Chelsfield Wills - Part 1
Abstracts of will from Chelsfield proved in
the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
John Hills
of Chelsfield dated 22 February 1825
Abstract of the will of John Hills of Chelsfield
shopkeeper dated 22 February 1825.
My debts to be paid out of my personal estate.
I appoint my son William Hills and my son in law William
Morgan as my Executors.
To my wife Mary I leave my two messuages cottages or
tenements now in the occupation of Richard Day and James French and about
4 acres of land thereto adjoining now in my own occupation, which premises
I bought of the Trustees of Henry Martin deceased.
I leave to her also my other two other messuages cottages or
tenements in Chelsfield with gardens etc. (late Cox’s) one of which is
now in my own occupation and the other in the occupation of John Hope.
I leave to her also two other messuages cottages or tenements
at a place called the Worldsend in Chelsfield, with gardens etc., in the
occupation of John Small and William Dunmall.
I leave to her also a piece or parcel of plantation ground
adjoining the said cottages at the Worldsend aforesaid, containing six
acres and a half be the same more or less, now in my own occupation –
To hold all the said premises for life, keeping them in good
repair etc., and constantly and sufficiently insured from loss or damage
by fire and the said plantation ground in good heart plight and condition.
After my wife’s death, I leave the small cottage with part
of the garden in the occupation of John Hope and adjoining my now dwelling
house, as now marked off by stumps, to my daughter Sarah Hills for ever.
All the other four messuages etc. in the occupation of
Richard Day, James French, John Small and William Dunmall, and the
messuage in my own occupation, also the said six and a half acres of
plantation ground, to my son William Hills for ever.
I leave to my son in law William Morgan and his heirs for
ever, a small piece or parcel of ground containing about half a rood or
land more or less in Chelsfield street adjoining the High Road there, on
part of which land he hath erected a brick tenement or cottage, now in his
own occupation.
I leave to my wife and to my son William Hills and son in law
William Morgan £6500 stock or annuities being new 4% Bank annuities in
the Bank of England, also £1000 3% Consolidated Bank Annuities, upon
Trust to pay all the interest to my wife for life
After her death, I leave this stock upon Trust to assign
£2500 4% stock to my daughter Sarah Hills for her own use and benefit,
and £1500 4% and £1000 3% stock to my son William Hills for his own use
and benefit.
I leave upon Trust £2500 4% stock to pay the interest to my
daughter Mary, wife of William Morgan, for her life, and for her sole use
exclusive of her present or any future husband.
After her death, the £2500 stock is to remain upon Trust to
pay the interest thereof, or as much as may be necessary for her
maintenance, to her daughter Mary Ann Morgan, her daughter until she is 21
or marry, whichever may happen first, and thereafter to remain to her own
use upon Trust.
If my said grand-daughter Mary Ann Morgan should die under
age then I leave the said £2500 stock to my son William and daughter
Sarah equally.
I leave all residue to my wife Mary Hills.
Witnesses Edward Latter, solicitor, Bromley: Mary Latter,
Robert Booth Latter.
Proved 13 October 1829 by William Hills and William Morgan the Executors
named in the Will.
[PCC will PROB11/1761]
Transcribed by Geoffrey
Copus