John Marriott of Long Clawson 1721 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1720
In the Name of God Amen I John Marriott the Elder of Claxton als Long Clawson in the County of Leicester yeoman being sick and weak but of Sound mind and Memory do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme following
First and principally I Comend my Soule into the hands of Almighty God who Gave it me and my Body to the Earth to be buried in a decent Manner by my Extors hereafter Named and as touching the Worldly Estate it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow Upon me I Give and Dispose thereof as followeth
Imprimis I Give unto my Daughter Sarah Marriott the sume of Three hundred pounds to be paid her when she attains the age of one and Twenty years
Item I Give unto my daughter Mary Marriott the sume of Three hundred pounds to be paid her when she Attains the age of one and Twenty years
Item I Give to my Loveing wife Mary Marriott and my Loveing Brother Robert Wright of Haverholme in the County of Lincolne yeoman all my personall Estate of what kind sover (Excepting always Twenty pounds in houshold goods) to sell and dispose thereof towards the payment of all my Just debts and the overplus moneys Raised thereby I Give to be plased at Interest for and towards the payment of the aforesaid porcons of my said daughters Sarah Marriott and Mary Marriott when they attaine their severall ages as aforesaid
Item I Give unto my said Wife and my said Brother Robert Wright the Rents and profitts of All that my house in Long Clawson aforesaid which I Late purchased of William Manchester and All that Close of pasture or Inclosed Ground in the Liberties of Hose which I Late purchased of John Voysey to be plased at Interest for and towards the payment of the aforesaid porcons of my said daughters Sarah Marriott and Mary Marriott
Item I Give the said House and Close to my said wife Mary Marriott and Robert Wright their heirs and assignes forever to Enter thereupon when my said daughter Sarah Marriott shall attaine the age of one and twenty years and the same to sell and dispose thereof and the Moneys Raised thereby to be Imployed for and towards the payment of the said three hundred pounds which I have Given to my said daughter Sarah Marriott
Item I Give the sume of Twenty pounds a yeare and every yeare the Like sume of Twenty pounds for and dureing and until my said daughter Sarah Marriott attaine the age of one and twenty years to be Issuieing and to be paid out of the yearly Rents and profitts of all other my Lands and Tenements in the Liberties of Long Clawson and Hose in the County of Leicester aforesaid and to be plased at Interest by my Excors hereafter named for and towards the payment of the aforesaid porcons of my said daughters Sarah Marriott and Mary Marriott when they attaine their several ages as aforesaid
Item I Give to my said daughters ten pounds in household goods to each of them ten pounds worth
Item I Give unto my Loveing wife Mary Marriott all the Rents and profitts of all my Lands and Tenements undisposed of in the Liberties of Long Clawson Hose and Wartnaby in the County of Leicester aforesaid for and dureing and untill my son John Marriott attaine the age of one and twenty years if she Remaines soe long my widdow for and towards the Maintenance and Educacon of my said Children Sarah Marriott John Marriott and Mary Marriott But my mind and will is that if my said Wife shall happen to Intermarry then I Give only the third part of the Rents of my said Lands & Tenements unto my said wife dureing her Life and the other two parts thereof I Give to my Brother Robert Wright to be imployed for and towards the Maintenance and Educacon of my said Children
Item I Give to my son John Marriott and to his heires and assignes forever All my Houses Lands and Tenements undisposed of scituate and being in the Liberties of Long Clawson Hose and Wartnaby aforesaid also my mind and will is that if either my Daughter Sarah Marriott or Mary Marriott happen to dye before they attaine the age of One and Twenty years that then the porcon of such shall be equally divided between such of my Children as shall be then Liveing And also my mind and will is that if the moneys I have appointed for payment of my daughters porcons Surmount Six hundred pounds that then such surplus shall be Imployed for the only benefit of my son John Marriott with the increase thereof
And Lastly I do hereby Nominate and appoint my Loveing wife Mary Marriott and my Brother Robert Wright Extors of this my Last will and Testament hereby Revokeing all former and other wills by me heretofore made
In Witnesse whereof I the said John Marriott have hereunto set my hand and seale this Thirteenth day of October Anno Dni 1715
John Marriott
Signed sealed published and declared by the said John Marriott to be his Last will & Testament in the presence of us
Edward Wright
Jph: Hawley
Frances Moore her marke
A true & perfect Inventory of all the Goods Cattle & Chells of John Marriott of Claxton als Long Clawson in the County of Leic Yeoman Deced the Twenty Third Day of December Anno Dni 1720 and apprized the Sixth Day of January foll by us whose Names are here Subscribed
| £ | s | d | |
| Impris His purse and Apparell | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm Eleven Draught Horses & Mares & four young ones | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm Thirteen Milch Cowes, 10 young Bease, & 3 Calves | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm fifty Three old Sheep & Twenty Seven Lambs | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm Seven Swine | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm Three Carts and a Waggon | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Itm Three plowes & Three Harrowes | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Itm fold Treas & fence Treas & Sheep Cribs | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Itm Geares of all Sorts a Saddle and Pads | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Itm Barley & Wheate in all places | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm Pease & Hay in all places | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm An Acre of Wheate sown, Barley Clotts & pease Earth | 32 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm Coles, Manure, Ladders & other things for Husbandry | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Itm Wood Sawen & unsawed | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm In the Dining Roome Twelve Chairs & two Tables | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm In the Best Chamber a Bed 6 Chaires & two Stooles | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm In the Apple Chamber Apples a Cradle & Mattress | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| Itm In the Chamber over the House a bed 2 Chests & 7 Chaires | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm Cheese In the Cheese Chamber and Apples | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Itm In the Old Parlor 3 beds & other Small things | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm In the Dairy Milke vessells & Milke & Barrells &c | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Itm In the Kitchen Brewing vessels Copper & other things | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Itm In the Servants Chamber Two beds & Wooll &c | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm In the Cellar Barrells & all there | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Itm five Qrter of Malt at the Kiln | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Itm All Sorts of Linnen, Sheets, Table Cloths Napkins &c | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Item In the House a Dresser & pewter & Stools & two Tables and fire Irons | |||
| & Rack & other Small things | 4 | 19 | 6 |
| Item the things unseen & forgotten | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 359 | 6 | 10 |
Jno Reay Vicar
Robt Garton
Robt Hickling
Edwd Wright
Probate 10 January 1720/21