Jane Lano 

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a) INVENTORY: In the name of God Amen. I Jane Noster, wife of Richard Noster, of the Island of Portland in the County of Dorset, being weak in body, but of sound mind and memory, blessed be god, do this nineteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one; make and publish this my last will, and testament, in manner following, that is to say, I give to my loving husband Richard Noster, all my property of all and every name and description for him to make use of and enjoy the rents and profits arising from the whole and every part thereof for and during the term of his natural life (and not otherwise) and after the termination of the aforesaid devise, I freely give to my neice Elizabeth Rod (Widow) a meadow close situate near the village of Southwell, called Parrick Close, being by estimation three yards; also one yard of arable land situate in South Field__________________________nAll the residue of my property I freely give to my sister Grace Lano (Widow) all freely to them to give and to sell to them their heirs and assigns for ever according to the custom of the Island and Manor of Portland_____Lastly I nominate and appoint my aforesaid sister Grace Lano, my whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament revoking and disannulling all former and other wills by me made, and confirming this to be my last Will and Testament; in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written_________________________________________________nSigned, sealed, published andnpronounced, by the said Testator, as hernlast Will and Testament, in the pre-nsence of us, who, in her presence havenhereunto subscribed our names_______n-nOwen LanonAbraham Stonen-nOn the eleventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and fifty one the within will of Jane Noster late of the Island of Portland in the County and Archdeaconry of Dorset, wife of Richard Noster, of the Island of Portland aforesaid, Gentleman, deceased was proved by the oath of Grace Lano the Executrix therein named to whom administration of all and singluar the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased was granted she being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists well and faithfully, to administer the same and to make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the said Goods Chattels and Credits and to exhibit the same unto the registry of the Court of the Archdeacon of Dorset at the time assigned registry the said Court and also to render a just and true account thereof when thereto lawfully regained and that the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased do not amount in value to the sum of twenty pounds.n-nIn the Court of the Archdeacon of Dorset,n-nIn the Goods of Jane Noster deceasedn-nAppeared Personally Grace Lano of the Island of Portland near the Post Town of Weymouth in the County of Dorset, Widow the Executrix named in and by the last Will and Testament of the above named Jane Noster late of the Island of Portland aforesaid, wife of Richard Noster of the same place Gentleman, deceased and made Oath that the said deceased died on or about the sixth day of February one thousand eight hundred and fifty one and that the Estate and Effects of which the said deceased died anywise possessed and in respect of which a Probate of the said Will is to be granted (Exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or entitled to as a Trustee for any other person or persons and not beneficially and without deducting anything on account of the debts due and owing from the said deceased) are under the value of twenty pounds and this deponent lastly made Oath that the said deceased was not possessed of or entitled to any leasehold Estate or Estates for years either absolute or determinable on lives and that she had no personal Estate or Effects at the time of her decease out of the Archdeaconry of Dorset to which this deponent need administer to the best of her knowledge information and belief.n-n Grace LanonOn the eleventhnday of Februarynone thousand eight hundrednand fifty onen sworn before men H J Parker Surrogatenn1841-Census: Wakeham, Portland, Dorset.