Pirton Local History Group

Inventory of Elizabeth Collinson Testator Elizabeth Collinson Status Widow Place Pirton Date created 1640 Probate date   Read the transcription Items in the inventory Animal Value £1 13s 3d Animal Details 1 cow Money Value £10 0s 0d Clothes Value £2 11s 0d Household Goods £7 5s 0d Inventory Total £21 8s 4d People mentioned in the document Name Relationship to testator Details Signed or Mark Function Elizabeth Collison Self Status: Widow   Testator Thomas Sam       Appraiser Will Sam       Appraiser Thomas Sexx       Appraiser Robert Sam       Appraiser John Hammond       Appraiser Database record number: PROBH-95 Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [H23/417] Inventory: Inventory lists belongings and their values, including such items as household goods, tools, and personal items. Occupations are often mentioned.

Account of Elizabeth Collinson Testator Elizabeth Collinson Status Widow Place Pirton Date created 1640 Probate date   People mentioned in the document Name Relationship to testator Details Signed or Mark Function Elizabeth Collinson Self Status: Widow, From: Pirton, County: Herts Comment: This document has not been transcribed   Testator John Smythe       Appraiser Database record number: PROBH-94 Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [H22/260] Account: Accounts of court actions, usually giving brief details of the probate matters dealt with.

Administration Bond of Elizabeth Collinson Testator Elizabeth Collinson Status Widow Place Pirton Date created 1640 Probate date   Read the transcription People mentioned in the document Name Relationship to testator Details Signed or Mark Function Elizabeth Collinson Self Status: Widow, From: Pirton, County: Herts Comment: This document has not been transcribed   Testator Michael Anncell       Appraiser John Collison Son Occupation: Farmer   Administrator George Samm   Occupation: Farmer   Witness Database record number: PROBH-96 Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [H23/417] Administration Bond: If a person died without leaving a will, someone (usually a relative) could apply to the probate court for a grant of administration, which would allow them to deal with the estate. Bond is a written guarantee that a person will faithfully perform the tasks assigned to him by a probate court. The executors posted Testamentary Bonds, the administrator posted Administration Bonds, and the guardian of a minor child posted a Bond of Tuition or Curation.

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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