To beloved wife Anne £1000 for her own sole use. Also in trust £100 of which she can have the interest during her life, then it is to be paid to William Marsh Esq of Norfolk Street, testator's agent, to liquidate a debt testators late son Charles Solomon Tackle owed [it looks like it says the debt was owed by the son to Ann but I am not sure this makes sense. The next line has testator solemnly swearing to Marsh that he will be paid the money. This seems more like Marsh is the one owed. If not why is he the one who needs reassuring that the money will come and why if Ann is owed and her husband is willing to pay it would she not just be left it directly? Why does the money end up with Marsh?!?]
Daughters Anne, Jane, ?Sarah and Frances each recieve money to be given out half yearly for their maintenance and support until they marry. If any of them marry their portion is £2000 each.
All household furniture, linen, plate and books to wife Ann while she lives then to be sold in order to generate £100 for son John.
Will executors - friends Henry Bateman Esq of Lincoln's Inn [London] and Samuel F...t of Tottenham Court Road [now London] who get £5 as a token of esteem.
Anything else equally to all the children testator has living at time of his death.
Although John signed the will it was not witnessed. In order for it to be proved witnesses who could swear that they knew his handwriting and signature and that the will matched them were required. This testimony was supplied by William Stevens gent of Leicester Square [London] and William Pellet of Kensington Oval in Surrey [now London]. When this information is given John Tackle was said to have been of Marlow but afterwards of Bury near Gosport and late of Porchester both in the County of Southampton, which we now call Hampshire.
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You can find the will at the National Archives, Kew.
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