This is the last Will  and Testament of me Thomas Stone the Elder of ffyfield in the County of Berks Yeoman  It is my will and I hereby direct that my son John Stone who now rents all my Estates except the house and orchard in my son James's occupation shall continue in the possession of the same and every part thereof whether ffreehold leasehold or copyhold by way of an Executors year until the Michaelmas next after my decease And that he shall account for the same rent as shall be received at the time of my decease to go and be divided with the residue hereinafter mentioned and subject thereto I do hereby confirm unto my son Thomas the grant of a copyhold messuage and four acres of Land and to my son John the grant of my two Copyhold estates (formerly smallb....) made in the year one thousand eight hundred and four to which they will be respectively intitled to be admitted after my decease they having paid the ffines for the Grants thereof for their lives  I give devise and bequeath unto my son John my Copyhold estate consisting of three yard lands in Netherton (formerly Hay....) which is held for the lives of myself and my son William  I give and devise unto my son John his heirs and assigns all my ffreehold estate situate in the parish of Kingston Bagpuize in the County of Berks subject to the present mortgage thereon in exoneration of my personal estate and also charged with and subject to the payment of the sum of one hundred pounds which I give and bequeath unto my son William to be paid within two years after my decease but without interest for the same in the meantime I give devise and bequeath unto my son James his executors admins and assigns my copyhold estate late Batts) now held for my life and his I also give to son James the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid without interest within two years after my decease I give unto my daughter Catherine Sellwood the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid without interest within two years after my decease  I give and devise unto my son Charles his executors administrators and assigns my four leasehold closes in Southmoor and Draycott in the county of Berks with their appurtenances and all my estate and interest therein at the time of my decease  I also give unto my said son Charles his executors administrators and assigns all my copyhold estate consisting of a house orchard and half a yard land in ffyfield aforesaid now held for the lives of myself and my son William  And whereas my son John owes me the sum of eight hundred and sixty pounds for the stock of his ffarm now I do give and bequeath unto him four hundred pounds in order that he may repay himself for two hundred pounds advanced by him by my desire to my son William and two hundred pounds also advanced to my son James and the remaining four hundred and sixty pounds shall be accounted for by him as part of the residue of my estate but he shall not be chargeable for any interest thereon or on any part of the said eight hundred and sixty pounds  And after the payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses and the said legacies (except the said one hundred pounds to my son William) I give devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my estate of what nature or kind soever and wheresoever unto my sons Thomas John and Charles to be equally divided between them And I appoint my son John sole executor of this my will In witness whereof I the said Thomas Stone the elder the testator have to this my last Will and testament contained in two sheets of paper to the first sheet thereof set my hand and to the second and last sheet my hand and seal the third day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen    Thos Stone    

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Thomas Stone the Elder the testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto       J Whitfield, Curate of Fyfield     John Johnson Carpenter Fyfield 

 J Abram Hope Yeoman Fyfield

Proved at London 4 September 1826 before the Judge by the oath of John Stone the son the sole Executor to whom Admon was granted limited so for only as concerns all the right title and interest of him the testator in & to the sums of 1500£ stock in the 3pr centum reduced bank annuities & £100 Navy 5pr centum bank annuities now standing in the name of John Dalton late of ffyfield in the County of Berks