Source: TNA, PROB 11/892
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In the Name of God Amen I John Green of the Town and County of Poole being through Mercy in perfect Health of Body and Mind and remembring the uncertainty of this Life do make ordain constitute and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament in Form and manner following Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Mary Green all and every such Sum or Sums of Money Goods Chattels and Effects of what Kind or sort soever that I now have or shall have hereafter and do make her my sole Executrix she paying only the following Legacies To my beloved Sisters Grace and Elizabeth Green to each of them the Sum of ten pounds Sterlg to be paid within ten Months after my decease and this I do declare to be my last Will and Testament and revoking all former Wills without better form according to Law Writeen with my own Hand and sealed with my Seal in Poole this fifteenth Day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty one Jno Green 29 September 1763 Which day appeared personally William Kittier of Ringwood in the County of Southampton Merchant and Richard Corpe of the Town and County of Poole Notary Publick and being sworn on the Holy Evangelists to depose the Truth made Oath as followeth that they these Deponents knew and were well acquainted with John Green late of the Town of Poole in the County of the Town of Poole deceased for many years before and to the time of his Death and also with his manner and Character of hand Writing having often seen him write and subscribe his Name and having now carefully viewed the paper Writing hereunto annexed purporting to be and contain the last Will and Testament of the said deceased beginning thus "In the Name of God Amen I John Green of the Town and County of Poole being through Mercy in perfect Health of Body and mind and remembring the uncertainty of this Life do make ordain constitute and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament" and ending thus "written with my own Hand and sealed with my Seal in Poole "this fifteenth Day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand "seven hundred and sixty one" and thus subscribed Jno Green they these Deponents say that they do verily and in their Consciences believe the whol series and Contents of the said paper writing beginning ending and subscribed as aforesaid to be all of the proper Hand Writing and Subscription of the said deceased Wm Kittier Richd Corpe Same day the said William Kittier and Richard Corpe were duly sworn to the Truth of this Affidavit before me W Nairn Commissioner This Will was proved at London the seventh Day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty three before the Right Worshipful Sir Edward Simpson Knight Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of Mary Green Widow the Relict of the deceased and sole Executrix named in the said Will to whom administration was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased having been first sworn by Commission duly to administer
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