11-0558-292_AnneWinch-Kingston_1718
I ANNE WINCH of Kingston upon Thames in the County of Surrey, widow being weak of body but of sound and disposing mind and memory thanks to God for the same do make my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say, imprimis I give to my daughter ELIZABETH BISHOP wife of JOHN BISHOP of Kingston aforesaid Draper all those my messuages or tenements with their and every of their appurtenances situate in New Windsor in the County of Berks now in the occupation of Anne Chapman widow and John Eldridge butcher or their assigns to have and to hold the same to my said daughter Elizabeth Bishop her executors administrators and assigns for the remainder of the term of forty years which shall be therein to come at the time of my death. ITEM; I give to my granddaughter ELIZABETH BISHOP the sum of six hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to her without any interest therefore at her stage of one and twenty years or day of marriage which shall first happen provided she marry with the consent of her parents or which of them shall be then living. ITEM; I give unto all such children as my said daughter shall happen to have by my said son in law John Bishop except the said Elizabeth my granddaughter and any eldest son which shall inherit my said daughter’s jointure (the said Elizabeth my granddaughter being by me provided for as aforesaid and such eldest son being otherwise provided for) one sum of one thousand pounds of lawful money of great Britain to be paid without any interest in such proportions as my said son and daughter or the survivor of them shall think fit to the son and sons at his and their respective age and ages of one and twenty years and to the daughter and daughters at her and their respective age and ages of one and twenty years or days of marriage which shall first happen provided they marry with the consent of my said son and daughter or which of them shall be then living. And my will and mind is that the interest and increase of the said sum of six hundred pounds so given my said granddaughter and of the said sum of one thousand pounds so given to the children of my said daughter shall not be paid to any of them but shall be retained by my said son in law for and towards the education of my said granddaughter and of such other child and children as shall be entitled to the said sum of one thousand pounds. ITEM; I give to my nephew Thomas and my niece ANNE JACKSON twenty pounds apiece to be paid when they shall attain their respective ages of one and twenty years. ITEM; I give to my nephews ISAAC, WILLIAM, HENRY and RICHARD JACKSON ten pounds apiece to be paid when they attain their respective ages of one and twenty years. ITEM; I give to my sister ELIZABETH CHAPMAN and my nephew RICHARD and my niece KATHERINE CHAPMAN and to Mr [Kuticler] ten pounds apiece for mourning. ITEM; I give to Daniel Maye of Kingston and Mr Cambden of Windsor aforesaid five pounds apiece to be distributed to such poor people as each of them shall think fit. ITEM; I give to the said Mr Cambden forty shillings yearly during the time he continues minister to the congregation of Windsor. All the rest and residue of my said estate I give to my said son in law John Bishop whom I make executor of this my will and do revoke all former wills by me made and do declare this to be my last will and testament contained in two sheets of paper. In witness whereof I the said testatrix have set my hand to the top of the first sheet where they are joined together and to the bottom of the said first sheet and my hand and seal to the second and last sheet this nineteenth day of December 1715. And in the second year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George of Great Britain etc king – Ann Winch – signed sealed published and declared by me the said testatrix Ann Winch as and for the last will and testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names as witnesses hereunto in the presence of the said testatrix. Daniel Maye, Will. Cock Junr, Dan: Mason
Proved 18th June 1718 by John Bishop, Executor
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