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Will of Elizabeth Stilwell nee Heath, of Thursley, Surrey, widow, 1652

 

 

In the name of God Amen the Twentith third

day of November in ye yeare of our Lord 1646 I Elizabeth Stilwell of Thursley

in the County of Surrey wid[o]w doe make this my last Will and Testament in

manner following first I bequeath my soule to God and my bodie to bee buryed in

Christian buriall Item I give to the poore people of Thursley foure poundes of

Lawfull money of England to bee payd and distributed in manner following that

is to say Fortie shillings to be payd to the Overseers of the poore for the tyme being

to bee distributed within one moneth next after my decease and the other Fortie

shillings to bee paid at the feast of the Nativitie of Christ next ensueing after

the aforesaid first payment. Item I give to Mary Stillwell the wife of John

Stillwell my naturall daughter fortie shillings of lawfull monie of England

Item I give unto Elizabeth Marten the wife of John Marten my Grandchild forty

of like lawfull money Item I give to Mary the daughter of John Stillwell

fortie shillings of like lawfull money Item I give to Jane the daughter of John

Stillwell fortie shillings Item I give to Allice the daughter of John Stillwell fortie

shillings Item I give to Joane the daughter of John Stillwell forty shillings Item

I give to John the sonne of John Stillwell fortie shillings Item I give to Anthonie

the sonne of John Stillwell fortie shillings Item I give to Elizabeth the wife of

Trunell my naturall daughter Fortie shillings Item I give to John Trunell

the Sonne of John Trunell my Grandchild fortie shillings Item I give to

Richard Trunell my Grandchild fortie shillings Item I give to Robert the Sonne of

John Trunell Fortie shillings Item I give to Thomas the Sonne of John Trunell

my grandchild Fortie shillings Item I give to Anne the daughter of John Trunell

Fortie shillings Item I give to everie one of the household  Servants Tenne shillings

a peece Item I give to Anne Harding the wife of Robert Harding my Grandchild

Twentie pounds of Lawfull money of England All which Somes of money to bee

paid within one whole yeare next ensueing after my decease Item I give to

every one of the Children of Richard Stillwell my Grandchildren fortie shillings

a peece Item I give to Richard Stillwell my naturall Sonne all my goodes and

Chattells whatsoever to mee belonging and appteyning whome I doe make my

whole Executor of this my last will and Testament Item I doe appoint Thomas

Shudd and Edmond Yalden my verie good friends to bee Overseers of this my

Will to see it performed and doe give to everie of them six shillings eight pence over

and above any charge they shall bee att about the p[er]forminge of this my Will and Testam[en]t

In wittnes whereof I have hereto sett my hand the day and yeare above written

Signum Elizabeth Stillwell had signed and acknowledged to bee the last Will

and Testament of the above said Elizabeth Stillwell in the presence of us John

Shudd Henry Peto

 

This will was proved att London before William Foorth Doctor of Lawes

Surrogate to the Right Worshipfull Sir Nathaniel Brent Knight Doctor

of Lawes Mor Keeper of the Prerogative Court the One and Twentieth day of

June in the yeare of our Lord god one thousand six hundred fiftie and two

by the oath of Richard Stillwell the Sonne and Executor named in the said will

To whom Administracon was committed of all and singular the goods chattells

and debts of the said deceased which any manner of wayes concerne the said

Will Hee being first legallie sworne well and truely to administer the same

 

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