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Will of Joseph Milton of Warfield 1764 (PCC Will) |
In the name of God Amen
I Joseph Milton of the parish of Warfield in the
county of Berks being sick and weak in body but of sound
mind memory and understanding do make and publish this to
be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following
I give and bequeath unto Mary Milton my dearly beloved wife
whom I likewise constitute make and ordain my sole
executrix of this my last Will and Testament I do hereby
give and bequeath this my copyhold Messuage and
piddle of Land and Tenements and Hereditaments in the aforesaid
parish and every of them (the same being already surrendered
to the use of my last will unto my said wife
from and immediately after my decease for and during
her natural life and after her Decease then I give and
devise the same to my son Joseph Milton and likewise my
Daughter Ann Garroway and all my Money Household Goods
Ffurniture & Stock of everything that belongs to me out of doors
to be equally divided between my said Son and Daughter I
give and bequeath to my Grandson Thomas Milton Son of
Benjamin Milton the sum of five pounds I give and bequeath
to my Granddaughter Mary Milton Daughter of Roger Milton
the Sum of five pounds I give and bequeath to my Grandson
Benjamin Milton son of Roger Milton the Sum of five pounds
and I desire that my said son and daughter to pay the said legacies
to my said Grandchildren in one year after the decease of my
said wife out of my house and lands in the said parish and
I desire my said Executrix to demand all money that is due
to me at the time of my Decease and likewise to pay him
Debts and I desire that my said House may be kept in good
Repair when need requires and to cut the Elm Timber to do
the said Repairs and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke
and disannull all and every other former Testaments Wills
Legacies Bequests and Executors by me in any ways before
named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this
and no other to be my last Will and Testament In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twentieth
day of July and in the fourth year of the Reign of our Soveraign
Lord King George the third and in the year of our Lord God
One thousand seven hundred and sixty four Joseph Milton
his mark signed sealed and published and declared by the above
named Joseph Milton a and for his last Will and Testament
in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our
names as Witness thereto in the presence of the said
Testator and in the presence of each other Thomas Lawrence
his mark George Harrisson John Webb
This Will was proved at London on the ninth day
of October in the year of our Lord One thousand seven
hundred and sixty four before the Worshipful George Harris
Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Right Worshipful George Hay
Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or commissary of the prerogative
Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of Mary
Milton Widow the Relict of the said deceased and sole Executrix
Named in the said Will To whom administration was granted
of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said
deceased having been first sworn duly to administer