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In the name of God Amen. I John Bawden of the parish of Saint Neot in the county of Cornwall Gentleman being in perfect health and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding but considering the great uncertainty of human life do whilst I have an opportunity make publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all the former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made or executed. And first I commend my Soul to Almighty God my Creator humbly trusting through his mercy and the merits and intercession of my blessed Redeemer Jesus Christ to obtain pardon for all my sins and to inherit eternal life and my body I commit to the earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named. And as to my estate and effects I dispose thereof as follows First my will is and I do hereby direct that all my just debts funeral expenses and the costs and charges of proving this my Will shall be paid as soon after my decease as conveniently may be Also I give devise and bequeath unto my dear wife Susanna Bawden and her heirs and assigns for ever all and every my messuages tenements lands hereditaments and real Estate whatsoever and where so ever situate lying and being whereof or wherein I am seized in fee or and estate of Inheritance either in possession reversion or remainder or whereof any person or persons doth or do stand seized or possessed of in trust for me or whereof I have any power to dispose of To hold the same unto my said Wife Susanna Bawden her heirs and assigns for ever And all the rest residue and remainder of my household goods and furniture plate linen farming stock implements and utensils of husbandry cattle crops of corn hay and grain and growing crops of corn hay and grain ready money and securities for money and all other my real and personal estate and effects whatsoever and where so ever the same may be situate at the time of my decease. I give devise and bequeath unto my said wife Susanna Bawden her heirs executors administrators and assigns for ever and I do hereby nominate make constitute and appoint my said wife Susanna Bawden Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I the said John Bawden have to this my last Will and Testament contained in one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine.
John Bawden

Signed Sealed Published and declared by the said John
Bawden the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the
presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the
presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto

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Contributed by Malcolm McCarthy, (Malc in Sunny Padstow), who has the original document.