Aldbourne Heritage Centre

Testator: ADAMS, George of Ford Farm

Will Proved: 30th March 1648 at Salisbury

Inventory prepared: 1st March 1648 by Henry SMITH and Thomas ADDAMS

Will Signed: 13th May 1642

Witnesses: Richard ELIATT, Richard WEBE alias RICHMAN

Original held by: Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Ref: P1/A/89

 
In the name of God Amen in the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord god 1642 I George Addames being perfect of Remembrance thanks be to god: I doo make my Last Will and testament in manner and forme following first I command my Soule in to the hands of almighty god my Creator and my Redemer: and my body to be burryed in the parrish Church of alborne Imprimis first I give unto my Sonn William Addames my tooe gray horses and tooe foals that are now going in the Chase and all the Corne that that[sic] growth upon Item I give unto all my Children twelvepence a peace Item I give unto all my grand Children twelvepence a peace Item I doe give all the Rest of my goodes and Chattels household goods What soe ever unto Edith my wife whom I make my Whole and Sole executor in Witness Whereof I have heare unto sett my hand and Seale and published this to be my Last Will and testament

In the presence of Richard ELIATT and
Richard X Webe alias RICHMAN
 
the marke Э of
George ADDAMES
 
Item I doe a pointe William KEATE gent. and Marke FOWLER and Richard ELIATT to be my over Seeaers of this my Last Will and testament and I doe give them 5s a peace Probatum fuit quondam[?] … apud Sarum coram iuro Thomas HILL … etc … 30esimo Martii 1648 in pert… …

Inventory

… … … first daye of April 1643 … … … …
In the Chamber
A table board … … … 2 : 10 : 0
In the Buttery
… barrels … 6 : 0 : 0
In the Brewhouse
A furnis … 2 : 0 : 0
In a Roome at the …
… … 0 : 4 : 0
… … 0 : 3 : 0
In the Chamber above the …
… … 4 : 0 : 0
… … 1 : 10 : 0
… … 2 : 0 : 0
… … 2 : 0 : 0
… … 2 : 0 : 0
… … 1 : 10 : 0
In the Garrett
A barrel of wood 4 : 0 : 0
… … … 1 : 2 : 0
… … … 1 : 0 : 0
In the Malte House
: : :
… … …
3 : 0 : 0
In the Stalls
2 horses w[it]h theire … … 3 : 0 : 0
In the Horse House
… … … 4 : 10 : 0
In the Barnes
… … … 15 : 0 : 0
… … … 12 : 0 : 0
… … … 0 : 10 : 0
79 : 19 : 0
In the Backside
24 Sheepe 23 : 10 : 0
3 Cowes & a bullocke 6 : 13 : 4
6 hoggs & 6 store pigges 9 : 0 : 0
Poultry : gece 0 : 5 : 0
A long Carte … … of wheeles : a dungs patt ; a … & all tackling : 5 harrowes : a Row… : a well bucket & horse trow : wood & timber : a grindstone : & pigg trowes : & lambes 8 : 5 : 0
Sowen in the Common Feeld
6 acres of wheate : & one acre of fetches[?] 10 : 0 : 0
The remainder of the … yeare 7 : 0 : 0
Debts Speratt[?]
Mr James White by bond 7 : 0 : 0
Henry Bristow by bond 3 : 0 : 0
Sarah Hayes by bond 5 : 0 : 0
Debts Desperatt[?]
By severall men 17 : 7 : 11
97 : 1 : 3
79 : 19 : 0
Somma totalis 177 : 0 : 3
Henry SMITH
Thomas ADDAMS
 
… fuit … … Primo die monatum Martii 1648 in pert… … Editham ADAMS executrix & …