Last Will and Testament of John Hanscombe
| Testator | John Hanscombe |
| Occupation | Yeoman |
| Place | Pirton |
| Date created | 1647 |
| Probate date |
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People mentioned in the document
| Name | Relationship to testator | Details | Signed or Mark | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hanscombe | Self | Status: Yeoman, Occupation: Yeoman, From: Pirton, County: Herts | Signed | Testator |
| John Hanscombe | Son | Bequest: All farms,, messuage, barns, stables, yards gardens, orchards, pigstalls, closes, pastures, meadows, arable lands and & all else Comment: 13 years old |
Legatee | |
| Rebecka Hanscombe | Daughter | Bequest Money: £50 Comment: Not yet 21 |
Legatee | |
| Johane Hanscombe | Daughter | Bequest Money: £50 Comment: Not yet 21 |
Legatee | |
| Elizabeth Hanscombe | Daughter | Bequest Money: £50 Comment: Not yet 21 |
Legatee | |
| Hanscombe | Comment: Child presently not yet born, but if a son £150 else if a daughter £50 | Legatee | ||
| Rebecka Hanscombe | Wife | Bequest: Residue of goods & chattels Comment: To benefit from the estate, and pregnant at time of will |
Executrix | |
| William Hanscombe | Father | Comment: To be paid monies owed him by testator | Other | |
| James Hanscombe | Signed | Witness | ||
| Matthew Hare | Signed | Witness |
Database record number: PROBH-245
Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [56HW25]
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 John Hanscombe
| Testator | John Hanscombe |
| Occupation | Yeoman |
| Place | Pirton |
| Date created | 1647 |
| Probate date |
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Items in the inventory
| Agricultural Value | 155 15s 0d |
| Agricultural Equipment | £10 0s 0d |
| Agricultural Equipment Details | utensills for husbandry |
| Crops | oats, pees, wheat, malt, tilth grain, edge grain, hay |
| Stated Acreage | 82 |
| Animal Value | £52 6s 0d |
| Animal Details | horses, 5 beast & 1 bullock, 3 hogs, 1 sow, 1 pig, 12 sheep, poultry, bees |
| Barns | 1 |
| Clothes Value | £5 0s 0d |
| Household Goods | £50 3s 2d |
| Rooms | 18 |
| Room Detail | hall, parlour, old hall, 2 lower rooms, kitchen, buttery, brew house, study, chamber over kitchen, little chamber over kitchen, chamber over parlour, little chamber, chamber over hall, servants chamber, milk house, cheese lfot |
| Inventory Total | £310 4s 2d |
People mentioned in the document
| Name | Relationship to testator | Details | Signed or Mark | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hanscombe | Self | Status: Deceased, Occupation: Yeoman, From: Pirton, County: Herts | Testator | |
| Henry Denne | Appraiser | |||
| Gilbert Staughten | Appraiser | |||
| James Hanscombe | Appraiser | |||
| Robert Sam | Appraiser |
Database record number: PROBH-246
Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [56HW25]
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.