William Lister of Grimston 1721 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1721
In the name of good amen I William Lisster of Grimston in the Couwnty of Licesster youman being sick in boddy but of parfect mind and memory do make This my last will and Tesstiment in manner and form folloing that is to saye
As towching such worlly Estate as the lord in marcy hath lent me my will is that shall be bestowed as is here after expressed
First I Constetut and nomonat and apoynt my loving wife Elezebath Lisster in execetrix in trust joinly with father Thomas Lossby of Whisendine and Henry Hemsly of Godam to sell and disposse of all my parsnoll Estate and the monney to be put in trust for the Ews of my Chilldernn and bringing of them up after my finnerall Charges Charges and debts are payd
Itam I give and bequeth unto Elezebeath Lisster my loving wife all my housall goods
Itam provided the Chilld my wife gooseth withall proofs a boy I give him on shillin out of my parsonall Estate to be payd by my Execute when he shall Com to the age of on and twenty
Itam I give unto my dughter Elezebeath Lisster the sum of fifteen pownds to be payd by my sunn when he shall Com to the age of on and twenty
Itam I give unto my second daughter Ann Lisster the sum of fifteen pounds to be payd by my soon when he shall ataine to the age of on and twenty
Itam I give unto my third daughter Halls Liss the sum of fifteen pownds to be payd by my sunn when he shall atain to the age of on and twenty
Itam I give unto my forth daughter Mary Lister ye sum of fifteen pownds to be pade by my sunn when he shall Come to the age of on and twenty
Provided the Chilld my wife goos with all doth proove a girll my will is that she shall be Cooare with the reste of my Chilldren ligwis my will and plesuer is that if any of my gerlls sholld dye before thay Com to the age of on and twenty to be Equall ly devided betweene the sorvivors and for non payment of ether of afor sad … thay shhall and ma Enter upon the land and the sam to holld untill thay be payd
This I make my last will and testime in witness here of I have set my hand and seall the sixteenth day of November 1721
William Lister
Sealled sined a published in the preasence of us whos hands are under Ritten
Henry Page
The mark of Thomas Simson
The mark of Elezeb Tallor
Thomas Lister
The words Alls Lister was Enterlind before the sinning and delivery herof
Probate 22 February 1721
November the 29 1721
An Inventorie of the Goods & Chattles of William Lydster of Grimston Lately deceased
| Imprimis purse & Apparrell | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| All the Horses being Nine att | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| All the Beas young & old being 17 att | 28 | 10 | 0 |
| 52 Sheep old & young att | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| 1 Waggon 2 Carts & Cart Boddy att | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Great Harrows 2 Little ones & Droughts and 3 Plows & Wheel-Barrow att | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 Leathers & 2 Cow Cribs att | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 Hogs Troughs 1 Horse Trough & Spout att | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wood In the yard att | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| I Stack of Hay & hay in the Barn att | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Syths the Fold Fleeacks Fanns & Little Leather & forks & Great Rake att | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| All the Pees Wheat & Barly within Doores & Out att | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| All the Clots & Pees Stubbles 40 Acre att | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| All the Geares Halters Cart ropes … ropes & Collers & Locks att | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| Hay in Dalby Close att | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| One Sow att | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| An Inventorie of the Goods within the house as follows | |||
| All the Goods in the House Parler chambers Kitchin & all the Rooms there | |||
| Belongin amountin unto the Sum of Sixty two pounds | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| Things not seen & forgotten | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 263 | 5 | 6 |
Appraised by us Whose Names are here under Written
Thomas Lister
William Hill