And first I give unto my Brother in Law James Chamberlain of Tedbury in the County of Glocester Wool Comber and Anthony Chamberlain
his Brother the Sum of One hundred pounds upon this Special trust
that they do and shall imediately after my Decease Place the same out at Interest on good Security and pay and apply the Interest thereof
unto my daughter Ann Boxall (now Wife of William Boxall) during her Natural Life Separate and apart for her said Husband So that he
shall no ways intermeddle therewith Or that the same shall be lyable to the Payment of any of his Debts But that her receipt only shall
be a Sufficient discharge for the same
And my Mind and Will is that in case my said Daughter shall Survive her Husband then I direct the said Trustees to pay her twenty pounds
(out of the said One hundred pounds)
And my further Will is That my said Daughter shall have Power to give and dispose of so much of the said One hundred pounds as shall remain
in the hands or Power of the said Trustees at the time of her Decease by her last Will and Testament in Writing
And for want thereof of the same shall be divided to and amongst all such Child and Children as my said daughter shall leave at her death
And if she leaves no Child or Children Then I give the said One hundred pounds or so much thereof as remains as aforesaid unto my Son
John Cooke his Executors Admors. [Administrators] and Assigns
Item I give unto Elizabeth the Mother of my said Son One Guinea and all my houshold Goods whatsoever Except my Great Pottage Pott now in my House at Goadhurst which I give to my said daughter and also Five Guineas for Mourning
Item I give to my Sister Sarah Chamberlain One Guinea and all and every such Brothers and Sisters as I shall leave behind me
Living at the time of my decease Five shillings apiece to buy them Gloves
Item I give unto James Chamberlain and Anthony Chamberlain aforesaid One Guinea a piece to buy them rings
Item all the rest and residue of my Personal Estate whatsoever I give and bequeath unto my said Son John Cook (now an Infant of the Age of Five Years or thereabouts) his Executors Admors. and Assigns
And Lastly I do hereby make ordain and appoint the said James Chamberlain Guardian and Trustee of my said Son and Sole Executor of this
my last Will and Testament
In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal this third day of January Anno domini 1729
John Cooke
Signed Sealed Published and declared by the Testator John Cook as and for his last Will and Testament in the Presence of us
W. Staynes Chancery Lane, London - Tho: Trigg of the same place.
On the twenty third day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and thirty Eight a Power was granted to Ann Boxall
(Wife of William Boxall) the Sister and Curatrix or Guardian lawfully assigned to John Cooke a Minor the Natural and Lawfull Son and
residuary Legatee named in the last Will and Testament of John Cooke late of Goudhurst in the County of Kent deceased to Administer the
Goods Chattells and Creditts of the said deceased according to the tenor of the said Will for the use and benefit of the said Minor and
untill he attains the Age of twenty one years being Sworn duly to Administer
(For that James Chamberlain the Sole Executor renounces the Execucon of the said Will and also the Guardianship of the said Minor) Exd.
Notes:
John Cooke’s burial is not found in Goudhurst.
Elizabeth wife of John Cook was buried at Goudhurst 14 Apr 1735
John and Elizabeth Cook’s son John, specifically mentioned in the Will, was christened 24th June 1725 at St. Mary, Goudhurst.
Daughter Ann Cooke married William Boxall on 5th February 1726/7 at St. Saviour, Southwark, Surrey.
Curatrix - a legal term like executrix but meaning a guardian appointed by the court to look after the interests of a minor named as a main
beneficiary in a deceased persons will.
Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason, 16th January 2021
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