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Will of  ANN GWINN     Widow of  Ripley, Surrey

PRO: 11/1869   Executed: 9 September 1833   Proved: 30 November 1836

In the name of God Amen
This is the Last Will and Testament of me  Ann GWINN  widow of Mr George 
GWINN  late hairdresser of Ripley Street in the parish of Send in the County of Surry 
in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight hundred and Thirty Three In the first  
share I give unto the hands of my two executors and trustees as will be thereafter 
named all my real and personal  in  in  property goods and chattels to settle and 
request as this my will shall Secondly I give and bequeath my freehold estate of two 
tenements out houses  and garden situate in Ripley Street in the County of Surry after 
my just debts are paid as follows equal share and share alike between my four beloved 
sons George GWINN James GWINN Edward GWINN and Thomas GWINN  
thirdly I give and bequeath thirty pounds [œ30] out of my personal estate  to my nine 
beloved grand children Elizabeth Mary Ann James John Maria Robert Charles 
Emma & Eliza STEERE to have equal share and share alike of the said thirty 
pounds fourthly my will and desire is that my executors do give the refusal of my 
freehold  estate to my beloved son James Gwinn at my purchase price if he refuse 
either of my other beloved sons as they may agree among themselves as I should not 
like it to be sold out of the family if it can be avoided Fifthly I give and bequeath the 
REMAINDER of  my personal estate of goods and chattels and money and all debts 
due to me to be equally shared between my four beloved sons and after all my just 
debts are paid Sixthly the whole  of this my Will and Testament to be under the  
direction and management of  Thomas COLBORN   ffishmonger of Ripley in the 
parish of Send I the County of Surry and Mr Ffrancis WHITBURN woodman of 
Homewood in the Parish of Send in the County of Surry who I have chosen and 
appointed to settle and adjust this my last Will and Testament within one year after 
my decease Witness my name X Ann Gwinns mark SS  Signed sealed published and 
declared  by the said Ann Gwinn as her last will and testament  in the presence of us  
who in her presence and in the presence of each other  have hereunto subscribed our 
names Signed ~ John READ  Draper ~ Thos Colborne  Fishmonger ~ John Parsons 
Kaye  Gent ~ dated the ninth day of  September one thousand eight hundred and thirty 
three.

Proved at London  30th Nov?r 1836 before the Judge by the oath of Ffrancis Whitburn 
one of the Exors to whom admon  was granted having been first sworn by [?] duly to 
adm?  Thomas Colborn the other Exor and one of the minimal legatees  in trust named 
in the will having renounced as well the probate  and execution thereof  as letters of 
admon  with the same admons of the  goods of the dec?d  as by & of court appears.

Transcribed SEW 09/06
  In in  = interest  in