I Thomas Collett of Lower Slaughter in the County of Gloucester, yeoman being of sound mind memory and understanding do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say I give and devise unto my wife Elizabeth all my freehold messuages or tenement land grounds closes or pieces of arable meadow or pasture land lying and being in the parish of Lower Slaughter aforesaid for and during the term of her natural life if she continue unmarried and from and immediately after her decease or marriage
I give and devise the aforesaid freehold messuages or tenement land grounds closes or pieces of arable meadow or pasture land unto my son Thomas his heirs and assigns forever and that my said wife Elizabeth may at any time during her widowhood let or sell unto my son Thomas aforesaid the aforesaid freehold messuages or tenement land grounds closes or pieces of arable meadow or pasture land lying and being in the parish of Lower Slaughter and in consideration of any sum of money paid yearly to unto her by any my son Thomas aforesaid as she shall think proper
I also give devise and bequeath unto my aforesaid wife Elizabeth all my personal estate crop or crops of corn grain of hay cows horses implements in husbandry farming and dairy utensils household furniture good chattels and effects and all other my personal property whatsoever whereof I may die seized or possessed of subject to the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses during the term of her natural life if she continue unmarried to be left at her death unto my daughters Sarah and Mary if both living but in case of the death of either of my said daughters Sarah and Mary leaving no heirs my aforesaid wife Elizabeth may leave the aforesaid personal estate crop or crops of corn grain of hay cows horses implements in husbandry farming and dairy utensils household furniture goods chattels and effects to the surviving daughter or in any other manner that she shall think proper but if my aforesaid wife Elizabeth marry – then immediately after such marriage
I give devise and bequeath the aforesaid personal estate and all other my personal property whatsoever unto my two daughters Sarah and Mary if both living share and share a like but if in case of the death of either of my daughters Sarah and Mary leaving no heirs
I give devise and bequeath the aforesaid personal estate and all other my personal property whatsoever unto the surviving daughter
And I do hereby nominate constute and appoint my said wife Elizabeth whole and sole executrix of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former and other Wills by me hereto for made
In witness whereof I the said Thomas Collett have to this my Last Will and Testament set my hand and seal this first day of March in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Four
Signed by the hand of William Collett
Sarah Collett (Ref. 33M15) and Mary Collett (Ref. 33M17).
Thomas’ son youngest John Collett (Ref. 33M17), not mentioned
in the Will, had very likely pre-deceased his father.
Thomas’ widow Elizabeth was duly sworn in at the proving of the Will