Peter Lee of Long Clawson 1728 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1728
In the name of God Amen I Peetter Lee of Claxton alis Long Clawson in the county of Leicester Yeoman being mindfull of my mortality doe make and ordain this my last will & Testament in manner following
Imprimis I will & require that All my Just Debts and funerall Expencis be pd of by my executors hereinafter named
Allso I Give to my sun John Line of Willaby his wife and three Children five shilins that is to each of them a shilin apeece
Also I Give to my Daughter Mary Lee fifteen pounds in moneys & five pounds in housald goods to be paid hir within one year after my deseas
Allso I Give to my loving wife Elizabeth Lee one third part of my parsnall Estate after my Leagesies clear paid
Lastly I doe here by make ordain constitute & appoint My two suns Robt Lee & John Lee Joynt Executors of this my last will & Testament hereby revoking all former wills and Testaments whatsoever by mee at any time hear tofore made
In witness whereof I the said Peetter Lee the Testator have to this my last will and Testament set my hand & seal the first day of November in the year of our Lord 1727
Peetter Lee his mark
Sined sealed published & declared by the said Peetter Lee the testator to be his last will & testament in the presans of us
The marke of … Swane
Robt Garton A true and perfect Inventory of the Goods Cattel and Chattles of Peter Lee of Claxton als Clawson lately Deced viewed and valued by us whose Names are hereunder written the fifthe day of February in the year 1727
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis His Purse and Apparel | 05 | 03 | 04 |
| Item Seven Mares and two foles | 41 | 00 | 00 |
| Six Cows and three Heifers two Calves | 26 | 10 | 00 |
| Twenty Sheep and two piggs | 04 | 10 | 00 |
| One Waggon and two Carts | 13 | 05 | 00 |
| Plows Harrows and Gears | 02 | 10 | 00 |
| Beast Cribs Sheep Cribs and other small things | 01 | 13 | 04 |
| Pays Barley and wheat in all | 38 | 10 | 00 |
| Hay and Straw | 15 | 05 | 00 |
| Pigg troughs fork and Rakes, old Wood | 00 | 15 | 00 |
| Clott Land and Pease Earth | 32 | 00 | 00 |
| Wheat sown | 03 | 00 | 00 |
| In the best Parlour A Table Six Chairs | 00 | 13 | 04 |
| In the best Chamber One Bed & Chairs | 04 | 10 | 00 |
| In the little Parlour One Bed & other things | 02 | 00 | 00 |
| In the Garrats Cheese Apples other things | 02 | 04 | 00 |
| In the Chamber over the Kitchen | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| In the Kitchen and Dairy | 02 | 10 | 06 |
| In the House and Chimney | 02 | 13 | 04 |
| Things unseen and forgot | 00 | 03 | 04 |
| 205 | 16 | 02 |
Robert Hickling
Robert Garton