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Reference NumberP/SLC/1/19/1
Alternative Reference NumberTH/13
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TitleCopy will of Samuel Chapman of Wapping, mariner
Date(s)1622
DescriptionAppoints his brother-in-law William Eles, his excutor, and makes the following bequests:
£20 & the wearing apparel of his late wife to his sister Marie Raymond (wife of John Raymond, mariner).
His best suit, cloak & hat to his brother Joseph Chapman.
His sea clothes, instruments & the rest of his clothes to his brother Jonathan Chapman.
£5 to Mr Sedgwicke, preacher at Wapping.
£3 to Goodwife Hutchinson.
£5 to his servant Margaret Canne.
50 s. to Mary Cowley.
40 s. to the poor of Wapping.
The residue of his property he leaves in equal portions to his brothers Joseph and Jonathan Chapman and his sisters Martha (the wife of William Eles) & Marie.
Witnesses: Richard Greene (scribe), William Diment and Margaret Good
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