Sparrow Joshua 1772 of Hose will

Joshua Sparrow of Hose 1772 Will

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1772/166

In the Name of God Amen I Joshua Sparrow the Elder of Hose in the County of Leicester Yeoman being in perfect health and of sound Mind Memory and Understanding But Considering the uncertainty of this life Do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say)

First of all I give my Soul to God who gave it me And my Body I commit to the Earth to be privately interred at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named And as for my Worldly Estate which hath pleased God to bless me with I give and dispose of the Same as follows

In the first place I give and Devise All and every my Messuages Cottages Closes Land Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever lying and being in Hose aforesaid or in the Severall liberties precincts and Territories thereof or Elsewhere within the Kingdom of Great Britain Unto my Nephew Joshua Sparrow the Younger of Hose aforesaid Cooper for and during the term of his Natural life

And from and immediately after his decease Then I give and devise All my aforesaid Messuages Cottages Closes & Lands Tenements Hereditaments and premises with their and every of their Appurtenances unto my two Grand Nephews Joshua Sparrow and Thomas Sparrow the two Sons of my Said Nephew Joshua Sparrow their Heirs and Assignes To Have and to hold my Said Messuages Cottages Closes Lands Tenements Hereditaments and premises with their and every of their Appurtenances unto my Said Two Grand Nephews Joshua Sparrow and Thomas Sparrow their Heirs and Assignes for ever to be equally divided between them share and share alike And to take and Enjoy the same premises as Tenants in Common and not as Joint Tenants

And Lastly All and Singular my Household Goods other Goods Stock Cattle Chattells rights Credits and personal Estate of What kind Nature or quality soever (my Debts and funeral Expences being first paid and discharged) I give and bequeath unto my Said Nephew Joshua Whom I do hereby Appoint full and Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament Revoking all former Wills by me att any time heretofore made

In Witness whereof I the said Joshua Sparrow the Elder and Testator have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this Thirtieth day of May in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Nine

                                                                                                         Joshua Sparrow

Signed sealed published and Declared by the said Joshua Sparrow the Elder and Testator to be his last Will and Testament In the presence of us the Witnesses under Written Who have at his request And in his presence And in the presence of Each other Set our Names as Witnesses to the due Execution of this his said Will

William Garratt

John Rowse

Richard Dexter

The 16th day of Oct 1772 Joshua Sparrow the within named Sole Executor was sworn to the due Execution hereof and at the same time also swore that the decds Personal Estate at the time of his death was not worth Twenty pounds

                                                                                                         Before me Thos Myddelton Surrogt