William Hilton of Stathern 1732 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1732
In the Name of God Amen I William Hilton of Statherne in the County of Leicester Husbandman being Sick in Body but of sound & perfect mind & memory, praise be therefore given to Almighty God, do make & ordain this my present last Will & Testament in Manner & Form following (that is to Say)
First & Principally I commend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God hoping through the merits, Death & Passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain full & free Pardon and Forgiveness of all my sins & to inherit everlasting Life & my Body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named
And as touching the disposition of all such temporal Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon Me I do give & dispose thereof as followeth
First I will that my Debts & Funeral Charges Shall be paid & discharged
All the rest & residue of my Goods & Chattels real & personal I do give & bequeath to Elianor my loving Wife, my Sons William Hilton & John Hilton whom I make all three joynt Executors of this my present last Will & Testament
And I do hereby revoke disanull & make void all former Wills by me heretofore made
In witness whereof I the said William Hilton have hereunto put my Hand & Seal this 30th Day of April in the year of our Lord God 1732
William Hilton his Marke
Signed & sealed by the Testator in the presence of us
William Barke
William Walker
Richd Goodwynne
A true and prefect Inventory of all and singular goods Cattle and Chattels of Will: Hilton of Stathorn farmer lately deceased by them whose names are hereunder written
| For goods in the house | £ | s | d |
| Imprim: for his apparel purse and girdle | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| For brass and pewter and other things there | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| For goods in the kitchin | |||
| For one Copper and tubs and other things there barrels | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| For goods in the parlor | |||
| For bed and beding three chairs one chest and other all thing there | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| For goods in the other parlor | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| For goods in the chamber | |||
| Two beds and beding and all other things | 01 | 0 | 0 |
| For the store chamber | |||
| For corn for meal cheese | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| For two wagons two carts | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| For plows and harrows and tumbrels | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| For a little old hay | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| For hovel gear and some old wood | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| For horse gears and halters | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| For horse troughs and swine troughs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| For mares geldings three yearlins stad | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| For seven store pigs | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| For ten milk cows | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| For nine steers and heifers | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Six stirks and four yearling calves and four rearing calves | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| For six score old sheep and ten and lambs | 45 | 10 | 0 |
| The sum total | 120 | 4 | 6 |
| For eleven oxgangs of Land the crop growing on them valued | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| For the corn growing in the close seven acres valued | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| For all things unseen and forgot | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| 99 | 5 | 6 |
Praisers
Frances [sic] Sumner his mark
William Barke