Will of William Brownfield / Bromfield

of Greenwich, Kent

I do give devise and bequeath all my Goods Chattels and Household Furniture, Linen, Plate and China and all other Estate or Effects whatsoever that I shall be possessed of at the time of my decease unto my dear Wife Ann Brownfield

And also I do nominate constitute and appoint my said Wife Ann Brownfield Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me heretofore made and do publish and declare this only to be my last will and Testament

In Witness whereof I the said William Brownfield the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and seal this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety nine
William Bromfield

Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said William Brownfield the Testator for and as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request have hereunto set our names as Witnesses thereto and in the presence of the said Testator
William Giles; William Sidney

This Will was Proved at London the thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred before the Worshipful Alexander Crose?, Doctor of Laws, Surrogate of the Right Honorable Sir William Wynne, Knight, also Doctor of Laws, Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, lawfully constituted by the Oath of Ann Brownfield otherwise Bromfield, Widow, the Sole Executrix named in the 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 Adm[iniste]r.

Note: William Brownfield was buried 24 May 1799 at the St. Alfege, Royal Hospital, Greenwich, Kent.

Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh A. Mason, 2nd April 2023

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