This is the last will and Testament of me Benjamin 
Waterer of Betchworth in the County of Surry 
Gentleman I give and bequeath unto my Friends 
Captain Philip Butler of Reigate in the said County of 
Surrey &       Turner of Margaret Street Cavendish 
Square in the Count of Middlesex Gentleman and 
George Dewdney of Dorking in this County of Surrey 
Banker their Executors and Admors all that my Leasehold 
house and premises situate in Chipstone Street Saint Mary 
le Bone in the County of Middx In Trust to apply a 
sufficient part of the rents and profits thereof for the 
maintenance and Education of my son Joseph Waterer 
and the .... thereof subject to the Ground Rent to lay out 
in the Purchase of Stock in the Public Funds and also to 
lay out the Dividends and ....hereof as the same may from 
time to time arise in the purchase of further stock and to 
transfer all such ... be Purchased as aforesaid unto my 
said son at his age of 21 years to whom I give the same 
and all arrears of rent of the said premises and .... the 
Ground Rent and all other Interest or monies arising from 
the said Stock that may happen not to be laid out I give 
unto my said son at his age of twenty one years and upon 
my said son Joseph Waterer attaining his said age of 
twenty one years I give and bequeath to him the said 
Leasehold Premises or  now in Clipstone Street aforesaid 
and all my .... and Estate therein I give and bequeath 
unto my said Friends Philip Butler A Turner and George 
Dewdney their Executors and Admors All that my 
Leasehold house and premises in Charlton Street 
Marylebone aforesaid In Trust to pay....... the rents and 
profits thereof for the maintenance & Education of my 
Son Benjamin and the residue thereof subject to the 
Ground rent to lay out in the Purchase of Stock in the 
public funds and also to lay out the Dividends and interest 
thereof as the same may from time to time arise in his 
purchase of Stock and to transfer all such Stock so to be 
purchased as aforesaid unto my said Son Benjamin at his 
age of twenty one years to whom I give the same and all 
arrears of rent ..... Ground Rent and all other Interest or 
money arising from the said Stock that may...... not to be 
laid out I give to my said Son Benjamin at his age of 
twenty one years and upon my said Son Benjamin 
attaining his age of twenty one Years I give and bequeath 
to him the said Leasehold Premises situate in Chariton 
Street aforesaid and all my interest and Estate therein 
provided that in case my Son Benjamin and my said Son 
Joseph or either of them shall happen to die before his or 
their attaining their respective ages of twenty one Years 
without having lawful issue then I direct that the said 
leasehold premises of him so dying shall be considered as 
part of the residue of my personal Estate and to be 
equally divided between my said Sons Vizt Benjamin and 
Richard and the Survivor of them but in case my said sons 
so dying leaving lawful issue then I give the said leasehold 
Premises which would have belonged to them my said 
Sons respectively if living to their respective lawful issue 
and to be applied to the use and benefit of such issue I 
give & bequeath to my son Joseph my Table Clock and 
request my Exors or one of them to keep it for him until 
he be come of age I give and bequeath unto my reputed 
Daughter Sarah Waterer Fifty pounds to be paid her at 
the discretion of my said trustees and Executors I give 
and bequeath unto Lucy Taylor of Newdigate in the 
said County of Surrey Singlewoman œ20 to be paid 
her within six months next after my decease I give devise 
& bequeath unto the said Philip Butler A Turner and Geo 
Dewdney their heirs Executors and Admors all that my 
Estate situate at Betchworth aforesaid and all the rest 
residue and remainder of my Personal Estate In trust to 
sell & dispose of the same after my decease as 
conveniently may be and for the most money that may 
reasonably expected to be got for the same and out of the 
monies arising therefrom in the first place to pay my 
Funeral Expences And my Just Debts and the aforesaid 
legacies and in the next place that my said trustees invest 
the Sum of œ450 part hereof in the Funds for the benefit 
of my said Son Richard at his age of 21 Years and to lay 
out the Dividends and Interest thereof as the same shall 
from time to time arise in the Purchase of further Stock in 
case the same shall not be made use of for my said Son 
Richard under his said age of twenty one years and on my 
said Son Richard attaining his age of twenty one years to 
transfer all the said original Stock and all other Stocks so 
to be purchased by the Interest or dividends thereof or 
the Interest or dividends of such Interest or dividends  
and to whom I give the same and at his attaining such 
age I give him all such monies or Interest arising from 
Stock or Stocks that may happen not to be laid out as 
aforesaid and I do further direct my said trustees to invest 
the Sum of œ250 other part thereof in the funds for the 
Purpose of paying five shillings a week for the support and 
bringing up of Letitia Taylor natural Daughter of the said 
Lucy Taylor until she shall attain her age of 14 Years and 
on her attaining that age or in case of her death before 
she shall so have attained that age in either of the said 
Cases I give and bequeath the said Stock with all Interest 
& dividends which shall be due thereon unto my said Sons 
Joseph Benjn and Richard and the Survivors or Survivor of 
them equally and I direct my said trustees to transfer the 
same to them and I do hereby direct my said trustees out 
of my Personal Estate to lay out in repairing my said 
leasehold houses situate in Charlton Street Clipstone 
Street aforesaid at such times and in such manner as they 
or the Survivors or Survivor of them shall think Proper the 
Sum of œ50 on each house that the same premises may 
be in good repair on my said sons Joseph and Benjamin 
attaining their said ages of twenty one years and all the 
rest residue and remainder of the moneys to arise by such 
sale and disposal of my Estate and Effects as aforesaid 
subject to the Costs and Expences attending to the 
Execution of this my will I desire and direct to be laid out 
in the Funds by my said trustees In trust to pay and apply 
a Sufficient part of the interest thereof for the 
maintenance & education of my said sons Joseph 
Benjamin and Richard and that all Interest and Produce of 
the said Stock over and above what may be required for 
the maintenance & education of my said sons be also laid 
out in the purchase of further Stock until my said sons 
Joseph Benjamin & Richard respectively their ages of 
twenty one Years on their attaining their respective ages 
thereof I direct that an equal share of all such original 
Stock as may be purchased as aforesaid from the 
dividends thereof may be transferred to them respectively 
to whom I give the same and I also give them an equal 
part of all such monies or Interest as may happen to be 
paid out as they respectively attain such age and in case 
either of my said sons Joseph Benjamin & Richard die 
before attaining such age having lawful issue then such 
issue to be such share & benefit thereof as they my said 
Sons or either of them would have been entitled to if 
living but if either die without leaving such issue the 
Survivors or Survivor to take the whole and I do hereby 
empower and direct my said trustees if at any time they 
shall find it necessary and beneficial to change or alter the 
Stock or Stocks which the monies have before directed to 
be paid out or have purchased that they shall have liberty 
to do so and from time to time as they shall see occasion 
for the benefit of the Child or Children interested and 
further that none of my said trustees shall be accountable 
or answerable for the receipts acts or deeds of the others 
of them but each for his own receipts acts and deeds only 
and that the said trustees may and shall be at liberty out 
of the monies coming to their hands as aforesaid retain 
and reimburse themselves all such loss and Expences that 
they or either of them may sustain or be put unto in the 
Execution of the trusts in them hereby reposed and I 
hereby nominate and appoint the said Philip Butler A 
Turner and George Dewdney Executors and trustees of 
this my Will and I do hereby direct my said trustees & 
Exors to place out my said sons apprentice on their 
attaining their respective ages of Fourteen or hereabouts I 
also wish them to be put out to some proper trade as a 
Carpenter Wheelwright etc. and do direct my said trustees 
to advance a Premium to apprentice them out not 
exceeding œ30 or œ40 which I leave to their discretion and 
also to allow some small annual or other Sum for 
Cloathing them and washing and mending during their 
Apprenticeship All which I hereby empower and request 
my said trustees to do And my will further is that if my 
said Son Richard  should happen to die before he attains 
his said age of twenty one Years without leaving lawful 
issue that then the œ450 I have hereinbefore directed to 
be laid out in the funds and all the Stock to be purchased 
therewith and the interest thereof shall be considered as 
part of the residue of my Personal Estate and applied 
accordingly but if my said son Richard should leave lawful 
issue then that such issue shall be intitled thereto and 
Lastly if it should happen that all my said sons should 
happen to die before they attain their respective ages of 
twenty one years without any or either of them leaving 
lawful issue then my Will is that my Nephew Yearly 
Waterer if living or his lawful issue if dead shall be 
intitled to all the Stocks money Dividends and interest 
thereof as my said sons would have been intitled to if 
living and in default of lawful issue of my said Nephew 
Yearly Waterer as aforesaid then I give all the Stocks 
money Dividends and interest to Sarah Broughton Wife 
of Alexr Broughton of Reigate aforesd Gentleman if 
living or if deceased to her lawful issue and I hereby 
revoke all other and former wills by me heretofore made 
and do publish and declare this to be my last Will & 
Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my last Will 
and testament written on five sheets of paper to the first 
four sheets set my hand and to that last my hand and seal 
this sixth day of November in the Year of our Lord 1806 _ 
Benjamin Waterer
(Attestation Clause)
Thos Dod _ Jas Rose _ Timothy Hall
(Affidavit of due Execution by William Sanders Robinson of 
Reigate in the County of Surrey Gentleman son in law of 
Timothy Hall deceased late of Dorking Solicitor sworn 14 
January 1815)
Proved at London 21 January 1815 to George Dewdeney 
the surviving Executor
PCC Prob11/1564