John Bailey of Grimston 1670 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1670
The last will & Testament of John Bayly of Grimston in the County of Leic husbandman being sicke in bodie but of perfitte minde, as he Did declaire himself by words from his mouth, upon his sicke bed November 16th 1669 is as followeth
I committee my soule to the allmightie god who maide it & redeemed it by Jesus Christ & allsoe my bodie after my departure to be buried decently in the parish Church of Grimston and Concerning my temporall estate, my debtes to be first paid & funerall Charges
I give & bequeath unto my eldest daughter Mary Gamble the sume of five poundes to her eldest sonne the sum of five poundes
& alsoe I give unto my second daughter Alice Sturges the sume of five pounds
& alsoe I give & bequeath all the Rest of my goods & moneys & estate in what kinde or nature whatsoever to be equaly devided & proportioned amongst all the rest of my Children, John Bayly Ann Bayly & Thomas Bayly & William Bayly & Frances Bayly & Elizabeth Bayly & if any of theise said Children die before they be Capable of disposing of their portion by the law of this nation to be equaly devided amongst theise last six Children or the remainder of them To be done by the discretion of my brother Charles Kellam of Asfordby in the County of Leicester Chandler
All this or the like in effecte he did declaire as his last will & Testament by word of mouth in the presence of John Neale Wm Morris & John Bayly credible witnesses
John Neale
John Bayly his marke
Probate 22 April 1670 to son John Bailey
44’28/1322/7
A true & perfect inventory of all the goods & Chattells implements whatsoever of John Bayly late of Grimston deceased, in the Countie of Leic husbandham, November 26th 1669 as followeth
| Imprimis his purse & apparill | 01 | 0 | 0 |
| Item Three mares & one horse | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Item Three Cowes & 2 heffers | 07 | 0 | 0 |
| Item one … & a peece of barly | 09 | 0 | 0 |
| Item Too Cartes & one Carte boddie & a paire of Carte wheeles | 02 | 0 | 0 |
| Item one plow, & plow geares, & Carte geares & one harrow | 01 | 10 | 0 |
| Item one trusse bed & a trundle bed | 00 | 12 | 0 |
| Item one presse | 00 | 06 | 8 |
| Item one Rugge | 00 | 13 | 4 |
| Item one fetherbed & foure blankits | 02 | 00 | 0 |
| Item one flocke bolster & one fether bolster & too pillowes | 00 | 05 | 0 |
| Item Too hovills & Seven fleakes | 00 | 05 | 0 |
| Item one little hovill of pease & beans | 02 | 10 | 0 |
| Item one brasse pott & a pan | 00 | 05 | 0 |
| Item one brasse pan at John Bayleys in: | 00 | 13 | 0 |
| Item Too Coffers | 00 | 02 | 6 |
| Item Pease & beans parted his share | 04 | 00 | 0 |
| The whoale sume is | 53 | 02 | 6 |
The apraisement maid by us
John Neale
William James
Guardianship bond, bound John Gamble husbandman of Grimston and John Bayly labourer of Asfordby 4 December 1673, condition Thomas Gamble son of John Gamble of Grimston about 9 years old named in will of John Bayly has chosen John Gamble his father to be his Guardian and to receive his legacy under the will during his minority so John Gamble to receive the legacy and put it to best use for Thomas during his minority
The mark of John Gamble
The mark of John Bayly
Bond, bound Charles Kelham gentleman of Asfordby and William Kelham yeoman of Asfordby 22 April 1670, condition bound Charles Kelham, brother by the mother’s side of John Bailey deceased of Grimston, by tenor of last will to administer estate and produce an inventory