WILLS....

Will of Robert Foord Plumber of Chatham, Kent. (1779-1854)

I Robert Foord of Chatham in the county of Kent Plumber being of sound mind and understanding do make and publish this as my last will and testament and do return my most humble and hearty thanks to the disposer of all events for the money and great comforts which have been vouchafed unto me and unto him I do commend my soul in hopes of a blessed immortality through the meadiator of our blessed redeemer. I direct my funeral expenses to be paid by my exõrs hereafter named out of my cash in hand or cash in the bank the rents of my freehold and leasehold houses to be paid by my son John Foord Marriner and the mortgage of Mr John Dicksons house and that money to be paid over to my beloved wife Mrs Elizabeth Foord and if it should not amount to forty pounds per annum, the interest of that money in the Bank of England is to be paid to her to that amount and I bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Foord the whole of my furniture plate and linen during her life and at her decease to be equally divided between my son John Foord Marriner and my daughter Ann Mary Wyles.
My son John Foord Marriner to have my gold watch and wearing apparel the moneys in the Norrwich Life Insurance Office and Saving Bank
I bequeath Fifty Pounds to my son Robert Foord, Burges of Maidstone in the county of Kent Plumber. Nineteen pounds nineteen shillings to Fredric Marriner of Chatham Baker ten pounds to each of my sisters Mrs Sarah Masters and Mrs Jane Gillingham at Cerne Abbis, Dorsetshire if living at my decease.
Fifty pounds to my daughter Ann Mary Wyles twenty pounds to my beloved wife Elizabeth Foord
and my son John Foord Marriner to have the residue after my my funeral expenses and just debts are paid the money in the bankers hands to be bought into the Bank of England in the names of my e'ors hereafter named and the interest if not required for my beloved wife Elizabeth Foord to be divided equally between my son John Foord Marriner's children and my daughter Ann Mary Wyles children
at the decease of my wife Elizabeth Foord my son John Foord Marriner to have my freehold and leasehold houses situated in King Street on the Brook and in Richard Street in Chatham in the county of Kent and the money in the Bank of England and three hundred pounds mortgage on Mr John Dicksons house to be equally divided between my son John Foord Marriner's children and my daughter Ann Mary Wyles children as they arrive to the age of twenty one years and I appoint my son John Foord Marriner and Mr John Henry Ricken Iron founder of Chatham my hole and sole executors and this is my last will and testament and I renounce all other wills I(n) witness hereof I have set my hand and seal this twenty six of July one thousand eight hundred and forty nine. Signed ~ Robert Foord
Witness's Thomas Wells Sen'r ~ Thomas Wells Jun'r July 26th 1849
In the Prerogative court of Canterbury
In the goods of Robert Foord, deceased.
Appeared personally Thomas Wells the elder of Chatham in the county of Kent Timber merchant and made oath that he is one of the subscribes witness to the last will and testament hereunto annexed of the said Robert Foord late of Chatham aforesaid plumber deceased bearing date the twenty six day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty nine and the deponent further made oath that on the said twenty six day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty nine the said testator duly executed his said will on signing his name at the foot or end thereof in the presence of this deponent and of Thomas Wells the younger the other subscribed witness thereto who were both present at the same time and this deponent and the said Thomas Wells the younger thereupon attested and subscribed the said will in the presence of the said testator and of each other - Thomas Wells senior - on the thirtieth day of October 1854 the said Thomas Wells the elder was duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit before me A Waddilove __? Pres't, W G Jennings Not'y Pub'c
Proved at London 6th Nov 1854 before the worshipful Alfred Waddilove of Laws and Surrogate by the oaths of John Foord Marriner and John Henry Ricken the executors to whom admõn was granted being first sworn duly to administer.

Will of John Comport, Plumber of Northiam, Sussex (1784-1846)

This is the last will and testament of me JOHN COMPORT, of Northiam in the county of Sussex, Plumber and Glazier. Made this seventh day of July, one thousand eight hundred and forty one. I direct my just funeral testamentary and incidental expenses to be first paid also I give and bequeath to my dear wife ANN COMPORT for her own use all my silver plate and also other provisions and fuel as shall be in and about my dwelling house at the time of my decease. Also I give and bequeath to my said wife for the time of her natural life the use of all or such parts of my household goods linen china and furniture as she shall choose and like to have and after her decease I give and bequeath the same ______ to the executors and trustees of this my will upon trust to sell and divide the just monies to arise therefrom into two equal half parts and pay out equal half parts thereof unto and equally between my sons ALFRED COMPORT and FREDERICK COMPORT and to pay the other equal half part thereof unto my son GEORGE PRYOR COMPORT also I give devise and bequeath
Direct and appoint unto my said wife ANN COMPORT and to MOSES BODY of Northiam aforesaid Veterinary Surgeon and to JOHN GILBERT of Northiam aforesaid Draper and Grocer their heirs and assigns all and every of my freehold copyhold leasehold messuages (?) cottages tenements buildings lands and housitaments(?) and other my real estate whatsoever and whosoever with their opportunents(?) to hold the same unto and to the not of them my said wife ANN COMPORT and the said MOSES BODY and JOHN GILBERT the younger their executors their heirs executors administrators and assigns according to the nature and tenure thereof respectively upon trust that they or the survivor or survivors of them or her or his heirs shall and do as soon after my decease as they he or she shall think best sell and absolutely dispose of my said freehold copyhold and leasehold housitaments(?) and real estate together or in parcels by public sale or auction or in private contract or in such other manner as they my said trustees or the survivor or survivors of them his or her heirs shall think proper and most advantageous to the trusts hereinafter mentioned in the liberty in their her or his direction to buy in any parts of the said estate by way of scott__d(?) bidding or otherwise and to make and enter into any special conditions and stipulations respecting the title or the cord___(?) thereof and to cancel or rescind any contract of sale as they may be advised without being liable for any loss or diminution in price or expenses to be incurred thereby and upon procurement of the monies for which the same housitaments(?) or any part thereof shall be sold to convey surrender assign and assure the housitaments or premises so to be sold to the purchaser or purchasers thereof and to her his or their heirs and to stand possessed of the monies to arise therefrom upon the trusts and for the purposes hereinafter mentioned also I give and bequeath unto my said wife and the said MOSES BODY and JOHN GILBERT their executors and administrators all the residue and remainder of my goods chattels monies securities for money debts effects and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever upon trust that they or the survivors or survivor of them her or his executors or administrators do and shall sell and dispose of such parts thereof as are of a saleable nature and to stand possessed thereof and of the monies to arise therefrom upon the trusts and for the purposes hereinafter mentioned and for f*ing(?) the sale and disposal of my said real and personal estate I do hereby authorise and empower my said trustees and survivors or survivor of them her or his heirs executors or administrators to give receipts and discharges for the purchase and other monies to be by their her or him received and I declare that such receipts and discharges shall be good and sufficient releases and discharges to the purchasers and other persons paying such purchase or other monies and his her or their heirs executors or administrators for the amount therein expressed to be received and that such purchasers or other persons shall not after such receipts and discharges given be obliged to see to the application or be answerable or accountable for any loss misapplication or nonapplication of such purchase or other monies or any part thereof and upon further trust that my said wife and the said MOSES BODY and JOHN GILBERT and the survivors or survivor of them her or his heirs executors or administrators shall and do put or plan and lay out and invest all the clear monies to arise and be received by and from the sale and disposition and an amount of my said real and personal estate in their her or his names or name on real or government securities at interest and from time to time roll(?) in and invest or otherwise transpose the said trust monies and premises or any part thereof and from time to time __tow(?) or pay unto her my said wife the clear yearly interest and proceeds of the same trust monies and promises for and during the terms of her natural life for her own use and benefit provided always and my will and desire is that in case the interest and dividends in the said trust monies and premises shall not amount to the sum of forty pounds per annum that then and in each case it shall be lawful for my said trustees to advance and pay unto her my said wife by and out of the principal of the said trust monies so much money as together with such interest and dividends shall be sufficient to make up the sum of forty pounds a year year by and every year during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after the decease of my said wife they upon further trust to divide all the said trust monies and premises or so much thereof as shall not have been advanced and paid for the purpose aforesaid into two equal half parts or hares and to pay one equal half part or share thereof unto and equally between my said sons ALFRED COMPORT and FREDERICK COMPORT and to pay the remaining or other full equal half part or share thereof unto my said son GEORGE PRYOR COMPORT provided also and my will further is that in case my said son GEORGE PRYOR COMPORT shall happen to die and depart this life either in the lifetime of me or my said wife or after our deaths and before attaining the age of twenty one years and shall leave issue of his body lawfully to be begotten then I direct that each issue shall receive (if more than one then equally amongst them) the share or shares which he my said son GEORGE PRYOR COMPORT would have been entitled to if he had survived me and my said wife and lived to attain the age of twenty one years but in case he my said son GEORGE PRYOR COMPORT shall happen to depart this life either in the lifetime of me or my said wife or after our deaths and before attaining the age of twenty one years and without leaving issue of his body lawfully to be begotten then and in such case I direct that the shares and shares of him my said son GEORGE PRYOR COMPORT so dying without issue shall go and be paid to them my said sons ALFRED and FREDERICK or their issue respectively per capita and * * per Stirpes(?) and I declare that the reason why I have not by this my will given anything to or for the benefit of my son WILLIAM COMPORT is that I have in my lifetime assisted him with a share in my business and my will further is that the executors and trustees of this my will shall not be chargeable for any more of the aforesaid trust estates monies and premises than thou shall respectively receive(?) nor with any loss which shall happen thereto without their her or his wilful neglect or default nor the one for the others or other of them for the acts deeds or defaults of the others or other of them but each of them only for herself or himself and her and his own acts deeds and defaults and also that it shall be lawful for my said executors and trustees to deduct and reimburse themselves respectively and to allow to each other by and out of the aforesaid trust monies and premises all such losses costs charges damages and expenses as they shall respectively bear pay sustain expend or be put unto in the execution of the trusts of this my will and I hereby appoint my said wife ANN COMPORT and the said MOSES BODY and JOHN GILBERT joint Executrix and Executors of this my will and so revoke and make void all former and other wills and codials(?) by me made In witness whereof I have to this my last will and testament contained in this and the three preceding sheets of paper signed my name the day and year first above written ~Jn° Comport~ The writing contained in this and the three preceding sheets of paper was signed by the above named JOHN COMPORT the testator in the presence of us who in his presence and the presence of each other have hereunto signed our names as witnesses ~John Ashenden~~John Baldock~
Proved at London 5th march 1847 before the Judge by the oaths of ANN COMPORT widow the relict and MOSES BODY two of the Executors to whom abnion(?) was grated having been first sworn by _omion(?) duly to administer Power reserved of making the like grant to JOHN GILBERT the younger the other Executor when he shall apply for the same._