Samuel Hardy of Harby 1729 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1729
In the Name of God Amen I Samewell Harday of Harby in the County of Leicester Laborer being sick of body but of a sound & disposing Mind and Memory do make this my Last Will and Testament in maner & forme folloing
And first I order my Body be decently Inte’d at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter Named and as touching that Estate Real or persnell which it haith pleased God to bestow upon me I do will Give Devise dispose & bequeathe the Same in Manner and forme folloing
First I will that all those Debts & Dutyes which I owe of Right or Conscence to any manner of person or persons whatsoever togeather with my funerall expenses shall be well and truly contented & paid or ordained to be paid within Convenient time after my Decease by my Executrix hereafter Named
Itam I give and bequeathe unto My deare and Loving Wife Susanah Harday all my whole Estate Reale or persnell
And Lastly I doe make and Constitute my dear and Loving Wife Soul Executrix of this my said Will hereby revoking all former and other Wills Whatsoever by me Maid
In Witness I the said Samewell Harday have to this my Last Will and Testement sett my hand & seale the Eight day of August in the third Yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord George the Second Annoque Dom 1729
Sam Hardye
Samewell Harday Signed Sealed Declared and published by the within named Samewell Harday inn the Presence of us
John Hubbard
John Musson
A true Invetary of all the Goods & Cattle of Samuell Hardey Descesed August the tenth 1729 Appraised by us
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis purce & apparill | 00 | 07 | 06 |
| Five Cows & 2 Heffers | 09 | 10 | 00 |
| A fole | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| A Sow & three pigs | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| Nine old Sheep & 4 lambs | 02 | 13 | 00 |
| Beans | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| Hay | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| Puter & brass | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| Beds & beding | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| The woodenware | 00 | 08 | 02 |
| Chears | 00 | 02 | 06 |
| Own chist one box one trunk 1 Coffor & all that is with in them | 00 | 04 | 03 |
| A Lantern and the Landiron & huks & Rackiron & Smoothing Iron & belloss | 00 | 02 | 02 |
| Baskits & bottles & an old cradle | 00 | 01 | 08 |
| Weels & a Reell | 00 | 02 | 07 |
| An old Harrow & a fann | 00 | 02 | 04 |
| My earthon ware | 00 | 01 | 08 |
| Unseen & forgotten | 00 | 02 | 04 |
| 19 | 18 | 2 |
William Abdcock
Joseph Hardey
Probate 30 September 1729