Last Will and Testament of William Prior
Testator | William Prior | Occupation | Labourer | Place | Pirton | Date created | 26 January 1674 | Probate date | | Bequest Total | £15 5s 0d |
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People mentioned in the document
Name |
Relationship to testator |
Details |
Signed or Mark |
Function |
William Prior |
Self |
Occupation: Labourer, From: Pirton, County: Herts |
Marked |
Testator |
Thomas Prior |
Brother |
Bequest Money: £0 5s 0d |
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Legatee |
?? Prior |
Niece |
Bequest Money: £5 0s 0d Comment: To be paid when she reaches 21, daughter of Thomas Prior (testator's brother) |
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Legatee |
William Prior |
Nephew |
Bequest Money: £5 0s 0d Comment: To be paid when he reaches 21, son of Thomas Prior (testator's brother) |
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Legatee |
John Prior |
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Bequest Money: £5 0s 0d Comment: John Prior alias Shepheard, son of Elizabeth Shepheard, late living at Kingsbury, Middlesex |
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Legatee |
Elizabeth Shepheard |
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From: Kingsbury, County: Middx Comment: Elizabeth Shepheard, late living at Kingsbury, Middlesex, mother of John Prior alias Shepheard |
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Other |
Jane Sherly |
Wife |
From: Ickleford, County: Herts, Bequest: All ready money and all moveables except those in loft |
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Legatee |
William Newman |
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From: Ickleford, County: Herts, Bequest: All goods in loft |
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Executor |
Nicholas Sex |
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Signed |
Witness |
Robert Groome |
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Signed |
Witness |
Database record number: PROBH-367 Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [103HW71]
Last Will and Testament: Will conveys real (immovable) property ie land to heirs after an individual's death. Testament conveys personal (moveable) property to heirs. The term will eventually referred to both a Will and a Testament. A registered Will is an official copy made by a court clerk which is enrolled in a book. |
Inventory of William Prior
Testator | William Prior | Occupation | Labourer | Place | Pirton | Date created | 30 January 1674 | Probate date | |
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Items in the inventory
Agricultural Value | £4 16s 0d | Crops | Grain, hay | Animal Value | £4 0s 0d | Animal Details | 1 cow | Barns | 1+ | Money Value | £60 0s 0d | Clothes Value | £1 15s 0d | Household Goods | £11 6s 2d | Rooms | 5 | Room Detail | Hall, chamber next to hall, loft over chamber, kitchen, chamber next to kitchen | Inventory Total | £81 17s 2d |
People mentioned in the document
Database record number: PROBH-368 Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [103HW71]
Inventory: Inventory lists belongings and their values, including such items as household goods, tools, and personal items. Occupations are often mentioned. |
About Probate documents: Each will or inventory has a unique record number, each person mentioned in that will is linked to the unique record number.
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