Gresham, William, of Horsington, will 1781

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
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In the House of God Amen

I William Gresham of the Parish of Horsington Farmer Do make and Cause to be made This my Last will and Testament Quitting all others whatsoever

Item I Do Give and bequeath to my Brother Thomas Gresham the Sum of ten pounds of Lawfull money of Great Britain

Item I Do Give and bequeath to my Sister Elizabeth Gray the sum of five pounds of Lawfull money of Great Britain

Item I Do Give and bequeath to my Sister Jane Sympson the Sum of five pounds of Lawfull money of Great Britain

Item I Do Give and bequeath to my Nephews & Nieces all whose Names are as follows To Elizabeth Quinch To Mary Cortis To John Quinch To Jane Quinch To Ann Quinch To James Gresham To Thomas Gresham To Ann Gresham To William Gray To Sarah Gray To Elizabeth blow To Ann Sellers To John Gray to Thomas Gray To William Sympson The Sum of three pounds Each in Lawfull money of Great Britain

Item I Do Give and Bequeath to Elizabeth Kitching the Sum of Seventy pounds in Lawfull money of Great Britain

Item I Do Give and Bequeath to Mark Kitching all my Goods and Chattles and make him my whole Executor of this my will he paying the Legacys Contained herein twelve months after my Decease

In wittness hereof I have set my Hand and Seal this Eleventh Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty one

William (his X mark) Gresham

Wittness Stephen Gostwick, Francis (his X mark) Reighton

On the 19th day of September 1781

Mark Kitching the Executor within named was duly sworn And also made Oath that the Personal Estate of the deceased at the time of his death did not amount to 300 Pounds

Before me, S Sympson Sur.

(The will was unsuccessfully contested by John Quincey the Nephew; probate confirmed to Mark Kitching on 20 December 1781.)