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Mrs. Scarlett died in 1768, her Will having been proved April 13
of that year, with a codicil which she added February 22 of the same year.
61 She left lea-acies to "the children of" her "Niece Elizabeth^^"^ Johnson
deceas'd, late Wife of the Rev^ Mr. Steph" Johnson of Lime, in
Connecticut in New England."
This brings us back to our WILLIAM DIODATE, the only other
child of John Diodati, by his Morton marriage, whose daughter, as appears
from his Will in the New Haven records, was that Elizabeth (Diodate)
Johnson, thus named in the Will of her aunt Scarlett.
We here give the Will of Mrs. Scarlett, in full, from the records of
Doctors' Commons :
" In the name of God, Amen. I Elizabeth Scarlett of the Parish of St. Andrew,
Holbourn, in the county of Middlesex, do make and declare this my last Will and
Testament, in manner following, viz : I desire to be Buried in a Decent but frugal
manner in the vault belonging to my Family in the Parish of Tottenham High Cross
in the county of Middlesex. Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my Executors herein-
after named the sum of £,^000. of lawful money of Great Britain in trust, to place
out the same in some of the Publick Funds or other Government Security, for the
use and benefit of all and every the children of my Niece Elizabeth Johnson deceas'd,
late Wife of the Rev* Mr. Step" Johnson of Lime in Connecticut in New England,
equally to be divided among them, share and share alike, to be paid to them at their
respective ages of 21 years as to the Sons, and at their respective ages of 18 years, or
Days of Marriage, as to the Daughters ;
and
in Case any or either of them shall
happen to Die before his, her, or their respective ages of 21 years or 18 years, or Days
of Marriage, as aforesaid, then my Will and meaning is, and I direct, that the Share
or Shares of him, her, or them so Dying shall go and be paid unto and among the
Survivor or Survivors of them, in such Shares and proportions, and at such Time
and Times, as his, her, or their, Original Shares are before directed to be paid. And
my Will and meaning further is, and I do hereby direct, that the proportion of the
Interest Dividends and Proceeds, arising or to be made from the said sum of _;^3ooo.
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