This is the last Will and Testament of me William Sparkes the Elder of 
Wokeing in the County of Surry Yeoman  I direct that all my just debts funeral 
expences and the charges of proving this my will be in the first place fully paid 
and satisfied by my executors hereinafter named as soon as conveniently may 
be after my decease  I give and bequeath unto my dear Wife Sarah all my 
household Goods and furniture wearing Apparel Plate Linen china and other 
things that may be in or about my dwellinghouse in Wokeing aforesaid for her 
own use and Enjoyment during her life and after her decease I give and 
bequeath the same to my daughter Ann Sparkes for her own use absolutely  
And I direct my said Wife immediately after my decease to cause an inventory 
to be made and taken of the same Goods Articles and things and to deliver 
such inventory to my said daughter within one month next after my decease  I 
give and bequeath unto my said Wife Sarah Sparkes and my friend Arthur 
Lunn of the Parish of Whitley in the County of Surry Yeoman all my money 
and Securities for money and all other my Personal estate and Effects 
whatsoever and wheresoever upon trust that they my said Wife and the said 
Arthur Lunn or the Survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of such 
Survivor do and shall as soon as conveniently may be after my decease  call in 
collect and receive All Sum and Sums of money now or at my decease owing to 
me upon real or other securities and lay out and invest the Sum of eight 
hundred pounds in the joint names or name of them my said Trustees or the 
Survivor of them her or his Executors or Administrators in the purchase of 
Stock in some or one of the Public funds or upon other Government or real 
Securities at Interest and do and shall stand possessed of the said Stock and 
funds and the dividends Interest and Annual Proceeds thereof upon the trusts 
and for the interests and purposes hereinafter expressed and declared 
concerning the same that is to say upon trust that they my said Trustees and 
the Survivor of them her or his Executors or Admors shall and do pay the 
Interest and dividends arising from such stock or funds as aforesaid unto my 
said Wife Sarah for her natural life by equal half yearly payments as and when 
the same shall become due and payable and immediately after the decease of 
my said Wife I will that the same Stock and funds shall be divided And I hereby 
bequeath the same unto my four Children namely John Sparkes  George 
Sparkes Thomas Sparkes and Ann Sparkes or such as shall be living at the time 
of my said Wifes decease  And the children also of such of them as shall be 
then dead share and share alike the children of such of my said Sons & Daurs 
as shall be then dead nevertheless taking only the part or share and that 
equally if more than one of their deceased Parent to which such Parent would 
have been entitled if living at the time of my said Wifes decease  And upon this 
further trust that they my said Trustees and the Survivor of them her or his 
Executors or Administrators shall and do divide pay assign and make over all 
the rest and residue of my monies and Personal estate and Effects not 
heretofore bequeathed by me as follows that is to say In the first place to pay 
unto my said Wife Sarah Sparks within two months next after my decease the 
Sum of two hundred pounds and all other the same monies and Personal 
estate and Effects do divide and pay unto and equally among my said Sons 
John Sparks George Sparkes and Thomas Sparkes and my said daughter Ann 
Sparkes or such of them as shall be living at the time of my decease  and the 
children also of such of them as shall be then dead share and share alike the 
children of such of my said Sons & Daughter as shall be then dead nevertheless 
taking only the part or share and that equally if more than one of their 
deceased Parent to which such Parent would have been entitled if living at the 
time of my decease  Provided always and my will nevertheless is that in making 
the division of the residue of my said Monies and Personal Estate unto and 
among my said Children as hereinbefore directed the several Sums of money 
already advanced by me to my three Sons as follows namely To my Son John 
Sparkes four hundred and sixty pounds To my Son George Sparkes five 
hundred and thirty pounds and to my Son Thomas Sparkes four hundred and 
fifty pounds and in which said Sums they my said Sons respectively now stand 
indebted to me shall be considered by my said Trustees as part of the shares of 
my said monies and Personal Estate and as forming part of the shares of my 
said Children respectively of and in the residue of my said monies and Personal 
Estate and such shares shall accordingly be so ascertained and paid so that the 
Provision already made as aforesaid and hereby directed to be by me made for 
my said Children under this my Will be effected with as much equally as 
possible and I recommend it to my said Wife to make such Provision and in 
such manner unto and for my Son James Sparkes by and out of the said Sum of 
two hundred pounds hereby bequeathed to her as she in her discretion and 
judgement shall see fit and proper or wholly to decline the making of such 
Provision if it shall be thought by her more advisable and expedient provided 
also that it shall be lawful for my said Trustees and Executors hereinafter 
named by and out of my said trust Estates and Premises or any part thereof to 
reimburse themselves herself and himself all such costs charges and expenses 
as they or either of them shall reasonably expend in and about the execution 
of this my Will or the trusts hereby in them reposed  And that neither of them 
shall be answerable or accountable for the Acts deeds or defaults of the other 
of them but each for her or his own Acts deeds receipts and defaults only nor 
for any loss that may happen from the failure of any banker or other Person or 
Persons with whom such trust monies or effects shall be lodged or deposited 
for safe custody only  And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my 
said Wife the said Sarah Sparkes and the said Arthur Lunn Executrix and 
Executor of this my Will And lastly I revoke all former wills by me heretofore 
made  In Witness whereof I have at the bottom of the first Sheet of this my 
Will (the whole whereof is contained in two sheets of paper) subscribed my 
name and to this second and last sheet set my hand and Seal this second day 
of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.  
The mark of X William Sparkes  Signed sealed published and declared by the 
above named William Sparkes the Testator 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 subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.  Ester 
Hart - Benj.n Simmons.
Proved at London 19 August 1819 before the worshipful Charles Coote Doctor 
of Laws and Surrogate by the Oaths of Sarah Sparkes W.o the Relict and Arthur 
Lunn the Executors to whom Administration was granted having been first 
sworn duly to Administer.