First I give and devise my Grand Children, Thomas Norton, John Norton, George Norton and Sarah Norton, the Children of my late son John Norton deceased All those my two Messuages or Tenements with the Outhouses, Building Grounds, Hereditaments and Appurtenances to them respectively belonging and in the Parish of aforesaid at or near a certain place there called Robsack, One of which Messuages is now in the Occupation of John Duke and the other is untenanted, To hold to them my said Grand Children and their Heirs and Assigns forever as Tenants in common and not as joint Tenants.
Also I give and bequeath to all my said Grand Children above named equally to be divided between them all my own wearing Apparel of all sorts and
all such other wearing Apparels as well of my late son’s ¬as otherwise I shall be possessed of at my Decease.
Also I give to all my Grand Children above named equally to be divided between them all my ready Money all such other Norton monies as shall be
any way due or belonging to me at my Decease, after all my just Debts, Funeral Charges and the Charges of proving and executing this my Will and
thereout paid.
And I do appoint John Fagg of Ramsgate afore said Gentleman the Guardian and Trustee of my said Grand Children or such of them as shall be under Twenty One years of age at my Decease to have the Care Custody Direction and management for their Benefit of what I have herein given to them.
And as for and concerning all such other Messuages, Lands and Tenements, Goods, Chattels and Real and personal Estate which I can or may hereby
give or dispose of, I give, devise, and bequeath the same and every part to my son in Law Isaac Witherden his Heirs, Executors,
Administrators and Assigns.
And I do appoint him the said Isaac Witherden Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and do hereby revoke all former Wills by me made.
In Witness whereof I the said George Norton have here unto set my hand and seal the Thirty First Day of August in the Thirty Third Year of the
Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the second and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Fifty Nine.
George Norton
Signed and Sealed by the Testator George Norton and by him published and declared and for his last Will and Testament in the Presence of us have
subscribed our names in the said Testator’s Presence
Anna Bridger, Sarah Clunn and James Fagg, Notary Public.
The before registered Will of George Norton deceased was proved May Twenty Fifth 1765 before the Reverend George Herne Clerk Surrogate to the Worshipful Francis Simpson, Doctor of Laws Official General to the Reverend the Archdeacon of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of Isaac Witherden the Sole Executor named in the said Will he being first sworn duty to perform the same.
Notes:
George Norton - burial 27 Apr 1765 St Laurence in Thanet
Marriage: 11 November 1713, Canterbury, Kent to Susanna Neame (baptised 4 Nov 1692, Woodnesborough, burial 12 Sept 1753 St Laurence in Thanet)
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