The Last Will and
Testament of John Hemingway of Dronfield
This is the last Will
& Testament of me John Hemingway of Dronfield in the county of Derby. First I will and direct that all my just
Debts and Funeral Expenses and the charges of proving this my last Will &
Testament be paid and discharged by my Executrix hereinafter named. I give to my son John Rogers Hemingway the
Sum of one Guinea, also to my daughter, Jane, the Sum of one Guinea, also to my
daughter Ann Lupton the Sum of one Guinea, also to my daughter Charlotte, the
Sum of one Guinea. After the payment of
my Debts & Funeral expenses, the charges of proving this my last Will &
Testament and the payment of the Legacies above mentioned I do give and
bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my estate personal and real to
my dear wife, Jane Hemingway who I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint
sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament. And lastly I do hereby revoke, cancel and annul all former and
other wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this only to be my
last Will & Testament. In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty third day of June one
thousand, eight hundred and eleven
[signed] John Hemingway
Signed, sealed and
declared
By the said Testator John
Hemingway
As and for his last Will
& Testament in the
Presence of
[illeg] M.D., & Jas Wright
At Chesterfield 24th April
1817
Let Probate be granted to
Jane Hemingway of Chesterfield widow the sole Executrix. She being first duly sworn as also that the
personal estate does not amount to £200
(Died in November last)
Cha. Buckeridge,
Surrogate