William Smart of Scalford 1691 William and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1691/90
In the Name of God Amen I William Smart of Scalford in the County of Leicester Carpenter being Indisposed in health But of perfect Mind and Memory praised bee Almighty God for it Doe make and Ordeyne this my Last will and testament in manner and forme following that is to say
Imprimis I Give & Bequeath my Soule into the hands of Almighty god my Maker & Creatour hopeing thorough thonely Merritts of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour to bee made partaker of life Everlasting
And as for my Goods Chattles Cattle & personall estate which it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon Mee I Devise and Bequeath the same as followes
Item I Give unto my Eldest Sonne Thomas Smart the Sume of One Shilling
Item I Give unto my Second Sonne Wm Smart the Sume of One Shilling
Item I Give unto my Sonne Richard Smart the Sume of tenne pounds of Good and Lawfull mony of England
Item I Give unto my Sonne John Smart the Sume of tenne pounds of Good & lawfull mony of England
All the Rest of my Goods Chattles Mortgages Bonds or any other specialtyes whatsoever I Give & Bequeath unto my Twoe Daughters Mary and Anne Smart to bee equally Devided Betwixt them whom I doe make Joynte executrices of this my Last Will and testamt they the said Mary and Anne paying thabove menconed Legacyes to the Legatees above Named within Six months after my Decease
And I doe hereby Desire and appoynte Thomas Awood of Scalford aforesd Gent & Hugh Guy of the same Towne & County Yeoman to bee Overseers of this my Last Will and Testament hereby Revokeing all former and other Wills whatsoever heretofore by Mee made
And Desires them the sd Thomas Awood and Hugh Guy to bee assisting unto my said twoe Daughters in the Management of theire Affayres until they or either of them bee Marryed or attayne unto the Age of One & Twenty yeares
In Wittnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale the Eight Day of January In the Second yeare of the Raigne of our Sovraigne Lord and Lady King Wm & Queene Mary over England &c Annoq Dni 1690
William Smart
Signed Sealed published & Delivered as the Last Will and Testament of the said Wm Smart in the presence of us
Jno Brocklesby
John Raynes
Richard Brocklesby
PR/I/95/141
A True & perfect Inventory of the Goods & Chattells of Willm Smart Late of Scalford deceased Carpenter Taken and Appraysed by Willm Marshall of Scalford Gentl: & Streven [sic] Awood of the same yeoman Octo: the 19th Anno Domi 1691
| £ | s | d | |
| Imprimis his Purse & Apparrell | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| In the House | |||
| One Cubberd one Table one Buffett furme one penne one wicker Chaire | |||
| 2 litle Chaires 4 Stooles one litle Table 7 Puter Dishes one puter Poynt five | |||
| Brass Pannes & one Brass Pott | 02 | 10 | 00 |
| Rack Irons & Fyer Irons fyer shovell & Tongues & sume od Things | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| In the Palour | |||
| Tow Bed steads Tow Feather Beds one Matteriss 2 Hillins with Hangings | |||
| about the Beds six paire of Sheets and one od sheet 3 Chests & Tow | |||
| Trunckes one feather Boulster one Pillow 2 Blanketts one Sett of | |||
| Curtains one Counter penn and a Coverlid | 12 | 10 | 00 |
| In the Chamber | |||
| Tow Bed Steads with Bedding one them with sume od things | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| In the Shoppe | |||
| Five Barrells 3 Tubs one leven Kimnell | 00 | 17 | 00 |
| Wood & Tooells | 02 | 10 | 00 |
| One Great Pann one Warming Pann & A frying Pann | 01 | 05 | 00 |
| In the feild | |||
| Foure Cows & One mare | 10 | 00 | 00 |
| Nine Sheepe | 02 | 00 | 00 |
| In the yard | |||
| Barly Peas & Hay | 06 | 00 | 00 |
| Wood Oake & Ashe | 16 | 00 | 00 |
| Tow Swine Hoggs | 02 | 03 | 00 |
| Tow Loads of Coals | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| One Hay Stack & a Latter Math in Frambland | 03 | 00 | 00 |
| Tow Hovells & A Grindle Stone | 00 | 15 | 00 |
| One Pare of Cart Wheeles Tow pare of Geares with a cart sadle & … Hankes | 01 | 15 | 00 |
| Things Omitted & Forgotten | 01 | 00 | 00 |
Will Marshall
Steven Awood
Exhibited 12 January 1691/2
Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1691
Bond, bound Thomas Auwood gentleman of Scalford and Hugh Guy the elder yeoman of Scalford 27 October 1691, condition bound Thomas Auwood and Hugh Guy appointed Curators for Suites of Mary and Anne Smart children and legatees named in the will of William Smart late of Scalford during their minorities to account for this to the Registry of the Archdeaconry
Thomas Awood
Hugh Guy
Thomas Awood and Hugh Guy sworn 27 October 1691
