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Will of John Stevens of Granborough, 1633/4
Herts RO 76AW26
Februarie this second 1633
The last will and testement of John Stevens First I bequeth \my/ bodie to the Church yard and my soulle into the handes of the allmitie god trusting through Christ there by to be saved I give to my elldes sonne Robert Stevens fortie shillings & to my dafter Marye tenn powndes & to my sonne John five poundes tobe payd at ther twentie on years of age I give all my detes owing to me to my brother Benedict Holon in lue of detes o(w)ing to him I give my wife five poundes after my fathers deth I intrete my father to fullfill this my will & discharge my funarall & to be my exce exsetriy executor
the marke of John Stevens
in the presens of Thomas Stevens
the mark of
And John Shulton and Richard Hodgkin and Richard Sturmy
The Probat of this will was taken by me in the Parish Church of Winslow by virtue of a Com(m)ission directed unto me by the right w(orship)full Thomas Westfield Dr of Divinity and Archdeacon of St. Albans [on] Thursday the 17 of Aprill 1634 Com(m)issaq(ue) fuit a(dministra)tio Joh(anni) Stevens exec(utor)i
[signed] Robt Hitchcock
Inventory of John Stevens the younger of Granborough, 1633/4
Herts RO A25/3209
A True and p(er)fect Inventorye of \all/ the Goods and Chattelles of John Steevens the younger of Grandborowe in the Countye of Buck deceased the second of February 1633.
Inpr(imis) in the Hall. |
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| One greene Rugge to laye upon A Cradle |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| It(em) one Bible on Dictionary & other small books |
0 |
10 |
0 |
In the Chamber over the Hall |
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| It(em) Sixteene dishes of Puter |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| It(em) one Flaggon one Bowle a pynte pott & 2 drinkinge Cupps |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| It(em) 8 porringers 5 sawcers one small salte & doz: spoones |
0 |
7 |
0 |
| It(em) one Bason one Candlestick one Chamberpott |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| It(em) one ioyned Bedsted one Courte Cubbarde & 2 chests one Bole 2 ioyned stooles |
2 |
10 |
0 |
| It(em) one Fetherbedd one Coverlitt 2 blancketts one Bowlester
2 pillowes one strawebedd & 4 Cussions |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| It(em) 8 paire of Sheetes 2 paire of Pillowe beares 2 Tableclothes
and a doz: and halfe of Napkins |
4 |
10 |
0 |
| It(em) one Cradle |
0 |
2 |
6 |
In the Kitchinge |
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| It(em) one bruinge kettle one little kettle one Pann 2 posnetts
a Chafeing dish one brass pott |
1 |
12 |
0 |
In the Feilde |
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| Inpr(imis) 6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| It(em) Three Ridges of Tilth |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| It(em) his waringe apparrell 4 Suites one Cloake one Coate and other necessaryes |
10 |
0 |
0 |
Som: totall |
29 |
1 |
0 |
Praysed by
sig(num) Will(elmi) Hullande [mark]
Thomas Stevens [signed]
sig(num) Joh(ann)is Shellton [mark]
Roger Worall
praysers
[Presented 20 April 1634 by William Heyward on behalf of John Stevens sr, executor]
Notes
John Stevens was buried at Granborough on 4 Feb 1633/4. Robert Hitchcock was vicar of Aston Abbots.
John made a deathbed surrender of 10 acres of land in Shipton to his son John.