William Stevenson of Grimston 1630 Will and Inventory
National Archives PROB 11/157/249, there is also a probate copy at Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives
In the name of God Amen I William Stevenson of Grimston in the County of Leic yeoman being sicke in bodie but of good and perfect memory (thankes bee to God therefore) doe make my last will and Testament in manner and forme following
Inprimis I bequeath my soule into the hands of my Redeemer Jesus Christ in true and certaine hope by his alone merits to rise in the last daie to everlastinge life
My bodie to bee buried in the Chappell yard of Grimson aforesaid
Item I give and bequeath to my eldest sonne John Stevenson the full and iust some of fortie pounds to remaine in the hands of Simon and Everard Steevenson my naturall brethren beinge raised of my goods and Chattells within one halfe year next after my decease, the interest to bee paid unto Elizabeth now my wife yearely for and towards his maintenance and breedinge until he shall accomplish the full age of fifteene yeares Then to bee put to prentice by the advise of my said wife and brethren & thencefoorth the said porcon to bee put foorth for my said sonne his best advantage and paid unto him with the encrease at the terme and expiration of his said apprentishipp
Item I give and bequeath to my two younger sonnes Thomas and William Steevenson the like some of fortie pounds apeece to bee disposed of and paid them in manner and forme as their elder brother abovesaid
Item I give unto my sonne in lawe Hugh Hassald one Ewe and a lambe or ten shillings in money to bee put forward for him within one quarter of a yeare next after my decease
Item I give to my Servant Anne Browne the some of three shillinges fower pence
Item I [“give” missing] to my men servants Edward Gamble and Robert Hunt twelve pence the peece to bee paid them within one quarter of a yeare next after my decease, as alsoe to Anne Plumtree six pence to bee paid her as to the rest of my servants
Item I give to the poore of the towne of Grimson to ten of the poorest three Shillings fower pence equallie to bee devided amongst them
Item I give and bequeath unto Simon and Everard Steevenson my brethren aforesaid to either of them twelve pence, to be paid them within one quarter of a yeare next after my decease whom I nominate and appoint to bee the Overseers of this my said will & Testament
All the rest of my goods and Chattells unbequeathed my debts and legacies and funeralls discharged I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Steevenson now my wife whom I make and ordaine my Sole Executrix of this my last will and testament
In witnes whereof I the said William Steevenson do hereunto sett my hand and Seal the fift daie of August in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand six hundredth twenty and nine
William Steevenson his marke
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Simon Stevenson
Everard Steevenson
William Moore his marke
John Clarkstone
Memorandum that after the ensealinge and delivery of the will abovewritten The Testator beinge in perfect memory, being put in minde of his estate whether it might extend to the performance of the said legacies answered &c That if his wives parte did not rise answerable to his Childrens portions, that then there should be an equall divident made betweene his wife and his Children or the like words in effect, In the presence and hearing of John Clarkston Edward Steevenson
Probate London 19 February 1629/30 to relict Elizabeth Stevenson
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives 1630
A true Inventorie of all & singular the goods and Chattells of William Steevenson late of Grimston Deceased taken & praised by Symon Steevenson of Stanford Everath Steevenson of Harbie Thomas Howett of Stanford aforesaid Jaspar Thomesman & William Hutchinson of Grimston Com Leic August the thirteenth anno Domini 1629
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis his purse and apparell | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Item in the Hall, one long table two joyned Formes one Cubbard one square | |||
| table two joyned stooles two chaires with other implements | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| In the Parlour | |||
| Ite one Lyverie Cubbard three chests two coffers on desk one box one bedstead | |||
| one chair & one Cradle | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite eight paire flaxen sheetes | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite foure table cloathes one towel two pillow beares one paire of vallance | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ite twentie napkins | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ite five paire and od coarse sheets two pillowbeares | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ite one feather bed one Coverled one blanquett one paire of sheets with bolster | |||
| & pillowes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite two carpetts sixe quishions | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| In the chamber over the parlour | |||
| Ite one bedstead with matterice blanquett & sheets wheeles & olde iron one | |||
| Pillion | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In the chamber over the Hall | |||
| Ite one mans saddle & a pillion cloth with a peace of stuffe & a bed with | |||
| furniture one cofer with other implements | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| In the Servants Parlour & the Chamber over it | |||
| Ite one bedstead with furniture & certaine plough timber with other implements | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| In the Kitchine | |||
| Imp one … two brass potts three pannes two potts one mash fatt one kneading | |||
| trough with other implements | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Ite foure loades of Coales | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite five barrells one cheesepresse two kettles with other implements | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ite fire irons gallow trees tonges and bellowes | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| In the Chamber over the butterie | |||
| Ite one trie, malt & barlie cheese & boards | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ite peuter Bason & Ewer platters candlesticks chamber pott porringers | |||
| & aquavitae bottle with a brazen morter spoones dishes and trenchers | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Ite one brasse pott | hole in paper | 9 | |
| The houshold stuffe | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| In the yarde | |||
| Ite five horses one mare & foale with two coltes | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite two iron bound Cartes two wheeles with geares and furniture | obliterated | ||
| Ite Hey in the barne feild & close | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite nine swine young & olde two harrows hovells and ploughs with other wood | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite one scoare & seaventeene sheepe tenne kine & a bull in the close and five | |||
| calves | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Item for the Crape of corne | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite forcks & rakes | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ite for fleaks & sheepe cribbs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite the husbandry bestowed on the lande | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite twelve beasts in the feilde | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite five leather bottles | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ite sixe yards of wollen cloath one Coverlett and a blanquett att the weavers | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ite all things unseene | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Suma totalis | 230 | 17 | 8 |
| Debts owing by the Testator | |||
| Imprimis for halfe a yeares rent for house & land | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Ite to Ann Browne | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Ite to Edw: Gamble | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ite to Robt Hunt | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ite to John Wartnobie | blank | ||
| Ite to Mr George Allsope | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite to Willm Harris | 1 | 2 | – |
| Ite for the close rent | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Ite to Ann Plumtree | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ite to Thomas Hill | blank | ||
| 41 | 12 | 2 |