I HENRY YARKER of Richmond in the County of York Gardener do hereby revoke all wills codicils and other testamentary dispositions made by me at any time or times heretofore and do publish and declare this to be my last will and testament. I bequeath all my household goods and furniture unto my wife for and during the term of her life and after her decease I direct the same to be equally divided amongst all and every my Children. I bequeath unto LEONARD COOKE of Richmond aforesaid Esquire and JAMES HUNTON of the same place gentleman .... all other my Personal estate whatsoever and of what nature or kind soever Upon trust with all convenient speed after my decease to sell dispose of an convert unto money so much therefor as shall be in its nature saleable ... and the said LEONARD COOKE and JAMES HUNTON ... to pay all my just funeral and testamentary expences and to lay out and invest the residue ... to pay the interest and annual produce thereof to my said Wife for and during her natural life and after the decease of my said Wife upon Trust to pay and divide the said trust monies... amongst all and every my Children who being a son or sons shall live to attain 21 years or being a daughter shall live to attain that age or marry in equal shares..... And I appoint the said LEONARD COOKE and JAMES HUNTON joint executors of this my Will in witness whereof I have hereintofore set my hand and seal this 19 November 1840. Henry Yarker.

Witnesses H.J. Turner of Richmond, Marmaduke Todd, Tallow Chandler

Appeared Personally Henry John Turner of Richmond in the County of York Gentleman and made oath that he is one of the subscribed witnesses of the execution of the last will and testament of Henry Yarker formerly of Richmond aforesaid and late of Marske in the County of Yorke gardener deceased bearing date 19 November 1840 hereunto annexed and he further made oath that on the 19 November 1840 aforesaid the said Henry Yarker only executed his said will and testament in writing his name at the foot and thereof in the presence of this deponent and of Marmaduke Todd the other subscribed witness thereto all of whom were present at the same time and this deponent and the said Marmaduke Todd there upon attested and subscribed the said will in the presence of the said testator and of each other.

H J Turner, sworn at Richmond 3 August 1850

The will of Henry Yarker late of Richmond in the County of York gardener deceased was proved at York 5 August 1850 by the oaths of Leonard Cooke and James Hunton.

Proved at London 2 September 1850

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