The Will of John Whitefield

In the Name of God Amen I John Whitefield Supernumerary Assistant Surgeon of His Majesty’s Ship Hyperion being of sound and disposing mind and memory do hereby make this my last Will and Testament ffirst and principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping for remission of all my Sins through the Merits of Jesus Christ my beloved Saviour and Redeemer and my Body to the Earth or Sea as it shall please God And as for such Worldly Estate and Effects which I shall be possessed of or intitled unto at the time of my decease I give and bequeath the same as followeth that is to say I give and bequeath unto my Mother Peggy Whitehead now at Bruges All such wages Sum and Sums of money as now is or hereafter shall be due to me for my Service or otherwise on board the said Ship or Vessell likewise any half pay or other monies that may be due to me at the time of my decease after payment of my just and lawful debts And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint Thomas Stilwell John Gilliam Stilwell & Thomas Stilwell Junr of London Executors of this my last Will and Testament And I do give and bequeath unto my said Mother All the Rest and Residue of my Estate whatsoever both Real and Personal hereby revoking and making void all other and former Wills by me heretofore made and I do declare this to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty nine and in the tenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George 4th by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland King Defender of the ffaith _ John Whitefield

(Attestation Clause)

Francis May
Thos Alex Allan

Proved at London 18 September 1830 to Thomas Stilwell power reserved to other Executors

PCC
Prob11/1776