God’s Will be done I John Michelmore of Underwood in the parish of Plympton Saint Mary in the County of Devon being of sound mind & understanding do make this my last Will and Testament in manner & form as follows that is to say ffirst I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God that gave it me & my body to the earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my Executress hear after mentioned I also choose Mr Benjamin Rowe of Butless .... & Mr Edward Hendy of Elburton & Mr Robert Huxham my Brother in Law & Mr Ambrose Sandy of Plympton as my Exors In Trust for Ann Agness & Jane ffrost both to see everything properly executed in the best manner they can if they please and as to my Worldly Effects I give & dispose as follows ffirst I give unto my daughter jane ffrost Dorton all those three tenements in Underwood that I have a lease of of Mr Strood the High Rent is ten shillings & six pence Pr year she must keep them in repair while she hath it & sound ..... for her natural life I also give Jane’s four Children 5 pound each of them John Michelmore Richard Dortan Mary Ann Dortan and Anthony fforntop Dorton & I give my daughter Jane ffrost the Sum of 150 pounds to be paid by my Executress hereafter mentioned which I hope my Executress In Trust will see paid when the Children are fit to be put to some business I Also give my daughter Ann Agness Michelmore the ffee simple of my house in Underwood where I now dwell & all my Effects that is all the money I have on ... in the 3 and 5 Per Cents and elsewhere my Book Accounts Housel Goods & she being my sole Executress but if Ann should die before Jane & leave no Children nor Child Jane is to have her Sister’s effects she & her four Children equally alike But if Ann leaves any Child or Children behind her they are to have their Mother’s effects Boy or Girl all alike I Also give to Richard Dortan Jane’s Husband my Clothes Jane is to have the houses in her possession 3 months after my decease & her money in 6 months after not to distress Ann immediately but if I live to see the boys fit to go Apprentis I shall mention hereafter if I have paid their money I have in the 3 Per cents 100 Stock & 400 in the 5 per cents & 150 in the Norvek Banks there you must go for the there is Mr Hendy’s hand 250 pounds & other money which there is a Bond & Notes & accounts for all my Accounts are on Bills wrote out or on Books Sum on three Books My Sister Mary to have a Silk handkerchief If my mind alters I shall write on the other side against Whereunto I have set my hand and seal this third day of ffebruary in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirteen John Michelmore

(Attestation Clause)

Ambrose Senders _ Robert Huxham

Proved at London 6 October 1818

PCC Prob11/1609