This is the last Will and Testament of me Robert Williams of Purse Caundle in the County of Dorset Yeoman I give devise and bequeath unto my son George Williams and my friend William Taylor the whole of my real and Personal Property of every kind In trust to pay to my dear wife the interest arising from the whole of my property for and during her natural life and at her decease to divide the proceeds of my said property into equal eight shares, one eighth to be divided into three parts and paid to my three sons Thomas Williams John Williams and Robert Williams share and share alike, one other eighth to be paid over to the use of Sarah Father's Children living at my decease share and share alike as representatives of their mother being my daughter, one other eighth to be paid to Elizabeth the wife of Samuel Harris another of my daughters, one other eighth to be paid to Charlotte the wife of William Parsons another of my daughters, one other eighth to be paid to my son George Ridout Williams, one other eighth to be paid to my son William Williams, one other eighth to be paid to my daughter Jane Williams, one other eighth to be paid to my daughter Melina Robina Williams, and I do nominate and appoint my son George Ridout Williams and William Taylor as my Executors to this my last Will and Testament, to sell, dispose and turn into money the whole of my property in order to divide the same according to this my Will, except the household goods and furniture which I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Jane and Melina Robina. In witness hereunto I have set my hand and seal this 27th day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty six

                                                                Robt Williams

Signed, sealed, published and declared as the last Will and Testament of Robert Williams, who in his presence and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses the day and year above mentioned

                                                                              Thomas Baker

                                                                               James Young

On the twenty third day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty seven the within Will of Robert Williams late of Purse Caundle in the County of Dorset Yeoman deceased was proved on the oaths of George Ridout Williams of Spurls Farm in the Parish of Milborne Port in the County of Somerset Yeoman and William Taylor of Stalbridge in the County of Dorset Auctioneer and Appraiser the joint executors named in the said Will to whom administration of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased was granted They being first duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists well and faithfully to administer the same to make a true and perfect inventory of all the said goods chattels and credits and exhibit the same into the Registry of the Court of the Archdeacon of Dorset at the time assigned them by the said Court and to render a just and true account thereof when thereto lawfully required And further that the said goods chattels and credits as not amount in value to the sum of eight hundred pounds And lastly that the said deceased died on or about the thirtieth day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty six

        Sworn before me

                                       H T Parker      Surrogate

                           In the presence of

                                       Francis T.  Johns

                                                              Solr

                                                    Blandford