John Garratt of Hose 1729 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1729
In The Name of God Amen I John Garriott of Hose in the County of Leicester Being weak of Body tho of perfect Memory Blessed be God for the same do make and Constitute this my Last Will and Testament in form and manner following
Imprimis I Give to my Daughter Elizabeth Garriot the Sum of Ten Pounds to be paid to her Upon her Wedding Day
Item I Give to my Daughter Elinor Garriot the Sum of Ten pounds to be paid to her upon her Wedding Day
Item I Give to my Loveing Wife Elinor Garriott the Dwelling House wherein I now Dwell with the Shop Barn Stable Homestead and all the Appurtenances thereto belonging for the full Term of her Natuaral Life (provided that She Remain my Widdow (viz) unmarried to a Second Husband for the Term of her Life) and at the Decease of my Loveing Wife Elinor Garriott aforesaid I Give the said House Shop Barn Stable and Homestead to my Son Joseph Garriot and to his Heirs for Ever
But If it Shall so Happen that Happen that the said Elinor Garriot after my Decease Shall Marry another Husband and not Continue my Widdow I then Give the Said Dwelling House Shop Barn Stable Homestead and all the Appurtenances thereto belonging unto my Son Joseph Garriott to Enter Uppon at the said Marriage of my present wife Elinor Garriott aforesaid to a Second Husband and to Continue to his and his Heirs Use and Behoof for ever
And Lastly for the Rest of my Goods Cattle Chattel and personal Estate whatsoever I Give to be Equally divided betwixt my Loveing Wife Elinor Garriot and my son Joseph Garriot aforesaid, they paing Ten pounds to my Daughter Elizabeth Garriot on the day that She is Married and Ten pounds to my Daughter Elinor Upon the Day that She is married they paing allso my Debts and funeral Charges
I do make and Appoint them (viz) the Aforesaid Coequal and Joynt Executors of this my last Will and Testament makeing Null and void all other Wills by me heretofore made
John Garrat
Signed Sealed published and delivered this 14th day of July 1727 In the presence of
Richard Jonson
John Whittell
Thomas Sparrow
The Inventrey of the Goods and Chattells of John Garratt of Hose Late Deceased January the Nineteenth 1728/9 Viewed and Valued by Us whose Names are here under written January the 22d 1728/9 Viz: as foloweth
| £ | s | d | |
| Itm His purse and aparele | 01 | 06 | 08 |
| Itm Three Cows one Heifer & Calf | 10 | 05 | 00 |
| Itm two Pigss & one Sowe | 02 | 05 | 00 |
| Itm Seven Sheep | 02 | 02 | 00 |
| Itm Wheat barley Beans and hay | 04 | 15 | 00 |
| Itm two Hives of bees | 00 | 11 | 00 |
| Itm Wheat Sown Clots & bean Earth | 03 | 15 | 00 |
| Itm two fold fleaks manure forks & Shovells and other Materialls out of Doors | 00 | 15 | 00 |
| Itm Weavers Loms & other Materials thereunto belonging | 02 | 15 | 00 |
| Itm In the Shop Coles and … … & other Materials | 00 | 08 | 06 |
| Itm In the Chamber two beds & beding two Chests two boxes two Cheeses | |||
| Bacon and other od Materialls therein | 04 | 15 | 00 |
| Itm In the parlor one bed two Chear one form | 01 | 01 | 00 |
| Itm In the Cellor ale and brewing vessels & other Materialls | 01 | 15 | 00 |
| Item for Brass and Pewter | 02 | 06 | 08 |
| Itm In the house one Table two Wheeles Dresser & Pewter Case Six Chears | |||
| and other materialls In the House | 01 | 01 | 00 |
| Itm In the Chimney fire Irons Tongues & other Materialls there In | 00 | 13 | 04 |
| Things Unseen and forgot | 00 | 03 | 04 |
| 40 | 13 | 06 |
Robt Gaston
Francis Godfrey
Josh Garratt
Probate 28 January 1728 [1728/9]