Will of William Chrisford

of Sandhurst, Kent

First I will and direct that all my just Debts, Funeral Expences, the Charges of Proving this my Will and my Expences, Costs and Charges be fully paid and satisfied
And I make constitute and appoint Thomas Durrant of Hawkhurst in the said County of Kent Gentleman and John Slaughter of Northiam in the County of Sussex Farmer, Executors of this my last Will and Testament

I Give and bequeath unto them the said Thomas Durrant and John Slaughter their Executors, administrators and Assigns All and every my Ready Monies and Securities for Money, Debts, Household Goods, Implements of Household, Goods, Chattels, Effects and Personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever, of what Nature kind or Quality soever the same be or which shall be in any will due, owing or belonging unto me at the time of my decease and all Estate and Interest therein

To hold the same and every part thereof unto the said Thomas Durrant and John Slaughter their Executors, administrators and Assigns Upon trust that they or the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators shall and do as soon as conveniently may be after my Decease put off my Business of a Farmer or otherwise sell and convert into ready Money all such part or parts of my Personal Estate as shall not consist of Monies or Securities for Money and shall and do call, receive and get in all such part or parts thereof as consist of Money or Securities for Moneys

And Upon further Trust that the said Thomas Durrant and John Slaughter or the Survivor of them his Executors, Administrators or Assigns shall and do after payment of my debts and funeral and testamentary Charges and Expences lay out and invest the Monies to arise by and from the Sale or Sales of my said Personal Estate and Premises and so to be called, received and got in as aforesaid in their or his names or name in some or one of the Public Stocks or Funds or on Government or real Securities at Interest, and pay and apply the Interest, Dividends and annual proceed or produce thereof unto my Sister Elizabeth Chrisford for and during the term of her natural Life

And from and after her Decease shall and do pay and apply the Interest Dividends and annual proceed and produce of one full equal undivided third part (the whole into three equal parts to be divided) of and in such monies or of the Stocks, funds or Securities on which the same shall have been laid out and invested, unto my Brother John Chrisford for and during the term of his natural Life

And shall and do from and immediately after the Decease of my said Sister Elizabeth, pay, assign, transfer and set over one full equal undivided third part (the whole into three equal parts to be divided) to and in such Monies or the Stocks, Funds or Securities on which the same shall be laid out and invested, as well as one full equal undivided Moiety or half part of the said first mentioned third part therein, from and Immediately after the decease of my said Brother John Chrisford unto and between my Nephews and Nieces Thomas, John, Ann and Charles the Children of my Sister Ann the Wife of John Slaughter, equally to be divided between them, share and share alike

And shall and do in like manner from and immediately after the Decease of my said Sister Elizabeth, pay, assign, transfer and set over one other full, equal, undivided third part (the whole into three equal parts to be divided) of and in such Monies or the Stocks, Funds or Securities on which the same shall have been so laid out and invested as well as the remaining or other undivided Moiety or half part of the said first mentioned third part therein from and immediately after the Decease of my said Bother John Chrisford unto and between my Nephews John Longley and William Longley (the Sons of my Sister Mary deceased, formerly the Wife of Gibeon Longley) and the Child or Children of my Nephew Gibeon Longley deceased in the Proportions following (that is to say)
two third parts thereof unto and between my said Nephews John Longley and William Longley and the remaining third part thereof unto and between the Child or Children of my said Nephew Gibeon Longley deceased equally to be divided between them share and share alike, and to be paid, assigned or transferred to such Child or Children on their respectively attaining the Age of Twenty one Years, and the Interest and Dividends thereof and also such part of the Principal of his her or their parts or shares shall be by my said Executors from time to time applied and disposed for and towards their respective Maintenances, Education, benefit, putting out apprentice or otherwise of them, any or either of them in such way and manner in every respect as my said Executors or the Survivor of them shall from time to time think fit and proper

And in case any or either of the Children of my Nephew Gibeon Longley shall die under the Age of Twenty one years and without Issue Then I will and direct that the part or share of such of them as shall so die of and in such Monies or the Stocks, Funds or Securities on which the same shall have been laid out and invested shall go to and be paid, assigned or transferred to his or her surviving Brothers and Sisters or Brother or Sister if more than one equally to be divided between them share and share alike
And in case all such Children of my said Nephew Gibeon shall die without having acquired a vested Interest in such Shares Then I direct that the same shall be equally divided between my said Nephews John Longley and William Longley share and share alike and be transferable with his or their original share or shares

And my further Will is that they the said Thomas Durrant and John Slaughter shall not be charged or chargeable with or accountable for any more of the aforesaid Trust Estates, monies and Premises than they or he respectively shall actually receive or shall come to their or his Hands by virtue of this my Will nor with or for any Loss or Losses which shall happen without their or his wilful Default
And also that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Thomas Durrant and John Slaughter and each of them their and each of their Executors and Administrators In the first place by and out of the aforesaid Trust Estates, Monies and Premises to deduct and reimburse himself and themselves respectively all such Losses, Costs, Charges and Expences which he or they shall sustain expend or be put unto for or by reason of the Trusts hereby in them reposed in relation to the same Estates, Monies and Premises or the Management and Execution thereof or any other thing in any wise relating thereto Together with suitable and proper allowances for their or his Journies, trouble, loss of time and attendances in and about the aforesaid Trusts

And I do hereby revoke and make void all former and other Wills and Codicils by me at any time or times heretofore made and declare this writing alone contained in three sheets of Paper to be my only true last Will and Testament
In Witness whereof I the said William Chrisford the Testator have to the two first sheets thereof set my hand and to this third and last sheet my hand and seal, the Day and Year first above written
Wm. Chrisford his mark and Seal

Signed sealed Published and declared by the sad William Chrisford the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament the word 'said' in the second sheet and the word 'two' in the third having been first interlined, in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our Names as Witnesses
Peter Pope John Wren Durrant
Exd. W.H. Cullen

The before registered will of William Chrisford deceased was proved the Twelfth day August 1805 Before the Right Hon[oura]ble Sir William Scott, Knight, Doctor of Laws, Official General to the Revd. the Archdeacon of Canterbury, lawfully constituted by the Oaths of Thomas Durrant and John Slaughter the Executors named in the said Will they being first sworn by Commission duly to perform the same.

Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 17th July 2021

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