In the Name of God Amen I James Wellbelove of the 
Parish of Wotton in the County of Surry Victualler 
being at this time in Sound mind and Memory thanks be 
Almighty God for the Same and calling to remembrance 
the uncertainty of this transitory life do make and ordain 
this my last Will and Testament for Setteling my Worldly 
Estate with which it hath pleased God of his great 
Goodness to Bless me with in the following Manner (that is 
to Say) First I will that all my Just Debts shall be paid and 
Defrayed And then I give and bequeath unto my Brother 
Thomas Wellbelove the Sum of Five Pounds And I give 
unto my Sister Susannah the Wife of John Webb the 
like Sum of Five Pounds And I give unto my Sister Mary 
the Wife of William Moor the like Sum of Five Pounds 
These three Legacies to be paid Within Twelve Months next 
after the Decease of my Loving Wife Ann Wellbelove 
Whome I shall hereafter make and Appoint Executrix of 
this my last Will and Testament And I give and Bequeath 
unto my Brother William Wellbelove?s three Children 
Named James, John, Jenny or Jane Wellbelove the 
Sum of five pounds apiece to each of them to be paid 
Within Twelve Months next after the Decease of my Loving 
Wife Ann Wellbelove if they should be then living And I 
give and bequeath unto my Brother Samuell Wellbelove 
the Sum of One Hundred Pounds to be paid him out of my 
freehold Estate Messuage Stable Yard Garden Orchard and 
Appurtenances thereto belonging Situate Lying and being 
in the Hamlett of Ham in the Parish of Kingstone upon 
Thames in the County of Surry at the time and in the 
Manner is herein fixed for the Payment thereof I Likewise 
give him all my Wearing Apparrell to be delivered to him 
within One Month next after my decease and I Devise and 
Bequeath unto my Loving Wife Ann Wellbelove All that my 
frehold Estate or Tenement Messuage Stable Yard Garden 
Orchard and Appurtenances thereto belonging Situate 
Lying and being in the said Hamlett of Ham in the said 
County of Surry and to her Heirs and Assigns for ever To 
have and to hold the said Messuage or Tenement Stable 
Yard Garden Orchard with the Appurtenances thereto 
belonging unto my said Loving Wife Ann Wellbelove and to 
her Heires and Assigns for ever Subject Nevertheless my 
Will and Meaning is that my said Wife Ann Wellbelove her 
Executors Administrators and Assigns for Ever out of the 
before Mentioned Estate unto my Samuel Wellbelove the 
above Mentioned Sum of One Hundred Pounds of Lawfull 
Money of Great Britain in Manner as followeth (that is to 
say) fifty pounds part thereof within Twelve Months next 
after my Decease and fifty pounds the other part thereof to 
be paid within Twelve Months next after the Decease of my 
Loving Wife Ann Wellbelove With the payment of this 
Legacy of One Hundred Pounds to my said Brother Samuel 
Wellbelove I do hereby Charge and subject my said 
Messuage or Tenement with all the Appurtenances thereto 
belonging as before mentioned to my said Wife Ann 
Wellbelove and in case my said Brother Samuel Wellbelove 
should happen to Die before the time of Payment of this 
Legacy that my Will and Meaning is that the same shall be 
paid to his Children that shall then be living in equall 
portions Share and Share alike Provided they be then of 
the Age of Twenty one Years but if they be under that age 
then the same to be paid to them at such time as shall 
attain their Respective and Several Ages of Twenty one 
Years All the rest and Residue of my goods Chattels Ready 
Moneys and Personal Estate Whatsoever and Wheresoever 
after my Debts and Funeral Charges are paid and Defrayed 
and are not herein bequeathed I Give and bequeath unto 
my Loving Wife Ann Wellbelove Whom I do hereby Make 
and Appoint my full and Sole Executrix of this my last Will 
and Testament Hereby Revoking and Disannulling all other 
former Wills by me heretofore made Ratifying and 
Confirming this only to be my last Will and Testament In 
Witness whereof I the said James Wellbelove have to this 
my last Will and Testament set my hand and Seal the 
Twenty fifth Day of January in the Year of our Lord One 
Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six
James Wellbelove
(Attestation Clause)
Edward Brookwell _ Thomas Ansell _ John Weston
Proved 7 April 1766
London Metropolitan Archives