Date: 2 Nov 1798 to 21 Apr 1807
Location: Prescot, Lancashire, England
Surname/tag: Surman

In the Name of God Amen

I Benjamin Surman being well in health and of

sound mind and memory do make this my

last Will and Testament in manner following

that is to say First I bequeath my Soul into

the hands of Allmighty God hoping and

believeing a remision of my Sins through the

merrits and Mediation of Jesus Christ Our

Lord and my Body I commit to the Earth to be

Buried at the Discresion of my Executors

hereinafter named I give to my two Sons

namely Benjamin Surman of the Parish of

Prescot in the County of Lancaster and John

Surman of the Parish of Saint Margrets

Westminster in the County of Middlesex in the Kingdom of Great Britain

the Sole Executors of this my last Will and

Testament and I do Will and bequeath to

the said Benjn Surman and John Surman

the Sum of Eighteen pounds pr. annum

which is in the Long Annuities of the Bank of

England in the Name of Benjamin Surman

Father to the above said Benjamin and John

and my Will is that the said Sum of £18 a

year be sold out of the Long Annuities of the

Bank of England and equally Divided

between the said Benjamin and John and

my Will is that after the Sale of the aforesaid

£18 a year that the said Benjamin Surman

and John Surman shall give unto Mary

Bess of Tolden? in the Parish of Saint James's

Westminster the Sum of £20 that is to say £10

out of Benjamin Surmans share and £10 out

of John Surmans share in Consideration of

the said Mary Biss being nearly related to my

wife and my Will is that the said Mary

Biss do possess the fornature she possesses at

my Decease and as for the remainder of my

property whatsoever and wheresoever I give

to my before said Sons and I do hereby revoke

all and all manner of Wills heretofore made

by me In Witness thereof the said Benjamin

Surman have to this my Last Will and

Testament set my hand and Seal this Second

Day of November in the 38 year of Our Sovereign

Lord George the third by the Grace of God of

Great Britain France and Ireland King

Defender of the faith and so forth and in

the year of Our Lord 1798 H Benjn Surman (SS)

Signed declared and published by the said

Benjamin Surman and for his last Will

and Testament in the presence of us who

subscribed our Names as Witnesses in the

Testators presence and at his request Luke

Wrigley Thomas Bridgford x Mark

proved 21 Apr 1807; administration granted to the two sons named

Sources

National Archives - Reference: PROB 11/1460/122
Description: Will of Benjamin Surman of Prescot, Lancashire
Date: 21 April 1807