I give to my grandson Stephen Thompson my watch at my decease
All my just debts and funeral expences being first paid, I give and bequeath unto and into the care of my Dear and Loving Wife Martha all ready moneys bills debts owing me and all goods and movables, cattle, stock and all other my personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever which I shall dye possesed of or interested in, and into her possesion, untill the twentyninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, if my Wife Martha shall so long live, with liberty to use the farms I now use, or to lett them, which she may judge most proper, and by the joint consent of my Trustees herein after named, with taking proper care they are not abused.
And if it shall hapen that my Wife Martha should marry again, in such a case, I then leave the useing or
letting the Farms to the dicretions of my Trustees.
And if my daughter Martha Thompson, widow, shall marry a man to the likeing of my Wife Martha and
to the likeing of my Trustees, I will they may lett him the farms aforesaid, to the time aforesaid, with the
takeing proper Care as before expresed
And if my wife shall dye before the above said time be expired I then leave the full directions to my
Trustees
And at the accomplishment of the time abovesaid, if my daughter Thompson be then alive, and neither she, nor any husband of hers, hath not had the liberty of useing the farms or any part theirof, I then will and bequeath unto her one hundred pounds of good and lawfull money, to be paid out of the stock aforesaid, and also one hundred pounds more of like money to be paid, being divided equally by my Trustees, amongst her children, if she have any lawfully begotten by another husband or husbands And if my said wife Martha shall be then alive, I leave it to the judgments of my Trustees hereinafter named to allot unto her a sume of money, or a sallary to be paid quarterly, according to her wants and the substance then in hand
All the rest of the aforesaid stock and chattles, which shall be then in being or recoverable (after these lagacys shall be paid) I will and bequeath to my grandson Stephen Thompson and to his sole use for ever if he shall be then alive
But notwithstanding, after the death of my wife Martha, and if my grandson Stephen Thompson shall
dye without issue, before the twentyninth day of September one thousand seven hundred and seventy
seven, and my Daughter Martha Thompson shall dye without issue, at any sooner or later date, these
three cases hapening, my will and meaning is and I then bequeath unto and amongst all the children of
my Brother Daniel Colgate, the sum of five hundred pounds of lawfull money, to be paid by my Trustees,
out of my said goods, stock or Chattles, within twelve months after the death of the survivor of them in
proportion following (that is to say)
John and Stephen each of them one hundred pounds, and the other three hundred to be equally divided
amongst the other four, and if any of them shall dye before it shall become payable, I will their part to
thear issue if any
And the remainder of my goods and chattles I leave to the discretion of the survivor of those three
persons before mentioned, and if it should fall upon my Grandson I desire my Trustees to asist him
And I hereby request, athorize and impower my Good Friends John Colgate and William Agate of Chevening, David Sale the younger of Sundrish, these three in the County of Kent, and Benjamin Fletcher of Oxted in the County of Surry: to be Trustees and overseers of this my Last Will and Testament, and I beg of them, or so many of them as shall live to the time and times heirin specified to advise and asist my wife Martha, my Daughter and Grandson in any or all of those Cases as they shall hapen, and to see the same performed according to my true meaning and intention.
And I also beg of them, and every of them, that shall long? live to that time, further to asist my Grandson
untill he shall grow to years of more judgment and understanding.
And I order and direct that they and every of them that shall live to the first time of action, have one
geinsy [guinea?] given unto them, out of the stock, over and above reasonable Charges and Expences, that each or
any of them shall sustain in anywise concerning the same
And Lastly I heirby Nominate constitute and apoint my said dear and loving Wife Martha to be full and sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, Revoking all former Wills at any time heretofore by me made
In Witness wheirof I have to this my Last Will and Testament, sett my Hand and Seal, this fiveteenth day
of August in the year of our Lord, One thousand seven hundred and sixty three.
Step�n Colgate
Signed published and declared by the said Testator as his Last Will and Testament, in the presence of
us, who in his presence and at his request, Subscribe our names as Witnesses, and in the presence of
each other
Thos Harrison � Saml Benge � Willm Goodhugh
Sevenoake Febr 14th 1764 � Martha Colgate, the Executrix above named, was sworn ro the Truth of the above Will & to the faithfull performance thereof, before me T Curteis, Surr:
Notes:
Stephen Colgate of Tatsfield, Surrey & Martha Caffyn were married at Cudham, Kent 28 Oct 1729
They had the following children noted at Bessells Green Baptist Chapel:
Calverly Colgate born 22 Jun 1731 at Tatsfield
Martha Colgate born 5 Mar 1737/8 at Brittans in Sevenoaks
(on same page) Stephen Thompson son of William & Mar was born 22 Mar 1758 at Brasted
William Thompson married Martha Colgate of Sevenoaks at Brasted 26 Oct 1756 by licence
All the Trustees and the first two witnesses were also members of the Bessells Green Baptists.
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