In the Name of God Amen I George Needham of the Parish of St Mary at Hill in the City of London Barber and Peruke maker being of sound Mind and Memory Do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and fform following ffirst I commend my Soul to God hoping for Pardon of my Sins through his Mercy and the Intercession of my Saviour My Body I Commit to the Earth to be decently buryed at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter named And as to my Estate and Effects which I shall be possessed of at the time of my Decease I give and bequeath in fform and manner following that is to say I give and bequeath unto my Son James Needham twenty pounds and all my Wearing Apparel And at the Decease of my present Wife Elizabeth Needham my Estate in Staffordshire Item I give and bequeath all the rest and residue of my Estate whatsoever and wheresoever to my Beloved Wife Elizabeth Needham aforementioned to and for her own use Except my Estate in Staffordshire  which as aforesaid is to be Enjoyed by my Son James Needham making my said Wife Elizabeth Needham my whole and sole Executrix Lastly I do hereby revoke and make void all former and other Will and Wills by me heretofore at any time made declaring this only to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said George Needham have to this my Will contained in this single Sheet of Paper set my hand and seale this twenty first day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred fforty Six And in the twentieth year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain and so forth Geo: Needham

(Attestation Clause)

Wm Manning     Mary Blenkinsop

Proved at London 4 November 1746

PCC Prob11/751