Will of Samuel Field of Frant dated 12th April 1828
I, Samuel Field of the parish of Frant in the county of Sussex … do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say I give and bequeath to my wife's Sister S… Reeves the sum of ten pounds to be paid … by my Executors … named within twelve months next after the decease of my wife Elizabeth provided she resides with my wife at the time of her death. I also give … and bequeath to my son Benjamin Field and to my Son in Law Stephen Grundwill and to their heirs … … and Aloiyus all my real and personal Estate upon this … trust and confidence in them … that they do pay off and discharge all my just … funeral and testamonary expenses and after pyament thereof that they do suffer and permit my said wife Elizabeth to have a … and take the rents … and profits of my said real and personal Estate for and during the term of her natural life to and for her own … … and benefit and from and immediately after her decease or as sonn as … may be that they do sell and dispose of all my real Estate and … in and convert into ready money all my personal Estate and divide the produce of my said real and personal Estate in equal shares and proportions unto and amongst all my children as well Sons and Daughters as may be living at the desease of my said wife and I hearby give … and bequeath the same to them accordingly and thereby appoint my said son Benjamin Filed and my said son in law Stephen Grundwill joint Exors of this my last will and testament and desire them to retain in their hand in the first part all expenses they may be put to in the execution of this my Will …
I the said Samuel Field … have set my hand and seal this twelth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and twenty eight
Proven 2nd Jan 1829