In the Name of God Amen  I Thomas Alexander the Elder in the 
parish of Chobham in the  County of Surry Carpenter being in 
perfect mind and Memory do make and ordain this to be my last Will 
and Testament in manner and form Following  first I give and 
bequeath my Soul into the hands of Almighty god and my Body to 
the Earth there to be decently Buried at the discretion of my 
Executor hereafter named and as for such worldly possessions as 
God have given me I give and bequeath the same as followeth  First I 
give and bequeath unto my Son John my House with the Barns 
Buildings Orchards and Gardens and one Plott of Ground thereunto 
adjoining and belonging which house and Land I purchased of Mr 
Bartholomew in the Parish of Frimley in the County abovesaid to be 
to him and his Heirs forever  Item I Give unto my Five Grand children 
the sons of John Street to be paid by my son John To Henry Four 
pounds To Thomas Five pounds To Arthur Four pounds To John One 
pound To James One pound to be paid to them as they shall come to 
the age of One and Twenty Years and if any of them depart this Life 
before that time to be equally between the living divided  Item I Give 
unto my Daughter Judy the Wife of John Street the sum of Ten 
pounds to be paid to she within one year after my decease And again 
my Will is that my son John shall pay to his Brother Thomas the sum 
of Six pounds towards the paying of my debts within one year after 
my decease here endeth my son John's payments  Item I Give unto 
my Daughter Ann the Wife of Martin Beauchamp the sum of Forty 
pounds to be paid to she within one year after my decease  Item I 
Give unto my Daughter Sarah the sum of Fifty pounds to be paid to 
she within one year after my decease also I Give unto my son in Law 
John Street the sum of Ten pounds to be paid to him within one year 
after my decease  Also I give unto two of his children to John Three 
pound to James three pound to be paid to them as above written  
Item I Give unto my son Arthur my House in the Parish of Yately with 
the Barns Buildings and Land thereunto belonging to be to him and 
his Heirs forever  Item I Give unto my son Thomas the House I now 
live in with the Barns Buildings Gardens and Orchards and Freehold 
Land thereunto belonging with all my Goods to be to him and his 
Heirs forever him I make full Executor of this my last Will and 
Testament he paying my debts Legacies which are for him to pay and 
my Funerall Expences  In Witness hereof have hereunto set my hand 
and seal the Twelfth day of August in the Year of our Lord One 
Thousand Seven hundred thirty Six and so the Lord have mercy on 
me.
The mark of Thomas Alexander
Signed Sealed delivered and declared by me Thomas Alexander to be 
my last Will and Testament in the presence of 
Richard Knight   Henry Hathwell   Edward Feild

This will was proved at London the twenty Eighth day of November in 
the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and fifty three 
before the Worshipfull George Harris Doctor of Laws Master Keeper 
or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully 
constituted by the Oath of Thomas Alexander the Son of the 
deceased and sole Executor named in the said Will To whom 
administration was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels 
and Credits of the said deceased being first sworn duly to administer 
the same.

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