William Johnson of Eaton 1633 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1633/38
December 7 1632
In the name of god Amen I Willym Johnson of Eaton in the Countye of Lester being sick in bodie but whole in minde and of good and perfect memory (thankes be given to god) doe make and ordeine this my last will and testement in manner and fourme followeing
First I bequeath my soule into the hands of allmighty god my maker, hopeinge to be saved by the death and passion of Jesus Christ my redeemer, and by no other meanes, And my bodie to the earth from whence it Came, and to be buried in the Churchyard of Eaton aforesd
It I give to the Church of Eaton iis vid and to the poore of Eaton iis vid
It I give to Demetrius Glen his Childe one Ewe hogg
It I give unto my Syster Elizabeth … hir Childer one ewe lamb, to be delivered to one of their godfathers at Michelmas next to the Childrens uses
It I give unto Martha my daughter fiftie pounds whereof my will is that fourtye pound shall presently be put forth to hir use at the discretion and appointment of my Supervisors and tenne poundes to remaine in the hands of my exec for the education and bringeing up of my saide daughter so long as she shall remaine with my saide exec
It I give unto James Johnson my sonne twenty pounds, to be presently put forth to his uses at the discretion and appointment allso of my Supervisors
It my will is that my exec shall find, and provide for my father and mother and the Survivor of them yearly for the Sumer [?] time the milke of one Cowe for their maintenance And shall allso paye the yearly rent of that house wherein they now dwell which is 3s4d dureing their natural lives
All the rest of my goods moveable and unmoveable, Cattell, and Chattells whatsoever my legacies discharged and my bodie decently brought to the ground I give unto Martha my wife whom I make full and sole exec of this my last will and testament
Allso I make and ordeine Supervisors hereof Demetrius Glen and John Bayly
In witness whereof I have set to my hand the daye and yeare first above written
In the presence of these whose names here are subscribed
Willyam Johnson his marke
Tho: Caunt vicar
Demetrius Glen
John Beale
Debts oweing without bond
Willyam Caunt xls to be payed at Mayday next
Grace Watchorne xxs
John Hoalt xiiis iiiid
Abraham Byshoppe xiis
Probate Melton Mowbray 3 May 1633
PR/I/35/242
The true and perfect of the goods Cattell and Chattells of Willym Johnson late of Eaton taken and valued by Robert Sympson Wyllym S… Demetrius Glen and John Bayle the 28th day of January 1632 as followeth
| In the house parlor and Chamber | |
| Inpris his purse and apparrell | xls |
| It: one bedstead, and the furniture for two beds | xxvis viiid |
| It: two Coverlids one bolster and three pillowes | xxs |
| It: a web of wollon Cloath | xxs |
| It: two Coffers and linen in them | xls |
| It: two barrells two tubs and other Implements about the parlor and Chamber | xxs |
| It: one old Cubord, one Chaire,six qushions, and other Implements about the house | xiiis iiiid |
| It: pewter and brasse | iii li |
| It: fire iron, reckins, hookes and a salt boxe | iis |
| It: in readie Coyne | 64 li 14s |
| It: debts by bond | 29 li 8s |
| It: debts without bond | 4 li 5s 4d |
| It: a bible | 10s |
| The yard and field | |
| It: 3 kine, haye, bracken and Coales | ix li |
| It: sheep | ix li xs |
| It: pullen and things forgott | vs |
| Suma total | 129 li 14s 4d |
