The last Will and Testament
of me Thomas Stevens of Wokeing in the County of Surry Mercer I desire to be 
buried at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named and as to my Worldly 
Estate I dispose thereof as follows Whereas One hundred and Fifty pounds part of 
my Wife's portion still remains in the hands of her Father unpaid to me according to 
his agreement This Sum of One hundred and Fifty pounds I give to my dear and 
loving Wife And Whereas before our Intermarriage I settled on my said Wife my 
Freehold Messuage and Lands with the Appurtenances called Shaplerp at or near 
Sithewood in Horsell in the said County and the Tythes therefrom coming growing 
arising renewing or increasing to come grow arise renew or increase for her life with 
remainder to my own right Heirs And I have also Surrendered into the hands of the 
Lord of the Manor of Woking in consequence of an agreement made before my 
Marriage all those my several Copyhold Lands in the Tything of Goldworth and held 
of the said Manor to the use of my self for life with remainder to my said Wife for life 
with remainder to such uses as I shall direct by my last Will and Testament in 
Writing And in Consequence of the said agreement before my Marriage I have 
likewise Surrendered into the hands of the Lady of the Manor of Sutton my 
Copyhold Messuage and Lands called Crouches held of the said Manor of Sutton 
To the very same uses as I have Surrendered my Copyhold Lands held of the 
Manor of Woking Now I do by this my last Will and Testament confirm to my said 
Wife the said Several Copyhold premises so as aforesaid settled upon her and 
Surrendered as agreed to Be Surrendered to her use for her life And after her 
decease I devise the same to the Heirs of my Body lawfully Begotten and in default 
of such Issue As for and concerning my said Freehold Estate in Horsell and my said 
Copyhold Lands held of the Manor of Woking I devise the same to my Nephew 
John Howard younger Son of my Brother in Law Thomas Howard by his late Wife 
my late Sister and to his heirs and Assigns And As for and concerning my Copyhold 
Messuage and Lands held of the Mannor of Sutton I do in case of failure of Issue of 
my Body devise the same to my Nephew Thomas Howard Eldest Son of my said 
Brother in Law Thomas Howard by my said Sister and to his Heirs and assigns And 
Whereas my late sister Elizabeth the said late Wife of my said Brother in Law 
Thomas Howard held of the Lord of the Manor of Woking for her life with remainder 
to the right Heirs of my late Father James Stevens deceased a Messuage with the 
Appurtenances in Town Street in Woking called the Market House so that upon her 
Death the same descended and came to me as next Heir of my said late Father 
and to which premises I have not yet been admitted But as I understand the same 
will fall to the said Eldest Son of my said Sister Howard in case of failure of Issue of 
my Body as my next heir I make no disposition thereof it being my desire it should 
so fall accordingly And as for and concerning my personal Estate I give and devise 
the same to my dear Mother Dorothy Stevens she paying thereout my debts and 
Funeral Expenses And in case I shall after this time and before my decease have 
received from my said Father in Law the said One hundred and Fifty pounds so?? 
aforesaid given to her my said Wife Then It's my Will that the said One hundred and 
Fifty pounds shall also be paid out of my personal Estate I make my said Mother 
Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and revoke all former and other Wills 
by me at any time heretofore made and declare this only to be my last Will and 
Testament And in Testimony thereof I have thereunto set my hand and seal the 
Twenty Fifth day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred 
and Sixty Thos Stevens Signed Sealed published and declared by the said 
Testator Thomas Stevens as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of 
us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have 
hereunto Subscribed our names as Witnesses Wm Morris, Henry Randall_____J 
Chatfield 

This Will of Thomas Stevens late of the Parish of Wokeing in the County of Surry 
deceased was proved on the Eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord One 
thousand Seven hundred and Sixty before the Reverend Cornelius Jeale Clerk a 
Surrogate by the Oath of Dorothy Stevens the Mother and Sole Executrix to whom 
Administration was granted she being first sworn faithfully to Administer /----