Will of Richard Yeates

of Cudham, Kent

I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Mary Yeates during her natural life all my Estates whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature kind or quality soever
and after my said Wife Mary Yeates departs this life then my Will and meaning is as follows

I give and bequeath to my Son John Yeates Seven houses at Chelsfield in the County of Kent and his heirs
but if he dies without heirs then the aforesaid seven houses should come to his Brother Richard Yeates

Also I give and bequeath unto my Son Richard Yeates house and Furniture Shop and stock in trade and one house (more bearing to the South in the occupation of Mrs Young) and to his heirs
but if he dies without heirs then my Will is that the houses should go back to my Son John Yeates

I give and bequeath unto my Son George Yeates three houses bearing to the North now in the occupation of James Whitehouse Benjamin Whitehouse and Widow Thornton likewise three Acres of Land a Field shown by the name of Hixgoss Orchard Land
and if my aforesaid Son George Yeates should die without heirs my meaning is that the said three houses and three Acres of Land should go back to his Brother Richard Yeates

I give unto my Daughter Mary Yeates the house I now live in and all the Furniture and another house at the end of the Garden occupied by William Walter
and if my Daughter Mary dies without heirs then the aforesaid belonging to her to go back to her Brother George Yeates aforesaid

And I do hereby make ordain constitute and appoint my Wife Mary Yeates and my Son Richard Yeates and my Son John Yeates Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former and other Wills and Testaments by me at any time heretofore made

In Witness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and Seal the day and year first above written Richd Yeates
(Attestation Clause)
William Yeates _ John Monk _ James Wood

Proved at London 13 April 1832

Return to Kent Genealogy