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The Will of
Thomas NEWMAN
(1668-1744)

In the name of God Amen I
Thomas Newman of Shipley in the County of Sussex Tayler Do this 14th Day of October in the
year of our Lord 1741 Make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in
manner and form following First I commend my soul unto the Hands of
Almighty God my mercifull Creator trusting only through the merits of my
saviour Jesus Christ to enjoy his Blessed Kingdom And my Body I will
shall be decently Buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named
again by the mighty power of God And as for my Worldly Estate wherewith
it hath pleased God to Bless me I dispose there of as followith First I give
to the Children of my late Deseased Daughter Mary One Shilling a piece I
Give and Devise unto my Beloved wife Ann Newman All that my Messuage
Tenement Dwelling House and Orchard Adjoyning during the time of her
Widowhood or Natural Life if she continue a Widow and the free use and usage
of all my other Goods and Chattells whatsoever and wheresoever during the
time of her Widowhood or Natural Life as aforesaid And in case if an any
time my aforesaid wife Ann Newman should be in Great Distress and
want I will that my Executor hereafter named shall sell any of my Household
Goods to relieve her present necessity And if that Will not suffice then I
will that my Executor hereafter named shall also sell my messuage Tenement
Dwelling house and orchard aforesaid to relieve her [---] [---] My Debts and
funeral expenses being first discharged and paid and after the marriage or
Death of my said wife Ann Newman I Give and devise All my aforesaid
Messuage Tenement Dwelling House and Orchard adjoyning Goods Chattels and
personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever or remaining part if any should
be [---] as aforesaid unto my son Thomas Newman my son John Newman
my Daughter Sarah the wife of William Randall my son
James Newman and my Daughter Ann Newman and all appurtenances
thereto belonging to them and their Heirs for ever to be equally divided
between them share and share alike after payment of my Debts and Funeral
Expenses And Lastly I Constitute make and ordain my aforesaid son Thomas
Newman sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year above written
The mark of X Thomas Newman Signed sealed and declared by the said
Thomas Newman to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of the
mark X of Jane Punnat ~ Philip Sariant ~ William Banfield
This Will was proved before the Reverend Mr Francis Osgood Clerk
Surrogate on the fifth day of May One Thousand Seven hundred and Forty four
by Thomas Newman natural son of the said deceased and named sole
executor To whom was truely Sworn By Virtue of [---] [---]
Transcribed by Mandy Willard on 14 June 2007 from a photocopy of the
original document ref. STC1/38, held at the West Sussex Record Office.

NEWMAN

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