I William YOUNG of Farnham in the County of Surrey, being of good, perfect 
and true understanding, thanks be to God for the same, do make this my Last 
Will and Testament in manner following. First and principally, I commend my 
Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator, hoping through the Merits, 
Death and Passion of my Blessed Saviour to have remission for my sins and 
my Body I commit to the earth to be decently interred at the direction of my 
Executors hereinafter named. And as for touching? and concerning such 
worldly efforts as it has pleased Almighty God in his goodness to bless me 
with, I give and dispose thereof as follows.

First my will is that all my debts and funeral expenses shall be paid and 
discharged by my Executors hereinafter appointed whereas I have 
surrendered into the hands of the Lord of the Manor of Farnham in the said 
county of Surrey, one Messuage and two acres of land called TYLERS and 
half a yard of Bond Land and three acres of purpesture and with the 
appurtenances in the Tything of Tongham and one parcel of Land in the 
Wast? Soil of the Land lying at the south end of a Barn in the Tything 
abovesaid, containing in breadth, two perch and in length, forty perch, to and 
for such uses and of such person and persons and for such Estate and 
Estates and under such conditions and directions and limitations and 
appointments and in and by my Last Will and Testament in writing executed in 
the presence of three or more creditble witnesses had or should direct, limit or 
appoint those I do give, devise, bequeath, direct, limit and appoint all and 
every the aforesaid Messuage, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, and 
Premises and every part and parts thereof with the appurtenances and also 
all and every my lands and tenements lying and being in Ash in the County of 
Surrey with the appurtenances unto my loving wife Martha for and during the 
term of her natural in lieu and full satisfaction of all dower and thirds which 
she shall or may have claim, challenge or demand out of any Messuage, 
Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments and Premises can or shall be seized of 
and if she doth not within three months next after my decease, release all her 
right and uses to such dower and thirds, then immediately after my decease, I 
give bequeath, direct, limit and appoint all the aforesaid Messuage, Lands, 
Tenements, Hereditaments and Premises so as aforesaid given to her for life, 
unto my Daughter Mary YOUNG and the heirs of her body and their heirs and 
in default of such I give to my nephew William FIGG his heirs and assigns, 
anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary notwithstanding. But if my 
said wife doth within the times limited, release all such her right and title of 
Dower and Third, then after her Decease and not before, I give devise, 
bequeath, direct, limit and appoint the said Messuage, Lands, Tenements, 
Hereditaments and Premises in Tongham and Ash, unto my daughter Mary 
YOUNG and the heirs of her body and their heirs and assigns. 

Also I give devise and bequeath unto my sister Mary FIGG, one annuity or 
yearly sum of ten pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be to her yearly 
and every year during her natural life by equal quarterly payments out of my 
Messuage, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments and Premises, situate 
standing, lying and being in Hartley Wintney in the county of Southampton 
without any abatement or deduction for taxes or any other account 
whatsoever, the first payment to be made at the end of three months next 
after my decease and my will is and I do hereby order, direct and appoint that 
if default shall be made in in payment of the said yearly sum of ten pounds or 
any part thereof, then it shall and may be lawful for my said sister Mary FIGG 
or her assigns to enter into and upon the said last mentioned Messuage, 
Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments and Premises and every or any part 
thereof, have? receive and take until the said yearly sum of ten pounds and all 
arrears thereof, together with the cost, charges and expenses of such entry 
and entries and proceedings thereon, shall be fully satisfied, contented and 
paid. 

Also I give, devise and bequeath all and everything my said Messuages, 
Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments and Premises situate, standing, lying and 
being in Hartley Wintney in the said county of Southampton and every part 
and parcel thereof with the appurtenances subject to the payment of the said 
annuity or yearly sum of ten pounds at the time and in manner aforesaid, to 
my said Daughter, Mary YOUNG and the heirs of her body and his, her and 
their heirs and assigns and in default of such I give, unto my said nephew 
William FIGG, his heirs and assigns, forever.

Also, all and every other my Messuages, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments 
and Premises, both copyhold and freehold, not hereinbefore mentioned, to be 
given, devised and bequeathed, I give devise and bequeath unto my said 
Daughter Mary YOUNG and the heirs of her body and his, her and their heirs 
and assigns, I give to my said nephew, William FIGG, his heirs and assigns 
forever. 

Also I give and bequeath unto my said loving wife, all my household goods 
and utensils of household in my parlour at Hartley Wintney and all the plate 
that was hers before her marriage to me. Also I give and bequeath unto my 
said loving wife, the sum of one hundred pounds of lawful money of Great 
Britain, to be paid to her by my Executors within three months next after my 
decease.

Also, all the rest, residue and remainder of my goods, chattels, monies, 
credits and personal estate, whatsoever not herein and hereby before given, 
devised or bequeathed (after my debts, legacies herein before mentioned and 
funeral expenses are paid and satisfied) I give and bequeath unto John 
YALDEN of Thursley in the county of Surrey, Gentleman, John 
MANWARING of Farnham aforesaid, Tanner and Stephen SMITHER the 
younger of the same place, Carrier, in Trust for my said Daughter Mary 
YOUNG if she lives to attain the age of one and twenty years, but if she dies 
before she attains the age of one and twenty years, then I give, devise and 
bequeath the said left residue and remainder of my goods, chattels, monies, 
credits and personal estate unto the three daughters of my said sister, Mary 
FIGG in equal parts and shares, they paying out thereof to my brother John 
YOUNG’s daughter, ten pounds apiece.

And I do hereby order, direct and appoint that the said John YALDEN, John 
MANWARING and Stephen SMITHER and the survivor and survivors of 
them and the executors and administrators of such survivor, shall have, …. , 
and take the said residue and remainder of my goods, chattels and personal 
estate and such the said goods, chattels, and personal estate as are not 
money, sell. And the money accruing by such sale, together with the money 
given to them in … aforesaid from time to time invest? and place out at 
interest until my said Daughter attains the age of one and twenty years. If she 
so long lives and at her age of one and twenty years if she lives to attain that 
age, to pay the same to her, together with the interest accruing from the 
same. But if my said daughter should happen to die without issue before she 
attains the age of one and twenty years, then to pay the same together with 
the interest to the said three daughters of my sister Mary FIGG in equal parts, 
they paying and allowing out of it, ten pounds apiece to the daughter of my 
said brother John YOUNG,

And I do hereby order that if the money to be placed or …. out at interest 
aforesaid or any part thereof shall happen to be left or unpaid for or by reason 
of any bad, or insufficient Security or Securities, the said John YALDEN, 
John MANWARING and Stephen SMITHER or either of them or any or 
either of them, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, shall not be 
accountable or chargeable with any the …. money that shall be so lost or 
unpaid either at land or in Equity or otherwise whatsoever.

And my further will is and I hereby order that the said John YALDEN, John 
MANWARING and Stephen SMITHER or either of them, their or any or either 
of or their heirs, executors, or administrators shall not in anywise whatsoever 
be accountable for any loss of the money than what they, some or one of 
them, eventually receive, nor for any involuntary loss that may happen? on 
account of or by reason of the aforesaid, that they, any or either of their heirs, 
executors or administrators, shall not be either for the other, or either of them 
but that each one of them and their respective heirs, executors and 
administrators shall be answerable for his or their own receipt act? and default 
receipts acts only defaults only and to be allowed all the costs, charges and 
expenses that any or either of them shall be put into in the execution of the 
Trust hereby in them reposed.

And I do hereby nominate and appoint the said John YALDEN, John 
MANWARING and Stephen SMITHER and the survivor and survivors of 
them, Guardians of my said daughter, Mary YOUNG to have the tuition, 
education and maintaining of my said daughter during her minority. And lastly 
I do nominate and appoint the said John YALDEN, John MANWARING and 
Stephen SMITHER Executors in Trust of this my Last Will and Testament 
during the minority of my said daughter and after she is attained to the age of 
one and twenty years then I appoint my said daughter, sole Executrix of this 
my Last Will and Testament and Disanulling and making void all former and 
other Will and Wills and Testament and Testaments by me heretofore made.  
I declare this and this only to be my Last Will and Testament, in witness 
whereof I have hereto set my Hand and Seal this seventh day of April in the 
thirteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the 
Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith 
and so forth and in the year and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven 
hundred and forty. William YOUNG. Signed, sealed, published and declared 
by the said William YOUNG, the Testator to be his last Will and Testament in 
the presence of us who subscribed our names and ….. so being first made 
and those words? (order?) (to …. order happen) being first interlined. 
Thomas BAKER snr., Nicholas WASEY?, Jno. CROUTH jnr

THIS WILL was proved at London on the twenty ninth day of March in the 
year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty four before the 
Worshipful George HARRIS, Doctor of Laws? and Surrogate of the Right 
Honourable Sir George … KNIGHT also Doctor of Law, Master Keeper or 
Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, lawfully constituted by 
the Oath of Mary YOUNG, spinster, the daughter of the deceased and the 
Executrix named in the said Will to whom administration was granted of all 
and singular, the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased, being 
first sworn duly to administer