The Will of Samuel Walker late of Northampton deced

An alteration of circumstances in my family having made a ???. Arrangement of 
what remains of my property necessary I Samuel Walker do hereby set aside my 
former Will which may be in being and I do as I formerly did, leave my wife in 
possession of all I may be possest of at my decease desiring that things may be kept 
as nearly as possible in the same state they now are during her life time. But should 
it be necessary for her maintenance part of the household furniture shall be sold.

After her decease I will and bequeath as follows

To my son John Walker I remit what he may appear to be in debt to me, on condition 
that he discharge any note of hand I may have signed to borrow money on his 
account and that he pay his mother two shillings a week during her life. I also give 
him all my wearing apparel and implements and materials of the tailoring trade.

I appoint my Daughter Phebe Walker to be Executrix of this my last will because she 
is best acquainted with my concerns. To her I bequeath what may remain of the 
household goods and the contents of the Shop after paying my Debts and defraying 
funeral expences and the expences of administering But if what remains of the 
household goods and the contents of the shop be insufficient to defray the before 
mentioned expences the deficiency shall be made up out of the money which arises 
from the sale of the house I now live in, and the remainder of the money shall be 
equally divided between my four children Viz John Walker Samuel Walker Henrietta 
Chapman and Phebe Walker share and share alike

Samuel Walker

Signed this 31st Day of December 1811 in the presence of 

John Wood
Wm Wood

Proved 27 September 1814
(Sub one hundred pounds)
Northamptonshire Record Office