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The Will of Patience Harris dated 5 September 1746
In the Name of God Amen I Patience Harris of the
Burrough of Tregony in the County of Cornwall Widdow being Sick and Weak
but of Sound & Disposeing Mind & Memory Praised be God for the same do
hereby make Y Ordain this to be my last Will and Testament hereby
revokeing all former Wills by me made. And first I bequeath my Soul into
the hands of Almighty God who gave it me hopeing through the Meritts of
my Redeemer to Inheritt Eternal life and by body to the Earth to be
Decently Interred at the Discretion of my Executors hereinafter named.
Also I Give unto my Eldest Son William Harris the Sum of Twelve pounds
to be apid to him Imediately after my Decease by my Executors
hereinafter named and I also Give him the Bed furnished on which he
usually lies.
Also I Give unto my Daughter Margaret Harris the Sum of Twelve Pounds to
be paid to her Imediately after my Decease And I also Give her the Bed
furnished on which she Usually Lyes, and I also give her halfe of my
Wearing Apparele, Also I Give unto my Son Peter Harris the Sum of
Fifteen Pounds to be paid by my Executors herein afternamed when he
Attains the Age of Twenty one Years, Also I Give un to my Son and
Daughter William and Margaret all that my House wherein I now live
together with all other the premisses thereunto belonging which said
premisses are the lands ^ of Inheritance (above) of John Derbishire
Birkhead Esq.r To hold the Same unto my said Son and Daughter Imediately
after my Decease for and Dureing all the Residue and Remainder of a
Terme of Ninety Nine Years or some such Terme Granted by Vertue of a
Lease if the lives therein named or either of them shall so long happen
to live Subject Never the less and tis my Will and meaning that my siad
Son Peter and my Youngest Daughter Ann Harris shall live in and Cohabit
in the said House If they or either of them shall dureing the residue of
the said Terme think Proper, Also I Give unto my said Four Children
William Margaret Peter and Ann, all my Pewter to be Equally Divided
between them share and Share alike. Lastly all the best of my Rights and
Creditts, Goods Chattells and Personale Estate I Give Devise and
Bequeath unto my said Daughter Margaret Harris and William Hennah of the
said Burrough Carpenter whom I make and Ordain whole and Sole Executors
of this my last Will and Testament In Trust Never the less and to and
for the Only use of my said Daughter Ann Harris, and to and for no Other
Uses Intent or Purpose whatsoever, and my further Will is that in case
the said Ann shall happen to Dye before she Attain the Age of Twenty one
Years or the said William Margaret and Peter or either of them shall
happen to dye before his or their Respective SLegasyes by me herein
Given shall become due and payable That then and in such Case the same
shall be Equally divided amongst the Survivors of them share and share
alike. In Witness Whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament Set
my hand and Seal this Fifth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one
Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Six. The Sign of
Patience Harris (Seal)
Signed Sealed Published and Declared
by Thes.d Patience Harris to be her last
Will and Testament in our presence
and by us Signed as witnesses in her
presence after the above Interlluceation &
Obliterations
Will: Carkeet
Joan Parking
The before written Will was Proved in Common Forme
the 23d Jan.ry 1746 Before the Rev.d Mr. Wm. Waddon Clk Mr. of Arts
Official et. And Admion of the Goods et. of the Decd and of all things
howsoever concerning her said will, was Granted to the Executive In
Trust in thes.d Will Named being first Sworne et. Saveing et.
The before written Will is a True Coppy of the last Will and Testament
of the beforenamed Patience Harris Examined and Compared with the
Original this 27th __ Day of January__ 1746 By us.
John Bennett Wm: O'Keeff
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