Elizabeth Sisson of Long Clawson 1736 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1736
In the Name of God Amen I Elizabeth Sisson of Long Claxon Alias Long Clawson in the County of Leicester, being Sick and weak of Body, but of perfect Minde and Memory all thanks and praise to All Mighty God Do Make and ordain this My Last Will and Testament in Manner and form following
First and principal I commit My Soul into the Hands of Allmighty God that Gave it Hopeing through the Alone Merits of Jesus Christ to have a full pardon for all My Sins and My Body to the Earth and as for My Temporal things I Dispose of them in Manner and form following
Imprimis I give and Devise to My Brother Joseph Sisson The full Sum of Twenty pounds of Good and Lawfull Money of Great Britton to be paid by My Executors after Mentioned Six Months after My Discease
Item I Give to My Brother Joseph as afore Said the Second Best Bed and Beding thereto belonging and one pair of flaxen Sheets and two pillobeirs and the Little Square table and five Chers and two peuter Dishes and half a Duzon of plates
Itam I give and Devise to My Sister Sarah Sisson The full of thirty pounds of Good and Lawfull Money of Great Britton to be paid Six Months after My Discease and the Ovel Table and the Looking Glass and All the Rest of My Linning and Apparrel
Itam I give to My Brothers Thomas Sisson William Sisson and Henry Sisson the Sum of One Shilling Each
Itam I give to My Brothers John and James Sisson The Rest and Remainder belonge to Me and Do Make and Ordain them Sole and Joynt Executors of all My Goods Cattle & Chattles and Lastly I Make Void and of None Efect all former Wills Made by Me and apoint this My Last Will and Testament
In Wittness whereof I have hereto Set My Hand and Seal the 11th Day of November, in the Ninth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the 2 by the Grace of God of Great Britton France & Ireland King Defender of the faith Anno Dom 1735
Signum of Eliz Sisson
Seal’d published and Declar’d to be the last Will of Elizabeth Sisson the Testator in the presence of Us Under Subscribed
John Ward
Thoms Burroughs
Dec the 25 1735 this is a true & perfect Inventory of Elizabeth Sisson of Long Clawson in the County of Leicester Latly deceas’d of her Goods
| £ | s | d | |
| Purs and apparrill | 130 | 0 | 0 |
| A bed & beding | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| One Chest | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Pewter | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| For a fire Iron | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Tables | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 8 Chairs | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| For a Glass | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| For a turnk [sic] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| For things unseen | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 140 | 6 | 0 |
This appraised by us
William Mackley
Richard Hawley
Melton 4 May 1736
Then was James Sisson one of the Executors of this Will sworn & power reserved for the other
By us Geo: Newell