George Manchester of Long Clawson 1729 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1729

In the Name of God amen I Gorg Manchestor of Claxton alis Long Clawson in the county of Licestor Laborer being mindfull of my mortality doe make & ordain this My Last will & testament in Maner following

Imprimis I will and ordain that All my Just Debts & funerall expences be paid by my Exetrix herein after named

Allso I Give to my Loving Wife All my Land for her Life and at her decease to my neafu Thomas Manchester hee paying thereout to my sister Mary Swane five pounds within one year after our deseas and to my three sisters Elizabeth Sarah & Mar… forty shilings apees & fifty shinings [sic] to be divided betwixt my Brother William Fluits two boys John & William Fluit and to my sister Ann forty shilings

And Lastly I doe hearby make ordain constitute and Appoint my Loving Wife Sole Executrix of this my Last will and testament

In Witness whear of I the testater have set my hand and seal this twelft day of May 1729

                                                                                                         Gorg Manchester his mark

Sined and sealed in the preasancs of us

Robt Garton

John Deuick

The mark of Ann Gregory

An Inventory of the Goods Cattle and Chattles of George Manchester & Ane his wife both lately Deceasd Viewed & Valued by us whose names are hereunder written this twentyth Day of May Ano Dni 1729

	£	S	D
Imps Their Purse & Apparrell	2	0	0
Itm In the house a table Chairs Stooles and things abut the fire	1	10	0
Itm In the parlor two beds & beding a Chest & other things	3	5	0
Itm In the Chambers Some Small things	1	0	0
Itm One Little Pig Cole & O things	1	1	0
Itm two Cows one heifer & one Cealf	8	0	0
Itm Corn Growing on the Ground	2	10	0
Itm things Unseen & forgotten	0	3	6
Totall	19	09	6

Robt Garton

Richd Fawkes