In the name of God Amen the fourth day of August in the fourth year of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord James the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King defender of the faith anno Domini One Thousand Six Hundred eighty eight I Samuel Saxon of Colebrooke in the Parish of Stanwell in the county of Middx Innholder being weake in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory thankes be given to God for the same doe make and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner and forme following (that is to say) I committ my soule into the hands of Almighty God my creator and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and my worldly Estate I dispose of as followeth (vizt) Inprimis I give and bequeath unto my several sons and daughters hereafter in these presents mentioned the severall sums of Lawfull money of England hereafter severally and respectively mentioned ( that is to say ) to my son Anthony Saxon Ten Pounds to my sone John Saxon Ten pounds to my sonn William Saxon Twenty pounds To my daughter Martha Beale five pounds to my daughter Mary Richardson Twenty pounds and to my daughter Ann Thomson Twenty pounds to be respectively paid unto my said sons and daughters within the terme of two years next ensuing after my decease in full discharge and satisfaction of all claymes and demands to be made by them or any of them out of my Estate or any part thereof Item I give and bequeath unto my son Ralph Saxon the sum of Twenty pounds lawfull money of England when he shall return or come alive into this Kingdom of England in full discharge and satisfaction of all claimes and demands by him to be made out of my Estate or any part there of But if it shall happen that my sayd Son Ralph Saxon shall dye or depart this life before he return or come alive into England aforesaid Then I give and bequeath the said sume of Twenty pounds in manner and form following that is to say ten Ten pounds part thereof unto my Granddaughter Mary Richardson and Ten pounds the remainder thereof I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Samuell Saxon son of my son Samuell Saxon when they shall respectively attaine to their severall and respective ages of one and twenty years Item I give and bequeath unto my grandson Samuell Saxon the son of my son Anthony Saxon the sum of Ten pounds Lawfull money of England to be paid unto him when he shall attaine to the age of one and Twenty years Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandson John Beale the sum of five pounds Lawfull money of England to be paid unto him at his Age of one and twenty years Item all the rest of my goods chattels and personal estate whatsoever (after my debts legacies and funeral expenses shall be satisfied and paid) I give and bequeath unto my Loving Wife Martha Saxon and to my son Sameull Saxon equally to be divided between them share and share alike Item I do hereby make constitute and appoint my said wife Martha Saxon and my said sonn Samuell Saxon Executors of this my last Will and Testament In witness wherof I have hereunto put my hand and seale the day and year first above written – Samuell Saxon – Sealed signed Published and declared by the said Testator Samuell Saxon to be his last Will and Testament the words (one and twenty years ) being being first interlines in the presence of The Mark of Roger Eldrdge Sen
Henry Woodman Richard Tudor
Prob 11/395/ 186