In
the Name of God Amen, I John Bradshawe being weake of body
yett of perfect memory God be praised doe heartily make my last
Will & Testament. Impremis I bequeath my Soule unto
God my Redeemer and Saviour and my body to be buried Christian
like between my Daughters in my Brothers Orchard.
Item I give to my Wife, Temperance, Three hundred fourty
& five acres of Land onely my Will is that William Hill
should have Sixt acres of Land lying over against George Nott
butting against a marked tree of Laurence Damerill & that
the said William Hill should peaceably enjoy the said Land at
the age of 21 yeares; And if in case my Wife should dye without
issue that the said Land should fall by heritage to my Brother,
Roberts, First Child, & for to goe from generation to
generation to the name of Bradshawes springing from their loines
& never to be sold nor mortgaged, And likewise when all my
debts are satisified that my Wife should peaceably enjoy all my
good within my House & alsoe my Cattle without dores which
are in number six. 2 Cows one yeare old. Bull one
yeare old, Steere & 2 weaning bull calves, with all my stock
of hoggs, both old & young. onely my Will is that my Brother
should have my Hatt, my Gunn, my wearing cloathes & two
rasers, & my Bookes, & likewise my Will is that my Wife
should be full & wholly my Executrix: & my Brother,
Robert Bradshawe & my loveing Neighbour, Anthony Linton, to
be my Overseers for to aide & assist my Wife & to see
this Will of mine performed, as Wittness my hand & seale the
12th day of July 1655 |
Testes
William Jeffars
the marke of Thomas Hailes
the marke of Thomas Sheppard
the marke of Edward Williams |
John
Bradshawe |
| 23th
March 1656. This Will was proved by the Oathes of Thomas
Sheppard & Edward Williams & is recorded |
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