The last Will and Testament 
of me Dorothy Stevens of Wokeing in the County of Surry Widow I desire to be 
buried at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named And as to what Worldly 
Estate Almighty God hath been pleased to bless me with I dispose thereof as follows 
In the first place I give to Elizabeth Stevens the Widow of my late Son Thomas 
Stevens ffive Guineas to Elizabeth Gill her mother Two Guineas and to John Snelling 
my Shopman if living with me at my Death Ten Guineas I Give to my Son in Law 
Thomas Howard the Sum of One hundred pounds in full Satisfaction of what may 
remain due him for or on Account of the Share of my Daughter his late Wife out of 
the Personal Estate of my late Husband James Stevens deceased or my late Son 
James Stevens deceased In Case he will agree to Accept the same as such full 
Satisfaction All the Rest and residue of my Personal Estate after Payment of my 
Debts my said Legacies and ffuneral Expenses I Give and bequeath unto my 
nephew Joseph Roake Son of my Brother Joseph Roake to my said Son in Law 
Thomas Howard and Jeremiah Howard of Wokeing aforesaid Timber Merchant In 
Trust nevertheless and to and upon the Several Trusts Uses intents and Purposes 
hereinafter mentioned (that is to say) In the first place to Sell and Dispose of the 
whole of my personal Estate and Convert the Same into Money as soon after my 
Decease as the same can be Conveniently done and then make up and Sell what 
Shall be the residue in their hands after Payment of my Debts Legacies and ffuneral 
Expenses And as to ffour hundred pounds part thereof to put place and keep the 
same at Interest together with the Produce thereof from time to time on Such 
Government or other Annuityes as they shall think best until my Grand Daughter 
Elizabeth Howard Shall attain her Age of Twenty one years and at that Age pay the 
said principal and Interest to my said Grand Daughter And as to one Third of the 
Remainder thereof to put place and keep the same at Interest together with the 
Produce thereof from time to time on Such Government or other Annuitys as they 
shall think best until my Grandson Thomas Howard Shall attain the Age of Twenty 
one years and at that Age pay the said principal and Interest to my said Grandson 
Thomas Howard And as to the Remaining Two Thirds of my personal Estate to put 
place and keep the same at Interest from time to time until my Grandson Thomas 
Howard Shall attain his Age of Twenty one years and to pay such principal and 
Interest to my said Grandson John Howard at his said Age of Twenty one years And 
in Case any or either of my said Grandchildren shall happen to Dye before his her or 
their Legacy or Legacys shall become payable leaving a Child or children then such 
Child or children to stand and be in the place of his her or their ffather or Mother But 
in Case any or either of them shall so happen to Dye without Issue I Then Direct that 
the legacy or Legacies and the Interest thereof of him her or them so dying shall go 
and be paid to the Survivor or Survivors of them my said Grandchildren at the time 
his her or their own Legacy or Legacies Shall become payable And in Case all or 
any of my said Grandchildren shall happen to dye before his her or their Legacy or 
Legacies shall become payable not having either of my said Grandchildren or the 
Issue of them or either of them to take by Survivorship the part or Share of him her 
or them so Dying my Will is that there to be paid theSum of ffive pounds part of such 
Legacy or Legacies to Mary Gunner my Sisters Daughter And that the Residue 
thereof be Divided equally between my nephew Joseph Roake and my said Son in 
Law Thomas Howard their Executors Admors and Assigns My Will also is that 
neither of my said Trustees shall be answerable for the other of them or for the Heirs 
Executors Admors Acts Deeds or Defaults of the other of them but each for his own 
Executors Admors Acts Deeds and Defaults nor either of them for any Money that 
shall happen to be lost by means of any Security or Securities to be taken for the 
same proving deficient or by Depositing the same in the hands of any Banker or 
other person for Safe Custody unless the same shall happen by his or their Wilful 
Neglect or Default I make the said Joseph Roake Thomas Howard and Jeremiah 
Howard Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former and 
other Wills by me at any time heretofore made In Witness whereof I have to this my 
last Will and Testament contained in two Sheets of Paper set my hand to the first 
sheet and my hand and Seal to the last sheet this Twenty Ninth day of July in the 
year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty one Dorothy Stevens 
Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Testatrix as and for her last Will 
and Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as Witnesses 
thereto in the presence of the said Testatrix Richd Goater, H J Chatfield.
This Will was proved at London the Twenty fourth day of September in the year of 
our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty one before the Worshipful George 
Harris Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Right Worshipful Edward Simpson also 
doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 
lawfully constituted by the Oath of Thomas Howard One of the Executors named in 
the said Will to whom Administration was Granted of all and singular the Goods 
chattels and Credits of the Deceased he having been first Sworn duly to Administer 
(Power being reserved of making the like Grant to Joseph Roake and Jeremiah 
Howard the other Executors when they or either of them shall apply for the same).