| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 27 January 2016 |
| Original: | 0106203 |
Archdeacon Will 1676A #48 German will of John Woods, died 3 January 1676/7: Summary: wife is alive, dau Ann married to John Woods, son Thomas Woods, dau Margaret Woods (had a dau Ann Tatley / Tetlo that her parents cared for) German parish register: John Woods buried 8 January 1676/7
German The last will and testament of John Woods who deaprted this life the 3th of Januarie 1676. first he bequeathed his soule to God and his body to Christian buriall It: he left to his son in law John Woods and to his daughter An: Woods the butterie that he lay in, and they to make up the partion betwixt his wife and them, and to breake a doore uppon the chamber for his wife dureing her life, if she please to continue in his name, and after her decease the chamber to returne to his son in law John Woods and to his daughter An: It: he left also to his wife halfe the garden dureinge her life if she would continue in his name to enioy it, and after her decease, the garden to returne betwixt his son in law John Woods An: Woods Thomas Woods his son equally that is to say halfe and halfe, It: he left to William Quaile tenn shillings that was due to him and left his son Tho: Woods to pay him; It: he left that his wife should have a passage to the garden and not be stopt by noe side, It: he left to his daughter An: a feather bed, It: he left to his wife a coverled and the use of a boulster dureinge her life, and after her decease to returne to his daughter An: It: he left to his daughter Margrett Woods six pence, and if any debt did arise by his sayd daughter that his son in law John woods and his son Tho: Woods are to bay it equally betwixt them; It: he left his son in law John Woods and his own wife to pay to the proctors ten shillings that he owed the, It: he left to his son Tho: Woods his part of the Brewe house, and his son Tho: to pay foure pence rent yeerely, and John Woods to ay sixepence; And constituted and ordained his son in law John Woods and his daughter An: Woods his true and lawfull excec: of all his goods testes: Caesar Watleworth pbatum est et solvit xijd John Harrisson jurati the wife sworn Invent: of the goods priced by John Harisson Robt Corrin Tho: Corlett & Tho: Kerron being sworne It: one old featherbed one boulster ............................... 07 - 0 It: one bedsteed one old brasse pott .............................. 03 - 06 It: one pewder dish and a muge .................................... 01 - 0 It: the tren vessels and dish boord ............................... 02 - 0 It: one cheist one barrell one stun ............................... 04 - 06 It: one table ..................................................... 02 - 6 It: one old fledge one old blankett old sheete .................... 06 - 0 It: two pound of flax three pound of yourn ........................ 02 - 06 It: for funerall chardges ......................................... 10 - 0 It: to the minister for buriall money and writtinge the will & Inv: 2s - 0 It: to the clerke ................................................. 0 - 09 It: to the Sumner ................................................. 0 - 04 It: for makeinge the grave ........................................ 0 - 06 The Executrs: at age & hath given pledges according to law John Harrison and Tho: Kenaugh and for Tho: ----[torn] to fulfill his charge in the will John Woods [next page] [Transcribers note: Deed of Gift, Margaret gives to father John Woods any inheritance she receives from her mother in exchange for her father caring for her daughter Ann Tatley for 4 years:] June the 30th 1663 Know all whom itt may concerne that I Margrett Woods doe by these prsence absoluly and freely surender an yeald up in to the hands of my father John Woods all what goods was due to me or may be said to be due by the death of my mother, but death of gift, for an in consideracion of keepinge and mantaineinge on of my children namely Ann Tattley till she be capabell of mantaineinge hir selfe if Gof permitt life and health to my said father and mother for foure yeares from the date hearof and all as aforesaid I surrender and give freely to my said father John Woods and his heires and assignes for ever in dead of gift, upon consideracion as afore said therfore I quitt and discharge him of all what troble might or may ensue for the said goods and for the further assurance hearof I binde me my heires executors and assignes in the penallty of twenty pounds to: and this shall be his discharge for ever as wittnesse my hand the day and yeare above written wittnesses hearof Margarett Woods William Corin W hir mrke M:W John Thomasson JT further more I Margrett Woods doe engage myselfe God enablinge me to sent to my father twenty shillings a yeare toward the mantaineinge of my child forth the terme of the sd foure yeare as wittnesse my hand in prsence of the sd wittnesses by me Margrett Woods M:W
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