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1852 Will of Phillis Mitchell
Baker
The last Will and Testament of Phillis Mitchell of Yeovil in the County of Somerset Baker made this fifteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty two I hereby give and bequeath unto my Son William Cave (my son by a former husband) and unto my daughter Mary Mitchell (my daughter by a later husband) all that dwelling house Bakehouse outhouses garden etc situated in Higher Kingston in the parish of Pitney or Yeovil (the garden leading from Higher to Lower Kingston) and which is now in my own possession which House etc is subject however to a Monthly payment to the Yeovil Building and Investment Society All my household Goods and chattles of whatever name All my Stock in Trade utensils [two words illegible] etc etc as their sole Property (after all my just debts are paid) to be equally divided between them at my decease And that the full intent and meaning of this my last Will and Testament may be carried into effect so that each of my aforesaid children may have an equal share in what is now or may be my property I hereby nominate constitute and appoint Mr John Milborne [Mans?] Mercer Tailor etc of Yeovil and Mr Edward Wills now or late Glove Manufacturer of the same place as my [tenet?] for such intents and purposes And I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my Son William Cave and my daughter Mary Mitchell the joint Executor and Executrix of this my last Will and Testament
The mark X of
Phillis Mitchell
Signed sealed
published and
declared by the
Testatrix as and
to be her last
Will and
Testament in the
presence of us
Joseph Hammond
Glove
manufacturer
Yeovil
Hester
Cave
Hester
Camely
In the
Prerogative
Court of
Canterbury In
the Goods of
Phillis Mitchell
Widow deceased
Appeared
Personally
Joseph Hammond
of Yeovil in the
County of
Somerset Glove
Manufacturer and
made Oath that
he is one of the
subscribed
Witnesses to the
last Will and
Testament of
Phillis Mitchell
late of Yeovil
in the County of
Somerset Widow
deceased the
same being now
hereunto annexed
bearing date the
fifteenth day of
March one
thousand eight
hundred and
fifty two And he
further made
Oath that on the
fifteenth day of
March aforesaid
the said
Testatrix duly
executed her aid
Will by affixing
her mark at the
foot or end
thereof in the
presence of this
Deponent and of
Hester Cave the
other subscribed
Witness thereto
both of whom
were present at
the same time
and this
Deponent and the
said Hester Cave
thereupon
attested and
subscribed the
said Will in the
presence of the
said Testatrix
and of each
other And
referring to the
name Elizabeth
[inn?] through
with pen and ink
in the first
line of the said
Will and the
name Phillis
written over the
same he deposes
and says that
the same was so
done prior to
the execution of
the said Will by
the said
deceased
Joseph Hammond
On the eighteenth day of October 1852 the said Joseph Hammond was duly sworn to the truth of this Affidavit by virtue of the annexed Commission Before me
Thomas Hare
Commissioner
Proved at London 23rd October
1852 before the
Judge by the
Oaths of William
Cave the Son and
Mary Mitchell
Spinster the
Daughter the
Executors to
whom Adm[inistrati]on
was granted
having been
first sworn by
Com[missi]on
duly to
administer
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
