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The Will of
James MARCHANT
(c1730-?)

Many thanks to
Domonic Paul Motto for the following transcript, which I have copied
from the Sussex OPC website:
This is the last
will and testament of me
James
Marchant of Alfriston in the county of Sussex Tallow Chandler
that is to say my will is and I do hereby declare and direct that all such
debts and shall justly owe at the time of my death, my funeral expenses and
the expenses of proving this my will shall in the first place be paid and
satisfied and after payment and satisfaction thereof I give and bequeath
unto my four children James Marchant, Ann Ade, Sarah Reeds
and Elizabeth Marchant all and every my monies, goods, chattels,
rights, credits and personal estate whatsoever and of what kind or quality
soever the same may be equally be divided between them my said four
children, share and share alike. But my will is and I do hereby expressly
declare and direct that before either of my said daughters Ann Ade
and Sarah Reeds or their respective husbands Richard Ade and
Henry Reeds or any person or persons claiming from by or under them
or either of them shall receive or be entitled to receive any part or share
of my said estate by virtue of this will a full fair and just account and
reckoning in writing shall be made out settled and adjusted by and between
them the said Richard Ade and Henry Reeds respectively and my
executor herein after named of and concerning all such sum and sums of money
as shall at any time or times have been by me lent to or paid or expended
for them my said two sons in law Richard Ade and Henry Reeds
respectively or as shall be otherwise due to me at the time of my death from
them or either of them and that such sum and sums of money as upon the
settlement of such accounts respectively shall be found due to my said
executor (all just deductions and allowances being made thereout) shall be
deemed and taken as part of the respective shares of my said two daughters
Ann Ade and Sarah Reeds from and out of my said estate and
deducted there from accordingly. And in case my said two sons in law
Richard Ade and Henry Reeds or either of them their or either of
their executors or administrators and my said executor his executors or
administrators shall not agree touching the settlement of such their
respective accounts then I direct that the same shall be referred to and
settled and adjusted by two indifferent persons one of whom shall be chosen
by the said Richard Ade and Henry Reeds respectively or their
respective executors or administrators and the other of them by my said
executor his executors or administrators and if such two persons so to be
chosen shall not agree touching the settlement thereof then by such one
indifferent person as the said first two persons shall for that purpose
appoint And in order that the division of my said estate may not be delayed
for want of such account or accounts being settled and adjusted a s a
foresaid I hereby direct that the same shall be done within three calendar
months next after my death (unless sickness or any other inevitable accident
shall happen to prevent the same) in default whereof the share or shares of
my said estate by me herein before given to my said two daughters Ann Ade
and Sarah Reeds or such of them whose husband or husbands or their
respective executors or administrators shall refuse or neglect to come to
settle and adjust such account or accounts as aforesaid shall from
thenceforth become forfeited and go and accrue to my said son James
Marchant and my said daughter Elizabeth Marchant in equal shares
and proportions, share and share alike to whom in that case I give and
bequeath the same accordingly. And I make, constitute and appoint my said
son James Marchant sole executor of this my last will and testament
and my will is and I do hereby expressly declare that he my said executor
his executors or administrators shall not be charged or chargeable with or
accountable for more of my aforesaid monies and estate than he or they shall
actually receive or shall come to his or their hands by virtue of this my
will nor with or for any loss that may happen thereof or any part thereof so
as such loss do not happen by or through his or their wilful default and
that it shall and may be lawful to and for my said executors and
administrators in the first place by and out of my said monies and estate to
deduct and reimburse himself and themselves all such loss costs charges and
expenses as he or they shall sustain, pay or expend in or about the
performance of this my will or the trusts thereof or the management and
execution thereof or for or by reason of any other matter or thing in any
wise relating thereunto and lastly I do hereby revoke all former and other
wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this only to be my last
will and testament. In witness whereof I the said James Marchant have
to the two first sheets of this my will contained in three sheets of paper
set my hand and to the last sheet thereof my hand and seal this nineteenth
day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and
Ninety Eight.
Jas Marchant
Signed and sealed by the above named James Marchant the testator and
by him published and declared as and for his last will and testament in the
presence of us who have hereunder subscribed our names as witnesses thereto
in his presence.
Jn Sinnock
John Sinnock Junr
Saml Sinnock
22nd March 1810 then was sworn James Merchant the sole executor in
this will named to whom was committed the burthen of the execution thereof
(sworn also that the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased do not
amount in value unto eight hundred pounds.
By us E. R. Raynes

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