WILL
OF Elizabeth Fitch OF Whethersfield, Essex
I
Elizabeth
Fitch
of Wethersfield in the County of Essex widow do make public and declare my last
will and testament in manner following that is to say first I give and bequeath
unto care of my two sons William Fitch and Septimus
Fitch three Silver Table Spoons marked T.E.FF and I give to my son Octavus
Fitch my Gold Watch and I give to my daughter Mary
the wife of Thomas Mears my Diamond Ring and I give
all my Clothes and Weaving apparel and the residue of my Jewels and Tanfels? to
my two daughters Sarah Fitch wife of William
Walford and Maria the wife of Richard
Lamprell equally to be divided between them and I give to my friend Thomas
White of Wetherfield aforesaid Esquire and Thomas
Bills of Black Motley in the said County Gentleman my executors
thereinafter handed five guineas each as a small acknowledgment for their
trouble in undertaking the execution of this my will and from and after payment
of my just debts the legacies residue and remainder of my personal estate and
efforts whatever and wherever as follows that is to say I give out twentieth
part thereof to my Granddaughter Mary Walford who
now lives with me the daughter of the aforesaid William
and Sarah Walford and I give all the rest of such
residue and remainder of my said personal estate and efforts unto my said four
children William Fitch, Maria
the wife of Richard Lamprell, Septimus
Fitch and Octavius Fitch equally to be
divided between them and those alike and I nominate and appoint the said Thomas
White and Thomas Bills executors of this my
Will and my will is that they my said executors will not be answerable the one
for the thee or for the arts deeds receipts defaults or payments only and that
the or they shall not be answerable for any loss that may happen in the
execution of this my will thee than such as shall happen through the residue
wilful default or neglect and hereby ____ all future wills by me ____
I declare this only to be my last will and testament in writing whereof I
the said Elizabeth Fitch the testator have hereunto
my hand and seal this 12th day of November in the year of our lord
1824: Eliz Fitch (sig) signed sealed submitted and
declared by the said Elizabeth Fitch the testator
as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who in her presence
of her request and
in the presence of each they have subscribed and marked as witnesses thereto John
Green, Jno Holmes