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Last Will & Testament of John Hemmingsley of New Street, Darlaston, Staffordshire 1829

This is the last Will & Testament of John Hemmingsley of New Street, in Darlaston in the county of Stafford, Settmaker and Screwmaker. First I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral and Testamentary expenses be fully paid and satisfied and discharged by my Executrix hereinafter named and after payment thereof I give and devise unto my loving wife Milcah all and every my messuages, tenements and dwelling houses, Buildings, lands and hereditaments and real estate whatsoever and wheresoever with their appurtenances to hold the same unto my said wife her heirs and assigns for ever. Also I give and bequeath all my household goods and furniture, shop tools, stock in trade book and other debts and all other of my personal estate and effects of every description unto my said wife for her own use and benefit and I do hereby nominate and appoint my said wife and my son John Hemmingsley joint Executrix and Executors of this my Will and hereby revoking and making void all former and other will and wills by me made. I do declare this to be my only true and last Will & Testament. In witness whereof I the said Testator John Hemmingsley have hereto set my hand and seal the twelfth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine.

Signed, sealed, published and declared

By the said Testator John Hemmingsley       The mark and seal of

As and for this his last Will & Testament X

in the presence of us who at his request John Hemmingsley

in his presence and in the presence of each other

hereto subscribed our names as witness

William Shingleton

James Brickerton

Chas Adams

In the Bishops Court of Lichfield

In the goods of John Hemmingsley, deceased

Appeared personally Milcah Hemmingsley of Darlaston in the county of Stafford, widow and John Hemmingsley of the same place Iron Founder the Executors named in the last Will & Testament of the said John Hemmingsley, late of Darlaston in the county of Stafford aforesaid, Settmaker, deceased and made oath ….etc….

are under the value of £200, to the best of these Deponents knowledge, information and belief

The mark of

Sworn on the second of April 1829 Milcah Hemmingsley

Before me Mann Kennedy X

Commissioner John Hemmingsley

[Transcript of this Will supplied by Ron Hemingway of Wakefield]