Inventory of Mary Shelton, widow, 1689/90

Herts RO A25/4371

A true & perfect Inventory of all the Goods & Chattells w(hi)ch Mary Shelton late of Winslow Widdow died Possesst of taken this Seventh day of January A.D. 1689.

	lb	s	d
Imprimis Her Wearing Cloaths & Money in her Pocketts	01	10	00
In the Chamber 2 Bedsteds & Bedding	00	10	00
Two Coffers & a Cupboard and other lumber	00	15	00
In the lower Room A table stooles & other lumber	00	13	04
In the Buttery one Barrell and some inconsiderable lumber	00	03	07
Pewter & brass	00	05	03
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	3	17	2

Survei'd & Appris'd, the day and year above written, by us
[signed]
John Hogson
Robert Gibbs

[Presented 7 June 1692 by the administrator]

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Administration of Mary Shelton, widow, 1692

Herts RO 129AW32

[summarised from Latin and English]

William Shelton of Winslow and John Hogson of Winslow, yeoman, were bound for £20. 7 June 1692.

William Shelton, son and administrator of Mary Shelton of Winslow, widow, will present the inventory by 30 Sep and the account by 31 March 1693.

[signed]
William [Shelton]
John Hogson

in the presence of Edmund Browne, notary public

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Notes

Mary Shelton was buried on 4 Jan 1690/1. She previously surrendered her messuage to her son William after her death. She was probably the widow of Robert Shelton, cooper, d.1671, and was baptised as Mary Glenister in 1636. Or possibly she was the widow of Richard Shelton, d.1672. None of the William Sheltons baptised at Winslow in the relevant period seems to have had a mother called Mary.