Archdeaconal Will 1681 #43 German, of Henry Young,

"June ye 14th 1682, German: This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of Henry Young who departed this life ye 6th of Februarie last past.
First, he committed his soul to God & his body to Christian burial. Itm, he declared yt there was due unto him from his father & mother in law 20 pounds or 18 pounds at least as portion his wife wch said sum he left unto his eldest son Norris Young.
Itm, he left unto his youngest son Thomas the whole shop with ye consent of his wife who granted to give her part also.
Lastly, he constituted his three sons Valentine, John & Thomas his lawful Executors of all the rest of his goods moveable & unmoveable, and appointed his brother in law Mr. Jo: Norris, his neighbour’s Caesar Watleworth & James Young overseers of his said Executors and did further intimate or signifie that if his eldest son could not cover & receive ye foresd summe, then he was to be a joint Executor with ye rest of his children. Testes: Sam: Watleworth, Dan: Christian, jurati.

The wife sworn in form of law, & James Young sworn overseer, Caesar Wattleworth having denyed the charge and Jon. Norris to be sworn at next Court. Probated et Solvit 1s. In Inventorie of the goodes of Hen: Young praised by four sworne men, vidz, Wm Craine, Wm Callister, Frances xxxx, Wm Christian:
Itm, halfe of 2 cowes, half 01 pounds : 00 shillings : 00 pence;
halfe a calfe of tenn weeks, half 00:02:00;
half of 2 mares, half 01:00:00;
half of a mare & a coult, half 00:10:00;
3 ould fiderbedes, 2 boulsters, half 00:13:04;
half of 4 bedstocks, half 00:05:09;
3 tables, 3 formes, half 00:04:04;
half a cubbard in ye parlor, half 00:07:06;
half a cobbard in ye great house, half 00:04:00;
3 ould caddowes, half 00:04:06; half a coverlet,
half 00:02:06; 5 blanketes one with ye other, half 00:06:03;
half of 2 ould pare of curtaines, half 00:01:00;
4 ould kushines, half 00:00:07;
half 2 pare of sheetes, 2 pillobeares, half 00:06:00;
2 table clothes & a towel, half 00:02:00;
an ould table carpet, half 00:01:00;
2 ould trunke,2 ould chests, half 00:02:06;
2 ould brasse pottes, half 00:04:00;
2 brasse candlesticks chaffing dish, and a big canoe[?cause] sticke 00:01:09;
30 pounds of pewder, half 00:12:06;
3 pounds of pewder, half 00:01:03;
ould a flagon, half 00:01:06;
1 ladder, 2 carres, 3 straddles, half 00:01:05;
1 ould hogshead ,1 ould keane, half 00:02:03;
3 tubs, half 00:01:00; 2 ould iron potts, half 00:02:00;
1 pare of trippets xxxx & pott hookes, fire tonges, and a littell hatched, half 00:00:10;
wooden dishes, ladel, spoones, piggines, half 00;01:00; 2 ould chares, half 00:01:00;
1 fire grate , a barrel, a pare of sheares, half 00:--:--;
6 new napkins, half 00:--:--; 9 sheep, half 00:07:00;
1 lambe, half 00:00:05; 1 pare of hookes, half 00:02:06;
houses and lands."


 

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