The Document Chest
1825 Will of Joan Palmer
Widow
I Joan Palmer of Yeovil in the County of
Somerset Widow
being of sound
and disposing
mind memory and
understanding do
make publish and
declare this my
last Will and
Testament in
manner and form
following that
is to say I give
devise and
bequeath unto my
Son Jonas all my
Real and
Personal Estate
Goods Chattels
rights Credits
monies in the
Funds and
Effects
whatsoever to
hold to him his
Heirs Executors
and
Administrators
In Trust to get
in and divide
the same between
himself and my
right other
surviving
Children and the
two Children of
my deceased
daughter Rebecca
such two
Children to take
the one tenth of
my said Effects
between them
subject as
hereinafter
mentioned and I
hereby charge my
said property
and Effects with
payment of my
Debts Funeral
Expences and the
Charges of
proving this my
Will and I
hereby appoint
the said Jonas
Palmer my
Executor and
Trustee for the
Children of my
said deceased
daughter Rebecca
In witness
whereof I have
hereunto set my
hand and seal
this 23rd day of
November 1825
The mark of X
Joan Palmer
Signed sealed
published and
declared by the
said Joan Palmer
the Testatrix as
and for her last
Will and
Testament in the
presence of us
who at her
request in her
presence have
subscribed our
names as
Witnesses then
to the same
having been
first read and
explained to her
by Edwin Tomkins
one of the
subscribing
witnesses
Edwin Tomkins
Wm Buck
Proved at London 24th July 1826 before the Judge by the oath of
Jonah (in the
will written as
Jonas) Palmer
the Son the sole
Executor to whom
adm[inistrati]on
was granted
having been
first sworn by
Commission duly
to Adm[iniste]r
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
