Henry Marriott of Long Clawson 1733 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Record 1733
In the Name of God Amen I Henry Marriott of Claxton Ales Long Clawson in the County of Leicester yeom being of sound And perfect health in Mind and Memory and Considering the uncertainty of this life Doe make And Ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (That is to say)
Impris I give my Soul to God that gave it me And my body I comitt to the Earth to be decently interred at the Discretion of my Execor hereinafter named and as for my Worldly Estate which it has pleased God to bless me with I give and dispose thereof as follows
Impris I give and devise unto my son Henry Marriott And his Heires all that one Land lying and being in the East end feilds of Claxton Ales Long Clawson aforesaid And Comonly called or known by the name of Goodwins land
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Jallands the wife of Richard Jallands the sume of One Shilling
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Anne Marriott the sume of One Shilling
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Cam the wife of John Cam of Claxton ales Long Clawson aforesaid flaxdresser the sume of Twenty pounds of lawfull money of Great Brittain to be paid unto her within One year after my decease by me Execor hereinafter named
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Dorothy Marriott the sume of Twenty And Six pounds of lawfull money of Great Brittain to be paid unto her within One year after my Decease by my said Execor
Item I give and bequeath unto my said Daughter Dorothy Marriott all those Household Goods that were her Sister Mary White’s now in my possession
Item I give and devise unto my Son Richard Marriott and his Heires All that part of my Homestead Adjoyning to my Son Henry’s house As it is now divided And Also all that one quarter of an oxgang of Land lying and being in the West end feilds of Claxton Ales Long Clawson aforesaid which I bought of Catherine Marriott and her son Henry Marriott of the City of London And Also all that one quarter of an Oxgang of Land which was given me in And by the last Will and Testament of Robert Kirkby late of Saxelby in the said County of Leicester Clerk deced
Item All the rest residue and remainder of my real and personall Estate whatsoever not herein before by me devised bequeathed And disposed off I give devise and bequeath unto my said son Richard Marriott And his Heires and Assigns for ever (My Debts Legacies and funerall Expensed being first paid And discharged by my Execor hereinafter named)
And I doe hereby make and Ordain my said Son Richard Marriott full and Sole Execor of this my last Will And Testament revoking all former Wills by me att any time heretofore made
In Witness whereof I the said Henry Marriott the Elder The Testator have hereunto putt my hand and Seal this Twenty ninth day of Aprill Anno Dni 1731
Henry Marriot
Signed sealed published And declared by the said Henry Marriott the Elder the Testator of his last Will And Testament in the presence of us who Subscribed our names as Witnesses hereto in the presence of the said Testator
Cha: Stokes
Signum Anna Broom
Edwd Stokes
The Nineteenth day of December 1733 Richard Marriot the Within mentioned Executor was Sworn
Before me Jos Kilbye Surrogate
A true & perfect Inventory of the goods Chattels of Henry Marriott husbandman descest the 16 day of October 1733 praised the 19 of the same Munth
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprs His Purss & Apparrill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item In the House pewter & brass & other things | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item In the parlour a bed & beding & others goods | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item In the Store Chamber | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Item In the Chamber over the house | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Item In the Deary & drink house | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Item two Geldings & 3 Mares & 2 foles | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Item 6 Cowes one Heffer & two Calves | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Item Sheep 26 & ten berrens | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Item 3 Swine piges | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Item barler & Wheat & peas | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Item Hay | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Item Waggens & Cart & Harrow & Coles | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Item Clotts upon the ground for Sowing | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Item things unseen & forgot | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | 3 | 2 |
John Marrott
Thomas Whittel
Andrew Guy