22 January 1688 Will of Ann Dewey of Poole, widow (proved October 1692)

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In the Name of God Amen I Ann Dewey  of the Towne and County of 
Poole widdow being very sick and weak in Boddy but of sound and perfect minde 
and memory thannkes bee to Allmighty God for itt Doe make this my Last Will and 
Testament, hereby Revokeing and makeing Voyd all former Will or Wills by mee heretofore 
made and Delcareing this to bee my onely and Last Will and Testament, And First of all
I give and bequeath my Soule in to the Hands of Allmighty God my Creator, and of
his sonne Jesus Christ my onely Savior and Redeemer, in and through whose merrits and 
sattisfaction onely I hope for the pardon and forgiveness of all my sinns, and a Joyfull Resurrection
after Death  My Boddy I Committ to the Earth, to bee Buried in such decent and Christian 
Manner as to my Executrix Hereafter mensoned shall bee thought meet & Convenient 
And as for that Temporall Estate which God of his mercy hath Lent mee in this Life I doe 
Give and Bequeath the same as followeth In primis I give and Bequeath unto
my Kinswoman Susanna Osburne all that my dwelling house in which I now live which
I heretofore bought of John Straight Senr John Straight Junr and Robert Barber 
and all and singuler the Appurtenances thereunto beloning to have and to hold the said Dwelling 
house with all and singuler the Appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto the said Susanna Osburne 
her Heirs And assigns, (Imediately From and After my Decease) for Ever to the onely use and behoofe 
of the said Susanna Osburn her Heirs and Assigns for Evermore Item I give and bequeath unto my
Kinsman James Wise one shillings to bee paid him by my Executrix hereafter menconed in Two Moneths 
after my Decease, Item I give and Bequeath unto my Kinswoman Ann Wise his wife one shilling to 
bee paid her by my said Executrix in Two Moneths  after my Decease Item I give and bequeath 
unto John Wise James Wise Thomas Wise William Wise and Elizabeth Wise Five  sons & Daughters 
of the said James Wise one shilling each to bee paid by my said Executrix in Two moneths after my Decease 
All the Rest of my Estate goods Chattells moneyes and houshold goods whatsoever both moveable and unmoveable I 
doe give and Bequeath unto my Kinswoman Susanna Osburn whome I doe make and ordaine to 
bee the sole Exeutrix of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby Enoyneing my said Executrix to Cause all 
my Just Debts and Funerall Charges to bee duely sattisfied & paid And Now O lord in to thy hands I
Comitt my spirritt, In Wittnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale this Two & Twentith 
day of January Anno Dni 1688

								Ann Dewey

Signed sealed Delivrd published & Declared by the 
said Ann Dewey to bee her Last will and Testament in prsence of 

	John Willie			Moses Durell Jnr 
	John Willie Jnr 		Homer Goseny	

								Jur Exec dor Dno ???
								??? Poole ??? Oct 1692

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