Millicent Smith of Eaton 1660 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1660
A praesident of a testament
In the name of god amen, the first daie of the month of October in the yeare of our Lord god 1658 I Millescent Smith of Eaton in the Countie of Leicester executor to the last will & testament of Thomas Smith her dearely beloved husband deceased, being of whole minde & in good & perfect remembrance laud & praise be unto Allmightie god doe make & Ordaine this present testament conteyning herein my last will in manner & forme following that is to saye
First I commend my soule unto Allmightie god my maker, hopeing to be saved by the merritts of Jesus Christ my redeemer, & my bodye to be buried in the Church yard of Eaton aforesaid
It I bequeath to the parrish Church of Eaton Fyve shillings
It to the Ringers Fyve shillings
It to the poore people of the parrish tenn shillings
It I bequeath to Barkeston parrish Church Fyve shillings
It to the Ringers Five shillings & to the poore of the same parrish tenn shillings to be distributed by the discretion of Matthew Grococke
It I bequeath to Hugh Hickson v li
It to Matthew Grococke 12d
It to Roger Grococke 40s
It to the Children of Sammuell Grococke of Staunton dec 40s
It to Willm Dalby 4 li
It to Richard Dalbye a load of Coales, a strike of Rye, as strike of wheate, a strike of mault, & to Millescent Dalbye his daughter whom I desire Rich: Briggs to be supravisor for her & imploye it to her alone proper use
It to Jane Robinson 3 li my best featherbed, the best Coverlett, a blanket, a pillowe & the great chest
It to Ann Simpson 3 li a Coverlett, a pillowe a mattric a boulster & a blankett
It to Nathaniell Dalbye 4 li
It to Wm Hickson sonne of Wm Hickson 20s
It to Richard Langly 20s to Wm Doddsly 12d to Tho: Parks 12d to Mary Juddson 12d
It to every one of my god Children 12d a piece
It to John Hoe 12s
It to Tho: Blanckly George Blanckly, Roger, Willm & Ann Blanckly 20 li to be equally divided amongst them
It to John sonne of George Blanckly 40s whom I make John Bacon of Woollstrapp supravisor for him
It to Zaphi Stevenson vs to Thomas Wright 6s
It to Ann Blanckly the younger a pewter dish & a towel
It to Elizabeth Hickson a pewter dish
It to Ann Blanckly thedler A Cubbert a bedsted a paire of Curtains a table & frame, a Chaire a fourme a Chest a great pann & the Irons about the fire
It to Ann Blanckly Jane Robinson & Ann Simpson all the rest of the houshould goods divided equally amongst them
& lastly my will is that thafforesaid Legacies shall not paid duringe a whole yeare after my decease
The residue of my goods Cattle & debts I bequeath unto George Blanckly whom I make & Ordaine Executor of this my present testament to discharge these legacies my funerall Expences & see my bodye laid decently in the ground
In witnes whereof I have setto my hand & seale the daie & yeare above written
Millscent Smith her marke
Signed sealled & published for the last will & testament of the testator in the presence of
Thomas Wright
Ann Blanckly her marke
Probate Leicester 23 November 1660
PR/I/53/5
A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods moveable & unmoveable that Millescent Smith of Eaton in the countie of Leicester widowe deceased & seized of estimated & praised the 25th of October 1658 by us whose names are underwritten
| £ | s | d | |
| Inpris her purse and apparrell | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| In the Hall | |||
| It a table & a frame a furme a settle a Chaire a Cubbert & a great pann valet | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| In the Chamber | |||
| It two Bedsteads a featherbed a boulster 2 pillowes 2 Coverletts 3 blanquetts | |||
| a paire of sheets & other linings | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| In the Yard | |||
| It two Cowes & seventeene sheep a swine hogge valet | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| In the butterye | |||
| It two Barrells brewing vessell & other Implements valet | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| In the out howse | |||
| It Coales fewell swinetroughs & other trashe | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Irons about the fire | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| It debts oweinge unto me upon bonds the sume of | 39 | 15 | 0 |
| It things forgott & not senne | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Summa | 55 | 14 | 0 |
John Handly marke
Thomas George marke
Thomas Wright
Exhibited Leicester 23 November 1660