Will of Thomas Stevens of Shipton, yeoman, 1641

Herts RO 83AW12

In the name of God Amen The Eighth day of Aprill An(no) D(om)in(i) 1641 I Thomas
Steevens of Shipton in the parish of Winslowe in the County of Bucks yeom(an) beinge weake
in body but of sound and p(er)fect mynde and memory (thanks be therefore to Allmighty God) doe
make this my present Testament conteyninge herein my last Wille in maner followinge
First I commend my Soule unto Almighty God that gave it And my Body to be
buryed decently at the discretion of myne Executrix hereafter named. And concerninge
such worldly goods as Almighty God hath of his mercy left mee I thus Dispose thereof
(viz) First I give wille and bequeath unto my three daughters Mary Joane and
Judith the somme of one hundred and fifty pounds (viz) to each of them Fifty pounds
to be paid unto them respectively by mine Executrix hereafter named when they shall
respectively attaine unto their severall ages of one and twenty years, or as soone after
as the same can be conveniently payed according to the purpose of an Indenture bearing
Date with this my Wille and made between my selfe of the one part And Joseph
Busby of Hogson in the county aforesaid gent of the other part Item I give & bequeath
unto my Daughter Elizabeth the sume of Fifty pounds of lawful English money to be
likewise payd unto her when she shall atteine unto the age of one and twenty years
And if any or either of my said Daughters shall Depart this life before she or they
shall have or receive her or their portions hereby to them given Then my wille is that
the portion or portions of her or them soe dyinge shalbe equally Divided to and amongst
the survivors of them my said Daughters Mary Joane Judith and Elizabeth. Item I
give to John the sonne of  Hugh Stevens of Grandborowe Five Shillings Item I
give to Joane Stevens Daughter of Will(ia)m Stevens of Buckingham five shillings
 Item I give to Thomas Stevens the sonne of  Edward Stevens of Winge Fower
 Shillings Item I give to Will(ia)m Lownes sonne of Will(ia)m Lownes of Winslowe Three
shillings fower pence Item I give to Joseph sonne of Abell Seare of Winslowe sixe
shillings eight pence Item I give and bequeath unto the poore people of the parish of
Winslowe Twenty shillings to be distributed amongst them on the day of my Buriall
according to the discretion of the churchwardens of the same p(ar)ish for the time beinge
And of all the residue of my goods and Chattells unbequeathed I make my Dearly
beloved wife Anne my sole Executrixe Shee paying to My sonne Thomas  five
pounds within one yeare next after my decease if he be then living And I Doe
intreate my very loving friend and kinsman Joseph Busby of Hogson afore sayd
gent to be the Overseer of this my last wille and Testament In witness whereof
I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the said Eighth Day of April 1641

Thomas Stevens

sealed subscribed and published
in the presence of
John Humfris jr[?]
Will(ia)m Glenister

[Probate 26 Feb 1641/2 at St Stephens (St Albans) to Anne Stevens widow and executrix.]

Inventory of Thomas Stevens of Shipton, 1641

Herts RO A25/3501

The original uses mainly Roman numerals

A true Invitorye of all the goods debts and chattells of Thomas Stevens of Shipton in the p(ar)ish of Winslow in the County of Bucks the fiftene Day of December 1641 by John Snow Raph Phips Will(ia)m Glenister the elder viz

Goods in the hall
li
s
d
One table and frame and one skreene a litle table and one forme two chares fower Joyned stooles 3 litle stooles & one birdinge pece
3
0
0
One pare of bellowes a pare of tonges a fire shovell two pare of hangers two dogs a tostinge Iron
0
5
0
Goods in the p(ar)lor
One bedstead one fetherbed one woolbed one rug one coverlet one bolster two pillowes & Curtaines & one trucklebed
4
0
0
One cubbard one chest one chare one cofer one table
2
10
0
& frame one forme ii stooles a court Cabbord & sword one box
1
2
0
Ittem iij Cushins a little chare two carpets a silver bole iii silver spones
2
10
0
Ittem pewter and one stole
3
2
0
Ittem one warminge pan ii Chafindishes iij candlestickes
0
8
0
Goods in the kicthin
Ittem One table and frame one forme one safe iij chistres a Chirne three boles
1
0
0
Ittem one furnace i brass pan j brasse pot & ii brasse pots
4
0
0
Ittem one basson a spice mortar iiij kettles iij posnets and other small brass
1
10
0
Ittem one garner one quarne one mault fatt
1
15
0
Ittem one cheesepres v tubbs ix plankes w(i)th other lumber
1
10
0
Ittem a pare of Rackes iij spittes a fire forke ii drippinges one mattock & a Iron to keepe up the fire w(i)th oth(er) Iron
0
13
0
Ittem one boultinge huch ii dow civers iiij buckets earthen ware & other Lumber as Chesfates & trenchers & such like
0
13
4
Goods in the Seller
two hogshedes one fat v barrells a saltinge trough two forme iij shelves
1
6
8
in a upper rome
two bedsteeds ij coverlids i fether bed a woolbed i straw bed
4
5
0
two bolsters iiij pillowes iij cofers curtains a press a box
1
12
0
fiftene pare of sheetes vj board cloths 2 dossen of napkins v pillowberes ij cubbard clothes
6
10
0
in the other upper rome
one bedsted one flockbed ij bolsters one pillow j coverlid two blankets a linen whele ij coffers j press
2
8
0
Ittem a tod of Loakes iij sackes[?] hemp & yarn & chesse
2
9
0
Ittem sives a flaskett & two baskets & a bushell
0
4
0
in a nother upper rome
a chese shelfe j chese racke a pare of skales and leaden waites and apples
1
4
0
Wheat barley beanes and hay & Straw
27
0
0
Hogges
4
0
0
sixe beast
18
0
0
Timber fire wood gates hurdles & a ladder
2
0
0
wheat and tilth and beane land
11
10
0
his books and his apparell
6
13
4
 
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Summa Tottalis
116
19
4
[should be
116
0
4]

Will(ia)m Glenister [signed]
John Snowe [marke]
Rallph Phippes [signed]

Notes

Thomas Steevens was buried on 27 Nov 1641. He was probably the son of Damian Stevens bap. 10 June 1596. The baptisms of Mary and Joan are not recorded at Winslow. The other children mentioned in the will are:

birdinge pece: gun for bird-shooting

chistres: unidentified. Perhaps some sort of cheese-vat?

Loakes = locks: low quality wool. A tod was a weight of wool, usually 2 stone.

flasket: a long, shallow basket (OED)

 

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