Alice King, 1833

The humble petition of John King of Peel
Sheweth That Alice King your petitioner's wife some time ago 
departed this life first having made and published her last will 
and testament in  writing and thereof appointed your petitioner 
executor 
That your petitioner is desirous that the said will should be 
proved and received upon record without delay.
Wherefor your petitioner prays a hearing of this petition and that 
the said will may be proved and received upon record and your 
petitioner sworn executor thereof and your petitioner will pray.  
W. Kinley for Petr.

In the name of God Amen.
I Alice King of the town of Peel wife of John King of the same 
town being at present of sound mind memory and understanding 
at the making hereof though weak in body do in order to settle 
and dispose of my worldly affairs make this my last will and 
testament in manner and form following:
First I commend my soul to Almighty God in the hope of a 
joyful resurrection and my body to be decently interred by my 
executor herein after named.
Secondly I leave and bequeath to my son Charles King my right 
and title being the one half or moiety of that dwelling house 
situate near the beach in the said town now occupied by John 
Morrison also the one moiety of that dwelling house and garden 
situate near the beach aforesaid at present occupied by Thos 
Hewson also the one half or moiety of that garden adjoining 
John Kelly's house and adjoining the  Kirk Patrick Road the 
whole of the before mentioned property to be possessed by him 
at the age of twenty five years and not sooner.
I leave and bequeath to my son Thomas King my right and title 
being the one half or moiety of the dwelling house wherein we 
now reside together with the one half of the stable opposite 
thereto to be possessed by him at the age of twenty five years 
and not sooner.
I leave and bequeath to my said  two sons Charles and Thomas 
equally  between them share and share alike the whole of my 
goods bonds, notes, chattels and effects of every description to 
be possessed and enjoyed by them when they respectively attain 
the age of twenty five years and I do hereby appoint my loving 
husband John King executor in trust to carry this my will into 
full effect barring all other claimants with two shillings and six 
pence legacy and declaring this to be my last will and testament 
as witness my name this seventeenth August 1832 .                       
Alice King her x mark
Witnesses:
Robert Higgins
Robert Kerruish
Douglas 19 day of July 1833 John King sworn executor with 
pledges Wm Kinley Esq and John Kewin. 
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