I hereby give devise and bequeath all my real estate whatsoever and wheresoever and Also all my Personal Estate of what nature or kind soever (subject to the payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expences) unto my son John Chalk Claris and my daughter Catherine Ann the Wife of William Masters to hold to them the said John Chalk Claris and Catherine Ann Masters their heirs executors administrators and assigns in equal shares as tenants in common
And whereas my said son has advanced to my late husband and myself at various times sundry sums of
money and whereas my said son now stands indebted to me in the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds I hereby declare that
my said son shall (in consideration of the advances so made by him as aforesaid) be accountable to my estate for the sum of
one hundred pounds only and I further declare that it shall be lawful for my said son if he think proper to pay the sum hereby
charged against him by instalments of ten pounds per annum
And I hereby declare my will to be that my said son shall have the option of purchasing at a valuation to be made by some
competent person all or any part of my plate
And I appoint my said son sole Executor of this my Will
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this thirty first day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty five K Claris
(Attestation Clause)
Jeroy Brooke (?) Claris of Dover Gent _ James Figge (?) of Canterbury Gent
Proved at London 3 June 1848
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