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In
the Name of God Amen The
last Will and Testament
of John Southey of the
Parish of Merstham in
the County of Surry
Batchelor I Will and
bequeath all that house
and premises my
ffreehold lying and
being in the Parish of
Redriffe in the County
of Surry and situated
and being in Paws Court
in the Occupation of
William Clayford Cooper
At the Yearly rent of
Eight Pounds Pr Year and
he to keep it in Repair
during the Time he shall
occupy it Also All my
Personal Estate either
in Plate Household Goods
Monies Bills Bonds or
Notes or Stock in my
Trade as a Woodmonger or
Whatsoever or
Wheresoever it may be
found I will and give my
Executors herein named
In Trust for the uses
hereinafter named that
is to say unto William
Roffey of the Parish of
Merstham in the County
of Surry and Thomas
Durrant Of the Parish of
Merstham in the said
County of Surry Miller
my Meaning is that they
shall sell and dispose
of the Above ffreehold
to the best Advantage
and turn all my Effects
into Money And after all
my just Debts ffuneral
Expences And the
Expences of Proving my
Will And all Expences my
Executors shall be At in
executing their Trust
the one half part I give
to my Brother William
Southey and his Heirs
the Other half Part to
be laid out in the
Public ffunds And the
Interest arising
therefrom to be paid
half yearly by my Trust
to Catherine my Sister
the Wife of William
Kemshall during her
natural life And at her
decease to be equally
divided between the
Children of her Body
lawfully begotten when
the Youngest Child shall
attain the Age of Twenty
one Years share and
share alike and I
constitute and appoint
the said William Roffey
and Thomas Durrant full
and sole Executors of
this my last Will and
Testament and allowing
them all reasonable
Expences And not to be
Accountable for any
Monies or Loss except by
their Wilful Neglect In
Witness hereunto I have
set my hand and Seal
this Ninth day of
January one thousand
seven hundred and ninety
eight revoking all other
Will or Wills by me made
John Southey
(Attestation Clause)
Elizabeth Gratwick –
Richard Holliday _
Edward Durrant
Proved at London 25 May
1803
PCC Prob11/1393 |
