....I give all my ........ of a ........ and land lying in
Harrietsham West Street to my loving wife Anne Rochester and sister Mary
Rochester to be equally divided between them that is my said wife and
sister and that after the death of my said wife the house and land to be
full an wholly to belong to my sister, Mary and her heirs for ever, if
she shall have any and then my will is that is my sister shall dye
without heirs that my house and lands shall return to Richard Hugh the
son of James Hugh and his heirs for ever if my said wife shall marry
again that she shall have no part of my use and lands but it shall all
return to my sister Mary directly. If the said Richard Hugh shall dye
without heirs then my house and lands to go to the family of John
.......and I give all my movables to my said wife and sister to ....of
to pay my debts and funeral charges and after the paying of my debts
what is left to be equally divided of between them and to make my wife
and sister sole executors of this my last will beside my hand the mark
of Richard Rochester, signed sealed published and declared in the presence
of
Elizabeth Fletcher, the marke of Eliz Welard, Alix Bottle.
Probated, August, 1732
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