Thomas Hill of Grimston 1754 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1754
In the Name of God Amen the fifteenth Day of March 1754 I Thomas Hill of Grimston Blacksmith in the County of Leicester being weak in Body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for it do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following
First I Bequeath my Soul into the Hands of almighty God my maker hoping to receive free pardon of all my Sins and forgiveness and as for my Body to be Buried in a Decent and Christian manner at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter Nominated
Imprimis I Give to my Son Robert Hill the Sum of one Shilling
Item I Give to my Son Thomas Hill the Sum of one Shilling
Item all the Rest of my Goods and Chattels and personable Estate I Give to Dorothy my Wife and possession of the house we now Live in with the Cottage and Home Close
And my mind and will is that my Son Thomas Hill shall have the Half yard Land and what Common belongeth to it and the House he lives in and the out Buildings
And I Do make Dorothy my Wife my Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament upon Condition that she shall pay all my Debts and Legacies and Burial Charges Revoking all other Wills and Testaments
In Witness hereof I have hereunder Set my Hand and Seal the Day and year above Written
The mark of Thomas Hill
In the presence of
Robert Hill
William Hodges
Thos Kelham
29th April 1754
Dorothy Hill the Widow and Sole Executrix within named was this day sworn & that the Goods & Chattells of her late husband did not amount to Twenty pounds
Before us W Babington
Inventory labelled on the outside Thomas Hills Inventory 1754
A True and perfect Inventory of all the goods and Chattles of Thos Hill of Grimston in the County of Leicester Lately Deceas’d
| £ | s | d | |
| Item for Goods in the House | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Item for Brass and Pewter | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item for Goods in the Parlor | |||
| One Bed and Three Coffers and Two Chairs | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Item for Goods in the Chamber one Bed | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Item for Goods in the Darie | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| One Cow | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| For five Sheep at | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| For 5 fleeces of Wool | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Item his purse and apparel | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Item for things out of Sight and forgotten | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 6 |
Appraised by us
Thos: Kelham
Will Henson