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The Will of James Clarke
The 1825 Will of James Clarke, Breeches Maker
This is the last Will and Testament of me James Clarke of Yeovil in the County of Somerset Breeches Maker I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Charlotte Clarke my household goods and furniture stock in trade money and securities for money and all and singular other my personal estate and effects of what nature and kind soever that I may be possessed of at the time of my decease Also I give unto my said wife all my share as a legatee in certain lands and premises expectant on the death of Joan Shepherd Widow and Relict of George Shepherd late of Cerne Abbas in the County of Dorset Cordwainer deceased (which said premises were in and by the Will of the said George Shepherd directed to be sold after her death and the produce of such sale divided between certain persons legatees therein named) Subject to the payment of my just debts and funeral expences and the expences of proving this my Will And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said wife whole and sole Executrix of this my Will In Witness whereof I the said James Clarke the testator have to this my last Will and Testament subscribed my hand and set my seal this twenty ninth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five
James Clarke
Signed Sealed published and declared by the said James Clarke the testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in the presence of the said testator and of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto
James Hicks
Thos Phelps
Proved
at London 9th
March 1830
before the Judge
by the oath of
Charlotte Clarke
Widow the Relict
the sole
executrix to
whome
administration
was granted
having been
first sworn by
Commission duly
to administer.
Transcribed by
Bob Osborn
