The last Will and Testament of me Thomas Stevens of Wokeing in 
the County of Surry Mercer I desire to be buried at the discretion of 
my Executrix hereafter named and as to my Worldly Estate I dispose 
thereof as follows Whereas One hundred and fifty pounds part of my 
wife's portion still remains in the hands of her father unpaid to me 
according to his agreement This sum of One hundred and fifty 
pounds I give to my Dear and loving wife  And wheras before our 
intermarriage I settled on my dear wife my Freehold Messuage and 
Lands with the appurtenances called Shaplerp at or near Sithewood 
in Horsell in the said County and the Tithes therefrom comeing 
growing arising renewing or increasing or to come grow arise renew 
or increase for her life with remainder to my own right Heirs And I 
have also surrendered into the hands of the Lord of the Manor of 
Wokeing in consequence of an agreement made before my Marriage 
All those My several copyhold Lands in the Tithing of Goldworth and 
held of the said Manor To the use of my self for life with Remainder 
to my said wife for life with remainder to such uses as I shall direct 
by my last Will and Testament in writing And in consequence of the 
said agreement before my marriage I have likewise surrendered into 
the hands of the Lady of the Manor of Sutton my Copyhold 
Messuage and Lands called Crouches held of the said Manor of 
Sutton To the very same uses as I have surrendered my Copyhold 
Lands held of the Manor of Woking  Now I do by this my last Will and 
Testament confirm to my said wife the said several copyhold 
premises so as aforesaid settled upon her and surrendered or agreed 
to be surrendered to her use for her life And after her decease I 
Devise the same to the Heirs of my Body lawfully begotten and in 
defalt of such issue As for and concerning my said Freehold Estate in 
Horsell and my said Copyhold Lands held of the Manor of Wokeing I 
devise the same to my Nephew John Howard younger son of my 
Brother in Law Thomas Howard by his late wife my late sister and to 
his heirs and assigns  And as for and concerning my Copyhold 
Messuage and lands held of the Manor of Sutton I do in case of 
failure of issue of my Body Devise the same to my Nephew Thomas 
Howard Eldest son of my said Brother in Law Thomas Howard by my 
said sister and to his heirs and assigns  And whereas my late sister 
Elizabeth the said late wife of my said Brother in Law Thomas 
Howard held of the Lord of the Manor of Wokeing for her life with 
remainder to the Right Heirs of my late Father James Stevens 
deceased A Messuage with the appurtenances in Town Street in 
Woking called the Market house so that upon her death the same 
Descended and came to me as next heir of my said late Father and to 
which premises I have not yet been admitted But as I understand the 
same will fall to the said Eldest son of my said sister Howard in case 
of failure of Issue of my Body as my next Heir I make no disposition 
thereof it being my desire it should so fall accordingly  And as for and 
concerning my personal Estate I Give and Devise the same to my 
dear Mother Dorothy Stevens she paying thereout my debts and 
funeral expences  And in case I shall after this time and before my 
decease have received from my said Father in Law the said One 
hundred and fifty pounds so as aforesaid given to her my said wife 
Then it's my will that the said One hundred and fifty pounds shall 
also be paid out of my personal Estate  I make my said Mother 
Executrix of this my last will and Testament and revoke all former 
and other wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this 
only to be my last Will and Testament  And In Testimony thereof I 
have hereunto set my hand & seal the Twenty fifth day of February 
in the nineteenth year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and 
Sixty. 
Tho.s Stevens 
Signed Sealed published and Declared by the said Testator Thomas 
Stevens as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us 
who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each 
other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses  
Wm Morres   Henry Randall   J Chatfield  

This Will of Thomas Stevens late of the Parish of Wokeing in the 
County of Surrey deceased was proved on the 11th day of April in the 
Year of our Lord 1760 before the Reverend Cornelius Jeale Clerk or 
Surrogate by the Oath of Dorothy Stevens the Mother and Sole 
Executrix to whom Administration was granted she being first sworn 
faithfully to administer.  

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