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Will of Avis Terry of Warfield 1678

 

 

In the Name of God Amen the sixteenthe day of december Anno Dom 1668 And in the twentieth yare of the

Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the second by the grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the faith

I Avis Terry now the wife of Steven Terry of Warfeild in the County of Berks Clerke by the Assent and with the Consent of the said Steven

Terry my said husband, revoking all former wills And being pfecte health and memory thanks be given to God therefore, doe make and ordeine this my

laste will and Testament in manner and forme following, First and principally I commend my soule into the hands of Jesus Christ my onely saviour and

Redeemer and my body to the earth where of it was made, to be decently buried at the discretion of my executrix, in case I survive my said Husband and those

goods and Chattels and alsoe those messuages lands and tenements wherewith God hathe blessed me, I dispose of in manner and forme following, First

I give and devise unto my sonne Richard Terry, after the decease of Steven Terry my said Husband my messuage or tenement with the houses lands

and Hereditaments thereunto belonging with thappuertenances situate Lyeing and being in the pishe of winckfeild in the County of Berks at or

neare winckfeild streete and now in the tenure or occupacon of Humphery Gaston or of his Assignes To have and to holde the said messuage or

tenement houses lands and hereditaments with thappurtenances unto the aid Richard Terry my sonne, if the said Richard Terry my sonne shall Live

to come to his age of one and twentie yeares to the use of him the said Richard Terry my sonne his heires and Assignes for ever, uppon truste and

Confidente that the said Richard Terry my sonne shall pay unto Elizabeth Horsnaill my daughter the now wife of Christopher Horsnaill of

warfeild in the County of Berks yeoman the some of one hundred poundes of goode and lawfull money of England within six months next after the

said Richard Terry shall come to his age of one and twentie yeares as aforesaid, Butt if the said Richard Terry my sonne shall happen to dye before

he come to his age of one and twentie yeares, I then give and devise the said messuage and tenement and lands thereunto belonging as followeth Item I

give and devise the moietie and one halfe of the messuage or tenement houses lands and Hereditaments with thappurtenances unto my daughter

Elizabeth Horsnaill the wife of Christopher Horsnaill of warfeild aforesaid, and the other moietie and halfe of the said messuage or tenement houses lands

and hereditaments with thappurtenances I give and devise unto my two other daughters Avis Terry and Hester Terry to be equally devided betweene them

To have and to holde the said messuage or tenement houses lands and hereditaments with thappurtenances to my said three daughters Elizabeth

Horsnaill Avis Terry and Hester Terry to the use if them and their heires and Assignes for ever Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Avis Terry

the beste paire of my flaxen sheetes one paire of tac sheetes two dozen of flaxen nappkins one large flaxen tablecloth and two shorte flaxen tablecloths two

paire of Pillowcases one featherbedd tick and boulster belonging to it and two feather Pillowes Item I give and devise to my daughter Hester Terry

my Close of meadow or pasture ground with thappurtenances lying and being in winckfeild aforesaid at or near the farther end of Winckfeild Lane and

now in the tenure or occupacon of William Spratto or of his Assignes, To have and to hold the said Close of meadow or pasture ground with thappurtenances

after the decease of Steven Terry my said husband to my said daughter Hester Terry to the use of the said Hester Terry her heires and Assignes for

ever All the residue and reste of my goodes cattell Chattles and Houshold stufe not otherwise herein before by me given or bequeathed I wholly give

In witnes whereof I doe hereunto sett my hande and seale dated the day and yeare firste above written.

 

Sealed published and acknowledge to

be the laste will and Testament of the said

Avis Terry in the presents of

Nathaniell Hathorne

          the mark of

          John V dorman

I Steven Terrey doe hereunto give my consent and doe allsoe

Ratifie and confirme that this laste will and Testament of my wife

Avis Terry in witnes whereof I die hereunto sett my hand and

seale the day and yeare above written

          Nathaniell Hathorne

          the mark of

          John V dorman

 

the marke of

Avis Terry

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        Probatum Coram venli viro Eduardo Master Legum dcore ac dno Archim Archinatus Berks

    Official ltime constitut apud Reading Duodecimo die Mensis April Anno Dni 1678 Juramto Hester

Terry fil et Exris in tundi Eunto noiat Qui Domissa fuit et est Anio omni et singular bonor jur fure                        Steven

creditor et catallor dict defunct primitus deveritate dict Ento ideung bene ey fideli priplendo ac                           Terrey

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