Parish Register for Marriage of James Smith, bachelor, watchmaker, of St Leonards, Shoreditch and Deborah Newton, spinster, of St Leonards, Shoreditch, St Leonards, Shoreditch, Tower Hamlets, London, UK, 20 June 1754.

Parish Register for Baptism of James Smith and son of Charles and Charity Smith, St Katharine Coleman, City of London, England, 19 October 1729.

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James Smith. watchmaker:

1759-1765 at Chiswell Street, London

1767-1790 at 118 Bunhill Row, London

Parish Register for Burial of James Smith, aged 75 and of Colebrook Row, Islington, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, City of London, UK, 29 December 1803.

Will. Cit. Date: 12 January 1804.

PROBATE 11/1404In the name of God amen, I, James Smith, of Colebrook Row in the Parish of Islington in the County of Middlesex being in good health and of sound mind do hereby make my last will and testament having long since committed my eternal concerns to the unmerited favour and mercy of my creator I do most cheerfully rely on the all sufficient merits and atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ for my acceptance and salvation.As to my temporal affairs first I will and direct that all my just debts and financial expenses be fully paid and satisfied.Also I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer or Trustees for the time being of the Baptist fund in London the sum of one hundred pounds the same to be paid by my executors hereinafter named free and clear of the stamp duty.Also I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer for the time being of the Committee for Supporting the Civil Rights of the Dissenters the sum of fifty pounds to be applied towards carrying on the purposes of that useful institution.Also I give and bequeath unto the Deacons for the time being of the Dissenting congregation in Wild Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, the sum of twenty pounds to be disposed of by them amongst such persons who are pensioners upon that church in such manner as they in their discretion shall think proper.Also I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer for the time being of the Orphan Working School in the City Road the sum of one hundred pounds to be applied towards supporting and carrying on the charitable designs of the governors of the said school.Also I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer for the time being of the Society for the Relief of the necessitous widows and children of Protestant Dissenting Ministers the like sum of one hundred pounds to be applied towards supporting and carrying on the charitable purposes of the said society.Also I give and bequeath unto the Reverend Mr. Benjamin Coxhead, pastor of the Dissenting congregation in Wild Street, Lincoln Inn Fields aforesaid the like sum of one hundred pounds unto and for his own use and benefit.Also I give and bequeath unto Mr. James Nicholas of Newport in the Isle of Wight, watchmaker, the like sum of one hundred pounds.Also I give and bequeath unto my three grandchildren, Sarah Gutteridge, James Smith and William Lepard Smith, the like sum of one hundred pounds each.And as to all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto and equally between my son, John James Smith, and my son-in-law, Mr. Joseph Gutteridge.And I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my said son, John James Smith, and my son-in-law, Joseph Gutteridge, executors of this my last will and lastly hereby revoking and making void all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made I do declare this present writing only to be and contain my last will and testament,in witness whereof I the said testator, James Smith, have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal the fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three # James Smith SS Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said James Smith, the testator, as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and also in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereunto - the erasement of three lines on this side being first made. Thos Webster, Queen Street, Cheapside; John Hatton Clerk to Messrs Websters.

THIS WILL was proved at London, the twelfth day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four before the worshipful Christopher Robinson Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Honourable Sir William Wynn Knight Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully Constituted by the Oaths of John James Smith the son of the deceased and Joseph Gutteridge Esquire the Executors named in the said Will to whom administration was granted of and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased having been first given duly to Administer.

Will. Cit. Date: 12 January 1804.

In the name of God amen, I, James Smith, of Colebrook Row in the Parish of Islington in the County of Middlesex being in good health and of sound mind do hereby make my last will and testament having long since committed my eternal concerns to the unmerited favour and mercy of my creator I do most cheerfully rely on the all sufficient merits and atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ for my acceptance and salvation.As to my temporal affairs first I will and direct that all my just debts and financial expenses be fully paid and satisfied.Also I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer or Trustees for the time being of the Baptist fund in London the sum of one hundred pounds the same to be paid by my executors hereinafter named free and clear of the stamp duty.Also I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer for the time being of the Committee for Supporting the Civil Rights of the Dissenters the sum of fifty pounds to be applied towards carrying on the purposes of that useful institution.Also I give and bequeath unto the Deacons for the time being of the Dissenting congregation in Wild Street, Lincolns Inn Fields, the sum of twenty pounds to be disposed of by them amongst such persons who are pensioners upon that church in such manner as they in their discretion shall think proper.Also I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer for the time being of the Orphan Working School in the City Road the sum of one hundred pounds to be applied towards supporting and carrying on the charitable designs of the governors of the said school.Also I give and bequeath unto the Treasurer for the time being of the Society for the Relief of the necessitous widows and children of Protestant Dissenting Ministers the like sum of one hundred pounds to be applied towards supporting and carrying on the charitable purposes of the said society.Also I give and bequeath unto the Reverend Mr. Benjamin Coxhead, pastor of the Dissenting congregation in Wild Street, Lincoln Inn Fields aforesaid the like sum of one hundred pounds unto and for his own use and benefit.Also I give and bequeath unto Mr. James Nicholas of Newport in the Isle of Wight, watchmaker, the like sum of one hundred pounds.Also I give and bequeath unto my three grandchildren, Sarah Gutteridge, James Smith and William Lepard Smith, the like sum of one hundred pounds each.And as to all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever I give and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto and equally between my son, John James Smith, and my son-in-law, Mr. Joseph Gutteridge.And I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my said son, John James Smith, and my son-in-law, Joseph Gutteridge, executors of this my last will and lastly hereby revoking and making void all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made I do declare this present writing only to be and contain my last will and testament,in witness whereof I the said testator, James Smith, have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal the fourteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three # James Smith SS Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said James Smith, the testator, as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and also in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereunto - the erasement of three lines on this side being first made. Thos Webster, Queen Street, Cheapside; John Hatton Clerk to Messrs Websters.

THIS WILL was proved at London, the twelfth day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four before the worshipful Christopher Robinson Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Honourable Sir William Wynn Knight Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully Constituted by the Oaths of John James Smith the son of the deceased and Joseph Gutteridge Esquire the Executors named in the said Will to whom administration was granted of and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased having been first given duly to Administer.

Parish Register for Baptism of Sarah Smith, born 17 March 1757 and dau of James Smith and Deborah, Aldermanbury Postern Chapel,, London, UK, 11 April 1757.

Parish Register for Burial of Sarah Gutteridge and of Denmark Hill, Camberwell, London, UK, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, City Road, London, UK, 13 August 1838.

Parish Register for Baptism of Mary Smith, born 28 November 1758 and dau of James and Deborah Smith, Postern Chapel, Aldermanbury, London, UK, 21 December 1758.

Parish Register for Baptism of John James Smith, born 29 November 1761 and son of James and Deborah Smith, Aldermanbury Postern Chapel, London, UK, 31 December 1761.

Cit. Date: 1790.

Parish Register for Burial of John James Smith aged 59 years and of Watford, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, City Road, London, UK, 5 March 1821.

Will. Cit. Date: 7 April 1821.

JOHN JAMES SMITH This is the last Will and Testament of me John James Smith of Watford in the County of Herts paper manufacturer I give and bequeath unto my sister Sarah Gutteridge and unto my niece Sarah Gutteridge one hundred pounds each of lawful money of Great Britain and I would have testified my respect by leaving them more but divine providence has so kindly appeared for them I give and bequeath unto each of my Grand children for sons and daughters of my son James Smith fifty pounds each to accumulate for their benefit until twenty one and in case of the death of either of them the same to go to the survivor or survivors I give a bequeath out of my personal estate one hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain unto the Treasurers for the time being of the particular Baptists Fund whereof I am now a Treasurer I give and bequeath out of my personal Estate one hundred pounds unto the Treasurer for the time being of the Baptist Academy at Stepney for the use and benefit of such two last mentioned Societys respectively I give and bequeath out of my personal Estate one hundred pounds unto the Treasurer for the time being of the Fund for the relief of the Widows and Children of Protestant Dissenters whereof Ebenezer Shortland Esquire is now Treasurer I give and bequeath out of my personal Estate the sum of one hundred pounds unto the Treasurer for the time being of the Baptist Missionary Society to India whereof William Smith Esquire is one of the Treasurers and it is my will that the receipt and receipts of such Treasurers respectively shall be good and sufficient surcharges to my Executors for such four several Legacies I give and bequeath one hundred pounds to my Sons James Smith and William Lepard Smith In Trust to pay the interest thereof unto Mary Crayford wife of John Crayford for and during the term of her natural life to be free from the debts control and engagements of her present or any after taken husband and to be for her sole and separate use and her receipt and receipts from time to time to be a good and sufficient discharge and discharges for the same and the principal after her decease to sink into and become part of my Residuary Estate I give and bequeath unto my niece Sarah Salter daughter of my dear friend David Salter of Watford fifty pounds I give and bequeath to Reverend John Jones at present resident in Watford nineteen Guineas To Mr Martin Sedgwick Masters of Watford as a friend and not al all as connected with his professional attendance nineteen guineas to my Executors nineteen guineas to be distributed by them at their discretion among the poor members of the Baptist Church at Walford I give and bequeath to my Executors ten pounds to be distributed by them at their discretion among the poor and most needy members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Watford to David Adcock of Watford ten pounds and to John Crayford of Watford husband of the said Mary Crayford ten pounds To Mrs Susan King and Miss Susan King of Watford fifty pounds each To each of my three servants in Watford one years wages in addition to what may be due to them and as to all the Rest Residue and remainder of my Real and personal Estate and Effects that I shall or may be possessed of interested in or entered unto at the time of my decease of whatever description the same may be in anyway whatever I give devise and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto my sons James Smith and William Lepard Smith their heirs Executors auditors and assigns for ever as tenants in common and not as joint tenants I nominate my said sons James Smith and William Lepard Smith Executors of this my will and in case any difficulty shall arise in their minds as to this carrying it into execution it is my wish and recommendation that they should consult my Brother in Law their Uncle Joseph Guttridge Esquire from whom I have received perpetual acts of friendship particularly in my illness hereby revoking all other Wills In witness whereof I the Testator have to my last Will and Testament contained in four sheets of paper set my hand and seal my hand to the first three sheets and my hand and seal to the fourth and last sheet the nineteenth of February one thousand eight hundred and twenty one John James Smith as and for the last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses the words the same and four sheets being first introduced and the other alterations Chapman Barber Chancery Lane Joseph Highmore and Susan Terk Servants to Mr Guttridge.

Proved at London 7th April 1821 before the worshipful John Addams Dr of Laws and Surrogate by the oaths of James Smith and William Lepard Smith the sons the Executprs to whom admon was granted being first sworn duly to administer.

Guild Membership. Cit. Date: 13 December 1791.

John James Smith made Free of the City Company of Stationers by redemption 13th December 1791