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Will of John JENKINS of Adderbury Will 6 May 1599   Probate 18 Oct 1603
Source: OHC no. W. 191.431; 37/2/19 Contributed by: Anon Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I John Jenkins of Adderbury ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests John JENKINS   Adderbury Avis JENKINS Sister [no surname given] William JENKINS Son Anna TOLEDERBERY Daughter Alice CHILDE Legatee Goddaughter Alice NICHOLES Legatee Goddaughter Elizabeth DURDEN Legatee Goddaughter Elizabeth UPTON Daughter Thomas UPTON Son-in-law (Exec) - BYLTON Mention John GARDENER Overseer Anthony JACKEMAN Overseer Anthonie BRATT Witness Hugh PARRISHE Witness Nicholes WATTS Witness Probate 18 Oct 1603 Oxford ... Executor named ... Inventory £6 11s 4d
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I John Jenkins of Adderbury ... My body is to be buried in the churchyard of Adderbury. I give 3s 4d towards the maintenance of the church. I give 3s 4d to my sister Avis, to be paid asap after my decease. I give 10s to my son William Jenkins, to be paid at the end of one year after my decease. I give £3 to my daughter Anna Tolederbery, 30s to be paid within six months after my decease and the other 30s a year after my decease. I give to my daughter Elizabeth Upton one Cow's Common which belonged to Bylton's house, of which I took a 21-year lease, she to have it during the rest of the lease if she lives so long. I give 10s to those of the poorest people of Adderbury such as my Executor and overseers think most in need, at 4d per house. I give 4d each to my goddaughters Alice Childe, Alice Nicholes and Elizabeth Durden. My debts and legacies being paid, I have given all the rest of my goods and chattels of all kinds to my son-in-law Thomas Upton by Deed of Gift, and I make him sole Executor. I appoint John Gardener and Anthony Jackeman as overseers. Witnesses Anthonie Bratt; Hugh Parrishe; Nicholes Watts Probate 18 Oct 1603 Oxford ... Executor named ... Inventory £6 11s 4d
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In the name of God Amen, I John Jenkins of Adderburie in the Countie of Oxforde beinge of whole & perfecte rememberance thankes be to god, doe make & ordaine this presente Testamente concerning herein my last will, in man’er & forme followinge ffirst I com’ende my Soule into the handes of Almightie god, my onely saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christe, trusting to be saved by his merites, deathe and passion and my bodie to be seemely buried in the Churche yarde of Adderburie aforesaide Inprimis I give towardes the mayntenance of the Churche iijs iiijd It’ I give unto my Syster Avis iijs iiijd to be p’d unto her presently after my disceasse It’ I give unto my Sonne Will’m Jenkins xs to be p’d unto him at the ende and tearme of one whole yere nexte & Im'ediately after my disceasse, It’ I give unto my daughter Anna Tolederbery, iijL to be p’d unto her at twoe severall tymes, that is to saye, w’th one halfe yere after my disceasse xxxs and at the end of one whole yere next & Imediately after my discesse the other xxxs It’ I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Upton one Cowes com’on w’ch was belonging to one Byltons house, w’ch I tooke a lease of for xxj yeres & she to have & enioy it duringe the tearme of the saide lease, if it please god she soe longe doe live, It’ I give unto the pooreste people of the towen of Adderburie suche as my Executor and overseers shall thinke according to theire discretions to have moste neede, xs and that equally to be devided iiijd a house, It’ I give unto my goddaughters namely Alice Childe, Alice Nicholes, Elizabeth Durden to everie of them iiijd a peece, all the reste of my goodes & chattels of what nature and propertie soever, my debts and legacies beinge p’d and performed unbequeathed, I have given unto Thomas Upto’ my sonne in lawe by a deede of guifter as may more playnlie appeare and also doe give unto him by this my last will and Testamente, whome I doe make and ordeine, my whole & sole Executor of this my laste will and Testamente, In witnes whereof I have setto my hande & seale even vjth of May A’o d’ni 1599 and in the yere of the Raigne of o’r Soveraigne ladie Queene Elizabeth the fourtieth one                by me John X Jenkyns The overseers of this my last will I doe appoynte John Gardener his marke X and Anthony Jackema’ Witnesses to the same Anthonie Bratt Hugh Parrishe & Nicholes Watts P’bat cora’ ……………………………………………… …………… Apud Ox’on … decimo octavo Octobris 1603 ……… &c Executori &c in forma ……………. ………………….. Inventarij Sum’a vjli xjs iiijd