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Will & Inventory of Thomas SEARY of Aston Bampton Will 24 Nov 1668   Probate 24 Oct 1672
Source: ORO no. 61/4/28 Contributed by: B W Farrant Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I Thomas Seary of Aston ... Bampton ... blacksmith ... weak in body ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests Thomas SEARY   Aston Bampton Ann SEARY Wife (Exec) see Note Edmund SEARY Natural Son Philip SEARY Grandson [s Edmund] John SEARY Natural Son John SEARY Grandson [s John] Raphe SEARY Son Thomas SEARY Son Margret GREENERWAY Natural Daughter Marjery ROBENSON Natural Daughter John WILLIAMES Overseer & Appraiser Robert PATIENT Overseer John BARTLETT Appraiser Henry ALWORTH Bureaucrat Mr? FREEMAN Mention see Note   John WILLIAMES Witness Robert PATIENT Witness   Inventory taken 28 Sep 1672, value: £45 13s 10d Exhibited: 23 Dec 1672 ... Ann Seary relict and sole Executrix (see Note) Probate 24 Oct 1672 ... [Blank] Seary relict and sole Executrix ...
Transcriber's Notes
A full Inventory is included Testator's wife's name is not given in the Will and is blank in the Probate, but Exhibition has Ann. A name which may be "Mr Freeman" also appears in the Exhibition, but the Latin writing is too difficult Perhaps he is standing in for Ann Seary.
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I Thomas Seary of Aston ... Bampton ... blacksmith ... weak in body ... Revoking all other wills I give my natural son Edmund Seary £3 I give his son Philip my grandson 20s and to the rest of his children 5s apiece I give my natural son John 10s I give his son John being my grandson ___ I give my son Raphe Searry £3 and all my wearing apparel except my best coat which I give to my son Edmund I give my son Thomas £10 of that which is owing me in my Book. I give my natural daughter Margret Greenerway £10 I give my natural daughter Marjery Robenson 5s The above legacies shall be paid within two months after my decease. All my goods, chattels, catell, credits and debts not already given, the legacies and my funeral discharged, I give to my loving wife whom I make my full & sole Executrix I entreat my loving friends John Williames son and Robt Patient to be my overseers [and] I give them 5s 6d apiece. Witnesses John Williames his mark Robt Patient An Inventory ... of the goods of Thomas SEARY of Aston (Bampton) ... Inventory taken 28 Sep 1672 by John Williames & John Bartlett Inventory value: £45 13s 10d Exhibited: 23 Dec 1672 ... Ann Seary relict and sole Executrix (see Note) Probate 24 Oct 1672 ... [Blank] Seary relict and sole Executrix ...
As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are not preserved except in the Inventory.
In the name of God Amen I Thomas Sseary of Aston in the p[ar]ish of Bampton in the County of Oxon Blacksmith beinge weake in body But of good and p[er]fect (?) mind and memory thanks Be given to God callinge to mind the uncertayne estat of this life beinge short & transitory & if all fflesh must yeald when it plese God to Call. Doe make constitut ordeyne & Declare & this my Last will and Testament revokinge all other made or pretented to be made by word or writtings and first beinge penitent & sory for all my sins of omission & Comission most humbly desiringe p[ar]don (?) & fforgivenes of them all I doe Give and Commit my soul unto Almighty god my saviour & redeemer Assuredly trustinge by him to have (?) full comission of them all trustinge to inherit the Kingdom prepared for his Elect and my body to the earth whereof it (?) was made & for my temporal estat wich god hath ben plesed to bestow upon me I doe order & Dispose in manner and forme following ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Impri[mus] I Give and bequeath unto my naturall sonn Edmund Seary £3 Item I Give and bequeath unto his philip my grandson Twenty shillings And to the rest of his Chilldern beinge my Grandchilldirn ffive shillings Apece Item I Give and bequeath unto my naturall sone John ten shillings Item I Give and bequeath unto his sone John being my Grandson .......... (?) Item I Give and bequeath unto my sonn Raphe Searry: three pounds And all my wearing Aparrill exceptinge my best Cotte and that I Give and bequeath unto my sonn Edmund Afforenamed Item I give & bequeath unto my sone Thomas: ten pounds of that wich is owing me in my Booke Item I give and bequeath unto my naturall Daughter Margret Greenerway: ten pounds Item I Give and bequeath unto my naturall Daughter Marjery Robenson: ffive shillings Item my will is that those Legasice before given & bequeathed shall be payd within to months After my Decease Item my true will and meaninge is that all my Goods Chattell Catell Credits Debts whatsoever not given & bequeathed the Legasies and my ffunerall discharged I give and bequeath unto my Lovinge wife whom I make my ffull & sole Executrix of this my Last will and Testament Item I Doe Intreat my Lovinge ffriends John Williames son And Robt Patient to be my overseeres of this my Last will And Testament to see this same affermed(?) In Condicion I Give them 5s 6d Apece: In wittnes whereof the said Thomas Seary have hereunto sett my hand & seale the Twenty ffourth Day of November in the yeare of our Lord god 1668 Signed sealed with my own hand the Day & yeare Above                                              Thomas written                                                                                     Sery             John Williames                   his mark             Robt Patient Probat' erat hoc Testam' Vicesimo quarto die mensis Octobr' Anno D'ni millesimo sexcentesimo septuag'mo secumdo coram ........... Henrico Alworth ............................................ .................................. com'issaque fuit et est Admin'co' omnium et singulorum bonorum per [Blank] Seary Rel'ce introno'i'at def'ti et Executrici unicae ... ................................. An Inventory of all the Goods Chattell & Catell of Thomas Sseary of Aston in the p'ish of Bampton in the County of Oxon Deceased tabon? And vallua[tio]n the twenty eight Day of September 1672 by John Williames & John Bartlett    £   s   d Imprimus his wearing Apprill & money & speasiltyes 20 00 00 Item in the Hall on table bord. fframe one Cuboard three       chaires & sume other Implements 00 15 04 Item a warming pan & the Brass & pewtter 01   0   0 Item all the woolerne ware 00 09 06 Item in the shop one peare of Bellowes & anvell       and other tooles 00 10 04 Item old Irone 00 05 00 Item in the Chamber over the Hall one old bedsteed       and Bednige 01 06   8 Item in the Inere Chamber one old bedsteed       and sume bednige & to Coffers 01 00 00 Item mault in the howse 00 10 00 Item one Cowe 01 06 08 Item the Corne in the barne 02 10 04 Item one pige & sume old wood & sume other lumber 00 10 00 Item A p'cell of hay 00 05 00 Item one Bible 00 05 00 Item the Lease of the howse & Land 15 00 00   45 13 10                  John Williames                     his mark                John Bartlett                      his mark Exhibit' erat hoc Inven'ium apud Oxon Vicesimo Tertio die mensis Decembris Anno d'ni milli'mo sexcen'mo septuag'mo secundo per Mr? ffreeman .................. ........ Annae Seary R'lice &c Ex'tricis unic' &c __ vero et p'fecto Inven'io omnium et singulorum bonorum &c ....................................