John Henson of Long Clawson 1635 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1635/62
In the name of god Amen This second day of December in the yeare of the raygne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles, by the grace of god of England Scotland France & Ireland kinge defender of the faith the ninth 1633 I John Henson of Claxton in the Countie of Leceister Blacksmith, being sicke of bodie but good & perfect memory (praysed be god) Doe make & ordayne this my last will and testament in manner followinge
In primis I give & bequeave my soule to god that gave it, & my bodie to bee buried in the Church yard of Claxton aforesaide
Itim I [“give” missing] unto my daughter Elizabeth Orson of Wyseewe [Wysall?] xiid & to either of both her towe children xiid a peece
Itim I give unto my daughter Anne Shelton & to her sonne John xiid a peece
Itim I give unto Alice Greenam daughter of my sonne in Lawe Richard Greenam xiid
Item I give unto my second sonn Richard Henson xiid & that halfe Oxgan of land which I purchased of Nicholas Robinson, payeinge for the same unto my daughter Olive Eleven pounds towe yeares after my disease
Itim I give unto my said daughter Olive my best pott & my best pann & towe of my best Coverleades, & my browne heafer
Itim I give unto my loveing wife Alice Henson & my sd Daughter Olive halfe of all my household goods, unbequeaved, ioyntly together
And my will is that my foresaied wife shall bee mantayned with meat, drinke, apparell, washinge and ringing, and lodging, sufficient, decent & fittinge for one of her estate duering her life
Itm I give her xxs by the yeare, to be payed unto her yearely, dueringe her life by towe equall portions
The rest of all my household goods I give unto my sonnes, Edward & Richarde to bee equally divided
The rest of all my land & goods unbequeaved I give & bequeave unto my Eldest sonne Edward Henson whome I make sole executor of this my last [“will” missing] & testament, to see my debts & legacies discharged & my bodie reverently brought to the ground
Lastly I make by brother in lawe William Smart the elder and Richard Dalby of Claxton aforesayed overseers of this my last will and testament giving them five [denomination missing] a peece for there paynes Confirming the same under my hand & seale the day & yeare first above written
The marke and seale of John Henson
Theis beinge witnesses
Thomas Wright scriptor
Thomas Frances
And my will is that my daughter Olyve shall have libertie to set household in my chamber when it is divided, so long as need shall be
Itim I give unto my eldest sonne Edward Henson my table in the house with the settle & forme & tressells & my Cobberd as they stand already in the house
Itim I further give unto my second sonne Richard that my table & tressells as they are nowe in my parler
And my will is that all they special legacies that are given shall bee severally received before my household goods be divided according to my will
This was added in the presence of mee Thomas Wright & William Smart
A Second addicion this 13th of Januarye 1634
I give & my will is that my sonne Edward Henson shall give & paye unto my daughter Olyve Henson twentie shillings within twelve moneths after my discease
Further my will is, That if either of my foresaid sonnes depart this world unmaried, or without issue not having any Child, that then the survivor comminge & enioying all my land, shall pay unto my daughter Olive sixe pounds, thirteene shillings 4 pence within 12 moneths after the discease of the first of them departed
Testes
Thomas Wright Scriptor
Emmatt Dalbye her marke
PR/I/37/60
A true inventory of all the goods & Chattells of John Henson of Claxton als Clauston in the Countye of Leicester Blacksmith taken This 30th daye of Januarye 1634 [1634/5] By Thomas Storer Edward Smart Sen & William Smart husbandmen
| li | s | d | |
| In primis his purse and apparell | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| It in the parler 2 bed hillings | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| It 4 other Coverleads | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| It 2 Blanketts | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| It 3 boulsters 2 pillowes | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| It 2 mattresses | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| It 3 sheets flaxe 3 pillowbears 1 towell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| It Sheets 2 hempten 3 harden | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| It 5 Table Napkins a board Cloth | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| It 2 old harden sheets 1 blankett wollen Cloth | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Item a peice of wollen cloth | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| It Brasse | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| It pueter | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| It 4 Bedsteads 1 Trundle bed 1 old chest 1 Cofer & other impleaments in the | |||
| Chamber | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| It for Cofers 1 litle table | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Itm the parler 1 board 2 Tressels 4 tubbs 2 pen boukes 1 loume | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| It 3 Barrells 1 tubbe 1 Churne and a maund 3 Boards | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| It Tyenall ware | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| It in the house 1 boarde 1 forme 1 bench a Cubberd 1 pen | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| It 1 Wollen wheele & 3 linen wheels a cheare 4 stoules 1 litle forme | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| It 3 payles | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| It Bacon | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| It Corne and hea | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| It 2 iron bound cariages hovell tymber plough tymber & all other old wood | |||
| Gorse kids | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| It horses and mares & horse flesh | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| It ploughes harrowes and Geares | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| It the horne beasts | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| It in the feild wheat sowen | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| It in the Smith shoppe all impleaments & tooles belonging thereto Iron coales | |||
| & debts on the … | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| It 1 swine & the pullen | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| It the Irons about the fire paynted Cloathes and things forgotten | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sum is 112£ 11s 8d |
They pray names
Tho Storer Senior
Edward Smart their marke
Probate 13 June 1635