Goodacre William 1660 of Holwell Will

William Goodacre of Holwell 1660 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1660/75

In the name of God Amen the Five and Twentieth day of June anno Dni 1649 I William Goodecary of Holwell in the parish of Abkettelby in the County of Leicester Shepard doe make and ordaine my last will and Testament in manner and forme followeing

First I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Allmightie God hopeing assuredly through the onely meritte of Jesus Christe my Saviour to be made partaker of life everlastinge and my body I comend to the Earth from whence it was [“taken” missing]

Imprimis I doe give unto John Goodecary my eldest sonne all my Land after the decease of his mother Elizabeth

It I doe give unto my said wief Elizabeth all my land untill such tyme as my said sonne John Goodecary shall accomplish the full age of one and Twentie yeares And after one and  Twentie yeares are expired that my said wief is to have but the Thirde out of the said Land dureing her lief

It I doe give unto my daughter Joane the some of Tenn pounds of lawfull money of England when she shall come to the age of One and Twentie yeares and that my said sonne John shall paie itt her within One moneth after the said yeares be expired

It I doe give unto Willm Goodcary my second sonne the some of Tenn pounds of like lawfull money of England when he shall come to the age of One and Twentie yeares and that my said sonne John shall paie itt to him within one moneth after the saide yeares be expired

Itt my will and minde is that if either my said daughter Joane or my said sonne William shall dye before either of them shall come to the age of One and Twentie yeares that then my sonne John is to paie the said some of Tenn pounds of like lawfull money to the survivor or survivor of them for her or his maintenance of their said persons att the tyme above said

It for all my goods moveable and unmoveable I doe give unto my wief Elizabeth to be att her desposeinge

It I doe give unto my Brothers Twelve pence a peice

It I doe make my wief my Sole Executrix

In Wittnes whereof I have sette my hand and seale the day and yeare above written

                                                                                                                Sign Willm Goodecary

Sealed in the presence of theise wittnesses

Nathaniell Digby

Charles Moulton

The marke of William Blackbourne

Probate 31 January 1660/1

PR/I/53/103

A true and perfect Inventory of the goods and Chattells of William Goodecary of Hollwell in the County of Leic Shepperd deceased taken up us whose names are hereunder Written the five and Twentieth day of February as followeth Ano Dni 1649 [1649/50]

Impris his purse and apparell0100
Item all the goodes in the house1
Item Eight sheepe2vi8
Item Two Cowes40
Item the Cropp of Cornevi0

William Blackeborne his marke

Anthony Geale