In the name of God Amen I Mary Featherstone of Plymouth in the county of Devon widow being in good health of body and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding Thanks be to God for the same do for a avoiding all converies? after my decease make public and declare this to be my last will and testament ffirst I recommend my soul to God who gave it hoping through the Christ’s ? passion and death of my Blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain everlasting life and my body I commit to the grave to be decently interred at the discretion of my executor and executrix hereinafter named and as to such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased to bestow upon me I give devise and bequeath the same as followeth [that is to say]I give and bequeath unto Dorothy Symons Clatworthy of Plymouth aforesaid spinster niece of my late deceased husband Samuel ffeatherstone the sum of one hundred pounds and all my wearing apparel also I give and bequeath unto the said Dorothy Symons Clatworthy one moiety or halfpart of my household goods books linen china and furniture of every description [except my silver plate and plated wares ] to and for her own sole use and benefit all the rest residue & remainder of my household goods and furniture monies securities for money monies in the public stocks and funds and all other my personal estate and effects whatsoever not hereinbefore by me given and disposed of I give and bequeath subject to the payment of my just debts funeral expenses and the charges of proving this my will in manner in following [that is to say] I give and bequeath one third part or share thereof unto my sister in law Mary Clatworthy of Plymouth aforesaid widow one other third part or share thereof unto my sister in law Elizabeth Hawkins wife of Henry Hawkins of Stroud water in the county of Gloucester Dissenting Minister and the other and remaining one third part or share thereof unto Samuel ffeatherstone of Plymouth aforesaid a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and William Charleton ffeatherstone of the city of Exeter printer nephews of my said late deceased husband to be equally divided between them share and share alike and I do direct that the bequests so given by me as aforesaid be paid within six months after my decease I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said Samuel ffeatherstone and Dorothy Symons Clatworthy Executor & executrix of this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former and other will or wills by me at anytime heretofore made and I do declare this only to be my last will and testament In testimony whereof I the said Mary ffeatherstone the said testatrix have set my hand and seal in manner following [that is to say ] my hand only to the preceding sheet of paper and my hand and seal to this second and last sheet of paper the ninth day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty five Mary Featherstone signed sealed published and declared by the said Mary ffeatherstone the testatrix as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Geo Hunt any? Plym Warwick A Hunt any Plym
Proved at London 21st February 1842 before the Judge on the oath of Dorothy Symons Clatworthy spinster one of the executors to whom administration was granted having first sworn by commission only to administer power reserved of making the like grant to Samuel ffeatherstone Esq the other executor when he shall apply for the same