1781 Copy of Probate of John Felgate

This is the last Will and Testament

of me John Felgate of Kettleburgh in the County of

Suffolk Farmer made the twenty third Day of February

in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and

eighty one as follows (that is to say) First I give

and Devise unto Sarah my loving Wife All that

Tenement or Dwelling House in the Occupation of John

Lay and also the piece or parcel thereto belonging in my

own Occupation with the Appurtenances situate lying

and being in Kettleburgh aforesaid To hold to her

the said Sarah my Wife and her Assigns from and

immediately after my Decrease for and during the term

of her natural life she committing no Waste but

keeping the Premisses in tenatable Repair during

the said Term And I Give and Bequeath unto her the

said Sarah my Wife and her Assigns one Annuity or

Yearly Sum of Twenty Pounds And to my Brother

Daniel Felgate and his Assigns one Annuity or

Yearly Sum of ten Pounds of lawful money of Great

Britain to be paid to them by four equal Quarterly

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Payments without Decuction for and during the said

Term of their respective natural Lives at or in Church

Porch of the Parish Church of Kettleburgh aforesaid and

to be issuing out of and chargeable on my Messuages

Lands Tenements and Premisses herein after mentioned

The first payment tereof tobe made on that Day three

Months next after my Decease I Also I Give and

Bequeath unto the said Sarah m Wife a Bed and

such other furniture part of the Goods now being in my

Dwelling House as shall be thought needful for

furnishing a Room for her to Dwell in to be taken

at the Discretion of my said Wife and of my Executor and

Executrix hereafter named within one Month next

After my Decease I Give and Bequeath to Ann

Felgate my Daughter the Sum of eleven hundred

Pounds of like lawful money to be paid to her within

twelve Months next after my Decease with lawful

Interest for the same from the time of my said Decease

till payment thereof by my Son John Felgate out of and

for the Messuages Lands and Tenements herein after given

to him I also Give and Beqeath unto her the said

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Ann Felgate one Moiety or half part of all my

household Goods Plate Linnen Furniture and Effects

which shall remain after such part thereof as I have

herein before given to my said Wife shall be taken

therefrom to and for the use and Benefit of my said

Daughter and at her own disposal And my Will is

that all the Stock of my Farm within Doors and without

Implements of Husbandry Backhouse and Dairy utensils

hereinafter otherwise Disposed of shall be excepted and of

the said Goods and Furniture so given to my said Daughter

And I do Give Devise and Bequeath unto my said Son

John Felgate all and singular my Messuages Farms

Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Appurtenances

whatsoever both Freehold and Copyhold situate lying and

being in Kettleburgh aforesaid Framlingham Badingham

and Ashfield in the said County of Suffolk or contiguous

or adjoining to any or either of those Parishes or elsewhere

in the said County not herein before otherwise disposed of

To hold to him my said Son John Felgate his Heirs and

Assigns immediately from and after my Decease And

I do Give and Devise unto him the said John Felgate my

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Son All that my said Tenement or Dwelling House

in occupation f the said John Lay and the piece of

Land thereto belonging in my own Occupation in Ketleburgh

aforesaid with the Appurtenances To hold to him my

said Son John his Heirs and Assigns immediately from

and after the Decease of the said Sarah my Wife And

I do Give and Bequeath to the said John Felgate  my

Son the other Moiety or half part of all mt said

Household Goods Plate Linnen Funiture and Effects

which shall remain after those be taken therefrom by

the said Sarah my Wife as aforesaid which said two

Moities shall be ascertained or valued for and delivered to

or taken by my said Son and Daughter by such fair

Judicious and Indifferent Person or Persons as they my

said Son and Daughter shall agree upon as convenient

may be and at longest within three Months next after

my Decease I also give and bequeath to my said Son

John Felgate all and singular other my Goods Chattles

Cattle Farming Stocks Implements of Husbandry And

also all my Backhouse and Dairy Utensils Moveables and

all Moneys due to me at my Decease or which I may

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then having in my Possession and all other my Personal

Estate and effects whatsoever and hereinbefore his Executors

Administrators and Assigns immediately fro and after

my Decease to and for his and their own Use Benefit

and Disposal Provided nevertheless and my Will is

that all and singular the Messuages Lands Tenements

Hereditaments Goods Chattles and Premisses herein before

given to the said John my Son his Heirs Executors

Administrators and Assigns with the Appurtenances

Are so given to him Upon this Condition that

he or they shall and will well and truly pay or cause to

be paid all my just Debts Funeral and Testamentary

Expenses Legacies and Annuities herein before given

And I do subject and charge all and every or any of the

Said Estates and Premisses with the Payment thereof at the

Days and times and in manner as above mentioned

And if Default shall happen to be made in payment

of the said legacies and Annuities or of any part thereof

contrary to the true Intent and meaning of this my Will

That then and so often as such Default shall happen

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it shall and may be lawful for the Person or Persons

to whom such Default in payment shall be made his

her or their Executors Administrators Agents or Assigns

to enter into and upon all or any part of the aforesaid

Premisses chargeable with the payment thereof and to

receive and take the Rents Issues and Profits

his her or their own Use or Uses untill he she or they

shall be paid and satisfied the Moneys due to him her

or them and all Arrears thereof with lawful Interest for

the same from the time of the non-payment thereof

together with all such Costs and Charges as she or they

shall be put unto my means of such non-payment

(any thing herein before mentioned or contained to the

contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding and I

do make and appoint the said John Felgate my Son and

Ann Felgate my Daughter executor and Executrix of

this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking

all former Wills by me made In Witness whereof

unto this my last Will and Testament contained

and written three Sheets of Paper together annexed I

the said John Felgate the Testator have to be top of the

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first Sheet with the Label affixing the said three Sheets

together set my hand and seal and to the bottom of each

sheet thereof have set my hand the Day and Year first

above written

John Felgate

 

Signed sealed published and declared by the above

named John Felgate the testator as and for his last Will

and Testament in the presence of us who have in his

presence and at his request and in the presence of each

other have subscribed our names as Witnesses hereto

John Garrett,  Nathl Fuller  Robt Harvey

 

 

Outside

 

Copy of the Probate of

Mr John Felgates Will late

of Kettleburgh in the County

of Suffolk (Deceased)