Wills (ERO D/ACR16/8 Sarah Evered 1750 1757)

9.4.1750 (Monday 9 April 1750)

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in the name of god amen I Sarah Everrerd of Earls Colne in the county of Essex widow being in sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth first I give my soul to almighty god that gave it to me and my body decently to be buried and as to my real and personal I give and bequeath in manner and form as followeth item I give and bequeath to my three daughters Sarah Everred Eliz Everrerd and Hannah Everrerd all my personal estate and equal share and part alike and as to my real estate I appoint my executor to sell and the money to be equally divided part and share alike between my three daughters Sarah Everrerd Eliz Everrerd and Hannah Everrerd and item I appoint my executor to pay unto my daughter Sarah Everrerd 100li at the age of 21yrs and item I appoint my executor to pay unto my daughter Eliz Everrerd 100li at the age of 21yrs and item I appoint my executor to pay unto my daughter Hannah Evererd 100li at the age of 21yrs and item I appoint my executor to pay unto my above three daughters when my daughter Hannah Everrerd is at the age of 21yrs all the rest and remainder of the money that is above the 100li apiece equally share and part alike and if any of my above said three daughters should die before they come to the age of 21yrs then their part shall be equally divided between the other two and if two of my abovesaid daughters should die before the age of 21yrs then I appoint my executor to pay all their parts to the surviving daughter then living at the age of 21yrs and if all my abovesaid three daughters should die before the age of 21yrs then I appoint my executor to pay unto Jane Granger daughter of my executor the sum of 50li within a year after the decease of my three daughters and item I appoint my executor to pay unto Jn Granger son of my executor the sum of 50li within a year after the decease of my three daughters and item I appoint my executor to pay unto my sister Mary Simson's children all the rest and residue of my personal estate and real estate if not sold to be equally divided between them all part and share alike within one year after the decease of my abovesaid three daughters and I also appoint Jn Granger of Great Braxted in the county of Essex yeoman to be my whole and sole executor to this my last will and testament to which I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9.4.1750 mark Sarah Everrerd signed sealed published and declared by the said testator Sarah Everrerd as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the said testator witnesses Sarah Miles Abigail Parsons Jas Browne