Richard Barnes of Stathern 1727 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1727
In the Name of God Amen I Richard Barnes of Stathern in the county of Leicester Grocer being Sick in Body but of Sound & perfect mind & memory Praise be therefore given to Almighty God do make & ordain this my present last Will & Testament in manner and Form following (that is to say)
First and principally I commend my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God hopeing through the Merits, Death & Passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full & free Pardon and forgiveness of all my Sins, and to inherit Everlasting Life And my Body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of My Executrix hereafter named
And as touching the disposition of all Such Temporal Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth
First I will that my Debts and Funeral Charges Shall be paid and discharged
Item I give to my Son Joseph Barnes the Sum of five Shillings
Item I give to my Daughter Esther Barnes the Sum of Eighty Pounds to be paid her when she attains the Age of twenty one years
Item I give to my Daughter Anne Barnes the Sum of Eighty Pounds to be paid her when She attains the age of twenty one years
Item I give to my Daughter Mary Barnes the Sum of Eighty Pounds to be paid her when She attains the age of twenty one years
And I desire that if any one of my three Daughters aforesaid Should happen to die before She attains the age of twenty one years that then her Portion to be equally divided between my two Surviving Daughters and if two of them happen to die before they attain the Age of twenty one years then both their Portions to be given to my only Surviving Daughter and I desire that the money which I give to my daughters as aforesaid may be Put out to interest upon good Security that my Children may not be defrauded of it I say I desire it may be put out within one year after my Death and that the interest thereof may go and be for the bringing up of my Children in good Education Clothing and Diet as becomes their Condition
All the rest and residue of my Personal Estate Goods and Chattels whatsoever I do give and bequeath to Anne my loving Wife, full and Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testaments
And I desire that my Wife’s Brother Robert Daft and Thomas Sumner of Stathern may be Guardians for My Children to see that my Children have what I order them
And I do hereby revoke disannul and make void all former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made
In witness whereof I the said Richard Barnes to this my last Will and Testament have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Ninth day of March in the year of our Lord God 1726,7
Richard Barnes his Mark
Witness
James Bampton
Hannah Shepherd her Mark
Richd Goodwyn
Ap 10th 1727 A True Inventory taken of the Goods and Chattles & Cattle of Ricd Barnes Late of Stathorne in the County of Leicester Deceased as followeth
| £ | s | d | |
| Imps Purse and Apparel | 05 | 02 | 06 |
| In the House Chimney the fire Irons Frogs Hooks and | |||
| Rackiron fire Shovel and tongs | 01 | 01 | 06 |
| In the House two Tables Six Chairs a Dresser & Pewter | |||
| Shelf a Clock Eleven Pewter Dishes one Dozen of plates | |||
| three Porringers | 05 | 10 | 00 |
| In the Parlour one Chest one Table Six Chairs one Trunk | |||
| one Bed & Beding | 01 | 15 | 00 |
| In the Brew House one Copper three Tubbs five brass | |||
| panns four Pails a Malt mill a Cheese press | 04 | 10 | 00 |
| In the Dairy three Barrels one brass pott and the milk vessell | 00 | 10 | 00 |
| In the best Chamber one Chest of Drawers one Table Six | |||
| Chairs one Chest Seven … of Wooll | 04 | 10 | 00 |
| In the Second Chamber two Beds and Beding one Chest | |||
| four Chairs | 02 | 15 | 06 |
| In the third Chamber one Bed and Beding and Twenty | |||
| Strike of Barley four Bacon flitches one Buffett form three | |||
| … of Wooll one Wooll Wheell | 06 | 10 | 06 |
| In the Garratt Chamber two Hundred of Cheese | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| In the Passage Chamber two Saddles one Pannell one | |||
| pillion two Tubs | 00 | 15 | 00 |
| In the shop Candles Tobacco Sugar and Plumbs and other | |||
| Spices Boxes and Tubbs | 10 | 15 | 06 |
| In the Yard one Waggon one Cart and part of another Waggon | 11 | 05 | 0 |
| Two Closes two Harrows and Plough Gears and Harrow Gears | 00 | 15 | 00 |
| In the Yard thirteen Cows two Yearlings three Rearing Calves | 33 | 15 | 00 |
| In the Stable three Mairs four Geldings | 30 | 00 | 00 |
| In the Hose Close two Heifers two Yearlings one two Year old | |||
| Colt a Hay Rick | 10 | 05 | 00 |
| Sheep in the field threescore and three | 28 | 05 | 00 |
| Fold trees in the field | 00 | 08 | 00 |
| In the Stable five pair of Iron Gears Eleven Collers and Harnis | |||
| two Cart Saddles and … hanks two Setts of Haltors and | |||
| Cruppers | 02 | 10 | 06 |
| Beans and Barley upon the Hovels New and old unthrashed | |||
| and Wheat in the Barnes | 26 | 05 | 00 |
| Wood upon the Hovels and Beast Cribs and wood in the Yard | 02 | 10 | 00 |
| In the Yard two Hay Ricks and one Hay Rick in the field & | |||
| three Swine | 07 | 10 | 00 |
| In the field the Crop growing wheat & Barley and Beans | 65 | 10 | 00 |
| All the Manner in both yards | 02 | 02 | 06 |
| All things unseen and forgotten | 06 | 15 | 00 |
| Total is | 273 | 01 | 06 |
Apprized by us the Day and Year above Written
Will Wiseman
John Goodwin
Will Barke
Probate 8 May 1727