John Whittle of Harby 1727 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicester Wills and Probate Records 1727
In The Name of God Amen the twenty first of December in the Year of our Lord 1726 According to the Computation of the Church of England I John Whittle of Harby in the County of Leicester being of Perfect memory & remembrance praised be God, Do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament in Manner & Form following, that is to say
First I bequeath my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my maker hoping that through the meritorious death & passion of Jesus Christ my only Saviour & Redeemer to receive free pardon & forgiveness of all my sins & as for my body to be buried in Christian burial at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter mentioned
Item I constitute ordain & appoint Jane Whittle my Wife & John Whittle my Son to be Joynt Executors of this my Last will & testament to possess & Enjoy all the Severall Houses Lands & goods Whatsoever that is to say that the said Jane my wife & John my Son pays the said Legacies as are now hereafter mentioned
I give unto my Son Thomas Whittle ten pounds of good & Lawfull Moneys of England & to my Daughters Ann Whittle & Elizabeth Whittle ten Pounds each in Moneys & Goods to be pay’d unto then when they come to the Age of twenty one Years & if any of the three should die before they come to Age the portion or Legacy of the deceased to be divided equally to the Survivor or Survivors
& this being my last will & Testament I revoke all other wills & testaments
In Witness whearof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal the twenty first day of December & in the year first above written
John Whittle his Mark
Wittness
Ralph Whittle
John Harby
January the 11th This is a True Inventory of the Goods of John Whittle Deced
| £ | s | d | |
| Purse and Apparel | 04 | 10 | 00 |
| Mares | 20 | 00 | 00 |
| Beast | 12 | 00 | 00 |
| Sheep | 08 | 00 | 00 |
| Carriages and Gears and all Implements of Husbandry | 12 | 00 | 00 |
| Corn and Hey and the Hovil | 12 | 00 | 00 |
| Swine | 01 | 00 | 00 |
| Goods in the House | 02 | 10 | 00 |
| Goods in the Parlor | 04 | 00 | 00 |
| Goods in the Dairy | 02 | 00 | 00 |
| Goods in the Kitchin | 02 | 10 | 00 |
| Chambers over the Parlor all the Goods in them | 12 | 00 | 00 |
| Goods in the Chamber over the House | 01 | 10 | 00 |
| Goods in the Chambers over the Kitchen | 02 | 10 | 00 |
| Pewter and Brass | 05 | 00 | 00 |
| Things Unseen and forgotten | 00 | 06 | 08 |
| 101 | 16 | 08 |
Appraised by us
Ralph Whittle
John Harby
Probate 8 May 1727