Hi Bev , this will is also on Ancestry.......I think !!! it doesn`t completely match your details but .......he is a navy man and he did die in 1852 . Its headed Royal Mail Packet : Medway , February 22nd 1849 . "Being now in perfect health but entering the West Indies where sickness prevails , I make this as my last will I give and bequeath unto my wife Jane Symons and hereby appoint her sole executrix of all my property in the funds, household furniture, plate, linen and whatever else I may die possessed of to be hers by her for her life and to be disposed of as she may devise by a will .Written by me at sea in Lat 25.30.35 N Long West 64.29.45 and witnessed by my chief officer Baynton and Purser WIlson . W Symons - Edward G Baynton, Cmg Officer , R Wilson , purser . Proved at London 14 Oct 1852 before the judge by the oath of Jane Symons widow the relict and sole executrix to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn by Commission duly to administer. -----Original Message----- From: Beverley Edmonds Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 9:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [DEV] William Henry Symons Morning all Could someone please tell me how I can get hold of this Will. Is it available on-line anywhere? >From Devon Wills Project Symons, William Henry Plymouth DEV commander 1852 W co PCC PROB 11 2146 in H.M. Royal Navy Regards Bev Edmonds ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=devon ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus