Wills are generally written without any punctuation or abbreviations. There is often alternative spelling of some words and using upper case letters which do not always mean the start of a new sentence. Neither are they divided into paragraphs but are continuous lines of writing This can make documents difficult to read or understand.
This post shows the Will exactly as it was written with no attempt to break it down into paragraphs. Done in this way it shows exactly how the original document is written. As the documents are sometimes very large each line of writing in the document sometimes takes up two lines when it is transcribed in to the web site.
1 I Sarah Baldwin in the extremity of
2 sickness do desire to leave the money belonging to me now in the hands
3 of Messrs Miles Bawtree Errington of Colchester Bankers and what
4 ever other property belongs to me to be divided equally into four shares one
5 share to be given to my son Thomas a second share to be given to my
6 daughter Sarah Burrsar a third share to be given to my daughter Mary
7 Wright and a fourth share to the widow and children of my deceased son
8 George but befor this division of my property takes place I Sarah
9 Baldwin do desire that any debts or liabilities incurred by me during my
10 illness should first be discharged & then my property to be divided
11 to the parties above named that is to say to my son Thomas to my daugh
12 ters Sarah & Mary to the widow of my deceased son George his children
13 Signed this 10th day of April 1850 the mark of X Sarah Baldwin
14 Signed in the presence of E J Nahis Rector of Wivenhoe
15 (name unclear) St Giles Colchester The Mark X of Elizabeth Cole
16 Wivenhoe on the 10th day of April 1850
17 In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
18 In the Goods of Sarah Baldwin Widow deceased
19 Appeared Personall Elizabeth Bell ( wife
20 of James Bell ) of Wivenhoe in the County of Essex one of the subscribed
21 Witnesses to the last Will and testament of the said Sarah Baldwin
22 late of Wivenhoe in the County of Essex Widow deceased bearing date the tenth
23 day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty and now hereunto
24 assessed and made oath that on the tenth day of April the said
25 Testatrix duly executed her said will by signing her mark at the foot or
26 end thereof in the presence of this (unclear) the Reverend
27 Watris and Charlotte Worn ( wife of William Worn /the other subscribing
28 witnesses thereto who were all present at the same time and this before
29 the Reverend E E Watris and Charlotte Worn wife of William
30 Worn thereupon attested and subscribed the said Will in the presence of the
31 said Testatrix and also of each other The MarkX Elizabeth Bell
32 on the 11th day of July 1850 the said Elizabeth Cole was duly sworn
33 the truth of this Affidavit Before me I Parker Deane Surr
34 Pt Henry Chas Cook
On the 13th July 1850 admin with the will annexed of the Goods
Chattles and Credits of Sarah Baldwin late of Wivenhoe in the County of
Essex Widow deceased was granted to Thomas Baldwin the son and one
Of the Legatees named in the said will having been first sworn
Duly to administer
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