Last Will and Testament of Edward Sheppard
| Testator | Edward Sheppard |
| Occupation | Husbandman |
| Place | Pirton |
| Date created | 1704 |
| Probate date |
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People mentioned in the document
| Name | Relationship to testator | Details | Signed or Mark | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Sheppard | Self | Occupation: Husbandman, From: Pirton, County: Herts | Signed | Testator |
| William Sheppard | Son | Bequest: 3 roods of arrable land copyhold, Land (acres): 0.75 Comment: Copyhold (doddigselles) land recently purchased form Thomas Sex |
Legatee | |
| Thomas Sex | Comment: Sold 3 roods of arable land to testator | Other | ||
| Susan Sheppard | Wife | Bequest: Kitchen & chamber where testator lives; plus residue of estate Comment: Room & chamber to pass to son, John Sheppard after she dies; rooms purchased from Michaell Sam |
Executor | |
| John Sheppard | Son | Comment: He inherits father house and also rooms where his mother lives after she dies | Other | |
| Michaell Sam | Status: Deceased Comment: Recently sold house to testator |
Other | ||
| William Hanscombe | Witness | |||
| John Farmer | Witness | |||
| John Sheppard | Witness |
Database record number: PROBH-395
Record from Probate documents at HALS, identifier [121HW56]
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.