| William Fremlin |
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| In the name of God Amen. I William Fremlin of Trottiscliffe in the County of Kent Tanner being at this time in good health of body and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding praised to god for the same. But calling to mind the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time when do therefore make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following. That is ??? trust and principal I assign my soul the hands of almighty God who gave it me hoping for remission of all my sins through the messiahs death and passion of my blessed lord and saviour Christ Jesus and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my executrix hereinafter named and as to such temperall estate as it shall please God in his mercy to bless me with at the time of my decease I give and dispose thereof as follows. That is to say I give and devise unto my loving Mother Ann Fremlin widow all that my one undivided third part of and the several messuages or tenements farms lands ?eroditaments premises situate lying and being in the parish of Kemsing in the said County and all other my real estate whatsoever and wheresoever with their and every of their rights members and apportenances To hold to my said Mother Ann Fremlin her heirs and assigns for ever. In trust that my said mother Ann Fremlin do and shall as soon as may be after my decease sell and convey away the same and every or any part or parts to such purchaser or purchasers and for such sum and sums of money as she my said trustees shall happen to get for the same and with the money thereby arising after deducting all such cost charges and expenses as she shall from time to time sustain or be paid made or expend in or about the execution of the trust hereby in her reposed. In the first place I do hereby direct my said trustees to pay and satisfy all such sum and sums of money as shall be due and owing by me for principal interest or mortgage and also the principal sum of fifty pounds now due and owing from me on bond to Mrs Sarah Allen of Sevenoaks in the said county widow together with all interest as shall be due and owing thereon in which bond my said Mother and my sister Ann Fremlin is become jointly bound with me. And what surplus moneys shall be remaining in the hands of my said trustees I do hereby direct my said trustee to place out at interest on government or other good security and the interest or produce arising therefrom to be by my said trustee paid and applied towards the maintenance of my dear and loving wife Eleanor Fremlin and all and every the child or children by me lawfully begotten or to be begotten on the body of my said wife for and during the term of her natural life. In case my said wife shall continue a widow and unmarried and from and immediately after the death or marriage of my said wife which shall first happen then I give such interest or produce to and for the maintenance of such child or children until he she or they shall attain their respective age or ages of twenty four years to whom I then give such surplus money equally to be divided between if more than one. And in case I shall have no child live to attain the age of twenty four years and my said wife shall be then dead or married then I give the interest and produce of such surplus money unto my loving sister Ann Fremlin spinster for and during the term of her natural life. In case she shall continue herself single and unmarried and in such case from and immediately after the death or marriage of my said sister which shall first happen I give such surplus money unto and amongst all and every the children of my brother James Fremlin equally between them. And I do hereby direct and order that any purchaser or purchasers that my said trustee shall sell and convey my said real estate or part thereof shall not be concerned to see their purchase money paid or applied to the trust of this my will or any of them but that the receipt or receipts of my said trustee shall essentially discharge the purchaser or purchasers of the said premises or any part thereof for such sum or sums as my said trustee shall sign receipts for and after such receipt or receipts such purchaser or purchasers shall not be answerable for any debts or misapplication of the said purchase money or any part thereof. Also all my household goods, bedding, furniture, plate, linen, ready money, book debts, bonds and other securities for money, all other of my personal estate whatsoever I give to my said loving wife for the maintenance of herself and the children by me begotten or to be begotten on her body and I do hereby constitute and appoint my said wife to be the executrix of this my will hereby revoking all my former wills by me at any time before made and do declare this only to be my last will. In witness whereof I the said William Fremlin the testator have to this my last will contained in two sheets of paper set my hand and seal to each sheet thereof this third day of March in the eighteenth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the second by the grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland King defender of the faith and so forth and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty four. | |||