Will of Anthony Huttly Proved 30th October 1771
PROB 11/971 Quire 409
transcribed by Daphne Johnson 26th June 2003 ©Daphne Johnson 2003 |
In the Name of God Amen First I Recommend my Sole to God hoo gave it and my Boddy to the Earth from where it Came I give to my Wife Martha Huttly all that I am possessed of after my Debts are paid after her Decease to my Daughter Sarah Huttly for her and her heirs If my Daughter should Dye under age after my Wifes Decease without to evry Brothers and Sisters Sons or Daughters Share and Share alike I appoint Martha Huttly my Wife to be an Executrix and George Adams Executor to this my Will and Mr George Adams to be trustee to all my afects Anth Huttly - Oct 13 1771, Mead at Littleham The 23rd day of October 1771, Which day appeared personally Arthur Hogg of Plaistow in the Parish of Westham in the County of Essex Carpenter and Benjamin Gosse of the same place and Parish Gentleman who being severally sworn on the Holy Evangelists to depose that much did depose and say as follows (to wit) that they these Deponents respectively knew and were very well acquainted with Anthony Huttly late of Plaistow in the Parish of Westham in the County of Essex aforesaid deceased for several years Before and to the time of his Death and during such their Knowledge of and Acquaintance with his hand often seen him write and subscribe his name and by that means very much and well Acquainted with his manner and Character of handwriting and Subscription and having now carefully viewed and perused the Writing appearing to be writ with a pencil on both sides of the sixth leaf and one side of the fifth leaf of a the memorandum Book hereunto annexed purporting to be the last Will and Testament of the said deceased beginning thus 'In the Name of God Amen First I Recommend by Sole to God hoo gave it and my Body to the Earth from where it Came' ending thus 'And Mr George Adams to be trustee to all my afects' and subscribed Anth. Huttly thus dated Oct 13 1771 and thus under wrote Mead at Littleham To say that they verily and in their consciences believe the whole Body and Sense of the said Will Subscription there to made and the Sense and underscription thereof to be wholly wrote and subscribed by and with the proper handwriting and subscription of the said Anthony Huttly deceased Art- Hogg Benj Go…. Same Day…..the same Arthur Hogg and Benjamin Gosse were duly sworn to the truth of the above written affidavit before me Francis Simpson Surrogate present Edwd Cheslyn .N B These are to certify that the above is a true Copy of the last Will and Testament of Anthony Huttly late of Plaistow in the Parish of Westham in the County of Essex deceased which is wrote with a pencil on both sides of the sixth leaf and one side of the fifth leaf of a small memorandum Book with red Covers and was carefully Collated with the said Original Will on the thirtieth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy one by me Edwd Cheslyn N B Richd Edwards Agent to Godfrey Park …….Esquire one of the Clerks in the Prerogative Office This Will was proved at London on the thirtiethDay of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Seventy one before the Worshipful Francis Simpson Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Right Worshipful George Day also Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oaths of Martha Huttly Widow the Relict of the deceased and George Adams the Executor named in the said Will to whom Administration was Granted of all and Singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased they having been first sworn only to Administer |