I Thomas Chapman of the Parish of Wokeing in the County 
of Surrey Carpenter do hereby revoke all Wills Codicils and 
other Testamentary writings made by me at any time heretofore 
and declare this to be my last Will and Testament  I give and 
bequeath to my dear Wife Sarah Chapman All the Provisions 
Wines and Liquors of which I shall die possessed for her 
absolute  use and benefit  Also I give and bequeath unto my 
said Wife the use of all my Household Goods and Furniture 
Plate Linen and China during such part of the Term of her 
natural life as she shall continue my Widow and unmarried and 
shall not have a Child by any other Man from and immediately 
after the decease of my said Wife or her marrying again or her 
having a Child by any other man which shall first happen I 
direct that the said Household Goods and Furniture Plate Linen 
and China shall sink into and become part of the residue of my 
personal Estate hereinafter disposed of And I hereby give 
devise and bequeath unto my Friend William Wilcox of 
Wokeing aforesaid Carpenter and my Son in law John 
Sherlock of Wokeing aforesaid Cordwainer their heirs 
executors administrators and assigns all and every my 
Copyhold or Customary Messuages or Tenements Buildings 
Gardens lands and hereditaments by me holden as part and 
parcel of the Manor of Wokeing in the County of Surrey And 
also all my Household Goods and Furniture Plate Linen and 
China (subject to the bequest thereof hereinbefore contained) 
and all other my real and personal estate and effects of what 
nature or kind soever (except my Provisions Wines and 
Liquors) whereof or whereunto I or any other person or persons 
in trust for me is or shall or may be seised possessed or 
entitled To hold the same unto the said William Wilcox and 
John Sherlock their heirs executors administrators and assigns 
according to the nature and quality thereof respectively and I 
declare my Will and mind to be that they the said William 
Wilcox and John Sherlock their heirs executors administrators 
and assigns respectively do and shall stand and be seised and 
possessed of all my said real and Personal Estate so devised 
and bequeathed to them as aforesaid Upon trust that they my 
said Trustees do and shall in the first place by with and out of 
my said real and Personal Estate pay satisfy and discharge all 
my just Debts and Funeral and Testamentary expences and 
also the fines and fees to become payable on their admission 
to the said Copyhold Estates and also do and shall permit and 
suffer my said Wife during such part of the Term of her natural 
life as she shall continue my Widow and unmarried and shall 
not have a Child by any other Man to reside in and occupy the 
Cottage or Tenement and Garden now in my own occupation if 
she shall think fit rent free or otherwise at her request to demise 
and let the same at the best or most reasonable rent that can or 
may be obtained for the same and pay the nett rents issues 
and Profits thereof unto my said Wife or her assigns during 
such part of the Term of her natural life as she shall continue 
my Widow and unmarried and shall not have a Child by any 
other Man for her and their proper use and benefit and do and 
shall demise and let all the rest and residue of my said 
Messuages or Tenements lands and hereditaments at the best 
or most reasonable rent that can or may be obtained for the 
same and also do and shall sell and convert my residuary 
personal Estate into Money (except my Household Goods and 
Furniture Plate Linen and China the use whereof is given to my 
said Wife as aforesaid) and lay out and invest the Money 
arising therefrom in their names on Government or real 
Securities in England and by and out of the rents issues and 
Profits of my said Messuages Lands Tenements hereditaments 
and real Estate and the Dividends Interest and Annual 
proceeds of my residuary personal Estate do and shall pay 
unto my said Wife the annual Sum of Eighteen pounds and four 
shillings clear of all taxes and deductions whatsoever (and over 
and above the rents and profits of the said Cottage or 
Tenement and Garden now in my own occupation in case the 
same shall be let) by equal quarterly payments at Lady day 
Midsummer day Michaelmas day and Christmas day in every 
Year for and during such part of the Term of her natural life as 
she shall continue my Widow and unmarried and shall not have 
a Child by any other Man the first quarterly payment to begin 
and be made to my said Wife on such of the said days as shall 
first and next happen after my decease and as to for and 
concerning the residue and remainder of the rents and profits of 
then said rest and residue of my said real Estate and the 
Dividends Interest and proceeds of my said residuary personal 
Estate after payment of the said Annuity to my said Wife as 
aforesaid Upon trust that they my said Trustees or Trustee do 
and shall after insuring from loss and damage by fire and 
keeping my said Messuages or Tenements and Buildings in 
good and sufficient tenanable repair pay and apply the surplus 
of such rents and profits of my said real Estate and dividends 
interest and proceeds of my said residuary personal Estate for 
and during such part of the Term of the natural life of my said 
Wife as she shall continue my Widow and unmarried and shall 
not have a Child by any other Man unto and equally between 
my Sons Stephen Chapman and Jesse Chapman my 
Daughter Susannah the Wife of the said John Sherlock and 
my illegitimate Daughter Caroline the Wife of Richard 
Hoskin Lilly of Wokeing aforesaid Schoolmaster (whom I 
had by my present Wife previous to my marriage with her) and 
my Daughter in law Catherine Chapman the Widow of my 
late Son David Chapman share and share alike and in case of 
the death of the said Stephen Chapman Jesse Chapman 
Susannah Sherlock and Caroline Lilly or any or either of them 
leaving a Widow or Widows or Husband or Husbands as the 
case may be Then and in that case such Widow or Widows or 
Husband or Husbands shall be entitled to and receive such 
proportion or proportions of the said surplus of the said rents 
and Profits dividends interest and proceeds as her or their 
Husband or Husbands or his or their Wife or Wives would have 
been respectively entitled to if living and in case of the death of 
the said Stephen Chapman Jesse Chapman Susannah 
Sherlock and Caroline Lilly or any or either of them without 
leaving a Widow or Widows or Husband or Husbands or of the 
said Catherine Chapman leaving Issue of their his or her 
Bodies or Body lawfully begotten or leaving a Widow or Widows 
or Husband or Husbands such Widow or Widows or Husband 
or Husbands shall die during such part of the term of the 
natural life of my said Wife as she shall continue my Widow and 
unmarried and shall not have a Child by any other Man then 
and in that case such Issue shall be entitled to and receive 
such proportion or proportions of the said surplus of the said 
rents and Profits dividends interest and proceeds as their his or 
her parent or respective Parents would have been respectively 
entitled to if living equally to be divided between such Issue if 
more than one share and share alike and if but one then wholly 
to that one and from and immediately after the decease of my 
said Wife or her marrying again or her having a Child by any 
other man which shall first happen Upon trust that they my said 
Trustees or Trustee for the time being do and shall with all 
convenient speed absolutely sell and dispose of all my said 
Copyhold or Customary Messuages or Tenements Buildings 
Gardens Lands hereditaments and real Estate either by public 
Sale or private Contract to any person or persons willing to 
become the purchaser or purchasers thereof respectively for 
such Price or prices or sum or sums of Money as to my said 
trustees or Trustee for the time being shall seem reasonable 
and do and shall sell and dispose of and convert into Money all 
my said Household Goods and Furniture Plate Linen and China 
and personal Estate and Effects of every sort and kind and I do 
hereby declare my Will and mind to be that my said Trustees or 
Trustee their and his heirs executors administrators and 
assigns do and shall stand and be possessed of all and 
singular the Monies to arise from the Sale or Sales 
hereinbefore by me directed to be made of the said Copyhold 
or Customary Messuages or Tenements Buildings Gardens 
Lands hereditaments and real Estate and of all my said 
personal Estate and Effects In trust to pay and divide the same 
equally between and amongst my said Sons Stephen Chapman 
and Jesse Chapman and my said Daughters Susannah 
Sherlock and Caroline Lilly and my Grandson George 
Chapman Son of my said late Son David Chapman or such of 
them as shall be living at the time of the decease of my said 
Wife (in case she shall happen to survive me) or her marrying 
again or her having a Child by any other Man (which shall first 
happen) and the Issue of such of them as shall be then dead 
leaving lawful Issue living at the time of the decease of my said 
Wife or her marrying again or her having a Child by any other 
Man (which shall first happen) or if she shall die in my life time 
then in trust to pay and divide the same equally between and 
amongst the said Stephen Chapman Jesse Chapman 
Susannah Sherlock Caroline Lilly and George Chapman or 
such of them as shall be living at the time of my decease and 
the Issue of such of them as shall be then dead leaving lawful 
Issue living at the time of my decease  But so that the Issue of 
them said Stephen Chapman Jesse Chapman Susannah 
Sherlock Caroline Lilly and George Chapman so dying as 
aforesaid shall not be entitled to any other or greater share of 
the said trust Monies than his her or their Parent or respective 
parents would have been entitled to under the Trusts aforesaid 
if then living Provided always that if the said Catherine 
Chapman shall be living at the time of the decease of my said 
Wife  (in case she shall happen to survive me) or her marrying 
again or her having a Child by any other Man (which shall first 
happen) or if she shall die in my life time then if the said 
Catherine Chapman shall be living at the time of my decease I 
do hereby direct that my said Trustees or Trustee for the time 
being do and shall retain the share of the Trust Monies Stocks 
Funds and Securities hereinbefore bequeathed to or in trust for 
the said George Chapman and lay out and invest the same on 
Government or real Securities in England and do and shall pay 
the Dividends Interest and annual proceeds of such Stocks 
Funds and Securities as the same shall from time to time 
become due and be received unto the said Catherine Chapman 
and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life and 
from and after her decease do and shall pay assign and 
transfer the said Stocks funds and Securities unto the said 
George Chapman his executors administrators and assigns to 
and for his and their own use and benefit anything in this my 
Will contained to the contrary notwithstanding and it is my Will 
and I direct that if any or either of them the said Stephen 
Chapman Jesse Chapman Susannah Sherlock and Caroline 
Lilly shall die in the life time of my said Wife (in case she shall 
survive me) leaving a Widow or Widows or a Husband or 
Husbands living at the time of the decease of my said Wife or 
her marriage again or her having a Child by another  Man 
which shall first happen or at my decease in case I shall survive 
my said Wife Then I do direct my said trustees or Trustee for 
the time being to retain the share or shares of him or her so 
dying in the trust monies hereinbefore mentioned and lay out 
and invest the same on Government or real Securities in 
England and do and shall pay the Dividends Interest and 
annual proceeds of such Stocks Funds and Securities as the 
same shall from time to time become due and be received unto 
such Widow or Widows or Husband or Husbands as the case 
may be for and during their respective natural lives and after 
the  respective decease of such Widow or Widows or Husband 
or Husbands Do and shall pay assign and transfer such share 
or shares to the person or persons who under the Trusts 
aforesaid will become entitled thereto at the time of the 
decease of my said Wife or her marriage again or her having a 
Child by another man  (which shall first happen) or at the time 
of my decease in case I shall survive my said Wife  And I do 
hereby nominate and appoint the said William Wilcox and John 
Sherlock Executors of this my Will And I declare my Will and 
mind to be that the receipt or receipts in Writing of the said 
William Wilcox and John Sherlock or the Survivor of them or 
the heirs executors administrators or assigns of such Survivor 
shall effectually discharge the person or persons to whom the 
same shall be given his her or their heirs executors 
administrators and assigns from all liability on account of the 
misapplication or nonapplication nor shall such person or 
persons be concerned to see to the application of the Monies 
therein respectively mentioned and acknowledged to be 
received or to enquire into the propriety or expediency of any 
such Sale or Sales as aforesaid And I do hereby authorise and 
empower my said Executors to pay any Debt or debts owing by 
me or claimed from me upon any evidence they shall think 
proper and to accept any Security real or Personal for any debt 
or debts owing to me and also to compromise or compound 
and Debt or Debts owing to me and to allow such time for the 
payment thereof as to them or him shall appear reasonable and 
I do declare that they my said Trustees and Executors  or the 
Survivor of them or the heirs executors administrators and 
assigns of such Survivor shall not be answerable the one of 
them for the other of them or for the signing of receipts for the 
sake of conformity or for any involuntary loss and that it shall be 
lawful for them respectively out of the Monies which shall come 
to their respective hands by virtue of this my Will to reimburse 
themselves respectively and to allow to their Co-trustee their 
Costs and Expenses in discharging the trusts hereby reposed 
in them  In witness whereof I the said Thomas Chapman the 
Testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained in 
this and the five preceding Sheets of Paper to the five 
preceding Sheets set my Hand and to this sixth and last Sheet 
my Hand and Seal the fourteenth day of February in the year of 
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty one.
The mark X and seal of Thomas Chapman
Signed Sealed Published and declared by the above named 
Thomas Chapman the Testator as and for his last Will and 
Testament I the Presence of us who in his Presence at his 
request and in the presence of each other have hereunto 
subscribed our names as Witnesses
Joseph Hockley Jun.r   James Harding   Samuel Cot

This will of Thomas Chapman late of Woking in the County of 
Surrey Carpenter deceased was proved on the twelfth day of 
October 1831 before the Reverend Henry Parr Beloe Clerk 
Surrogate by the oaths of William Wilcox and John Sherlock the 
Executors to whom admon was granted being first sworn duly 
to administer.

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