Last Will and Testament of Anne Hanscombe
| Testator | Anne Hanscombe |
| Occupation | |
| Place | Pirton |
| Date created | 1750 |
| Probate date |
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People mentioned in the document
| Name | Relationship to testator | Details | Signed or Mark | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Hanscombe | self | Status: widow, From: pirton, County: herts Comment: of Pirton Grange |
s | testator |
| Mary Hanscombe | daughter | Bequest: gold chain & clothes, Bequest Money: £200, Yearly annuity: £10 | legatee | |
| William Hanscombe | son | Bequest: residue of monies, farming stock, goods & chattles & personal estate | executor | |
| James ? Hanscombe | husband | Status: deceased | other | |
| William Dearing | Comment: occupies testator's land | other | ||
| James Lacy | grand son | Bequest Money: £100 Comment: not yet 21, youngest son of Mathew & Anne Lacy, both deceased |
legatee | |
| Mathew Lacy | son in law | Status: deceased Comment: father of James Lacy |
other | |
| Anne Lacy | daughter | Status: deceased Comment: mother of James Lacy |
other | |
| Mathew Lacy | grand son | Bequest Money: £10 Comment: eldest son of Mathew & Anne Lacy, both deceased |
legatee | |
| Ann Story | witness | |||
| Richard Shikelthorpe | witness | |||
| Mark Hildesley | Occupation: clerk | surrogate |
Database record number: PROBH-240
Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [62HW47]
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.
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.