Frances Alchin of Ticehurst – 1846 (Prob 11/2030)

I Frances Alchin of Ticehurst in the county of Sussex hereby revoke all my former wills codicils and other testamentary dispositions and declare this to be my last will and testament I bequeath the sum of three hundred pounds sterling to Charles Newington of Ticehurst aforesaid Gentleman to Eliza Newington the wife of the said Charles Newington to Mary Newington Frances Newington Elizabeth Newington and Sarah Newington the four sisters of the said Charles Newington or such of them as shall survive me equally to be divided between them if more than one each of them the said Charles newington and Eliza his wife for the purpose of such division being considered as one person and as to all my real estate and the residue of my personal estate and effects (except such real and personal estate and effects as are vested in me as trustee or mortgagee) I give devise and bequeath the same unto and to the use of Thomas Machin of East Peckham in the county of Kent Gentleman his heirs executors administrators and assigns for his and their absolute use and benefit And I devise and bequeath all the estates vested in me upon any trust or by way of mortgage and which I have power to dispose of by this my will wioth the appurtenances unto and to the use of the said Thomas Machin his heirs executors administrators and assigns subject to the trusts and equities affecting the same respectively And I appoint the said Thomas Machin sole executor of this my will In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this third day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven F.Alchin signed sealed published and declared by the said Frances Alchin the Testator as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who in her presence at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto  Thos Selby Silas Norton Town Malling  Robert ………..  Ticehurst

Proved at London 14^th February 1846 before the worshipful Robert Joseph Phillimore Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of Thomas Machin the sole executor to whom admon was granted having been first sworn duly to administer

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