In the Name of God Amen I John Holcomb of the Parish of 
Charlwood in the County of Surry Yeoman Do make publish & 
declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner following I 
desire to be decently interred at the Discretion of my Extrx & Exor 
hereinafter named I will in the first place that all my just Debts 
Legacies ffuneral Expences & the Costs of the Probate of this my 
Will be fully paid & satisfied I give & bequeath unto my loving Wife 
Hellen Holcomb all my Household ffurniture Plate Linen & China for 
her own use &benefit I give and bequeath unto my son John 
Holcomb ten pounds to my Son William Holcomb ten pounds to my 
son James Holcomb ten pounds to my Son ffrancis Holcomb twenty 
pounds I give & bequeath unto the Children of my late Daur Ann 
Silver ten pounds each on their attaining their respt ages of twenty 
one Years and I do hereby direct my Extrix and Exor or the Survivor 
of them to place the said Legacies out at Interest & apply the 
Interest thereof for the benefit of the said children & in case of 
either of their Deaths under that age then I give the Legacy of him 
her or them so dying & all Interest which shall at that time be due 
thereon unto the Survivors if more than one and if but one to that 
one only I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Henrietta Maria 
Danson ten pounds to my daur Annabell Garrett ten pounds to my 
Granddaughter Elizabeth Wix ten pounds all which said several 
Legacies I will shall be paid them by my Executrix and Exor or the 
Survivors of them within six months next after my Decease And my 
will further is and I do hereby declare that my said Executrix & Exor 
or either of them shall not be answerable or accountable for any 
monies to be?.by them by virtue of the trusts hereby in them 
reposed any other?than each person for such Sum or Sums of 
money as she or he shall respectively actually receive and that 
neither of them shall be answerable or accountable for the Acts 
Receipts neglect or Defaults of the other of them I give & bequeath 
all the Rest Residue & Remainder of my Personal Estate of what 
nature kind or Quality soever the same shall consist of at my death 
(after Payment of my just Debts Legacies & ffuneral Expences and 
the proving this my Will unto my said Wife Hellen Holcombe her 
Exors Admors & Assigns And Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute 
& appoint my said Wife and my said Son John Holcombe Executrix & 
Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke 
all former & other Wills by me at any time heretofore made and 
declare this only to be my last Will & Testament In Witness whereof 
I have to this my last Will & Testament written on one Sheet of 
Paper set my hand and Seal the 17th day of December in the year of 
our Lord 1807 The mark and Seal of John Holcombe the Testator



Timy  Hall Dorking
Elizth Gill Servant
M Hall

Proved 24 May 1810
PCC
Prob11/1511