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PCC Will Transcript for John CHAMBERS
Will dated 18 Jun 1826
Codicil dated 26 May 1829
Codicil dated 19 April 1831
Codicil dated 7 Nov 1838 confirmed 19 Feb 1840
Affidavit 8 Nov 1854
Proved 19 Nov 1854

This is the last will and testament of me John Chambers of Much
Hadham in the County of Hertford farmer which I being of sound and
disposing mind ___ and understanding praised be Almighty God for
the same so make publish and declare in manner following that is to
say I give and devise all that my freehold messuage or tenament lands
and hereditaments situate lyingand being at ___ Cross in the said
Parish of Much Hadham and also all other my messuages cottages lands
tenaments hereditaments and real estate whatsoever and wheresoever and
of what nature or ___ with their and every of their rights ___ and
appurtenances unto my dear wife Martha Chambers and her assigns for
and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after
my decease. I give and devise the same messuages lands tenaments and
hereditaments with their respective appurtenances unto all my
children as ___ sons as daughters who shall be living at the time of
my decease to ___ the same messuages lands tenaments and hereditaments
with their respective appurtenances unto and to the use of all my said
children equally as tenants in common and not as joint tenants and to
their respective heirs and assigns forever and in case any one or more
of my said children shall die in my lifetime leaving issue lawfully
begotten then I give and devise the part or ___ parts or shares of a
___ ___ or ___ so dying equally unto ___ issue their issue their heirs
and assigns forever as tenants in common and not as joint tenants ___
issue taking only the part or share his her or their respective 
parents would have been entitled to if living or in case any one or
more of my said children shall die after my decease before they shall
have attained their respective ages of one and twenty years and 
without having lawful issue then I give and devise the part or share
or respective parts or share of him her or them so dying unto and to
the use of the survivors or survivor of them my said children equally
as tenants in common and their heirs and assigns forever.

And I give to my said wife the sum of fifty pounds of lawful money of
Great Britain to be paid to or retained by her for her own use out of
the ___ monies which shall come to her hands as Executrix of this my
will and as to all my ready money and securities for money monies in
the public funds debts arrears or rent ___ in the ___ both alive and
___ goods chattels ___ and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever
(after and subject to the payment of all my just ___ funeral and
testamentary expenses and the legacy bequeathed by this my Will

I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof to my said wife
and my son John Chambers their executors and administrators ___ the
trusts following that is to say In trust to convert all my personal
estate (not consisting of ___ ___ ___ or monies in the funds or out
at interest upon ___ ___ into money as soon as ___ may be after my
decease and to lay out the same together with all my ready money in
their names in or upon some one or more of the public or parliamentary
stocks or funds yielding an annual dividend or on real securities or
both and I declare that my said trustees and the survivors and 
survivors of them and the executors or administrators of ___ ___
shall stand and be possessed of all monies in the funds or upon real
securities which shall belong to me at my decease and also of ___
stocks funds and securities so to be purchased or invested with the
monies arising from my said personal estate as before ___ in trust to
pay the interest and dividends of my said trust property to my said
wife (or permit her to retreive the same for and during the ___
of her natural life if she shall so long continue my widow and
unmarried and upon condition that she do maintain and educate my two
daughters Harriet Mary Ann Chambers and Martha Chambers during their
respective minorities or until their respective marriages And in case
my said wife shall marry again the I ___ her the sum of two hundred
pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for her own proper use and
from and immediately after the decease or second marriage of my said
wife which ever of those events shall first happen then in trust to
pay retain transfer assign and dispose of all my said residuary
personal estate ___ trust money into and equally amongst themselves
the said John Chambers and my said two daughters Harriet Mary Ann
Chambers and Martha Chambers share and share alike and in case my
said two daughters Harriet Mary Ann Chambers and Martha Chambers
or either of them shall be under the age of twenty one years and
unmarried at the time of my said wifes decease or second marriage
whichever shall first happen then I direct the said John Chambers
and to lay out in their names the part or share parts or shares of
her or them being under the age of twenty one years and unmarried at
the time aforesaid of and my said residuary personal estate in or
upon ___ ___ or more of the public or parliamentary stocks or funds
yielding an annual dividend or on real securities or both and stand
possessed of the same in trust to pay and apply the interest and
dividends therefrom ___ or ___ for and towards the maintenance
education ___ and ___ ___ of them my said two daughters or other of
them until they attain their said respective ages of twenty one years
or day or days of marriage and on their respectively attaining that
age or marriage I direct the said trustees to transfer and assign the
stocks funds and securities ___ their said respective shares shall be
invested to them my said daughters ___ But if any one or more of my
said children shall depart this life in my lifetime leaving issue
lawfully begotten then such issue shall take the share as ___ ___
or ___ original of my residuary personal estate and property which
___ ___ or live parent would if living ___ entitled to provided
always the my will is that notwithstanding the directions herein
before contained it shall be lawful for my said wife if she shall
continue my widow but not otherwise if she think proper to carry on
the business of a Farmer at Much Hadham aforesaid as ___ as I now
carry on the same or any part of such business and to continue my
farming stocks therein and also so much of my said personal estate as
she and my said other Executors shall ___ necessary for and during
the term of her natural life or widowhood or for any shorter period
and for her own benefit but upon condition that she maintains and
educates my two daughters as aforesaid during their minorities and if
my said wife shall choose to continue my said business or any part
thereof then I direct her to deliver to my said other executors within
six calendar months after my decease all inventory and valuation of
such of my farming stock and property as shall be retained in ___
lands for that purpose which Inventory shall be signed by my said Wife
and two valuers to be indifferently chosen out by her and the other of
my said other executors but in case the carrying on my said farming
business shall be attended with any loss or ___ in value of the
personal property employed therein (from whatever cause such loss
shall arise then I hereby declare that my said executors or any of
them shall not be answerable or accountable for such loss and I
nominate and appoint my said wife (during her widowhood but ___ and
my said son John Chambers Executor and Executor of this my Will and
Guardians of my said daughters during their respective minorities and
I give and grant to my said trustees and executors full power and
authority to alter change and transpose from time to time at their
discretion all or any of the stocks funds or securities ___ any trust
monies under this my Will shall be from time to time invested so that
the same be not ___ or ___ on any personal security whatever and I
declare that every receipt of the trustee or trustees for the time
being under this my Will for any monies to be payable in the execution
thereof shall be a valid discharge for the monies therein acknowledged
to be received and ___ the person or persons paying the same from all
obligation of seeing to the application thereof provided always and
my will and meaning are that it shall and may be lawful for my said
trustees and executors respectively and their respective executors
and administrators to ___ and retain out of any moneys which by virtue
of this my Will shall come to their ___ or ___ of their lands all
such reasonable costs charges ___ and expenses as they any or either
of them shall pay ___ sustain suffer or be put unto in or about the
execution management or ____ of this my Will or the trusts hereby
in them reposed and every or any transaction matter or thing in any
___ ___ thereto and that matter of my said trustees shall be charges
or chargeable with or accountable for are more monies that what shall
___ ___ come to his or her lands nor for any loss which may happen by
depositing the trust monies or any part thereof in the lands of my
___ or other person of apparent responsibility for safe custody nor
for the rise or fall in the price or value of funded property nor the
___ in title or value of any securities in or upon which the said
trust monies or any part thereof shall or may be laid out or invested
nor for any other loss or damage whatever which may happen thereto
or to any other part of my said personal or trust estate without their
respective wilful default nor either of them with or for the ___
receipts or payments of the others or other of them ___ ___ of them
with and for ___ own arts deeds receipts and payments ___ nor ___ any
or other of them be answerable or accountable for any loss which may
happen by reason on one of them ___ in trusting the others or other of
them with any sum of money or other part of my said personal or trust
estate nor for joining in any receipt or receipts for the sake of
___ only And further that they my said executors and trustees
respectively or their respective executors and administrators shall be
respectively entitled to ___ and retain out of my monies which shall
come to their respective hands by virtue of this my will ___ their
travelling and such like incidental expenses without ___ vouchers for
the same And I give and grant to them full power and authority to sell
any part of my farming stock upon reasonable credit and to refer any
matters or things relating to my personal estate to arbitration or
arbitration if ___ they shall in their discretion think fit from
time to time so to do and lastly hereby revoking all former and other
wills and testamentary ___ positions by me at any time heretofore made
I do declare this and this only to be my last will and testament in
witness whereof I the said John Chambers the testator have to this my
last will and testament contained and written on four sheets of paper
set my hand and seal that is to say to the first three sheets thereof
my hand only and to this fourth and last sheet thereof my hand and
seal this nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty six - John Chambers - signed sealed and
published and declared by the said John Chambers the testator as and
for his last will and testament in the presence of us who have
hereunto at his request in his presence and in the presence of one
another subscribed our names as witnesses to the due execution
thereof - Wm. G. Jones of Much Hadham Herts Atty at Law - Mr F. Borr?
Mr M. Richardson Junr his clerks.

My Son George having received his full proportion of my effects I 
hereby declare that he has no right to share with my four children in 
my remaining property in witness of which I ___ set my hand this 26
day of May 1829 - John Chambers

My Son James having received the stock and trade with some other
monies ___ with the ___ at ___ Cross I hereby declare that he has no
right to share with my other three children in disposing of my
remaining property or receiving any part thereof in ___ of which
I hereby set my hand this nineteenth day of April 1831

My Oldest Son John having given himself up to immoderate drinking and 
my son James being subject to abberation of mind I hereby appoint my
son George to be my sole Executor 7th of November 1838 - John
Chambers Senr

Confirmed this 19th day of February 1840 John Chambers
Witnesses Geo. Chambers, John Moginie

In the prerogative court of Canterbury in the Goods of John Chambers
deceased. Appeared personally George Chambers of Bishops Stortford
in the County of Hertford Gentleman and John Moginie of No. 28
___ Street Pimlico in the County of Middlesex the subscribed witnesses
to the said Codicil to the last will and testament with the
codicils thereto of John Chambers late of Much Hadham in the said
County of Hertford Farmer deceased which will and three codicils are
hereunto annexed bearing date to wit the said Will on the nineteenth
of June one thousand eight hundred and twenty six the first Codicil
on the second of May one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine the
second codicil on the nineteenth of April one thousand eight hundred
and thirty one and the third Codicil bearing two dates to wit the
seventh of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and
the nineteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty
and made oath that on the said nineteenth day of February one thousand
eight hundred and forty the said Testator duly executed the said
Codicil by signing his name at the foot or and thereof to wit
immediately under the date nineteenth of February one thousand eight
hundred and forty in the presence of those appearers both being
present at the same time when upon these appearers in the presence
of the said Testator and of each other respectively subscribed their
names as witnesses to the due execution thereof - Geo. Chambers,
Jno. Moginie - on the eight day of November 1854 the said George
Chambers and John Moginie were duly sworn to the truth of this 
affidavit before me - W. C. Curtees ___ - Prest Douglas Du Bois
Noty Public

Proved at London with three Codicils the 29th Novr 1854 before the
Worshipful William ___ ___ Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath
of George Chambers the Son Executor named in the third Codicil to
whom admon was granted having been first sworn to administer. Martha
Chambers widow the Relict the Executrix named in the Will being dead.


Archives NZ Auckland Ref: BBAE 1568 No. 227
Will of William Wyman Chambers dated 11 May 1865
Affidavit 5 Jun 1865
Affidavit 6 Jun 1865 Mary Anne Chambers

This is the last Will and Testament ... William Wyman Chambers of
Auckland in the ... of New Zealand Grocer

I give devise and bequeath... my property real and personal of
whatsoever kind or ... and wheresoever situate unto my dear wife
Mary Anne Chambers absolutely and I hereby appoint my wife Mary
Anne Chambers sole Executrix of this my Will In Witness whereof I the
said William Wyman Chambers have to this my last Will and Testament
hereunder set my hand this eleventh day of May one thousand eight
hundred and sixty five. Signed by the said William Wyman Chambers
the testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence
of us present at the same time who at his request and in the presence
of each other have herein to signed our names as witnesses
J. M. Moginie, J. Chambers, Anthony McLeod

Affidavit 5 Jun 1865
I John Chambers of the City of Auckland Ironmonger make oath and say
that I was present on the eleventh day of May one thousand eight
hundred and sixty five with John Moginie of Auckland aforesaid Clerk
and Anthony McLeod of the same place Draper's Assistant and did see
William Wyman Chambers sign the Will marked "A" produced to me at the
time of swearing this my affidavit and that the attestation to the
said Will was signed by me and by the said John Mogenie and Anthony
McLeod in the presence of the said testator. Sworn in the City of
Auckland this fifth day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixty
five.

Affidavit 6 Jun 1865
I Mary Anne Chambers wife of William Wyman Chambers late of the City
of Auckland in the County of Eden in the Colony of New Zealand grocer
deceased Swear that I believe the paper writing now produced bearing
date the eleventh day of May one thousand eight hundred and sixty
five and marked "A" to be the last Will and Testament of the said
William Wyman Chambers deceased and that I am the Executrix therein
named I Swear that I will faithfully execute the said Will by paying
the debts and legacies of the deceased as far as the property will
extend and the law binds. Sworn at Auckland aforesaid this sixth
day of June one thousand eight hundred and sixty five.