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John Anderson
The last will and testament of me John Anderson of Swavesey in the county of Cambridge husbandman I give and devise all that my copyhold commonable messuages of the Tenement situate in Church End in Swavesey aforesaid with the Close of Pasture thereto and adjoining and one acre more or less of Fen Ground in Swavesey the aforesaid and held of the Manor of the Rectory of Swavesey with their appurtenances unto and to the use of my daughter Elizabeth Anderson her heirs and assigns for ever.
Item I give and devise all that my Quarter Yard Land containing by estimation seven acres and half / more or less of Arable Land and ley ground situate in Swavesey aforesaid being copyhold and held of the Manor of Swavesey with the appurtenances unto and to the use of my son John Anderson his heirs and assigns for ever.
Item I give and bequeath all my leasehold messuages lands tenements and hereditaments now in my own occupation situate in Swavesey aforesaid with the appurtenances and all my estate right title and interest I shall have come at the time of my decease unto my said son John Anderson his executors administrators and assigns.
Item I give and devise all that my half yard land containing by estimation 15 acres ( be the same more or less) and also all that my quarter yard land containing by estimation seven acres and half ( be the same more or less) of Arable Land and ley ground situate lying and being in Swavesey aforesaid being copyhold and held of the Manor of Swavesey with their and every of their appurtenances to unto and to the use of my loving wife Susannah Anderson and her Assigns for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease unto and to the use of my sons William and Isaac, and daughter Rebecca Anderson their Heirs and assigns for ever to take as tenants in common and not as joint tenants.
Item I give bequeath unto my said son John the sum of £200 of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to him or by my executrix hereafter named at his age of 21 years with lawful interest for the same to be computed from six calendar months next after my decease.
Item I give and bequeath to my said daughter Elizabeth the sum of £150 of like lawful money to be paid to her by my said executrix at her age of twenty-one years with lawful interest for the same to be computed from six calendar months next after my decease. And in case either of them my said son John Anderson and daughter Elizabeth Anderson shall happen to depart this life under the age of 21 years than the share of him or her so dying shall go and be paid to the survivors of them and to be payable at such time as his or her original share shall become payable. And my will is that the shares so directed to survive shall survive together with the original share until such original share shall become payable.
Item I give to my said son John my silver watch.
Item I give and bequeath to my friends John Abbott of St Ives in the County of Huntingdon Baker, Thomas Bleckly of Sutton Grocer in the Isle of Ely in the said County of Cambridge grocer and Ellington Wright of Earith in the said County of Huntingdonshire Tanner all such sum and sums of money as they my said John and daughter Elizabeth shall have occasion for, to pay their several Fees and Fines on their admissions to the estates above devised to them and I direct my said executrix to pay the same accordingly. And as for and concerning all the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate I give and bequeath the same unto my said wife her Executors and administrators forever absolutely. And I constitute and appoint a my said wife sole executrix of this my Will and hereby revoking all former wills by me made and I declare this to be my last will and testament. And I will and devise the tuition and guardianship of my said son John and daughter Elizabeth until they shall respectively attain their ages of 21 years on to the said John Abbott Thomas Bleckley and Ellington Wright and the survivor of them whom I do hereby authorise to receive the rent issues and profits of the real estates above devised to my same son and daughter and also to receive the interest of the several Legacies above bequeathed to them, and to apply the same for the benefit of my said son and daughter in such manner and for such purposes as said John Abbott Thomas Bleckly and Ellington Wright shall in their discretion think proper. Provided always and lastly I do hereby will and direct that it may and shall be lawful to and for the said John Abbott Thomas Bleckley and Ellington Wright their executors and administrators out of any money which will come to their or any of their hands by virtue of this my Will to retain to and reimburse themselves respectively all such costs charges damages and expenses as they or any of them shall or maybe put unto in or about the execution of the Trust hereby in them reposed. And that they shall not be chargeable with or accountable for any sum of sums of money to be received by virtue of this my Will other than such as they or any of them shall actually receive nor shall ….? of them be answerable for any loss which may happen in the execution or management of the Trust hereby in them reposed without their respective wilful default.
In Witness whereof I the said John Anderson the Testator have to this my last will and testament set my hand and Seal the 11th day of March in the year of our Lord 1784
…………………..John Anderson
Signed and sealed by the above named John Anderson the Testator and by him published and declared as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto in his presence and In the presence of each other
John Dodson
Samuel Johnson
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