The Document Chest
1765 Will of George King
Cooper and owner of the Jolly Huntsman in Middle Street
In the Name of God Amen
I
George King of Yeovil in the County of
Somerset Cooper
being in perfect
health and of
sound Mind
Memory and
Understanding
(thanks be to
God) but
considering the
uncertainty of
this Transitory
Life do make
publish and
declare this my
Last Will and
Testament in
manner following
(that is to say)
First and
principally I
Commit my Soul
into the hands
of Almighty God
Trusting through
the Merits of
Jesus Christ my
most blessed
Saviour and
Redeemer to
Enjoy
everlasting Life
and my Body I
desire may be
decently buried
at the
discretion of my
Executrix's
herein named and
as touching such
Worldly Estate
and Effects as
God has been
pleased to bless
me with I Give
and dispose
thereof as
follows Item I
Give devise and
bequeath all
that Dwelling
House and
Tenement with
the Garden and
backside
thereunto
belonging called
and known by the
Name of the
Jolly Huntsman
Situate in Pitt
Lane otherwise
Middlestreet in
Yeovil aforesaid
And the Stable
in a certain
Lane there
called Grope
Lane unto my
beloved Wife Ann
King during the
Term of her
natural life and
after her
decease my will
is and I do
hereby Give
devise and
bequeath the
said
Dwellinghouse
and Tenement and
Stable with the
Appurt[enance]s
unto my Neice
Jenny Chapman
and her Heirs
and Assigns
forever Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
Nephew George
King the sum of
Five Pounds of
Lawfull British
Money to be paid
him immediately
after my decease
by my
Executrix's
herein named to
buy him a Suit
of Mourning Item
I give and
bequeath unto my
Nephew John King
the sum of One
hundred Pounds
of Lawfull
British Money to
be paid him
likewise by
Executrix's
herein named
immediately at
the Expriration
of twelve months
next after my
decease and a
Suit of Mourning
Item all my
Cattle Stock in
Trade Money and
other my Goods
and Chattels not
herein before
disposed of I
give and
bequeath the
same unto my
said Wife Ann
King and my said
Neice Jenny
Chapman equally
between them
Share and Share
alike And I do
hereby
Constitute and
Appoint my said
Wife Ann King
and my said
Niece Jenny
Chapman Joint
Executrixes of
this my Last
Will and
Testament
revoking all
others by me at
any time
heretofore made
In Witness
whereof I the
said George King
have hereunto
set my hand and
Seal this twenty
Ninth day of
November in the
year of our Lord
one thousand
seven hundred
and sixty Five
George King
Signed Sealed
Published and
declared by the
said Testator as
and for his Last
Will and
Testament in the
presence of us
who at his
request and in
the presence
have Subscribed
our Names as
Witnesses to the
same
Ones[iphorus]
Warry
Edith
Warry
Geo[rge]
Newman
This Will was proved at London the
Twentieth day of
June in the year
of our Lord one
thousand seven
hundred and
Sixty Nine
before the Right
Worshipful
George Hay
Doctor of Laws
Master Keeper or
Commissary of
the Prerogative
Court of
Canterbury
Lawfully
Constituted by
the Oaths of Ann
King Widow the
Relict of the
deceased and
Jenny Chapman
Spinster the
Neice and
Executrixes
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 by
Commission duly
to administer
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
