Last Will and Testament of Thomas Hanscombe

TestatorThomas Hanscombe
OccupationYeoman
PlacePirton
Date created1603
Probate date

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People mentioned in the document

NameRelationship to testatorDetailsSigned or MarkFunction
Thomas Hanscombe self Status: yeoman, Occupation: yeoman, From: pirton, County: herts s testator
Jone Hanscombe daughter Bequest Money: £2 legatee
Mary Hanscombe daughter Bequest Money: £2 legatee
Martha Hanscombe daughter Bequest Money: £2
Comment: not yet 21
legatee
Elizabeth Hanscombe daughter Bequest Money: £2
Comment: not yet 21
legatee
William Hanscombe son Bequest Money: £5
Comment: not yet 21
legatee
Alles Hanscombe wife Bequest: residue of goods executrix
John Smyth witness
John Hammond witness
Thomas Copcot witness

Database record number: PROBH-250
Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [3HW263]

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.

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