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Will of Joshua Joyce of Godalming 1760 |
In the Name of God Amen I Joshua Joyce of Godalming in the County of Surry
Baker do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following and principally I comend my Soul
to God hoping to be saved by the Death of Jesus Christ and I order my Body to be decently Buried and as
concerning my Wordly Estate I give and dispose thereof as followeth, to wit, First I give and Devise unto
my Son James Joyce All that my Messuage or Tenements Garden and hereditaments with their appurts Situate
lying and being in the Townof Godalming aforesaid and now in the occupation of myself William Kibblewight
and William Hays To Hold and my said Son James his heirs and assigns for Ever - Also I Give Devise and
Bequeath unto my loving wife Elizabeth and her assigns All that my Messuage or Tenement Garden and
hereditaments with their and every of their appurtenances situate lying in and being in Godalming aforesaid
and now in my own occupation And also All and every my Utensils and Stock in Trade of what nature or kind
soever To Hold unto my said wife and her assigns for and during the Term of her natural Life if she so long
continue a widow and unmarried to and for her better support and maintenance and for enabling her the better
to support maintain and Educate my Children And from and after her decease or marriage again which
shall first happen I Give and Devise the said premises with their and every of their appurtenances
And also All that Messuage or Tenement Farm Lands and hereditaments with their appurtenances
Situate lying and being in Farncomb in the parish of Godalming aforesaid and now in the occupation of Richard
Panter unto my Brother in Law William Chitty and Friend Richard Chitty of Milford in the Parish of
Witley in the Said County Frameworkknitter and to their heirs Exexutors and Administrators In Trust to Sell
and Dispose of the same premises and out of the Moneys arising by such Sale to pay unto my five Daughters
Elizabeth Mary Letitia Sarah and Ann the Sum of One Hundred Pounds apeice of lawfull Money of Great Britain
on their respective days of Marriage or Ages of Twenty one Years which shall first happen respectively And to
pay the overplus of such Money arising by such Sale (if any be) unto and amongst my Six daughters Elizabeth
Mary Jenny the wife of Lawrence Lee Letitia Sarah and Ann equally between them to be divided share and
share alike And all the rest and residue of my Goods Chattles rights Credits ready Money and personal Estate
whatsoever and wheresoever I Give and Bequeath unto the said William Chitty and Richard Chitty their
Executors and Administrators In Trust to Sole receive and collect the same and out of the Moneys
thereby arising to pay all my just debts and Funeral expences and Probate of this my Will and after payment
thereof to pay and divide all the rest and residue of my said personal Estate unto and amongst my said Six
Daughters Elizabeth Mary Jenny Letitia Sarah and Ann equally between them share and share alike
and I make nominate and appoint the said William Chitty and Richard Chitty Joint Executors in Trust of
this my Will and I Will and Order that my said Executors in Trust shall be satisfied and reimbursed out of
my said personal Estate all Costs Charges Damages and Expences which they or either of them shall bear
sustain or be put unto in and about the execution of this my Will and for their time and trouble which
they shall Expend and have in and about the same And that my said Executors in Trust shall not be
answerable the one for the other of them nor for any more Money than shall come to their respective hands
by virtue hereof and I hereby revoke all former wills by me made.In Terstimony whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament contained in
two Sheets of paper set my hand to the first Sheet and my hand and Seal to this last sheet the fourth
day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty seven
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Joshua Joyce
Joshua Joyce the Testator as and for his last Will
and Testament in the presence of us who have
hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses thereof
in the presence and at the request of the said Testator
and in the sight of one another
George Hedger
Robert Goddard
Fra: Eliot
This Will of Joshua Joyce of Godalming
in the County of Surry deceased was proved on the
twenty third day of May in the Year of Our Lord One thousand
Seven hundred and sixty before the Revd Thomas Garston
Clerk & Surrogate (pending our annual visitation)
by the Oath William Chitty and Richard Chitty the
Executors to whom Admininstration was granted
they being first sworn faithfully to administer
The within named William Chitty and
Richard Chitty, executors of Joshua
Joyce, were sworn to the due Execu-
-tion of the within mentioned Trust
this twenty third day of May in the
year of Our Lord one Thousand seven hun-
-dred and sixty before me
Thomas Gawton, Surrogate
to the Dr Bp of Winchester
for the parts of Surry
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