William Goodacre of Holwell 1660 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1660/75
In the name of God Amen the Five and Twentieth day of June anno Dni 1649 I William Goodecary of Holwell in the parish of Abkettelby in the County of Leicester Shepard doe make and ordaine my last will and Testament in manner and forme followeing
First I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Allmightie God hopeing assuredly through the onely meritte of Jesus Christe my Saviour to be made partaker of life everlastinge and my body I comend to the Earth from whence it was [“taken” missing]
Imprimis I doe give unto John Goodecary my eldest sonne all my Land after the decease of his mother Elizabeth
It I doe give unto my said wief Elizabeth all my land untill such tyme as my said sonne John Goodecary shall accomplish the full age of one and Twentie yeares And after one and Twentie yeares are expired that my said wief is to have but the Thirde out of the said Land dureing her lief
It I doe give unto my daughter Joane the some of Tenn pounds of lawfull money of England when she shall come to the age of One and Twentie yeares and that my said sonne John shall paie itt her within One moneth after the said yeares be expired
It I doe give unto Willm Goodcary my second sonne the some of Tenn pounds of like lawfull money of England when he shall come to the age of One and Twentie yeares and that my said sonne John shall paie itt to him within one moneth after the saide yeares be expired
Itt my will and minde is that if either my said daughter Joane or my said sonne William shall dye before either of them shall come to the age of One and Twentie yeares that then my sonne John is to paie the said some of Tenn pounds of like lawfull money to the survivor or survivor of them for her or his maintenance of their said persons att the tyme above said
It for all my goods moveable and unmoveable I doe give unto my wief Elizabeth to be att her desposeinge
It I doe give unto my Brothers Twelve pence a peice
It I doe make my wief my Sole Executrix
In Wittnes whereof I have sette my hand and seale the day and yeare above written
Sign Willm Goodecary
Sealed in the presence of theise wittnesses
Nathaniell Digby
Charles Moulton
The marke of William Blackbourne
Probate 31 January 1660/1
PR/I/53/103
A true and perfect Inventory of the goods and Chattells of William Goodecary of Hollwell in the County of Leic Shepperd deceased taken up us whose names are hereunder Written the five and Twentieth day of February as followeth Ano Dni 1649 [1649/50]
Impris his purse and apparell | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Item all the goodes in the house | 1 | ||
Item Eight sheepe | 2 | vi | 8 |
Item Two Cowes | 4 | 0 | |
Item the Cropp of Corne | vi | 0 |
William Blackeborne his marke
Anthony Geale