In the name of God Amen I James Stedman of the Parish of Bisley in the County of 
Surrey Yeoman being in good health of Body and of sound and disposing mind memory 
and understanding thanks be to God for the same do make and ordain this my last Will 
and Testament in manner following (that is to say) I will that all such debts as I shall justly 
owe at the time of my decease and my funeral and testamentary charges and expenses 
be in the first place paid by my Executor hereinafter named  And as to my estate both 
real and personal I dispose this of in manner following that is to say first I give devise and 
bequeath unto my Sister Mary the wife of Richard Hodd and her assigns for and during 
the term of her natural life an annuity or clear yearly sum of ten pounds of lawful money 
of Great Britain free of all taxes and other deductions Parliamentary or otherwise to be 
paid and payable … and equal quarterly payments at and upon the feast days of the 
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saint John the Baptist Saint Michael the 
Archangel and the Birth of our Lord Christ in … and every year the first payment thereof 
to be made on such of the Saint Feast days as shall first and next happen after my 
decease and from and immediately after the decease of my said Sister Mary then I give 
and bequeath unto my niece Sarah the daughter of my said Sister Mary her executors 
and administrators the sun of one hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain  Also 
I give devise and bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth the wife of Joseph Chandler and her 
assigns for and during the term of her natural Life an annuity or clear Yearly Sum of ten 
pounds eight shillings of lawful money free of all taxes and other deductions 
Parliamentary or otherwise to be paid to her weekly at the rate of four shillings a week 
and her receipt shall be sufficient as discharge for the same  and from and immediately 
after the decease of my said Sister Elizabeth I give and bequeath unto my nephews 
James Chandler and Henry Chandler and my niece Sarah Chandler the sum of one 
hundred pounds apiece of like lawful money and to their Executors Administrators and 
assigns respectively  All the rest residue and remainder of my real and personal Estate 
and effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature kind or quality soever the 
same may be and which I shall or may be seized possessed of or entitled unto at the time 
of my decease (Subject nevertheless to the payment of my ??? annuities legacies funeral 
testamentary expenses I give devise and bequeath the same and every part and parcel 
thereof unto my nephew William Chandler his heirs executors administrators and assigns 
for ever  And I do hereby  constitute and appoint my said Nephew William Chandler sole 
Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all former 
and other Wills by in at any time heretobefore made and do declare this only to be my 
last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said James Steadman have hereunto 
set my hand and seal the fourteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One 
thousand either hundred and six        Signed  James Stedman
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named James Steadman as and for 
his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence 
have subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto
John Mears, Windlesham, Surrey Gent Edward Burchett of the same place Bricklayer 
John Mears Junior of the same place

This Will was proved at London on the first day of October in the year of our Lord One 
thousand eight hundred and eight before the Worshipful Samuel ??? Parson Doctor of 
Laws and Surrogate of the Right Honourable Sir William Wynn Knight Doctor of Laws 
Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted 
by the Oath of William Chandler the Nephew of the deceased and sole Executor named 
in the said Will to whom Administration was granted of all and singular the Goods 
Chattels and Credits of the said deceased he having been first sworn duly to administer.