I give and bequeath unto my Grandson John Longley one hundred pounds sterling
unto my Granddaughter Mary Longley the like Sum of one hundred pounds sterling
and unto my Granddaughter Frances Longley the like Sum of one hundred pounds sterling
to be paid to them respectively at their respective ages of Twenty one Years or respective days of Marriage first happening by my
Executors hereafter named
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son John Longley the Sum of Twenty pounds to be by him applied towards the Keeping in repair the General Baptist Church in Heaviside Lane [now Hammond Lane] in the Parish of Chatham aforesaid and towards the Renewal of the present Lease thereof with the Governors of the Chest when the same shall come incourse or be renewed
Item I give and bequeath unto John Benton (Son of William Benton late of Sandhurst in the said
County of Kent) the Sum of Ten pounds Sterling
and to John Benton the Younger his Son the like Sum of Ten pounds
to be paid to them respectively in three Months next after my decease
And I give to each of my Maid Servants living with me at the time of my decease three pounds and unto my Servant Boy then living with me
Forty Shillings for Mourning
Item It is my request and I do hereby request my Executors hereafter named within one Month after my decease to abate deduct and allow
unto my now Journeyman Alexander Gardiner the Sum of Fifty pounds out of and from the Debt he now owes me
Item I give and devise all and every my Manors Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Real Estate whatsoever and wheresoever which I
shall die seized of unto and to the use of my only Son the said John Longley his Heirs and Assigns for ever
And I give and bequeath all and every the rest and residue of my ready Money, Securities for Money,
Monies in the Public Stocks or Funds, Creditors, Stock in Trade, Household Goods, Furniture and
Implements of Household, Chattels, Effects and Personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever which I
shall be intitled unto or possessed of at the time of my decease (my just debts, Legacies, Funeral and
all incident Charges being thereout first paid and satisfied) Unto my said Son John Longley his Executors Administrators and Assigns
And I do constitute and appoint him my said Son John Longley sole Executor of this my Will and declare this to be and contain as and for my only last Will and Testament
In Witness whereof I the said Joseph Longley the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament set
my Hand and Seal this thirteenth day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy nine
Joseph Longley
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Testator Joseph Longley as and for his last Will
and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have Subscribed our Names as Witnesses
Rot. Wise - Nathl. Pearne - Thos. Tomlyn
This Will was proved at London the thirtieth day of August in the Year of Our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty five before the Worshipful John Fisher Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the
Right Worshipful Peter Calvert, Doctor of Laws, Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative
Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of John Longley the Son of the Deceased and
sole Executor named in the said Will to whom Administration was granted of all and singular the
Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased having been first sworn duly to administer.
Exd.
Notes:
Joseph Longley Esq'r. of the Parish of Chatham was Bury'd in the General Baptist Burying Gro. in Heavysides Lane on the 6 Aug 1785. [RG4/756]
Governors of the Chatham Chest – established in 1590 in response to the many injured seamen left destitute due to injuries sustained
during the Anglo-Spanish war of 1585-1604. It provided financial relief for injured or disabled Royal Navy seamen for over 224 years.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 8th January 2021
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