John Daft of Hickling then Frisby 1758 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1758/63
Daft John late of Hickling, but last of Frisby
In the Name of God Amen the Twelfth Day of November in the Year of our Lord God 1754 I John Daft of Hickling in the County of Nottingham Husbandman, being very sick and weak in Body, but of perfect Mind and Memory, thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto Mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and order this my last Will and Testament, That is to say
Principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it, and for my Body, I commend it to the Earth, to be Buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly Estates wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following Manner and form
Imprimis first I give and bequeath to my Son John Daft the sum of one Shilling
Item I give to my Daughter Elizabeth the sum of five Shillings
Item I give to my dearly beloved Wife the Half Oxgang of Land that was formerly Richard Jannenss’es [?] together with the Oxgang and Half that was formerly John Smiths also I give to my dearly beloved Wife the Cake Lane Close, the Close together with the two Oxgang of Land to be Enjoy’d by her during her life and at her Decease to go to my Son Robert Daft and his Heirs for ever and he the said my Son Robert Daft I Joyn Executor with my dearly beloved Wife of this my last Will and Testament all and singular my Lands, Messuages and Tennemen Goods and Chattles by them freely to be possessed and enjoys
And I do hereby utterly disalow revoke and disannul all and every other former Testaments, Wills Legacies and Requests and Executors by me in any ways before named, willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and Year above Written
John Daft his Mark
Signd seald published pronounced and declared by the said John Daft as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers
Joseph Swain
Ann Wallis her mark
Tho Bowley
The 6th day of October 1758 Margaret Daft Widow and Robert Daft the son and the joynt Executors within named were sworn
Before Us Ri. Grey