In the Name of God Amen I Richard Young of Wokeing in the County 
of Surry Taylor  Do  make and ordain this my last Will and Testament 
in manner and form following first I commend my Soul to God and 
my Body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my 
Executor hereinafter named and my Worldly Estate I dispose of as 
followeth my Will is that all my just Debts and Funeral Expences be 
fully satisfied and paid out of my Personal Estate  I give and 
bequeath unto my Daughter Grace the Wife of George Rapley the 
sum of Five pounds to be paid into her own hands within one Month 
after my decease to and for her own Separate use and that her 
Husband shall not have any thing to do or meddle therewith and her 
discharge shall be a sufficient discharge to my Executor for the 
payment of the same  And Whereas on the twenty fifth day of 
August in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and 
forty six I gave Bond unto William Collyer of Naphill Blacksmith and 
William Westbrook of the same place Wheelwright in the sum of 
Three hundred pounds of Lawfull Money of Great Britain to be paid 
to the said William Collyer and William Westbrook or to their certain 
Attorney their Executors Administrators or Assigns (which said 
Obligation was to be made void upon Condition that if the Heirs 
Executors Administrators or Assigns of the said Richard Young Do 
and shall well and truelly pay or cause to be paid unto the above 
named William Collyer and William Westbrook their Executors 
Administrators or Assigns the sum of one hundred and Fifty pounds 
of Lawfull Money of Great Britain within one Month next after the 
decease of the said Richard Young) In Trust to be by them put and 
placed out at Interest during the natural Life of Elizabeth the now 
Wife of the said Richard Young and to pay the said One hundred and 
Fifty Pounds to Richard Edward Elizabeth Anne and James Young 
the Children of the said Elizabeth the said Wife of me the before 
named Richard Young equally between them share and share alike if 
they shall be then living and if not then the Parts or Part of them him 
or her that shall be then dead to their his or her several and 
respective Children equally or Child if any such shall be then living 
And if not then to the survivors equally or Survivor of them the said 
Richard Edward Elizabeth Anne and James Young the Children before 
named his or her Executor or Administrators yet Nevertheless the 
said William Collyer and William Westbrook their Executors 
Administrators or assigns not to be answerable for the said One 
hundred and Fifty pounds and Interest or any part thereof that may 
happen to be lost by being put out on bad Security or otherwise 
without their willfull default and so as they may and satisfye 
themselves reasonably for their Expences and trouble therein and it 
is my Will that the said Bond by me so given be fully complied with in 
every respect  And the said Money therein mentioned to be raised 
and paid by my Executor out of my Personal Estate or Stock within 
one Month next after my Decease to my said Trustees William 
Collyer and William Westbrook their Executors or Administrators and 
the same In Trust to be by them put and placed out at Interest to and 
for the use and purposes therein before mentioned  I give and 
bequeath unto my beloved Wife Elizabeth such of my Household 
Goods as she shall think most usefull for her of the value of ten 
Pounds Further my Will and Intent is that after the said one hundred 
and Fifty Pounds taken out of my Stock in Trade or other my Effects 
and to be put and placed out at Interest by the said William Collyer 
and William Westbrook for the purposes mentioned in the said Bond 
by me to them given And also the ten Pounds worth of Goods before 
mentioned given to my said Wife Also the Five pounds by me given 
to my Daughter Grace Rapley and all my Debts and Funeral Expences 
fully discharged that then my Will and meaning is And I do direct and 
Appoint the same that all the rest of my Effects of what kind soever 
(Except the Hopp Ground in Doggflud Field at Farnham) shall be 
valued and disposed of as followeth (that is to say) The Copyhold 
Lands to the same belonging with all and every the appurtenances to 
the same belonging lying and being in the tything of Goldworth in 
the parish of Wokeing in the County of Surrey to be reckoned and 
value at the value of One hundred pounds and no more the which 
said Messuage or Tenements Lands and Premises in Woking 
aforesaid I give and bequeath unto my Son Richard Young to hold 
unto him and his Heirs and Assigns for ever he paying out of the 
same unto his Mother the sum of twenty shillings a year and every 
year for the term of her natural Life and keeps herself a Widow 
Further my Will and meaning is that in case my Son Richard shall dye 
and leave no Issue nor make any disposition of this my said Copyhold 
Estate aforesaid in his Life time then my Will and meaning is that it 
shall not descend but shall be and remain to the Sole use and behoof 
of my Son Edward and my Son James Young and their Heirs and 
assigns for ever according to the Custom of the Manor of Woking my 
two Closes of Freehold Arable Land lying at Naphill in the parish of 
Horsell in the County of Surry to be reckoned at the value of Eighty 
Pounds and also Eighty pounds to be taken out of my Stock in trade 
or other my Effects  I give and bequeath the said Freehold Lands with 
all its Appurtenances  And also the said Eighty Pounds of Money so 
taken out of my Effects as aforesaid unto my two Sons Edward and 
James Young the said Lands to one and the said Eighty Pounds to the 
other but my Will is that my son Edward shall have either the Land or 
the said Money which he likes best and my son James to have the 
other but each of them shall pay their Mother ten shillings a year and 
every year for the term of her natural life and keep herself a Widdow  
I give and Bequeath unto my two Daughters Elizabeth and Anne 
Young to each of them the sum of Sixty Pounds of Lawfull Money of 
Great Britain and each of them to pay their Mother ten shillings a 
year and every year for the term of her natural life and keep herself a 
Widdow  And it is my Will that my Effects shall be valued and 
disposed of as I have directed so soon as possible it can be done after 
my decease But when my Effects shall be valued and if it should not 
amount to what I have given that then every one of my Five Children 
Richard Edward James Elizabeth and Anne shall abate in proportion 
alike to their shares to them by me given And if it should amount to 
more than by me given then each of them to have and receive their 
shares in proportion more than I have given  Further my Will is that 
in twelve Months next after the death of my Wife the one hundred 
and Fifty pounds mentioned in the Bond that she is to receive the 
Interest of during her Life the same shall be And I do give and 
bequeath the same to and amongst my Sons and Daughters namely 
Richard Edward James Elizabeth and Anne Young share and share 
alike  And after the Death of my Brother Edward Youngs Widow at 
Farnham I give and devise unto my son Richard Young All that my 
Hopp Ground lying Doggflud Field at Farnham which came to me at 
the death of my Brother Edward Young To hold unto him the said 
Richard Young my said Son and his Heirs and assigns for ever Subject 
nevertheless that he the said Richard shall pay out of the same unto 
Four of my Children (that is to say) Edward James Elizabeth and Anne 
Young to each of them the sum of Fifteen Pounds within twelve 
Months after the decease of the said Widdow of my said Brother 
Edward Young   All the rest of my Goods and Chattles Right Creditts 
ready Money and Personal Estate I give and bequeath unto my son 
Richard Young whom I nominate Constitute and Appoint Sole 
Executor of this my last Will and Testament revoking all former Wills 
by me at any time by me made [sic] In Witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my Hand and  Seal to this my last Will and Testament 
containing two sheets of paper the Fifteenth day of February in the 
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred Fifty and Eight _   
Rich.d Young.
Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Richard Young the 
said Testator to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us 
who subscribed our names as Witnesses in the presence of the 
Testator  John Matthew _ William Hall _ John Gyles. 

This Will was Proved at London the Nineteenth day of February in 
the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Fifty nine 
before the Worshipfull Arthur Collier Doctor of Laws and Surrogate 
of the Right Worshipfull Edward Simpson also Doctor of Laws Master 
Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 
lawfully constituted by the Oath of Richard Young the Son of the 
deceased and sole Executor to whom Administration was granted of 
all and singular the Goods Chattles and Credits of the said deceased 
having been first sworn duly to administer.

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