I, Honor Rogers of the parish of Saint Blazey in the County of Cornwall Widow being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do this twenty ninth day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and forty seven make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following (that is to say) I give devise and bequeath unto Edward Pearce of the said parish of Saint Blazey Gentleman and Bennett Swaffield of the parish of Saint Oustell in the said County Gentleman their heirs executors administrators and assigns All my freehold messuages lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever situate lying and being in the said parish of Saint Blazey Upon trust that the said Edward Pearce and Bennett Swaffield or the survivor of them or the heirs executors administrators or assigns of such survivors do and shall as soon as conveniently after my decease absolutely sell and dispose of my said messuages lands tenements and hereditaments either by public sale or private contract or by both of such means in such lots parcels and manner as they or he shall think fit unto any person or persons whatsoever for such price or prices in money so to them or him shall seem reasonable and my will is such I hereby declare that they the said Edward Pearce and Bennett Swaffield or the survivor of them or the heirs executors administrators or assigns of such survivor shall stand possessed of the monies to arise by such sale or sales upon trust in the first place to pay all debts that may be owing by me at the time of my decease and also my funeral and testamentary charges and in the next place to retain to as pay and satisfy themselves thereout all such costs charges and expenses as they or either of them shall pay bear in be put unto in or about the execution of the trusts of this my will or any thing relating thereto and from and after the several payments aforesaid Upon trust to pay the residue of the monies to arise by the means aforesaid in the portions and manner following (that is to say) to my son Charles Rogers the sum of Twenty pounds and the remainder to my son John Rogers and my daughters Christiana Deeble Williams, Catherine Deeble Williams and Ann Deeble Grigg to be equally divided between them share and share alike And I hereby declare that the receipt or receipts in writing of the said Edward Pearce and Bennett Swaffield or the survivor of them or the heirs executors or administrators of such survivor for any sum or sums of money payable to them or him under or by virtue of the trust of this my will shall effectually discharge the person or persons purchaser or purchasers to whom the same shall respectively be given from all liability or account of the loss misapplication or non application of the monies therein respectively mentioned and acknowledged to be received nor shall any such person or persons purchaser or purchasers be concerned to sue to the application thereof or enquire into the expediency or propriety of any such sale or sales as are heretofore mentioned and directed to be made All the rest residue and remainder of my estate and affects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or quality soever the same may be

I give and bequeath unto my said daughters Christiana Deeble Williams, Catherine Deeble Williams and Ann Deeble Grigg to be equally divided between them share and share alike And I hereby appoint the said Edward Pearce and Bennett Swaffield Executors of this my will hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made and my will is and I do hereby direct that my said Executors and Trustees shall each of them be answerable for his act and receipts only and not the one of them for the other of them and that they shall not be answerable for any loss or miscarriage by any security or securities that may happen in my estate

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written

Honor Rogers

Signed by the said Testator in the joint presence of us who in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses this twenty ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven

W G Wittle
W H R Crowle