Taylor Robert 1721 of Nether Broughton will and inventory

Robert Taylor of Nether Broughton 1721 Will and Inventory

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Records 1721

May 12th 1721 In the Name of God, Amen, According to the computation of the Church of England I Robert Taylor Senr of Nether Broughton In the County of Leicester, Taylor, Being In Perfect Memory & Remembrance, Praised be God, Do Make & Institute this my Last Will & Testament, In Manner & Form Following

First I Bequeath my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God My Maker, Hoping that through the Meritorious Death & Passion of Jesus Xt My Only Saviour & Redeemer, To Receive free Pardon & Remission of all my Sins, & As for my Body to be Bury’d In Christian Burial att the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter Nominated

Item, I give unto my son Thomas one shilling

Item, I give unto my son Richard one shilling

Item, I give unto my son Robert one shilling

Item, I give unto my son John one shilling

Item, I give unto my daughter Ann one shilling

Item, I give unto my daughter Dorothy one shilling

Item, I give unto my son William one shilling

Item, I give my House & Land To Ann My Lawfull Wife During Life & after her Decease To my son Thomas & his Heirs For Ever Upon Condition That he Shall Pay These Following Legacies

Item, I give to my son John 5 Pounds to be paid out of the House & Land

Item, I give to my daughter Ann 5 Pounds to be paid out of the House & Land

Item, I give to my daughter Dorothy 5 Pounds to be paid out of the House & Land

Item, I give to my Son William 5 Pounds to be paid out the House & Land

Item, These Four Last that have 5 Pounds each that Dye with out Issue that It shall be att my Wifes Disposing If alive But If otherwise to be Divided Amongst the other Three

Item, I make my Dear Wife Ann Sole Executrix of this My Last Will & Testament of all My Goods & Chattels

Item, These Goods & Chattels att her Disposing

Item, the Goods in the House after my Wife’s Decease to be Divided betwixt my 2 Daughters Ann & Dorothy

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year first Above written

                                                                                                         Robert Talor his mark

John Cheselden Clerk

William Wright

Anne Wright

A True and perfect Inventory of all the Goods Cattle and Chattles of the Deceased Robt Taylor of Broughton Infra who Dyed May the Twenty first in the year 1721 as they was taken and appraised by us

  £ s d
Impris his purse and apparell 1 6 0
Item brass and pewter 1 7 6
Item three beds and bedding 2 3 4
Item fire Iron hooks and Tonges 0 8 6
Item 7 Cows & 12 Sheep 28 3 0
Item 4 Piggs 1 10 0
Item Hay 0 5 6
Item things Seen unseen & forgotten 0 6 9
  35 7 10

Wm Brown         )

Tho: Musson       )  Appraisers

Tho: Taylor         )