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This is the last Will & Testament of me Susanna Lee Widow of Portsmouth in the County of Southampton being of sound mind & understanding And hereby dispose of my goods effects & property in manner & form following In the first place I direct all my just debts & proving of this my Will to be paid & satisfied by my Executor herein after named I also give & bequeath unto Mrs Mary Pike Wd of my late Brother Timothy Pike the sum of One hundred pounds & case of her death to be equally divided to her Children then alive Also I give & bequeath unto my Sister Mary Wife of Christopher Spencer of Newfoundland the sum of One hundred pounds & in case of her death to be equally divided to her Children then alive And to my Niece Ann daughter of my late Brother Edwd Pike I give & bequeath the sum of twenty pounds All which legacies I direct to be paid to the respective Legatees soon as conveniently may be after my decease I also give to the said Mary Wd of my Brother Timothy my brown silk gown best worked apron & ruffles likewise my silver coffee pot & silver salver To my Nephew Timothy Son of my late Brother Timothy my clock to my Niece Mary daughter of my said Brother Timothy my best blue & white set of tea china & one dozen of napkins & a large table cloth marked B & a silver taper candlestick to my Nephew William Son of my said Brother Timothy a mourning ring given me by The late mr Richd Lee & two silver table spoons marked L I give to Rebecca Wife of my Nephew Timothy Pike my best black silk gown, & petty coat I give to Susanna daughter of Sir John Carter my sunning coller counterpane or quilt I give to Susanna Brady servant of my late Brother Timothy five guineas I give to my Niece Juliana Wife of Lt Thomas Edwards the remainder of my cloaths, household furniture plate linnen & china, that may be at my death The rest, residue of my effects monies & debts that may be due to me at my decease I give & bequeath to my Brothers Frances Pike Moses Pike (or in case of their dying before me to be equally shared to their children or child alive at their death) To the child or children alive at my decease of my late Brother John Pike & to the Child or children alive at my decease of my late Brother William Pike and my Neice Juliana Wife of Mr Thos Edwards share and share alike her in case of her death before me to her child or children but my meaning is that my said Neice Juliana to be equal with her Uncles & Father but not to share as a Child besides with her Brothers & Sisters And I do hereby nominate, appoint and constitute Sir John Carter of Portsmouth sole Executor to this my last Will and Testament Hereby revoking and making void all former Wills or Codicils by me made at any time heretofore I the said Susanna Lee the Testatrix have to this my last Will & Testament set my hand & seal this 28th May 1798 S Lee Signed sealed published & declared by the said Susanna Lee the Testatrix as & for her last Will & Testament the day of the date in the presence of us Martin White Isaac Ransom Whereas since the making of my beforementioned Will my Executor Sir John Carter therein named has departed this life Now I do hereby in his stead nominate constitute and appoint Thomas Edwards of Gosport in the County of Southampton a Lieutenant in his Majestys Royal Navy The Reverend Russell Scott of Portsmouth and Samuel Willson of Southsea Lodge in the Island of Portsea Gentleman joint Executors of my said before written Will And I do hereby declare this present Writing to be a Codicil to my said Will and that the same shall be taken as part thereof and do confirm my said Will in every particular thereof In Testimony whereof I have to this Codicil set my Hand and Seal the twenty seventh day of June 1808 Signed sealed published and S Lee declared by the said Susanna Lee as and for a Codicil to her before written will in the Presence of us Wm Williams Jane Willson On the twenty eighth day of September one thousand eight hundred and eight Administration of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the within named Testatrix Susanna Lee was granted and committed to Thomas Edwards one of the Executors named in the within written Codicil to the Will of the said Testatrix (Power being reserved for the Reverend Russell Scott and Samuel Willson the other Executors to come in at any time and prove the said Will) and the said Thomas Edwards was sworn Executor of the said Will and Codicil accordingly in due form and at the same time made Oath that all the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased do not amount in Value to the sum of six hundred Pounds Before me J G Bussell
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