thirteen sheets of paper ( affixed together with my seal ) set my hand & affixed my seal in manner hereinafter mentioned ( that is to say ) to the first twelve sheets hereof my hand & to this thirteenth and last sheet my hand and seal this twenty second day of May One thousand eight hundred and thirty two.

" Tho Kennerley" (LS ?).  Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Thomas Kennerley ( The Testator ) as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto.

 "Thomas Hard" 56 Paternoster Row London. "James Hodge" ditto "J Rainbow" ditto

 

CODICIL  made 29th October 1835 I hereby appoint my son Thomas Kennerley of Burton on Trent Staffordshire my Executor and Trustee instead of Mr John Hodge of Drury Lane named in this my Will and I hereby revoke the legacy left him in my Will it being my will meaning and intent that the said John Hodge shall derive no benefit from my Will.

                                                                                         "Tho Kennerley".

 

APPEARED PERSONALLY  "George Stanton" of No 127 Regent Street in the County of Middlesex Woolen Draper and "William Hitchin" of No 10 Earl Street Blackfriars in the City of london Gentleman and jointly and severally made Oath that they respectively knew & were  well acquainted with Thomas Kennerley late of Gibson Square {in the parish of St Mary} Islington in the County of Middlesex Gentleman deceased for many years before and down to the time of his death and that having during such their acquaintance with the said deceased frequently seen him write and subscribe his name to writings they have thereby become respectively well acquainted with the manner & character of his handwriting subscription and the Deponents having respectively carefully viewed & perused that part of the paper writing which is hereto annexed which purports to be & contain a Codicil to the last Will and Testament of the said deceased which said Codicil begins thus Codicil made 29th October 1835 I hereby appoint my Son Thomas Kennerley of Burton on Trent Staffordshire my Executor and trustee instead of Mr John Hodge and thus it being my will meaning & intent that the said John Hodge shall derive no benefit from my Will and thus subscribed "Tho Kennerley" & having respectively particularly noted & observed the said recited Signature or subscription to the said Codicil they lastly jointly & severally made Oath that they verily in their consciences believe the whole body series and contents of the said Codicil beginning & ending as before recited & also that said recited signature or subscription to the same to be all of the own proper handwriting & subscription of the said deceased.  "Geo Stanton" "

William Hitchin" on the 23rd day of September 1839 the said George Stanton was duly sworn to the truth of the aforegoing affidavit before me " F T Pratt     Surrogate" present "W B Engleheart  Notary Public"  On the same day the said William Hitchin was also duly sworn to the truth of the aforegoing affidavit Before me " F T Pratt  Surr"  present "W B Engleheart Notary Public".

 

PROVED  at London with a Codicil the 28th September 1839 before the Worshipful Frederick Thomas Pratt Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oaths of Mary Kennerley Widow the Relict & William Jones the Executors named in the Will & the Rev Thomas Kennerley the son the Executor named in the Codicil to whom admin. was granted having been first sworn duly to administer.

 

 

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