Wills

Will of Brown, William 1730

In the Name of God Amen

I William Brown of Colebrook in the County of Bucks Husbandman

calling to mind the uncertainty of Life in this world do make this my last

Will and Testament in manner and form following first and principally 

I commit my soul into the hands of God who gave it trusting for a free

pardon of my sins through the Merits of Christ my Redeemer my body

I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the direction of my Executor

hereafter named and as to such worldly Estate which it hath pleased God 

to bless me with in this Life I give and dispose of the same as followeth

Imprimis I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Jane the wife of 

Robert Andrew All that my Cottage or Tenement with the Appurtenances

Situate in Colebrook in the parish of Horton now in the occupation of 

Mary Mew widow To have and to hold unto my said daughter Jane 

and her a assigns for and during the Term of her natural life and from

and immediately after her decease I give and devise and bequeath the same 

into my Grandson Joseph Andrews son of my said daughter Jane and 

his heirs and assigns for ever Item I give devise and bequeath unto my

Son Joseph Brown all that my Cottage or Tenement wherein I do dwell

with the appurtenances situate in Colnbrook aforesaid in the said parish

of Horton To have and to hold into my said son Joseph and his heirges

and assigns for ever Item All the rest and residue of my Estate whether 

real and personal of what kind or nature so ever I give and devise and 

bequeath unto my said son Joseph he paying thereout unto my son

William Brown one Guinea only and Lastly I do hereby make constitute 

and appoint my said son Joseph Brown full and sole Executor of this my 

last will and Testament In witness whereof I the said William Brown

the testator have here unto set my hand and seal the Eighth day of August

in the fourth year of the Reign of my Soverign Lord George the

second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King

Defender of the faith &c. And in the year of Our Lord One thousand

Seven Hundred and Thirty. The mark of Wm Brown Signed sealed

published and declared by the said William Brown the Testator as

and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who have 

set our names as witnesses at the request and in the presence of the 

said Testator   Thomas Arnold Wiliam Hancks   Danl Foster  

Probate   18 July 1734  to Joseph Brown son and executor  

PROB 11 666 148