I, George Amott of Westlow Lodge, Westow Hill, Norwood, in the County of Surrey, Esquire, do hereby revoke all wills codicils and other (testamentary ?) dispositions by me at any time or times heretofore made and declared, to be my last Will and Testament. I do hereby give d…ies and bequeath all my Real and Personal Estate, whatsoever, over which I have any … p …ing power, unto my sons George Cowper Amott of Mcbri…? Hitchcock and Company’s Warehouse, in Saint Pauls Church Yard in the City of London ……. And Charles Cowper Amott of Messieurs Nicholson and Company’s Warehouse in Saint Pauls Church Yard aforesaid, D…p…. their heirs, administrators and assigns according to the different tenures, natures and qualities thereof …., and for the trusts hereinafter expressed and declared of and concerning the …….; that is to say, I do hereby decree and direct that they the said George Cowper Amott and Charles Cowper Amott and the survivor of them, and the sons, executors, administrators and assigns of such survivors, do and shall stand ….. rd of the said trust estate. I ….. trust for my children: Thomas Amott, Martha Hopkins Major, Mary Roughton Mitchell and Robert Amott; the said ….el Cowper Amott, Amelia Cowper Anstill wife of William Anstill of High Street, in the Borough of Southwark, Hop Factor; the said Charles Cowper Amott, Sophia Cowper Tozer wife of George Tozer of the London and Westminster Bank, Saint James Square in the County of Middlesex, Gentlemen. Georgiana Cowper Amott now residing with and Albert Cowper now residing with and Louisa Cowper Amott now residing with and their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns according to the different natures, tenures and qualities …..for their own use and benefit respectively, in equal shares as tenants in common provided always. And I do hereby decree and direct that the shares of the said Martha Hopkins Major, Mary Roughton Mitchell, Amelia Cowper Anstill, Sophia Joyce, Georgiana Cowper Amott and Louisa Cowper Amott respectively, independent of any husband or husbands with whom they respectively now have intermarried or may hereafter marry, and without being subject to their debts or engagements. And I do hereby appoint the said George Cowper Amott and Charles Cowper Amott Executors of this my will. And I do hereby declare and direct the receipts of the Trustees or Trustor (sic) for the time being arising under this my Will for any money payable to them under the trusts of this my Will, shall be an effectual discharge and effectual discharges to the person or persons paying the same for the money therein expressed to be received, and the power or powers paying such monies shall not be answerable for that application or misapplication thereof In witnesss whereof, I, the said George Amott, have to this my last Will and Testament, contained in two sheets of paper, set my hand this Thirteenth Day of November, One thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Three ++ George Amott++ Signed, published and declared by the above named George Amott, as and for this last Will and Testament, in the presence of us who, at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses: James Chester J ! Solicitor, Kensington Butts ? …………..Ann Carter Bromley Common Kent.
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Grave number: 1370-100 Grave Owner: George Amott Address: Westow Lodge, Norwood Original Burial: 1846 Last Burial: 1854 Deceased: Amelia Cowper buried in 1853 George Arnott buried in 1854 William Cowper Arnott buried in 1846
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