I give, devise and bequeath my Farm and Lands at St. Margaret Atcliffe in the County of Kent in the Occupation of William Pope
unto my Son John Underdown and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever
And I also give and bequeath the Parsonage and Rectory of St. Margaret Atcliffe aforesaid with the Lands and Premises thereunto
belonging and appertaining which I hold by Lease from the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury unto my said Son John Underdown his Executors
and Adinrs. [Administrators] and Assigns
Item I give to my Sister Elizabeth Gredar the Sum of Ten pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain to be paid to her within
three Months after my Decease
Item my Sixteenth part of the Ship called The John and Robert of Ramsgate, whereof my Nephew John Underdown is Commander, I give
and bequeath unto my said Nephew John Underdown his executors, Administrators and Assigns
Item All and singular other my Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments and real Estate whatsoever and wheresoever I give devise and bequeath unto my welbeloved Wife Mary Underdown and her Heirs and Assigns for ever
Item All and Singular the rest and Residue of my Leasehold Estate, Goods, Chattells, Moveables, Household Stuff and personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever of what Nature, Kind or Quality soever (after paym[en]t of my just Debts, Funeral Charges and Probate of my Will) I give and bequeath unto my said Wife Mary Underdown her Executors, Administrators and Assigns
And I make ordain and appoint my said Wife Mary Underdown full and Sole Executrix of this my Will and revoking All former Wills by me made I do make and declare this only for my true and last Will and Testament
In Witness whereof I the said John Underdown the Testator have to this my Will contained in One
Sheet of written paper set my Hand and Seal the Eight and twentieth day of June Anno Dom : 1727
And in the first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second over Great Britain etc.
Jno Underdown
Signed Sealed published and declared by the said John Underdown the Testator for and as his last Will and Testament on the Day of the
Date thereof in the Presence of us who subscribed or Names as Witnesses in his Presence and at his Request
Ann Howard; Elizabeth Hadly; John Taylor Not. Pub. at Deale.
Examd by me Mart. Upton Not. Pub.
Probatum fuit: 6th June 1728
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 16th August 2021
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