This is the last Will and Testament of me Sarah Lambert of Millfield East Cowes in the Isle of Wight Widow made this twenty fifth day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven I appoint my friends Bettsworth Pitt Shearer of Brading in the Isle of Wight Esquire and the Reverend William Nourse of Clapham Rectory in the County of Sussex Clerk Executors of this my Will and request them to pay all my just debts and funeral and testamentary expences I confirm in all respects the settlement and provision heretofore made in favour of my late dear Niece Mrs Northfort and her surviving daughter And I give the following small tokens of regard to my friends undermentioned that is to say To my friend Mrs Shearer Mother of Mr Bettsworth Pitt Shearer nineteen Guineas and her Sister Lady Huntingdon nineteen Guineas To Mrs Nourse the wife of the Reverend William Nourse nineteen Guineas To Mrs Evans wife of Mr Evans of the Royal Academy nineteen Guineas and to Miss Hill daughter of Mr Hill of Mile End Portsmouth nineteen Guineas I give to my Servant Elizabeth Cave if living with me at the time of my decease ffifty Pounds in addition to twenty pounds which I have without her knowledge placed in the Newport Savings Bank in the Name of Mr Nourse as her Trustee and to my Servant John Gustar if living with me at the time of my decease ffive pounds And I request each of my Executors to accept nineteen Guineas as a small acknowledgement of their kindness in undertaking the trust I give my dwellinghouse and premises in Pafoots Court Hawk Street Portsea with the appurtenances and my seat in Saint John’s Chapel Portsea to my nephew William Lambert Deacon his heirs and assigns absolutely for everAnd I give and bequeath All the Residue of my Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever real as well as personal unto the said Bettsworth Pitt Shearer and William Nourse their heirs executors administrators and assigns according to the nature and tenure thereof respectively Upon trust for all the children of the said William Lambert Deacon equally to be divided between them share and share alike and for their heirs executors administrators and assigns  respectively Provided that if any of them shall die under the age of twenty one years without leaving issue that share shall lapse to the others and provided that during their respective minorities the trustees shall have power to apply the test of their presumptive shares towards their respective maintenance and provided the trustees shall have power to advance to each child on attaining the age of twenty one years the sum of one hundred pounds notwithstanding the share shall not have vested in possession And I give to my trustees full power to sell and dispose of any part of my real or personal property at their discretion and direct that all acts deeds releases receipts and other things done or given by them or the survivor of them or the heirs or assigns shall be good and effectual and completely indemnify any purchaser And that they shall have full power to vary any securities in which the trust property may at any time be vested And to do all other acts which they may deem expedient for the performance of the trusts of this my Will And I direct that they shall be entitled to all usual and proper reimbursements and indemnities In Witness whereof I the said Sarah Lambert have hereunto subscribed our name and affixed my seal the day and year first above written Sarah Lambert

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R Godman Kirkpatrick   William Fuller    Edwin Upward

Proved at London 25 Sept 1844

PCC Prob11/2005