Philpott Will 1718

Will of Roger Philpot

of St. Peter in Thanet, Kent

Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury PRC/17/83/25f or PRC/16/372 P/1
Submitted by Wayne Norton

The three and twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord God 1717,
I Roger Philpot of Kingsgate in the Parish of St Peter the apostle in the Isle of Thanet in the Country of Kent Common Beer Brewer being very Sick and Weak in Body but perfect mind and memory. Thanks be given unto God, therefore, calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament (that is to say)
principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hand of God that gave it and for my Body I Commend it to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named. Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God as leaving such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

First I give and bequeath unto Mary my beloved Wife all my whole Estate both real and personal Lands, Tenements, premises and appurtenances for and during the form of her natural life for and toward the bring up and Education of my four daughters and one son

But and if shall so happen the Reversion of my real Estate and the income of the Brewhouse which I now use, be not Sufficient for the maintenance of my said wife and family whilst my Children be in their minority and not capable in getting of their livings Then my will and mind is that it shall and may be lawful and for my wife for to mortgage or sell all or so much of my real estate as shall may be for the majority and for the necessity and necessary Relief and maintenance of my said wife and children and for no other use or uses

and further my will and mind is that what of my real estate and personal estate shall be left together with what improvement my said wife shall make of the same after her decease shall be equally divided between such of my Children as shall be then living male and female share and share alike

and whereas my said real Estate is made chargeable by Indenture under my hand and seal for the payment of Sixty pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to Valentine Cockling of St Peter aforesaid and whereas twenty pounds is already paid, my will and mind is and I do hereby desire that my said wife shall pay the other forty pounds yet behind and unpaid on such days and times as is mentioned in the said Indenture for the payment of the same

and I do hereby likewise constitute make and ordain may my well beloved wife my only and Sole Executrix of this my last will and testament hereby willing and requiring her for to pay and defray all such just debts as I shall owe at the time of my decease and funeral charge and charge at Court in the proving of this my last will and testament

in witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal get my home and soul the day and year first above:
Written Roger Philpot by his mark
signed sealed published pronounced and delivered by the said Roger Philpot as his last will and testament in the presence of us the subscribers
Stephen Knowing, John Alderston by his mark Henry Taylor.

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