Inventory of Richard Cox of Shipton, husbandman, 1706
Herts RO A25/4572
An Inventory of all and singular the Goods and Chattels rights and Credits of Richard Cox late of Shipton in the Parish of Winslow in the County of Bucks Husbandman deceased taken and apprised by Henry Townsend the Elder and Thomas Henly on the 23d day of April Anno Domini 1706
£ |
s |
d |
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Imprimis his wearing Apparrel and money in his pocket | 2 |
10 |
0 |
Item in the Hall one Table two Stools and one Chair | 0 |
10 |
0 |
Item in the Kitchin one Table three Chairs one Pottage pot two Kettles two pewter dishes one warming pan one pair of handirons pots hangers and other Lumber | 0 |
14 |
0 |
Itemin the Cellar two bar(r)els two Tubbs a drink stall and other Lumber | 1 |
0 |
0 |
Itemin the Hall Chamber one bedstead and bedding curtins valens and three Chairs | 1 |
5 |
0 |
Item in the Kitchin Chamber two bedsteads and bedding curtins valens and three Chairs two Coffers and other Lumber | 1 |
10 |
0 |
Item in the Barns eleven quarters of wheat ten quarters of barley eight quarters of beans and ten loads of Hay | 31 |
0 |
0 |
Itemin the Stable four Mares and their harness | 11 |
10 |
0 |
Itemin the yard six Cows and two Hoggs | 10 |
0 |
0 |
Itemtwo Carts and wheels one plow and a pair of Harrowes | 5 |
0 |
0 |
Item fifty Sheep | 5 |
14 |
6 |
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In toto |
£70 |
13 |
6 |
Apprized by us
The mark of Henry Townsend
[signed]
Tho(mas) Henly
[Presented 18 May 1706]
[verso] Inventory of Rich(ar)d Cox goods & c
[Latin]: May 2 1706 Frances widow of Richard Cox late of Shipton administratrix was sworn before me John Croft, surrogate of the court of St Albans
[Another copy in a different hand with Roman numerals]
[Latin]: Presented 18 May 1706 by Master Richard Pickering notary public as proxy for administratrix
Administration of Richard Cox, 1706
Herts RO 143AW17
[summarised from Latin and English]
Frances Cox of Winslow, widow, Mary Rudyard of
the same, widow & William Norman of the same bound for £200
16 May 1706
Frances Cox widow & administratrix of Richard Cox
late of Winslow will exhibit inventory by 30 Sep
& accunt by 31 May 1707
[seal, no name]
[seal] Signum Maria<e> Rudyard
[seal] Willmi Norman
in presence of
Edm(und) Browne
18 May 1706
Notes
Richard Cox's burial is not recorded at Winslow, either in the parish register or list of burials in woollen. He served as overseer of the poor in 1701/2.
He had some children baptised at Winslow (baptismal records are very incomplete for this period):
- Ann: b. 5 Jan, bap. 11 Jan 1675/6, bur. 23 Aug 1690
- Richard: bap. 2 Feb 1685/6, bur. 10 July 1712
- Dorothy: bap. 31 March 1688, bur 12 March 1691/2
- A son John and daughter Dorothy are mentioned in Richard jr's will of 1711
His first wife Phyllis was buried on 26 June 1684.