Henry Greenfield of Harby 1706 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1706/115
In The name of God Amen I Henry Greenfeild of Harby in the County of Leicester Yeoman being Weake of body but of Sound mind and memory praised be God for the same Do make and ordaine this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme following (that is to say)
Imp: I give and bequeath my Soul into the hands of Allmighty God that gave it in hopes of Salvation by the Death and Merritt of my Lord Jesus Christ and my Body to be Decently Buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter Named and as for that temporall Estate Wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me I dispose thereof in Manner following
Item I Give Unto my Loveing Son John Greenfeild now Living at Whisendine in the County of Rutland Tallow Chandler and his heires for Ever All that my Messuage house or Tenement Scituate and being in Harby aforesaide with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging And Allsoe all that my halfe oxgange of Land arrable meadow and Pasture ground Lyeing and being in the Town Fields Libties and Precincts of Harby aforesaid Upon Condition Nevertheless that he the said John Greenfeild Shall well and truly pay the respective Summs hereafter mentioned within one yeare next after my Desease (That is to Say)
The Summe of Twenty pounds of Lawfull Money of England to my Loveing Daughter Elizabeth the wife of William Morris of Hucknall Torquett in the County of Nottingham and the Summe of Twenty Pounds of Like Lawfull money of England to my Loveing Daughter Joanna wife of Thomas Gregory of Anstey in the County of Nottingham aforesaide and the further Summe of Twenty pounds of Like Lawfull Money of England to my Loving Daughter Ann Greenfeild and in Case my Said Son John Greenfeild Shall faile to pay the Legacies afore Named or any of them Then I give the said Messuage or Tenement And Alsoe the said halfe oxgange of Land arrable meadow and Pasture ground Unto my Loveing Brothers James Greenfeild of the town and County of the Towne of Nottingham Malster and Joseph Greenfeild of Gedling in the County of Nottingham aforesaid Taylor and their Heires to the Intent that they or the Survivor of them Shall by Sale or mortgage of all or any part of the saide … raise and Pay the Severall Summs of money to the said Elizabeth the wife of William Morris aforesaid Joanne the Wife of Thomas Gregory and Ann Greenfeild or to their Children Share and Share alike
Item my mind and will is that my Loving wife Elizabeth Greenfeild Shall have the use of all my household Goods furniture and Imployments of household during her Naturall life and it is my further mind and will that after her Decease my Daughter Ann Greenfeild shall have all the Saide household Goods furniture and Imployments of household for Ever
And all the rest and residue of my reall and personall Estate I Give and Bequeath unto my aforesaid Son John Greenfeild whom I make Executor of this my Last will and Testament and I do hereby revoake and make voide all former wills by me at any time heretofore made
In Witnesse whereof I the saide Henry Greenfeild to this my Last will and Testament have Sett my hand and Seal this Twenty Sixth day of February in the Fourth yeare of Queene Ann and in the yeare of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and five
Henry Greenfield his mark
Signed Seal and published in the presence of us who Subscribed our Names as Witnesses in the presence & at the request of the Testator
Geo: Ogle Clr
Neal [hole in page D… phin]
Franc: Hardy
PR/I/113
Feb the 6th Anno Dom 1706
A True Invotarye of the goods Chattells and Cattell of Henary Greenfeild of Harby lately Deseased viewed and valued by us whose Names are heare under written
| £ | s | d | |
| Itm his Purse and Apparril | 01 | 03 | 04 |
| Goods in the House one fire iron and hookes one cubbard foure chaires and | |||
| a little puter and Brass with other lumber | 01 | 06 | 08 |
| Itm goods in the parler one bed two Tables foure Chaires with other lumber | 01 | 05 | 06 |
| Item in the Chamber over the Darie one little bed and one Chist and one Trunk | 00 | 03 | 04 |
| It in the Chamber over the parler one Chist and one box and one buffit forme | 00 | 06 | 08 |
| It in the Darey two pans two barrils two Churnes with other lumber | 00 | 13 | 04 |
| It one Cow and one heffer | 02 | 03 | 04 |
| It for Eight Sheep | 00 | 19 | 06 |
| It for barly and payse and hay | 01 | 00 | 06 |
| It in the Chamber over the House two baken flitches two wheeles with other | |||
| lumber | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| It one half land of wheat sone and the clods | 01 | 02 | 06 |
| It for All other things unseen and forgotten | 00 | 10 | 04 |
| Sum total | 11 | 05 | 00 |
Ralph Whittle senor
Samuell Roe
Richard Barfeild his MarkeProbate 21 February 1706/7