Item I give and bequeath unto my well beloved Wife Susan for Terme of her live Fowerteene Poundes per Annum to bee yssueing out of the Interest of Certaine Summes of money due unto mee upon Specialltie or otherwise Shee the said Susan payeing unto my Sonne Thomas Elgar the Sume of Fortie Shillinges yearely dureing the Terme of her naturall life;
And if itt fortune the said Thomas att the death of the said Susan to bee then liveinge; That then dureing ye life of the said Thomas, my Sonne William shall pay unto him Yearely the Summe of Seaven Poundes from and after the death of Susan my wife as aforesaid
Item I give and bequeath unto George Elgar my youngest Sonne The Sume of One hundred and
Sixtie Poundes To bee paied unto him within One yeare next after my decease
Item I give unto him more Fortie poundes To bee paied unto him after the decease of Susan my Wife
Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandchild and Godchild Mary Morris The daughter of Thomas Morris The Sume of Tenne Poundes
after the decease of Susan my Wife
Item I give and bequeath unto John Elgar my Grandchild and Godchild the sonne of George Elgar The Sume of Tenne Pounds
after the decease of Susan my Wife
Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandchild Mary Elgar the daughter of George Elgar The Sume of Five poundes after the decease of
Susan my Wife
Item I give and bequeath unto the Child that my Sonne George his wife is nowe Greate withall (If itt
live) the Summe of Five Poundes after the decease of Susan my Wife
Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Elgar the daughter of my Sonne William Elgar the Sume of Five poundes after the decease of
Susan my Wife
Item I give and bequeath unto William Elgar my Grandchild Sonne of my sonne William the Sume of Five poundes after the decease
of Susan my Wife
Item I give and bequeath unto Henry Elgar Sonne of the said William The sume of Five Poundes after the decease of Susan my Wife
Item I give and bequeath unto the Child that my Sonne William his wife is nowe bigge withall the
Summe of Five Poundes after the decease of Susan my Wife
Item I give and bequeath unto John Elgar my Grandchild and Godchild The Sume of Tenn Poundes after the decease of Susan my Wife
Item further my Will and mynde is Thatt if it fortune That any of my said Grandchildren to dye before the Terme before expressed That then the Legacy of either of them so dyeinge shall come to the other of my grandchildren Surviveing equally to bee divided Amongst them
Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas Morris my Sonne in Lawe Twelve pence to bee paid unto him after my decease
Nowe as touchinge the disposicon [disposition] of all my Landes and Tennements in the Parrishe of Newington aforesaid and Eleham [Elham] or else where in the said Countie of Kent I dispose of them in manner and Forme Followenge
First of that wherein I nowe dwell I give and devise unto my said Grandchild Johan Elgar with all and singuler the Appurtenances thereunto belonging, To have And to hold to the said John Elgar (after the decease of Susan my Wife) his heyres and assignes for Ever
Item I give and devise all my Landes and Tenements in Eleham aforesaid with the Appurtenances unto my Sonne William Elgar To have And to hold to the said William Elgar his heyres and assignes for Ever
Lastly I do ordaine and make my well beloved wife Susan and my said Sonne William Elgar full and whole Executors of this my last Will and Testament to see the same Proved my debts and Legacyes paied and my funerall Expences discharged
In Witness whereof I the said John Elgar have to this my present last Will and Testament sett my
hand and Seale the day and yeare first above written
John Elgar his marke
Sealed Published and declared in the Presence of Walter Woolball - Mathew Mantell
This Will was Proved att London before the Judges for Probate of Wills and granting Administracons
lawfully authorized The twenty Sixt daye of Aprill In the yeare of our Lord God
One Thousand Sixe hundred and Sixtie By the Oathes of Susan Elgar the relict and William Elgar the
naturall and lawfull Sonne and joint Executors named in the said Will To whom Administracon of all & Singuler the goods chells [chattels]
and debts of the said deceased were Committed They being first by Commission Sworne truely to Administer the same Exd.
Ex. per me Robtus. Barcroft Notary Public.
Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason, 11th February 2021
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