I give devise and bequeath unto my dear Mother Ann George all and every the real and personal Estates whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever which I may be possessed of or entitled to at the time of my decease To hold the same according to the several natures thereof unto and to the use of my said dear Mother Ann George her Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns absolutely
But in case my said dear Mother Ann George shall die in my lifetime then I give devise and bequeath all my said real and personal Estates unto and to the use of my dear Sisters Sarah George Eliza Smith George Matilda George and Emma George and to their respective Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns as tenants in common and not as joint tenants
And I hereby appoint my said Sister Sarah George Executrix and my Brothers Edward George of Sandgate in the said County of Kent Doctor of Medicine and Robert George of Rochester aforesaid Wine Merchant Executors of this my Will and hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made I do declare this only to be and contain my last Will and Testament
Witness my hand this seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two
Richd. B. George
Signed by the said Richard Burcham George the Testator as his last Will and Testament in the presence of
us present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have
subscribed our names as Witnesses
Robert Weston Clerk to Mr. Richd. B. George - G. Ketchley Essell Solr. [Solicitor] Rochester
Proved at London 9th June 1842 before the Worshipful John Danbury Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the Oaths of Sarah Sandwell George (in the Will written Sarah George) Spinster the Sister and Edward George Doctor of Medicine and Robert George the Brothers the Executors to whom admon. [administration] was granted having been first sworn duly to administer.
Notes:
Father Robert George, Ba. of St. Lawrence (in Thanet), married Ann Shrewsbury, Sp. of Deal on
21st January 1800 at St. Leonard Deal, which marriage was witnessed by a great deal of her family: Jane
Bradby Cole, William Shrewsbury, Edward Shrewsbury, Sarah Browning and Mercy Shrewsbury.
Their 13 known children were christened at Non-Conformist churches, thus:
Born 11 Dec 1800, Chr. 8 Feb 1801, Ann, d. of Robert & Ann, Ebenezer Independent Chapel, Ramsgate.
Born 21 Sep 1802, Chr. 21 Nov 1802, Susanna --- (as above) ---
Chr. 6 May 1804, Robert; Chr. 29 Sep 1805 Elizabeth Smith; Chr. 15 Mar 1807 Sarah Sandwell, all “
Born 2 Oct 1808, Chr. 13 Nov 1808 William; Born 20 Jun 1810, Chr. 28 Oct 1810 Jane Pritchard;
Chr.: 9 May 1812 Edward; Born 7 Nov 1813, Chr. 26 Nov 1813 Dorothy Smith;
Born 22 Apr 1815, Chr. 16 Nov 1817 Eliza Smith; - all at the Ebenezer Independent Chapel, Ramsgate.
Born 24 Jul 1817, Chr. 16 Nov 1817 Richard Burcham, at the Zion Chapel, Hardres Street, Ramsgate.
Born 18 Nov 1820; Chr.: 4 Feb 1823 Matilda; Born 22 May 1822; Chr.: 4 Feb 1823 Emma – both at Clover Street Ebenezer Chapel, Chatham.
Robert George was buried at St. Margaret, Rochester, aged 73 on 25th September 1841.
Ann George age 69 buried 19 Sep 1848 at St. Margaret, Next Rochester.
See: PROB 11/2170/243 Will of Ann George, Widow of Robert of Chatham, dated 8th September 1848 and Proved 18th April 1853.
See: PROB 11/1952/204 Will of Robert George the Elder, Porter & Merchant of Chatham, dated 19th February 1840 with a Codicil
dated 14th September 1841 & Proved 21st October 1841.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 24th February 2020. All rights waived for personal use – BUT please quote source and reference.
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