all my Wages on board His Majesty’s Ship Biddeford and also all and Singular such Wages, Summe and Sumes of money, Lands, Tenements, Goods, Chattells & Estate whatsoever as shall be any wages due, owing or belonging to me at the time of my Decease, I doe give Devise and Bequeath the same unto my Father George Page of El[h]am in the County of Kent
And I doe hereby Nominate and Appoint my Father George Page Executer of this my last Will and Testament hereby Revoking all former Wills, Testaments and Deeds of Gift by me at any time heretofore made And I doe Ordaine & Ratify those presents to Stand and be for my only last Will and Testament
In Witness Whereof to this my said Will I have sett my hand & seal the Fifth day of January – Anno Dom. 1733/4
David X Page his Mark
Signed, Sealed and Published in ye pr[e]sence of us
Harris Ellery; Jno. Pascall; Richd. Hughes
10th July 1734 before William Gostling, Clerk, Surrogate, etc. in the presence of us: Mark Upton, Not. Pub. [Notary Public].
The within written Will of David Page, late Mariner, Batchelor, dec[ease]d, and late belonging to
His Majesty’s Ship Biddeford, having etc. Goods etc., was proved and Admtn.[Administration] of the
said deceased’s Goods, so far as concern (for) the said decd and his Will was committed (to)
George Page, Father of the said decd & Executor named in the s[ai]d Will, he being first sworn duly to Administer the same
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 25th October 2021
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