Spink Will 1721

Will of Margaret Spink

of St Margaret's, Rochester, Kent

Source: Prerogative Court of Canterbury Prob11/581
Submitted by Ros Dunning

In the Name of God Amen I Margaret Spink of the Parish of St Margarets next of the City of Rochester in the County of Kent Widow being infirm in body but of sound mind and disposing memory do make and declare this my last Will in manner and form following Vizt. In the first place I give my soul to Almighty God my Creator and my body I Commit to the Earth to be decently buryed at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named and as to my temporall Estate I dispose thereof as followeth that is to say

I give and Bequeath to my own son Joshua Godman of London Distiller by a former Husband forty pounds of lawful money of great Britain and my largest silver Tankard marked G S E to be paid and delivered to him my said Son by my Executrix hereafter named within three Months next after my decease

Item I Give and bequeath to my own Daughter Mary Randall Wife of Simon Randall Custom House Officer my small silver Tankard marked M G and five pounds of lawful money to be paid and delivered to her my said Daughter Mary Randall by my Executrix hereafter named within three Months next after my decease

And I desire my said Daughter Mary Randall to lay out the said five pounds before given to her in the purchasing of a Gold Chain for her daughter to wear in remembrance of me

Item all the rest and residue of my ready money moneys at Interest Bonds Bills Notes Securities for money Plate rings Jewells Household Goods and all and every other my Goods Chattels and Personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever whereof I shall be possessed interested in or intitled to at the time at the time of my decease after my own just debts legacyes Funeral Expences and the charges of Proving this my Will and other incident Charges are paid and satisfied I give and bequeath the same unto my loving Daughter Ellennor Jemmyson Widow who now lives with me and to her Executors and Administrators for ever
and of this my said Will I nominate and appoint her my said my loving Daughter Ellennor Jemmyson full and sole Executrix hereby revoaking all former Wills by me made

Witness my hand and Seal the sixth day of March Anno Dom: 1720 Margaret Spink
The mark of John Lord _ Jno Sheafe

Proved at London 28 September 1721

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