EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
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Matthew Atkinson of Haswell Grange, 1554
Adam Thornbeck of Great Haswell, 1555
Richard Paxton of Easington, 1560
Richard Kerston of Hawthorne, husbandman, 1563
William Bee of Hawthorne, husbandman, 1563
John Winshop of Hawthorne, husbandman, 1563
Robert Robinson of Easington, husbandman, 1563
John Winship, senior, of Hawthorne, 1563
Ralph Emmerson of Shotton, 1567
Margaret Eggleston of Haswell Grange, widow, 1567
William Eggleston of Haswell Grange, yeoman, 1567
William Coulson of Hawthorne, 1573
Richard Paxton of Easington, 1575
Agnes Parkinson of Easington, widow, 1575
Gawan Thurlebecke of Haswell, husbandman, 1579
Christopher Paxton of Shotton, 1581
William Browne of Shotton, 1582
Ellin Arkinson of Haswell, widow, 1586
Leonard Trollop of Eden Dean, 1586
James Paxton of Easington, husbandman, 1587
George Wardell of Easington, yeoman, 1587
Robert Sharpe, 1587
George Robinson of Hawthorne, yeoman, 1588
Richard Reed of Shotton, 1590
John Skott of Hawthorne, 1592
Robert Cotsworth of Little Eden, yeoman, 1593
John Kereston of Hawthorn, 1596
Richard Conyers, esquire, of Horden, 1596
John Robinson of Hawthorn, cooteman, 1597
Jane Hedworth of Horden, 1602
John Jurdeson of Easington, 1603
Robert Coward of Hordon, Easington, 1605
William Mavyn of Easington, 1605
Eobert Young of Edderdackers, gentleman, 1606
Elizabeth Robinson of Hawthorne, 1606
William Hill of Shotton, husbandman, 1607
Christopher Conyers of Horden, esquire, 1608
Mathew Hayeson of Easington, husbandman, 1608
Edmond Paxton of Easington, yeoman, 1609
Robert Jurdeson the younger, of Shotton, 1611
Thomas Lighton of Easington, 1611
Robert Jordison of Shotton, 1612
John Simpson of Easington, 1615
Henry Todd of Horden, yeoman, 1615
Richard Storie of Shotton, yeoman, 1616
Thomas Young of Edderdackers, 1616
Nicholas Burdon of Eyeington, 1619
Topp Heath of Little Eden, Easington, 1620
John Herrinson of Horden, yeoman, 1621
Christopher Young of Edderdakers, 1623
Henry Anderson of Haswell, esq., 1626
Richard Dune of Easington, 1626
Richard Whyte of Hawthorne, 1627
Christopher Robinson of Easington, yeoman, 1627
Percivell Wilbourne of Shotton, 1629
Lancelot Wilkinson of Horden, yeoman, 1629
Robert Paxton of Easington, yeoman, 1630
Philip Richardson of Shotton, 1630
Elizabeth Smyth of Little Eden, widow, 1632
John Lynn of Shotton, yeoman, 1632
William Ingleby of Great Haswell, yeoman, 1632
Thomas Marshall of Hawthorn, yeoman, 1634
William Newby of Little Haswell, 1635
Abraham Robinson of Easington, clerk, 1636
Edward Taylor of Haswell Grange, gentleman, 1637
Thomas Burdon of Shotton, yeoman, 1637
Thomas Ayre of Easington, yeoman, 1637
Frances Shepperd of Haswell, 1638
Annas Burdon of Shotton, 1638
Gabriel Robinson of Easington, 1642
Gilbert Paxton of Easington, yeoman, 1645
George Paxton of Little Thorpe, 1645
Richard Walker of Little Thorpe, 1646
Isabell Thompson of Shotton, 1646
Christopher Shacklock of Great Haswell, 1646
Robert Etherington of Edderdacres. 1647
Thomas Robinson of Hawthorn, yeoman, 1649
John Thompson of Easington, yeoman, 1653
Anne Young of Ether Dakers, widow, 1654
Edward Burden of Easington, 1657
Nicholas Bordone of Shotton, 1660
Miles White of Hawthorne, yeoman, 1661
Nicholas Heath the elder of Little Eden, 1662
Richard Read of Shotton, yeoman, 1662
Robert Jameson of Easington, yeoman, 1662
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William Wardale of Easington, yeoman, 1663
John Shadforth of Hawthrone, yeoman, 1664
Richard Foster of Easington, yeoman, 1665
Thomas Midford of Pesspool, esq., 1666
Anthony Byars of Shotton, 1668
Robert Smith of Hordon, yeoman, 1668
William Watson of Easington, 1669
William Robson of Pespoole, 1670
Thomas Robinson of Hawthorne, 1677
William Young of Etherdakers, yeoman, 1679
Thomas Robinson of Hawthorne, yeoman, 1681
Cuthbert Jourdison of Hawthorne, yeoman, 1681
William Jurdeson of Thorpe, 1681
Thomas Sharpe of Hawthorn, 1681
George Woolfe of Hawthorne, Easington, 1682
Thomas Howson of Shotton, 1682
Thomas Stothard of Shotton, yeoman, 1684
George Robinson of Easington, 1684
George Wardell of Hawthorne, gentleman, 1685
Robert Leighton of Shotton, 1685
Edward Newbie of Easington, yeoman, 1685
William Wood of Easington, 1686
Richard Rawling of Little Thorpe, yeoman, 1687
William Rutter of Thorpe, 1688
George Richardson of Shotton, 1689
Thomas Paxton of Easington, yeoman, 1689
Anne Paxton of Easington, widow, 1690
Mathew Craggs of Hastings House, 1692
George Jurdeson of Shotton, yeoman, 1693
Elizabeth Knaggs of Low Efferdakers, widow, 1694
Alice Leighton of the Low Hills, Shotton, widow, 1695
Ralph Loftus of Little Eden, 1697
Richard Lightfoot of Easington, 1699
Richard Jurdeson of Easington, yeoman, 1700
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Matthew Atkinson of Haswell Grange, 1554
In the nayme of God, Amen, the xijth day of Novembre in the yere of
our Lord God, a thowsand, fyve hundrethe, fyftie and foure, I, Mathew
Atkinson of Hashewell Grainge within the parishe of Esington, hole of
mynd and good remembrance thoughe presentlie seke in bodie, maike
this my last will and testament in manner and form folowinge. Ffirst, I
bequethe my soule to almightie God, our Ladie Saynte Marie and to all
the holie company of heven, my bodie to be buried within the paishe
church of Esington before the blissed roode with soule masse, durge
and other exequies to be sunge by the ministers of the sm? with my
mortuaryes due and accustomed. Item, I gyve to the blissed sacramente
for tiethes forgotten, vs. Item, unto the churche worke xiijs iiijd. Item, I
gyve to the poore foure markes wherof twentye shillings to be
distributed this present weke. Item, I gyve to my naturall father, John
Atkinson, vjli xiijs iiijd. Item, I gyve to my thre bretherine, (that is to
saye) Myles Atkinson, Christofer & Thomas, to every of theym, lxvjs
viijd. Item, I gyve to my half-suster unmarried, xxxiijs iiijd. Item, to
James Atkinson xls and a qwye with calf. Item, to my suster, Alice
Crosbye, Ixvjs viijd. Item, to Elisabethe Sugeswicke, xxs. Item, to my
nephew, Urbane Atkinson, Cs. Item,to Alice Thomson xijs. Item, to
Katherye Atkinson, xxvjs viijd, with a qof God,wye. Item, to the
wif of parson? viijs. Also, where one maister Smythe of thexchequer at
London haith heretofore troubled me for certeyn sommes of moneye
which (as he saethe) I should have received of hym to thuse of Rauff,
laite erle of Westmorland, which somes of money here I take upon my
conscience at this my last will making, I never received one peny,
nether for my lord ne any other as theis witnesses folowing will
recorde. The rest of my goods un bequest, both moveable and
immoveable, my detts paid and my funerall expenses discharged, I
gyve unto my wif, Margaret Atkinson, whom I make my sole
executrix, to occupie and dispose as she shall deame convenyent for
the welthe of my soule. Also I doe maike Mr doctor Bennett, Mr
Robert Bennett and Mr Parkinson of Esington, supervisors of this my
last will and testament, to se the same accomplished and performed in
every condicione. Witnesses herof, Mr doctor Bennett, Mr Robert
Bennett , Mr Parkinson, Edward Beckmoore and Robert Holme with
others.
Latin follows.
Adam Thornbeck of Great Haswell, 1555
In the nayme of God, amen, the xijth of June 1555, I, Adam Thrnbecke
of the greter Hasslewell within the parisshe of Esington, hole of mynde
& gud remembrance thoughe presentlye seke in bodye, make this my
last will & testament in manner & form folowing. Ffirst, I bequethe
my soole unto God omnipotent with all holye companye of heaven,
and my bodye to be buried in the chechyarde off Esington, with soole
masse & diregues be torn for my soole with the mynister thereoff.
ltem, I geve unto my two children, William Thirnbecke & Agnes, for
their childs portions unto either of them, 1 cowe & fowre yewes with
their lames valewed to iijli' viijs and unto my son William all my
defensible araye, that is to saye, 1 cote of plate with my sword &
bucler valuwed unto x'' all the which parsell which the said William I
give thorder & governance of my mother-in-lawe, Janet Wrey,
dwelying at Wedifeld within the parisshe of Witten of Wear yff she
will take hym. ltem, I geve the said Agnes Thirnbecke 1 kettle, price
viijs vjd , the which fornaymed parcels, with the said Agnes, I put unto
thorder & tuetion off my naturall father, Gawdry Thirnbecke. And in
defawtt of thone childe, the portion to go to the other lyvyng childe.
And in deffawt of bothe to come unto Margery my wyff. The rest of
my goods not beqwest, bothe movable & not movable, my detts paid
& funerall expenses distharged, I geve unto my wiff Margerye whome
I make my sole executre to occupye & dispose as she shall seme
convenyent. Witnesse of the sayme, William Rawe, John Galland,
Edward Cocke & Robert Holme, with others.
Richard Paxton of Easington, 1560
In the name of God, amen, the xvth day of Septembre in the yere of
our lord God, a thousand, ffye hundrethe and iij score, I, Richard
Paxton of Esingtone, holl of mynd and of good remembrance, thancks
be to God, make this my last will and testamente in forme and
mannner ffollowinge, ffyrst, I geve and bequith my soule to God
almightie and to our ladie, Saynct Marie and to all [torn] of heven and
my bodie to be bured within Esington parishe churche torn duetes
therto belonging. And I make my wife and torn executors and
administers of my goodes, moveable and [torn] and dispose the same
to the honor of [faded and torn] and there proffet. Recordes herof,
George [faded and torn] Crystophore Paxtone, Richard Paxton
Register of Wills, I, f.3
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Richard Kerston of Hawthorne, husbandman, 1563
The inventory of all the goods and cattell of Richard Kerston,
Husbandman, lait of Hawghthorne, deceased, prased by four
Honest men, viz., William Colson, George Robinson, Richard
Wolf and John Robinson, the vijth of Maij, anno domini 1563
In primis, vj oxen
Item, ij kye and ij calves
Item, xij ewes & xij lambes
Item, vij wedder shepe
Item, ten geld sheape
Item, a maire
Item, viij akers of hard corne and eight akers of ware corne
Item, iij akers of waire corne
Item, plowge and plowge geare, wayne and wayne geare
Item, muke and maner
Item, all maner of things within the heck of the howshold
gear and stuffe and clothes with ijs in his purse
6
2
1
1
1
4s
5s
13s
6s
0s
19s
6 3s
13s
1 8s
8s
0d
0d
4d
8d
0d
0d
0d
4d
0d
0d
5 10s 0d
Detts owing to laite
Richard Kerston
Item, in hole
Wherof is in John Robinson’s hand of Stranton
that he could not getten, xls
And of a souldyer that went awaye xlvjs viijd
And so remanithe xjli xs jd
15 8s 0d
Detts of the abovesaid lait
Richard Kerston
In primis, paid to Jenken Robinson
Item, paid to Sir Richard Foster
Item, paid to the smith for work
Item, for an oxe that was bought
Item, paid for his burial and funeral
Item, to John Kerston of lent money
Item, for a beast gait in Dawldon park
Item, for a letter of administracion, for an obligation
and witnessing & writing the inentaries twise over
1 0s
17s
2s
1 10s
13s
13s
4s
0d
0d
0d
0d
4d
4d
0d
8s 0d
Item, paid for iiij men’s dinners that were the prasers
of the goods, two sundry days for ther costs
Item, to the priste for writing
Item, for iij stones of iron
Item, for his lawstone and for his wive’s
Item, for coles
Item, to Mr Mawde for a mortuary
Item, for iij bushels of ry
Summa vijli xiijs iiijd
Remanith clere xxxli xviijs vjd
Register of Wills, II, f.87 verso.
5s
2s
5s
6s
5s
10s
12s
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
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0d
William Bee of Hawthorne, husbandman, 1563
In dei nomine, amen, the 16 day of July in the yerar sic of our lord
God, 1563, and the fift yeare of the reigne of our soveraigne Lady,
Elizabthe, by the grace of God quene of England, France and Ireland,
defender of the faithe, I, William Bee, husbandman, of Haughton sic,
being hole of my mynd and in good memory, laud be God, make and
ordayne this my present testament, conteining therin my last will, in
maner and forme as folowithe, fist, I bequithe and recommend my
soule to almightie God and my body to be buried in the parishe
churche of Esington. Item, I bequithe to George Be, my brother’s
eldest sonn, of sic kowe of the best with two yowes. Item, I geve and
bequith to my sonn, John Bee, my farmold, liing and being in
Hawthorne, he for to have and to inoye it as sone as he shall come to
the age of xxj years, my wiffe being full ruler and overseer of the said
farmold until that time come, my wiff also beinge ? of the said howse
afterwards as long as she shall kepp hir wedowe. The residew of all
my goods, moveable and unmoveable, I geve and bequithe to my wife
and children, whome I maik my full executors, paing all my debts and
also legacs out of the said goods, thes men being witnesses, George
Robinson, John Scott, George Paxton, John Robinson and John Large,
Clarke.
This ys the inventarie of all the goods, moveable
& unmoveable of William Bee of Hawthorne, praised by
thes iiij men, John Scott, George Robinson, Thomas
Robinson, John Robinson
In primis, five draught oxen
Item, foure hagg oxen
5 10s 0d
4 0s 0d
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Item, thre kye
Item, thre hagg kye & a calfe
Item, two meyres & a phillie
Item, xiiijth sheipe
Item, a gylt, ij pigs, eight gese
Item, xvjth dule acres of corne
Item, plough, pleughe geare, wayne & waine geare
All household stuffe
3
2
3
2
6s
15s
0s
15s
7s
16 0s
1 11s
3 15s
8d
0d
0d
6d
8d
0d
4d
6d
Debts which the said William Bee owethe
In primis, to Thomas Hull of Newton
Item, to John Todd of Hawthorne
Item, to George Paxton of Esington
Item, to William Paxton
Item, to Mr Conyers
Item, Thomas Burstall
Summa totalis xxxiijli xiijs
Register of Wills, II, ff.42, 92
3 6s 8d
1 6s 8d
3 0s 4d
9s 0d
6s 0d
1s 1d
being witnesses, Richard Jordeson, George Robeson, John Kerstone,
Thomas Robinson, William Dand, John Large, Clarke.
This is the inventory of all the goods,
moveable and unmoveable, of John
Winshopp of Hawthorne, prased by thes
four men, George Robinson, William
Robinson, John Kerston & Thomas Robinson
In primis, eight drawght oxen
Item, two hagg oxen and tow stirks
Item, another cowe and a strike
Item, two mears
Item, twelve old sheap & vij lames
Item, x doble akers of corne
Item, pleughe and plewe geare, wayne and also wayne geare
Item, all manner of howsold stuffe
10
4
1
2
1
10
1
5
13s
6s
6s
13s
6s
0s
6s
0s
4d
8d
8d
4d
8d
0d
8d
0d
1 7s
6s
2 8s
2 3s
1 13s
13s
3s
2s
2s
3s
2d
8d
4d
4d
4d
4d
4d
8d
8d
4d
13s
1 6s
3s
2 0s
1 0s
4d
4d
7d
0d
0d
Debts owing to the said
John Winshopp
John Winshop of Hawthorne, husbandman, 1563
In dei nomine, Amen, the second day of August, the yere of our lord
God, 1563, and the fift yere of the reigne of our soveraigne lady,
Elizabeth, queen , I, John Winshop, husbandman, of Hawthorne in the
county of Durham, being of hole mynd and good memery, lawd and
praise be to God, maks and ordeyne this my present testamentn
conteining therin my last will in maner and forme as folowithe, first, I
bequithe and recommend my soule to almightie God and my body to
be buried in the middest of the churche yard of Esington. Item, I
bequithe to John Woffe, ny wife’s brother, a canvese cott and my best
jacket butt one. Item, I bequithe to my brother, William Winshopp, a
russet jacket with a ledder cott. Item, I bequithe to my sonn,William
Winshopp, my best mear and my best oxe with plowghe and plowghe
geare, wayne and wayne geare and also part of my rament. Item, I
bequithe iijs iiijd to be distributed amongst the poore and impotent
people. Item, I bequithe to my brother, William Winshopp, one oxe
strike and to Richard Jorddison, my cosing, an angell of gold, to the
intent that they towe may taike upon them the overseing of this my
present testament. The residew of all my goods, moveable and
unmoveable, I geve to my wiffe & my children, my wiffe being full
executour, paing all detts and legacs for the of the said goods. Thes
In primis, Richard Phussell
Item, William Jefferson of Hauthorne
Item, John Robinson of Hauthorne
Item, John Jackson of Esington
Item, William Watson of Esington
Item, John Burdon of Esington
Item, William Claxton of Esington
Item, Ralf Pasmore of Hauthorne
Item, Richard Buttery of Durham
Item, Christofer Hall of Durham
Debts which John Winshopp owithe
In primis, to John Simson of Esington
Item, to William Philpe of Ludworthe
Item, to Sir Robert Foster
Item, for the reparacion of the howse
Item, for the farme
Summa totalis xlli xijs viijd
Register of Wills, II, f.94
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Robert Robinson of Easington, husbandman, 1563
In dei nomine, amen, the xxvth day of September, the yere of our lord
God, 1563, and the xvjsic yeare of the raynge of our soverraynge
laydie, Elizabethe, by the grace of God queen of England, France and
Ireland, defender of the faithe &c., I, Robert Robinson of Esington,
housbandman, being of hole minde and in good memorie, lawded be
God, make and ordayne this my present testament, conteyninge therin
my last will, in maner & furme as folowethe, ffirst, I bequiethe &
recommend my soule to almightie God and my bodie to be buryed in
the mydest of the churche yearde of Esington. Item, I bequiethe to
Georg Robinson, my sonne, a cowe & an acre of land in everye feld.
Item, I bequiethe to my sonne xxxiijs iiijd with a lode of wheat & a
lode of ottes. Item, I bequiethe to my two doughters, that is to say, to
Phillis Robinson and Isabell Robinson, ixli vjs viijd with all the housold
stowffe equally to be devided betwexte them two. Item, I bequiethe to
my sonne, Christofor Robinson, a cowpe wayne & a plowght, with two
sommes and two yokes. Item, I bequiethe to Agnes Warden & Jennatt
Warden two yowes betwixt them two. Item, I bequiethe a busshell of
wheat to be geven amonge the pore people. The residew of my goods,
movable and unmovable, I and sic bequiethe to my sonne, William
Robison, whom I make my full executor, paying all detts and legaces
outt of the said goods. Thes being witnesses, William Warden,
William Foster & John Large, Clarke.
Register of Wills, II, f.102.
John Winship, senior, of Hawthorne, 1563
Inventarium omnorum et singulorum bonorum Johannis Whinshope,
senoris, de Hawthorne, appreiatum tertio Octobris, 1563,
per iiijor viros fide dignos, videlicet George Claxton,
William Colson, Richard Kirton, George Robinson
Inprimis, l threve, prece
2 10s
Item, xij threve bige, price
12s
Item, xij threve peese
6s
Item, thirtye threve otts
13s
Suma iiijli ijs
2d
16s 0d
2d
4s 0d
1s 0d
1s 8d
1s 0d
1s 6d
3s 4d
Suma xvjs xd
In cattell
Item, on oxe price
Item, j cowe price
Item, iij yowes & ij lames
1 0s 0d
14s 4d
6s 0d
Suma xls iiijd
Debita quod debet
Inprimis, for house ferme
Item, in funner expences
Item, to Isabell Wolfe
Item, William Wolfe
Item, John Kirston
Item, Buttre’s wife
Item, Elen Packe
Item, for reparation of his house
Suma iijli ixs
Sic est suma totalist, debitis deductis iijli ixs xd
Register of Wills, II, f.104
1 3s
10s
6s
1s
2s
6s
7s
14s
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
8d
1d
4d
Ralph Emmerson of Shotton, 1567
0d
0d
8d
4d
Howsold stufe
Item, j iron chimlaye
Item, j caiser & on Stole
Item, j olde cupstole
Item, j olde chare
Item, ij potts & one yettlyng
Item, ij dublers
Item, j basing
Item, a lytell cupboard
Item, ij chests & ij tubs
Item, ij coverletts & j blanket
2s 8d
In die domine, I, Rauffe Emmerson of Shotton, of good and perfect
memorie makes this
my last will & testement in maner & forme followying. ffyrst &
principalli, I doe bequeath my sowie unto allmighty God, my creator
& redimer & my bodie to be buried within the parysh church yard of
Staindrop, with my mortuaries etc to be done according unto the
custom of the lawe. ffirst, I bequeath unto my sonne Rauffe, a gimmer,
and also to my dowghter, Margare, a cow & a gymer & to my sonn,
Bartholomew, a gymer. Item, my mynd & wyll is that John Fedderston
,my father in law, shall have my dowghter Margaret hyr childe's
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portion and Cuthbert Park of Langton shall have my dowghter, Jane, &
hyr childe's portion and John Emmerson for to have William my sonne
his childe's portion & also Thomas [?] will is that Jaine my wyff shall
have my two young childer and their childes' portions & also Thomas
Navell shall have my sonne, Bartholomew, & his child's portion. Also,
if it will please my lord of hys honor & goodnes that Jane, my wyff, &
Bartholomew, my eldest sonne, for to occupy the ferming equalie
betwixt them, & then if it shall please God that my wyfe shall marrye,
then my said sonne, Bartholomew, to enter into thole leving if it shall
plese my lord thus. My detts & legeses payed & discherged, I do make
my six childer for to be my executors of all my goodes, quicke &
deade forth. I desyer Thomas Navell & John Feddeston for to be my
supervisors of this my last will & testement that they shall see all thes
things forth be done for the profett of my wyff & childer.
Wittnesses herof, Francis Brakinberry, clerico, Thomas Nevell, John
Langstrawe, John Bailles.
Margaret Eggleston of Haswell Grange, widow, 1567
In dei nomine, Amen, the xxvth day of Jun in the yere of our lord God,
1567, I, Mergrett Eglestone of Haswell Grange in the perishe of
Esington, widow, hole of mynd and of perfect memorie, thanks be to
God, maks this my last will and testament in maner and forme
following, first, I bequithe my soule unto almightie God, my redeemer
and savior, and I will that my body be buried within the churche of
Esington, what time it shall please Him to call me to his mercy. Also I
geve and bequithe to my sister, Elizabeth Cripp, two kye, thre whyes,
one chalder of wheate, one chalder of haver and one quarter of peas,
and to hir children three-score shepe with thre oxen and one kowe.
Also I geve to my brother, Thomas Browen, two kie, two calves, two
oxen, iij quarters of wheat, one chaldron of haver and one quarter of
peas, and to him and his children xxxtie sheape. Also I geve to my
brother, John Browen, twenty sheap, one oxe, one whye, and to every
one of his children, five sheap. Also I geve to Robert sister tenn shepe.
Also I geve to Elizabethe Eglestone five shepe. Also I geve to Thomas
Lawson thre shepe. Also I geve to Eleoner Clement foure shepe. Also
I geve to Jennet Backus, vjs viijd. Also I geve to Ralf Foster five shepe.
Also I geve Esabell, his sister, vjs viijd. Also I geve to Francs Litster’s
wife, vjs viijd. Also I geve to John Dixon one kowe and one calfe. Also
I geve toThomas Dixon, my godson, an old ryall. Also I geve
toThomas Potts one kowe that was his owen. Also I geve to Thomas
Potts the younger, vijs, and other vijs I was intedded to hime. Also I
geve to William Thomson, clark, an old noble. Also I geve to John
Walche, vs. Item, to every one of Mr Bennet’s servants, ijs. Also I geve
to Jennet Eglestone one cowe, one calf and tenn shepe and to every
one of my servants, xijd. Also I geve to Thomas Widdowson and his
sone one why and iiij ewes. Also I geve to Jann Hall a riall and one
bowell of wheate. Also I geve to John Swalwell the eliter, vs. Also I
geve to Roland Shafto, vs. Also I geve to Jennett Emerson, xijd. Also I
geve to my ante Browen, iijs iiijd. Also I geve toJennat Coltman, iijs
iiijd, and to my brother Thomas wife, vj s viijd. Also I geve to my
brother John’s wife, vjs viijd. Also I geve to my brother, Thomas
Crippe xxs. Also I geve to to poore of Esington parishe, xxs, and to the
poore of Pittington parishe, vs. Also I geve to every child that I
christened, xijd. Also I geve to Sir HAlso I geve to James Perkinson, vs
and to his wife, vs. Also I geve to Dame Bentley and hir daughter one
boule of wheate and parteclothes. Also I geve to to my sister Tripp and
her daughters my rament, to be devided amongst them as it shall plese
Mr William Bennett, doctor, at his discretion, according to ther
demeners. Also I geve to Mr viccar of Pittington, vj s viijd. The residew
of all my goods, my detts paid, legacs and funerals discharged, I geve
to my espiciall frend, William Bennett, doctor, whom I do make my
hole executour, he to dispose them to the honour of God and helth of
my soule and thes to be supervisours of this my last will and testament,
William Thomson, clerk, and John Swelwell, witnesses of this my last
will and testament, Robert Murray, vicar of Pittington, William
Thomson, Clarke, and John Swalwell.
Register of Wills, III, ff.12verso to 13.
William Eggleston of Haswell Grange, yeoman, 1567
In dei nomine, Amen, the xxiij day of Marche, Anno domini, 1567, &
in the ix yere of the reigne of our soveraigne ladie, Elizabeth, by the
grac of God queen of England, Franc & Ireland, defender of the faith
&c., I, William Egleston of Hauswell Grainge, of the pariche of
Esington in the of the countie of Durham, yoman, ske in bodie yet of
good & perfett remembranc, thanks be unto God, do ordene & mak
this my last will & testament in maner & furme following. Ffirst, I
geve my soul unto almightie Gpd, by whome only I trust to be saved,
& my bodie to be buried in the church of Esington aforesaid. Also I
geve & bequieth unto my wellbeloved brother, Christofer Egleston of
Hunstanworth, a farmehold in the occupacion of Steven Egleston, his
brother. Further, I geve & bequieth unto the said Christofer Egleston,
my brother, the gyft of the parsonage of Hunstanworth. Also I geve
unto Steven Egleston & Thomas Egleston , his brother Christofer’s
sone, after the dethe of my welbeloved wyf, Margaret Egleston, a
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peace of ground called Sled Medowes. Further, I geve & bequieth unto
my welbeloved brother, Steven Egleston, the farmehold of Knewlston,
in the occupacion of Nicholas Dixon, for the holle yeres of the lease.
Further, I geve unto Felope Jenninge, the lease of a farmehold lying
inb the said Knewlston, nowe being in his owne occupacion. Also I
geve & bequieth unto my brother sone, William Egleston, the
farmhold which the said William haith nowe in his owne occupacon,
during the yeres of the said lease. Also more I geve & bequiethe unto
my brother, Steven Egleston, the farmehold for the yeres of the lease
nowe in the occupacon of Georg Dunne. Further, I will that the said
Christofer Egleston shall helpe or causse to be helpen, his brother
Steven, to the making of a new stane house. Also I geve & bequiethe
unto my brother, Richard Egleston, a peac of grase ground called
towne greene with the house that the said Richard dwells nowe in for
his lyfe. Also I geve & bequiethe to the pore of Esington parishes, xxs.
Also more I geve & bequiethe to the pore of Hunstanworthe parishe,
xxs. More I geve to the pore of Pittington, vs.Further, I geve &
bequiethe unto my brother, Richard Egleston, x yewes & ij kye. Also
more I geve & bequiethe untp Thomas Browne, vj yewes & a yong
cow, provided always I mak myne executors thes persones following.
First, Imak my welbeloved wyf, Margaret Egleston, Christofer
Egleston, Steven Egleston & John Browne, thes iiij, to be my full &
lawfull executors. Last of all, I mak my welbeloved frend, Mr doctor
Bennet, to be the supervisor of this my last will & testament, to se all
things performed according to the same. Witnesses & records att the
making of this will & testament, William Bennet, Rowland Shafto,
John Swalwell, Edward Wryter & Phillope Parkinson.
The invitory of all the goods & cattells lait William Egleston’s
of Haswell Graing, deceased, praised the iij day of Aprill
anno domini 1567 by iiij indeferent persons, that is, Nicolas Cocksonne,
Rolland Shafto, John Swalwell & Georg Taylor, as folowith
the chamber over the parlor
Inprimis, ther is purse, is girdle & mony
Item, ij dubletts, ij pare hose, ij jackketts, a clok &
other his apparell
Item, bedding ther, ij bedsteds, mattresses, shets,
pillowes, blankets, coverlets & j covering
unlyned
Item, j danse chist, iij lyne shets, iij straken shets &
a towell
12s 0d
3 6s 8d
1 6s 8d
10s 0d
Item, j arke & a flanders chist
Item, iij quartersw of haver malt
Item, one prese for clothes
Suma vijli ixs iiijd
The parlor
Inprimis, j stand bed, a fether bed, a bowster, a cood,
a pare of shets, a pare of blankets, a coverlet, a
covering lined & ther courtines with jerns?
Item, ij counters, iij chists, ij chares & iij quishines
Summa liijs iiijd
The hall house
Inprimis, ij tables & ij furmes
Item, ij almeres
Item, a lytle peac of silver parcell gilt
Item, j lytle salt doble gilt
Item, iij spones with knoppes of our lady & v
with lyons parcell gilt
Item, iiij brase potts & ij posnets
Item, vij dublers, xj dishes, viij pottingers, vij
sawcers, ij salts, j potle pott, a quarte pott,
a pynt pot & a gill pot
Item, ij brase basines, vij candilsticks, ij brase
brase lavers, a scumer & a chafin dish
Item, ij table cloths & ix table napkins
Item, j iron chymnay, a reconcruk, a pare & a pare of tongs
Item, ij spets & a broling iron
Item, fleshe in the backes
Summa xxxiijs iiijd
Owt houses, the barne & in the felds
Item, xvj oxen & j stott
Item, vij kye new calved & ther calves
Item, iiij kye with ther stirks
Item,vj other kye & a bull
Item, vj spaved calves
Item, xij stotts & whyes & j yong bull
Item, x twinters
Item, iiijxxxj wethers & tupes
Item, waynes & wayne gere, plewghes &
plewgh gere with yoks & temes
Item, v score yewes & ther lames
5s 0d
1 4s 0d
5s 0d
2 0s 0d
13s 4d
8s
15s
1 0s
10s
0d
0d
0d
0d
1 10s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 5s 0d
8s
5s
9s
1s
2 0s
32
9
5
6
2
12
6
18
6s
6s
6s
13s
0s
0s
13s
4s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
8d
8d
4d
0d
0d
4d
0d
3 0s 0d
18 6s 8d
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Item, xxxvj geld yewes
Item, xij gemers & ther lames
Item, xvij gemers without lames
Item, vj ille hogs
Item, iij meires, ij foles & a filly
Item, iij stakes in the garth of whet & pese
Item, xx thrave of whet in the barne berryed
& unbyried
Item, half a chader of otts in the barne baired
Item, xj swine & ij pigs
Item, xxxij doble acres of whet & haver one
the ground
Summa clxvli xs viijd
5 8s 0d
2 4s 0d
2 11s 0d
4s 0d
5 0s 0d
10 5s 0d
2 0s 0d
10s 8d
2 4s 0d
21 6s 8d
Hunstainworthe
Inprimis, ther iiij oxen
Item, ij kye & ther calves
Item, ij twinter stotts
Item, vj yewes & lames
Item, ij wethers
Item, xxxix dynmoths & gemers
Item, iiijxx & vj hoggs
Item, j cawdron
Item, ix thrave of ry in the barne
Item, ij acres of rye one the ground
Item, iij hyves of bees
Summa xxviijli xjs
Detts owing unto hyme at the oure of his deth
Inprimis, Robert Chamber of Gatished & is partener
for stotts
Item, John Dixon for iiij stotts
Item, Thomas Potts of Newcastell ij stotts
Item, the said Robert Chamber for iij oxen
Item, William Shadfurth of Shereburne for
a stott
Summa xxxviijli iijs iiijd
Summa totalis ccliijli xijs
Funeral expences & dets which he ought
Inprimis, his funeral expenc
Item, ther half yeres rent of Haswell Granng
Item, ij hole yeres rent for the tythe
4
2
1
1
0s
13s
0s
2s
8s
5 16s
11 2s
5s
18s
6s
1 0s
0d
4d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
19
8
4
4
0d
4d
0d
4d
0s
13s
0s
13s
1 16s 8d
9 13s 10d
11 0s 9d
2 13s 4d
Item, for making the said grainge tenantable in
reparacions
Item, to the procter of Esington
Item, to the vicar of Pittington
Item, to Mr John Lampton
Item, to Sr John Blyth prieste upon an obligacon
Item, to Thomas Potts of Newcastell
Summa xxxli viijs 10d
Summa totalis deductis deducands ccxxiijli iijs ijd
3 16s
13s
4s
3s
1 0s
1 13s
8d
4d
6d
4d
0d
4d
Register of Wills, III, ff. 69-70verso
William Coulson of Hawthorne, 1573
In dei nomine, Amen, 1573 the xxjrh daye of December, I, William
Coulson of Hawthorne, sicke in bodye but whole in mynde do make
this my last will and testament as foloweth. Ffirste, I bequeathe my
soule to almightie God, hopinge to be saved by Jesus Christe, and my
bodye to be buried in Esington church yearthe as my executors will.
ffirste, I give to my wyfe all my goods within the house, the hole
farmehoulde with the lease, viij oxen, twoo ploughes & twoo waynes
with all the furnture therto belonginge, all come that groweth on the
farmehould both in the garthe and in the barne, twoe stotts in Daldon,
iiij kyen, halfe of my sheape yonge and oulde, twoo meares, one white
and a bawson. Item, I give to Henrie Punder iiij lams on Myddle
Harrowe law, twoe riggs, above hoopiall, sowen with wheat, iiij riggs
at Graye Stones and twoo riggs, goinge over Battie lawe, sowen with
haver, to have these for the firste croppe, one rigge of wheat lyinge on
Greme law by este Sowledge. Also all my title and right of twoo
houses and one coterighte. Item, I give unto John Punder one ewe and
one lambe and one bushell of wheat after the croppe. Item, I geve to
Agnes Wray vijli. Item, I give to Thomas Coulsone one ewe and one
lambe. Item, I geve to Roberte Coulson ij ewes & ij lambes. Item, I
geve to wedow Simpson one rigge of wheat nearest the southe on
Bradlaye letche. Item, I geve to William Wray, yonger, one fillie foole
and ij stotts. Item, to William Wraye, eldest, a cowe and to his wife
one whye. Item, I geve to Elizabethe Jenkinson one ewe and a lambe.
Of this my last will and testamente I make executors Magdalen, my
wife, and William Wraye, hyr sonne, to whome I geve the reste of my
goods. In witness whearof, George Robingson, Thomas Robinson,
Richard Woofe, John Robinson and Richard Jackeson.
Register of wills, IV, f.90v.
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James Paxton & Thomas his brother
Richard Paxton of Easington, 1575
In dei nomine, Amen, anno domini 1574, the 27 day of Februarye, I,
Richard Paxton of Esington, seeke in bodye but hoole in mynde, doe
make this my last will and testamente as foloweth. First, I bequeath my
soule into the hands of almightie God, hopinge to be saved by Jesus
Christ, and my bodie to be buried in Easington church earth1 as my
executors will. First, I gyve to the poore iiis 4d. seven words deleted
Item, I gyve my eldest sonne, Christofer Paxton, ploughe and wayne,2
geare belonginge to them and one bay younge horse or stagge. Item, I
gyve to Thomas, my sonne, the bay mayre stagge. Item, to Edmonde3
another stagge and I gyve to Annas and Mergret, my daughters, 2
whyes goinge in Hordon close. Item, I gyve to Mergerie one other
whye. Item, I gyve to my 3 yongest4 sons 3 yonge stotts. Item, I gyve
to my wyfe5 3 yonger stotts. Item, I gyve to Annas6 on branded styrke.
Item, I gyve to Margret another styrke. Item, 7to Margerie on yonge
calfe. Item, I gyve to John Paxton, shomaker8, 20s. Item, to my syster's
son and daughter 2 ewes & 39 lambes. Item, I gyve to my brother
Thomas' boyes, evrie one, on gymmer lambe. Item, to my brother
James' children10 evrie one, one gymmer lambe. Of this my last will &
testamente I make 11my wife & all my children executors to whom I
gyve the rest of my goods, and also make my brothers, Thomas &
James12, supervisors. In witnes herof Richard Jacson, John Johnson,
Thomas Paxton13 with others14.
1. register copy says “yearde”. 2. register copy adds “and”. 3.
register copy adds “my sonne”. 4. register copy omits “yongest”. 5.
register copy adds “Annes”. 6. register copy adds “my doughter”. 7.
register copy adds “I geve”. 8. register copy says “cordiner”. 9.
register copy says “twoo”. 10. register copy says “boyes”. 11.
register copy adds “Agnes”. 12. register copy says”bretheringe” after
James.13. register copy adds “
Jhonson”. 13. register copy adds
“Christopher Paxtonjur, Margrett Paxtonjur.
An inventorie of all the goods
moveable and unmoveable of
Richard Paxton of Esington,
the viij day of Apryll, anno domini 1575,
prayed by Phillip Parkynson,
William Foster, Christofer Paxton and
Inprimis, eyght oxen
Item, fowre kye
Item, iij stotts of iiij yeares olde
Item, iiij stotts of iij yeares olde
Item, three whyes
Item, two styrkes
Item, three mayres
Item, three stages
Item, xx ewes & xx lambes
Item, x wethers
Item, x hoggs & two tupes
Item, one sow & two hogges,
Item, ij geese, one stegge & ix mallards
Item, xij hens & one cocke
Item, xiiij double acres
Item, in malte corne
Item, ploughe, wayne, coupe and that apperteynth to them
Goods within the house
Inprimis, ij ammeries & one call
Item, one meate boorde, ij fourmes and one chayre
Item, vj brasse potts, one caldron, two kettels & two pans
Item, xx peec of pewder, iiij salts and v candelsticks &
one fryin pan
Item, one arke, one flanders chest and iij lyttle chests
Item, iij sackes, one wyndyn cloth
Item, one payre of bedd stocks, v codds, v blankets, vij
coverlets, xj happens
Item, two payre of lynnyn shetes and three payre of
harden shetes and v codd pellebers, two table clothes
and three towels
Item, one jacket, one doublet and one payre of hose
& one hatt
Item, reckencrokes, potclipes and tonngs
17
5
6
3
2
3
4
3
1
1
14
2
1
0s
0s
0s
0s
13s
13s
6s
0s
6s
13s
4s
10s
4s
3s
0s
0s
6s
0d
0d
0d
0d
4d
4d
8d
0d
8d
4d
0d
0d
0d
4d
0d
0d
8d
13s 4d
1s 8d
1 6s 8d
13s 4d
6s 8d
5s 0d
1 16s 8d
1 0s 0d
6s 8d
1s 8d
Summa totalis £72 13s 0d
Another copy of the will only in Register of Wills, iv, f.54.
Agnes Parkinson of Easington, widow, 1575
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In the name of God, Amen, the xiijth day of December 1573, anno
regni Elizabethe regine &c., decimosext, I, Agnes Parkinson of
Easington in the county of Durham, wydowe, of perffitt mynde and
memory, do make my last will and testament in manner and forme
ffollowing. Ffyrst, I commytt my soule unto almightie God and my
body to be buryed in the queare of the church of Easington afforesaid.
ltem, I gyve unto my sone, Phillipp Parkinson, a fawie table in the
hall and lang settle with a bedd in the same interlined there and the
beste ffether bedd and bedstocks and all things to the same best
belonging, ltem, I give & bequeath unto my sone-in-lawe, George
Robinson of Hawthorne, xs for a token, and I give unto his wiffe a
silver spone & the least of my ffower latton basings and a laver and a
candlestike interlined. And I give and bequeath unto my fower
daughters, viz., Isabell the wiffe of Christofer Robinson, Margaret the
wife of Christofer Heighington, Dorathie the wiffe of Roger Hall and
Margerie the wife of the said George Robinson, all my apparell, as
well lynyn as wollen, and the same to be equally devided emongs
them. Also I give unto every of my said daughters, a silver spone of
the lightest and smalest of value. ltem, I give unto my daughter Agnes,
my son Phillip's wiffe, my best latten basyn with a laver and two of my
best candlesticks & a twylt towell to be the second interlined. And I
gyve unto the said Christofer Robinson wiff & Roger Hall wiffe,
eyther of them a latten basyn, a laver interlined and a candlesticke.
And I give unto the said George Robinson his wife a candlestick
deleted Christofer Robinson's wiffe a bede of clothes, viz., a mattress,
ij blanketts, a pare of lynyn shetts & a pare of harden shets, a happen
and a coverlett, ij codds, ij codwayrs of the best I have. ltem, I gyve
unto my said daughter, the wiffe of Christofer Robinson, one oxe and a
cowe. And I gyve unto the same, my daughter Robinson, a payre of
silver crokes in ffull recompence & satisfacion of hir child's porcion,
ltem, I gyve unto my said daughter Margaret, the wiffe of Christofer
Heighington, a bedde of clothes, a cowe, ij pillybers & ij codds of the
meanest sort interlined & ffyve yewes. ltem, I gyve unto my cosen,
Barbarey Lambert, the some of vili xiijs iiijd. ltem, I gyve unto my
aunt, Dorathie Watson, iij yewes. And I give unto Roger Hall,
Christofer Robinson and Thomas Lambert, my sones-in-lawe, every of
theym, iijs iiijd. ltem, 1 gyve unto my sone, William Parkinson, xs for a
token. ltem, I gyve unto my cosen, Ellyn Heighington, one yonge whie
interlinedand unto georg Hall, my cosen, xiid. ltem, I give unto my
cosen, Thomas Stott, ffyve shillings. ltem, I gyve unto Elizabeth
Robinson, the daughter of Christofer Robinson, one yewe. And all the
residewe of my goods and cattells, as well moveable as unmoveable, I
gyve, will and bequeath unto my said sone, Phillip Parkinson, to his
owne proper use interlined, whome I make my full executor of this my
last will and testament. In witnesse whereof I, the said Agnes
Parkinson, to this my present last will & testament, have sett my hande
& seale the day & yere ffirst above writtten.
mark and seal
Signed and sealed in the presence of us
William Browne
John Stowt
DPRI/1/1574/P1/1; Register copy
Gawan Thurlebecke of Haswell, husbandman, 1579
In the name of God, amen, the xxixtie day of Septembre, anno domini
1579, I, Gawdyon Thirlebecke of Haswell within the parish of
Easington & in the countye of Durham, husbandman, hole of mynde
and perfytt in remembrance, prayse be to God, make this my last will
& testament in manner & fourme folowinge, ffyrst, I bequith my soule
unto the mercye of God & my bodie to be buryed in the parish churche
yeard of Easynton. Item, I bequithe to John Thurlebecke, my son, my
lease taken of Sr John Wyddrington for xxjtie yeres and Thomas, my
sonne, to gain his levinge one the said farmhold & his goods I entend
to leve hym, upholdinge of the same duringe the said lease, always
provided that my wyffe & the rest of my children have their levinge of
the farmholde so longe as she dothe kepe hir wedo & tell the tyme that
the yongest of my said children come to the aidg of xxj ti yeares. Item, I
bequythe to my wyffe thre kie & x yowes in full satysfaccionn of all
hir porcion of my goods. Item, I bequithe to my sonne, William, two
yowes & one stagge. Item, I bequithe to Agnes, my daughter, &
margerett, my daughter, one why & five yowes, equallye to be
devided betwine them. Item, my mynd & will is that my sonne Adam’s
childrin have the goods that I am charged with which is their childs
porcion, that is, xviijth shepe, thre bests & one caldronn. Item, I will
that my wyffe & all my children gotten of her bodye have all that the
hushold goods within the house, to be equallye devided amonge them.
Item, I bequithe to my said sone, John Thurlebeck, three oxen & one
mayre to occupye withall. Item, I bequithe to my said sonnne, Thomas,
thre oxen & one mayre, lyckwyse plughe & plughe gear, wayne &
wayne gear, this to be equallye devided between the said John and
Thomas, my sonnes. Item, I will that the corne in the barne, staggarthe
& in the feild be equallye devided amonge them all afore named, that
is, my wyffe & my five children. The rysedue of my goods, my debts
paid & funerall expences maid, I bequithe to John & Thomas, my
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sonnes, whom I make my full executors ioyntlye togyther. Morover, I
will that Nycholas Halle & Christofor Wilkynson be the supervisors of
this my last will, havyinge for their paynes, ether of them, a yowe & a
lambe. Thes beinge witnesses, William Jennyson, Roland Shafteye,
Nycholas Hawle, Christofor Wilkinsonjur, Thomas Watsonjur, & Robert
Graye with others.
Register of Wills, I, f.69v.
Christopher Paxton of Shotton, 1581
In dei nomine, Amen, Anno Domini 1580, the xxvth of March, I,
Christofer Paxton of Esington, sick in body but whole in mynd doe
make this my last will and testament as followeth, first, I bequeath my
soule into the hands of almightie God, hoping to be saved by
Jesus
Christ and my body to be buryed in Esington church earth. First, I give
unto my sonne, Christofer Paxton, the house on the middle raw and the
lande belonging to yt. Item, I doe gyve to my wyfe and John, my eldest
sonne, the lease of the demayne. Item, I doe gyve to John Paxton, my
eldest sonne, all my wayne, plouhes and all things that belongeth to
them and all wood geare aboute the house. Item, I doe gyve to
Edmonde Paxton, my sonne, in evrie severall feilde one rude of land,
during my wyve’s life. Item, I will that my syster, Jenet Paxton, shall
have houserowme in the house so long as she lyveth and that for
rament yerely vs and as for her child’s portion, I have fully payd it
alreadye to hyr hands. Item, I have alreadye fully payd my sonne,
James Paxton, his childe’s portion, item, that Thomas Lyghton shall
sow the next croppe of corne (both with wheat and otts and that all his
soile be ledd to the mayntenance of this farmholde and that after the
sayd croppe he peaceabley departe without he agree further with my
wife. Item, I doe gyve to Doritie Paxton, my daughter, one counter in
the hall. Of this my last wyll and testament, I doe make my executors
Elsebeth Paxton, my wife, and John Paxton, my sonne to whome I
gyve the rest of my goods.
Debts that I owe
Inprimis, to Mychaell Calverley
Item, to Thomas Lyghton
Item,to Mr Bellsis for one oxe
Item, to Richard Smyth, tayler
Item, to James Bee
Item, to John Kerston for one boule of peese
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Item, to Mark Hall for bygge
Item, vij boules of corne, malt and groates
Item, to Roger Richardson of Newcastle
Item, to Mr Riddell for yron
Item, for sessment
Item, to Christofer Wardell
Item, to George Wardell
Item, to Thomas Lyghton
Item, Whittsontyde rente
Suma totalis £17 18s 0d
12s
3 6s
4s
7s
7s
1s
2s
10s
1 2s
9d
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0d
4d
0d
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Witnesses hereof, James Paxton, John Paxton, John Sympson, James
Bee, Richard Jacson with others
An inventory of all the goods moveable
and unmovable of Christofer Paxton of
Esington, late deceased, praysed by theis
foure men, Georg Wardell, William
ffoster, Christofer Wardell and James
Paxton the xvjth day of May, 1581
Imprimis, vj oxen
Item, one cowe and one styrke
Item, two old mares and one stag
Item, one sowe and three shootts
Item, xiij double acres of corne
Item, one almery, one caule, one counter, one chayre
and one bourde
Item, v pewder vessel, one bason, three potts, two pans
& frying panne and one candlestick
Item, one cowp wayne, one longe wayne, iiij sowmes,
two plowghes & yron yoks
Item, a recken croke, yron chimney, tongues and speatt
Item, three hens, one goose & goslings
Suma tota £29 0s 6d
Debts that I owe
Item, to Mr Mychael Calverley
Item, to Thomas Lyghton
Item, to Richard Smyth, tayler
Item, to Mr Bellogs for one ox
Item, to James Bee
Item, to John Kyrston for one boule of peese
Item, Marke Hall for bygg
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1 10s 0d
2 6s 8d
12s 0d
13 0s 0d
10s 0d
14s 0d
1 3s 8d
2s 6d
1s 8d
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Item, vij boules of corne & malt groates
Item, to Roger Richaaradson of Newcastle
Item, to Mr Ryddell for yron
Item, for sessments
Item, to Christofer Wardell
Item, to George Wardell
Item, to Thomas Lyghton
Item, Whytsontyde rente
Suma totalis £17 18s
3 6s
4s
7s
7s
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10s
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William Browne of Shotton, 1582
The xxiijth of May 1581, in the xxiijth yere of the reigne of our
sovereigne lady, Elizabeth &c.
In the name of God, Amen, I, William Browne of Shotton in the
countie of Durham, being of perfect mynde, do make this my last will
and testament in maner and forme following, ffirst, I commend my
sowle to the hands of Almightie God, my saviour and redemer Christ
Jesus by the onlie meritts of whose death and passion, I trust to be
saved. Item, I give to every of the poorest householders within the
parish of Esington, severally interlined, iiijd in money. Item, I will that
for and towardes the preferment of lsabell Browne, myne eldest
daughter, there shalbe, yerelie, during the terme of theise eight yeres
nowe next ensewinge interlined, payd and levyed, the summe of xli, to
be payd yerelie by thands of John ffrancklyn of Amerston and William
Williamson of Elstobb untill the summe of fower score pounds be
payd. And, after the levying and payment of the same summe of fower
score pounds as is aforesaid, then I will that there shalbe hadd,
receyved and taken, the summe of iiijxxli more for and to the use of
Elizabeth Browne, my second daughter to be, likewise, for and during
the terme of other eight yeres then next ensewing interlined, yerelie
payd by the hands of the said John ffranckleyn and William
Williamson. And, I further will that after the payment of the said
severrall summes of fower score pounds, the summe of xxxli shalbe
hadd and receyved and taken for and to the use of Anne Browne, my
youngest daughter, to be, likewise, payd by the hand of the said John
ffranckleyn and William Williamson, theire executors or assignes.
And, I further will that the summe of vjli yerely shalbe hadd, receyved
and taken by Barbarey, my wife, for and to her onely use towards the
brynging upp of my said three daughters and to be yerelie payd to her
by the hands of the said John ffranckleyn and William Williamson,
who stand charged and severally bounden to me for the payment of
certen severall rent chargs, either of them, viijli by yere severallie to be
payd furth of their severall ffermeholds, lands and grounds interlined
of Amerston and Elstobb afforesaid, for and during the terme of xxj
yeres. Item, I further will that Barbarey, my wife, shall have the
occupacion of certen lands and tenements latelie being in the tenure
and occupacion of one George Hargill of Hutton afforesaid interlined
during her liffe. And, after her decease, my whole interest which I
have in the said fermehold shall remayne and come to the hands and
occupancion of my said daughter Anne. Item, I give further to every of
my said three daughters severally, the severall summes of tenn pounds
to be taken by way of legacy over and beside the said severall summes
of fower score pounds hereby lymitted to be payd to them as is
afforesaid. Item, I give to William Johnson, my sister sonne, five
pounds, five ewes, fyve lambes, one yonge quye of ij yeres olde and
one bay fillye. Item, I give to Mr Thomas Calverley, my master, my
white meare. Item, I give to my mistress, one old angel. Item, I give to
John Calverley and Barbary Calverley their children, either of them,
xs. Item, I give to my mother, one olde angell. Item, I give to every
other the residue of the children of my
two sisters, Agnes and Jane, every of them severally, one shepe. Item,
I give to my uncle, John Wrightson, vjs viijd. Item, I give to my aunte
Agnes, sometymes the wife onesic one Raphe Pereson, vjs viijd. Item, I
give to George Wardell, xs. Item, I give to Richard Jackson, clerke
curate of Esington, xs. Item, I give to my cosen, Thomas Browne, my
yonge gray meare. Item, I give to my said cosen Thomas deleted I give
to my trusty frends, Mr Anthony Welbery and to my said cosen
Thomas Browne deleted, either of them severally, two olde angells
and I do hereby ordeyne and do hartely pray and desier them, the said
Mr Anthony Welbery and my cosin Thomas Browne, not onlie
interlined to be the supervisors of this my last will but also to have a
respect and regard to the bringing upp of my said three daughters, with
the govemement of them and the saife keeping of their parts, porcions
and legacyes geven unto them, my said children interlined as is
afforesaid, as I especially trust they will do. And, I do make the
executors of this my last will and testament, my said three daughters,
Isabell Browne, Elizabeth Browne interlined and Anne Browne unto
whome I give the rest of my goodes.
These being witnesses
Richard Jacson
John Readhead and Thomas Browne.
An inventorie of all the goods
movable and unmoveable ofWilliam
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
Browne, late of Shotton, deceased,
praysed by George Wardell, George
Robinson, Christofer Wardell and John
Readhead, the vijth day of June
Anno Domini 1582 as followeth
Imprimis, in gold and money
Item, xj kyne
Item, fower stotts
Item, fower stirks
Item, one quye
Item, iij quyes
Item, two calves
Item, xviij wethers with woll
Item, xxxv ewes & lambes with ther woll
Item, xij geld gimbers with there woll
Item, vij shorne gimbers
Item, iij rames or tuppes
Item, one nagg and one meare
Item, one bay filly
Item, ij other meares
Item, one sowe and ij hoggs
Item, ij ploughes, iij stengs & v plougheads
Item, ij payer of stengs, v axeltrees & bourds
Item, ij payer of harrowes
Item, v yoks whereof iiijor have yrons
Item, bourds and cowpe waine sales?
Item, iiijor yron muckforks
Item, wheat and hay in stack
Item, ij ladders
Item, ij bee hyves
Item, in yron geare for husbandry
Item, ij sythes
Item, potts, pannes and fyery vessel
Item, all pewter vessell & candlesticks
Item, spitt, chimney, reckoncroke flia? pann clippes
Item, ij cubbourds
Item, ij tables, formes, ij chaires in the hall
Item, v payer of bedstocks
Item, chiste and one arke
Item, ix payer lynnen shets & harden, vij towels, xxx
napkins & all other lynnen geare
Item, iiijor mattresses
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Item, blanketts & clothes for iiijor beids
Item, tubbes & wodden vessel
Item, sacks and poks
Item, iiijor coverlidds, ij payer blanketts, iij codds &
one carpett clothe
Item, all the corne on the ground
Item, in debts as appereth by his booke
Item, in old money
Summa toatlis.£137
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Ellin Atkinson of Haswell, widow, 1586
Anno Domini, 1586, regni Elizabethae, 28 Junij, derimo tertio
In the name of God, Amen, I, Ellin Atcheson of Haswell in the parrish
of Easington, widow, sick in body but whole in minde and perfit in
memorie, make this my last will and testament in manner and forme
following, first, I bequeath my soule into the hands of almighty God
who gave it & hoping to be saved by the death and passion of Jesus
Criste and my goods I deleted body to the church earth and my goods I
give and bestow as hereafter followeth. Imprimis, I give to my
daughter Agnes a yoke of oxen called Brock and Spenser. Item, I give
to my sonn William a yoke of oxen called Mark and Thuler. Item, I
give to my daughter Isabell the thirde yoke of oxen. Item, I give to my
sonn William the young bay mare. Item, I give to my daughter Agnes
the young dun mare. Item, I give to my daughter Isabell the gray mare.
Item, I give the four kine to my two daughters, to either of them two.
Item, I give to my sonn William the two young quies. Item, I give the
thre calfes to my thre children, to everie one, one. Item, I give to my
sonn William all the ploughs and plough geere and all the waynes and
wain gear. Item, I give to my daughter Agnes xxx sheepe. Item, I give
to my daughter Isabel xxx sheepe. Item, to my sonn William I give the
xvj sheepe that remaine. Item,I give to my two daughters all the
houshold stuff within the heck to be equallie divided betwen them two.
Item, I give the cropp on the earth to be equallie divided by the bushell
among my thre children. Item, the lviijs which William Person of
Durham, butcher, oweth unto me, I give to my thre children to be
equally divided among them. Item, I give to my sonn William, the
sowe, the other two swine with the gese, and the pullon I give to my
two daughters to be equallie divided between them. Item, I will that xs
taken out of the whole be given to the poore of the parrish of
Easington. Of this my last will and testament I make my two daughters
thre children, William deleted Agnes and Isabelle ioint executors.
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
By me Richard Bubworth, curate of Easington
(the first of two copies of this will, making corrections embodied in the
second which also names two witnesses, Thomas Paxton and Robert
Anderson. There is a third copy in Register of Wills)
An inventorie of all the goods and cattell of Ellin Hecheson
Widow, late of great Haswell within the parrish of
Easington, deceased, praysed by these four men
whose names hereafter follow, vidlz., Cuthbert
Burnop, Henrie Bee, Robert Anderson, William
Hurde, the eleventh day of Julie, Anno Domini, 1586.
Imprimis, sixe oxen
Item, foure kine
Item, two whies
Item, lviijth olde sheepe
Item, xx lambes
Item, the standing corne in the field
Item, three mares
Item, three calves
Item, three swine
Item, wayne and waynegeare with plough and plough geare
Item, all the household stuff within the heck.
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Suma totalis lxvli xiijs
Leonard Trollop of Eden Dean, 1586
In the Name of God, Amen, Anno Domini 1586, the xxth day of
ffebrurarie, I, Leonarde Throulloppe of Eden Deane within the parishe
of Esington, seeke in bodye but whole in mynde, thanks be unto God,
doe make this my last will and testament as followeth. ffirst, I
bequeath my soule into the hands of Almightie God, hopeinge to be
saved by Jhesus Christ, and my bodye to be buryed in Esington
church. Inprimis, I doe gyve to the poore of the parishe wherein I
dwell, vjs viijd. Item, I doe gyve to Alse Willyamson, my daughter's
daughter, two kye, the one called Souseo and the other Riggie, and
also I doe gyve the sayd Alse, viij shepe, the said kyne and shepe to
remayne in my wive's hande tyll the sayd Alse come to xviij yeres of
age. Item, I gyve to Jane Willyamson, my daughter's daughter, one
whye styrck which is yonge and branded, this to be in the custodie of
my Mistress Troulloppe tyll she come to xviij yeres of age. Item, I doe
gyve Alse Willyamson aforesayd, one kettell and one cawle, this,
likewise, to be in the custodie of my wife tyll she be of the age
aforesayd. Item, I doe gyve and bequeathe unto my wife all my rents
and interlined lands in Barwicke dureinge hyr naturall life, she
payinge unto my sonne, Anthonie Troulloppe, xxvjs viijd yerelye at the
ffeasts ofWhitsontyde and ffeast of Saynte Martyn by equall porcions
dureinge hyr lyfe and then, the rents and interlined lands I doe gyve to
my sonne Anthonie Trolloppe and, for lacke of heyres male of his
bodie, lawfullie begotten interlined, I doe gyve yt to my Master of
Thomley and to Mr ffrancys, his sonne, for ever. And yf the sayd
Anthonie, my sonne, have daughters and no sonnes, that then the sayd
rents and interlined land in Barwicke to be thers nyne yeres onely to
have ther porcions. Item, the rest of my goods, the legacies and
funerall expenses discharged, I doe gyve
unto my wife, Anne Trolloppe and Anthonye Trolloppe my sonne to
be equally deleted all my goods torn, both moveable and unmoveable,
to be equallie torn them. Item, I doe gyve unto Alse Willyamson torn
after my wiv's lyfe off this my last torn doe make my sole executors
torn Anthonye Trolloppe torn my goods tornley xs whom I desyre to
be torn will and testament.
Witnesses
Bryn Lam
torn Gibson
torn Cottsworth
torn Applebe and
torn Jacson, clerk
An inventorie of all the goods moveable and
unmoveable of Leonard Trolloppe, late of
Eden Dean, deceased, within the parish of Esington,
praysed by these foure men, Mr Robert Younge,
John Readhead, William Burstall and Robarte
Cottsworth, the ix day of March, Anno Domini 1586
Imprimis, two kye
Item, viij shepe hoggs
Item, one caule
Item, one kettell
Item, one yron chimney
Item, one branded calfe for a wenche
Item, foure kye
Item, one old branded cowe
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1 6s 8d
6s 8d
6s 8d
10s 0d
10s 0d
8 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
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Item, foure calves
Item, xxxjtie shepe
Item, two cobbards
Item, one counter, one boorde & two forms
Item, xiij peeces of pewder & iiij sawcers
Item, foure candlesticks
Item, one pewder pott
Item, two brasse potts
Item, two kettells, ij pans, j fish scummer
Item, v tubs, ij kitts, iiij skeels, xx bouls, xj chese[?]
and one swall with all other wood whatsoever
Item, v bee hyves
Item, iiij payre of lynnyinge sheets, vj pillowes, [?]
table napkins and xj harden sheets
Item, iij bourdcloths and ij towels
Item, two stone of lynt spunn and not spunne
Item, iiij sacks and two pooks
Item, three heckles, iij seaves, one temps
Item, iiij payre of bed stockes
Item, his apparel
Item, one fetherbedd and boulster
Item, two mattresses, j boulster, iij codds
Item, iij coverletts, [?] happens, iij blankets
Item, one old wynding cloth & ij old chests
Item, two geese, iiij henns, one cocke
Item, ix quussens
Item, one axe, one recken croke, tongues, two racks
and speett
Item, one sowe
Summa totalis [?]
Item, one pare of cart wheeles
Item, two ladders
Debts that the testator doth owe
Imprimis, to Alse Willyamson [?]
coverlett which is worth
Item, for one stone of lynt
Summa totalis xxviijs iiijd
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James Paxton of Easington, husbandman, 1587
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In the name of God, Amen, I, James Paxton of Easington within the
countie palatine of Durham, husbandman, sick in bodie but whole in
minde and of perfit memorie, make this my last will and testament in
fourme following. Ffirst, I commend my soule into the hands of
almightie God, assuring myselfe to be saved by the death and merits of
Jesus Christ and my bodie I committ to the earth and my goods I give
and dispose as hereafter followeth. Imprimis, I give to my sonne,
Edmond Paxton, the lease of my farmehold. Item, I give to my saide
sonne, Edmond Paxton, the lease which I tooke of John Paxton. Item, I
give to my saide sonne, Edmond Paxton, a yoke of my best oxen with
all my ploughes and plough geare, waynes and wayne greare and all
other implements of husbandrie thereto belonging. Item, I give to my
two daughters, Annes and Margerie Paxton, all the household stufe
within the hecke, two bedds with the furniture excepted which I give to
my two sonnes, Edmond and Robart Paxton. Item,I give to my wive's
sonne, Robart Paxton, x1s besides his childe's portion which is viili.
Item, I give to my sonne, Edmond Paxton, the iron chimney with the
bushell and pecke. Item, I give to my nephew, John Paxton, xxs and a
bushell of pease and to either of his two daughters a lambe. Item, I
release John Paxton of the eleven shillings which he oweth me. Item, I
give to everie one of my sister Paxton's foure children, which are
unmarried, an ewe. Item, I give to my brother Thomas his two sonnes,
which are unmarried, ij ewes. Item, I give to William Woofe, my
sister's sonne, an ewe. Item, I give to the poore of the parish of
Easington xxs. All my goods unsett and unbequeathed, I give unto
my three children, Edmond, Annes and Margerie Paxton, to be
equallie devided among them, and of this my last will I make them
three ioynt executors. Item, my will is that my two daughters, Annes
and Margerie Paxton, shall keepe house together with my sonne
Edmond Paxton, during the space of three whole yeeres or longer as
they cann agree.
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[?]
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A note of debts
Imprimis, Raulfe Applebie oweth me liiis iiijd.
Item, Richard Woofe of Hawthorne oweth me xls to be payde att
candlemas next.
Of this my last will, I make Robart fferrow of ffishborne, supervisor,
and I give unto him xs.
Per me Richardus Bubworth, ecclesiae Easingtonianae ministrum
John Simpson mark
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
Christopher Paxton mark
Thoma Paxton mark
A trew inventorie of all the goods and cattel,
moveable and unmoveable, of James Paxton
of Easington within the countie of Durham, husbandman lately deceased, praysed
by these foure men, vidz., Georg Warden,
Georg Robinson, John Robinson and John
Simpson, the xxijth of August, anno domini
1587
Imprimis, six oxen
Item, two fatt oxen
Item, foure kine
Item, two quies and two yonge stotts
Item, five calves
Item,two oxen given to his sonne, Edmond Paxton,
by legacie
Item, foure horses
Item, fourtie old sheepe
Item, twenty lambes
Item, the hay
Item, waynes and wayne geare, ploughes and plough
geare, with all implements of husbandry
thereto belonging
Item, the corne upon the grounde
Item, two leases given by legacie unto his sonne,
Edmond Paxton
Item, three swine
Item, three geese
Item, eight henns and a cock
Item, an iron chimney, with a bushell, a peck, a spit
and a payre of tongues, given to his sonne,
Edmond, by legacie
Item, one bedd of clothes given to Robart Paxton by
legacie
Item, one bedd of clothes given to Edmond Paxton by
legacie
Item, all the household stuff within the heck, given by
legacie unto his two daughters, Annes and Margerie
Item, his apparrell and furniture belonging to his back
Summa totalis cxxxili ijs xd
DPRI/1/1587/P6/1-2
George Wardell of Easington, yeoman, 1587
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In the name of God, amen, the sixt daie of September in the nyne and
twentie yeare of the reigne of our sovereigne ladie, queene Elizabeth,
I, George Wardell of Easington in the countie of Dureham, yeoman,
beinge of whole minde and in good and perfitt remembrance (praise be
unto almightie God) make and ordeyne this my last will and testament
in maner and forme followeinge. ffirste, I commende my sowle unto
almightie God, my make and redemer, and my bodie to be buryed in
the parish churche of Brancepeth. Item, I will that all such poore
people within Easington as are indebted unto me, not haveinge in
goods to the valewe of fortie shillings, shall not be chardged by my
executoors for the paymente of there debts unto me. Item, I give and
bequieth unto the poor people remay ning and dwellinge within
Easington, xls in monie or els come to the valewe thereof. Item, I give
and bequieth unto my Master, Thomas Calveerley, esquier, and my
mistress, his wife, twentie markes, desyreinge my said master to se this
my will executed and performed accordinge to the trew meaninge and
intent thereof. Item, I give and bequieth unto John Calverley, Tobie
Calverley and Barbara Calverley, to everie of them twentie shillings.
Item, I give and bequieth unto Isabell Paxton, one spanged whie, and
likewise to Elizabeth Paxton, one broked whiey. Item, I give to my
brother, Richard Wardell, all my apparrell. Likewise, I forgive and
acquite the said Richard of all such debts as he oweth unto me. Item, I
give unto my said brother, Richarde Wardell, xls in monie or els one
cowe and one horse, either of them to the valewe of xls. Item, I give
unto my sister, Dioness Littlefaire, one lease of sex acres of arable
lande and pasture for two beasts in the towne feilds and in a close of
pasture at Easington aforesaid, called the Skottielawe close, maide to
me by blank for the terme of certaine yeares yett to come and
unexpired. Item, I give unto Anthonie Littlefaire, fyve pounds. Item, I
give unto Margaret and Elizabeth Littlefaire, eyther of them, a whie
stirke of the greatest. Item, I give unto William Pickerill one whie
stirke and sex woll shepe, one clotheinge of white and reade russett.
Item, I give unto George Haisand, George Jackson, George Wardell
and George Paxton, my godsonnes, evrie of them, one ewe and a
lambe. Item, I give unto Agnes Twedele one bushell of pease and one
bushell of wheate, to be delivered unto hir by my executors yearelie
dureinge hir life; and and also one fudder or waine loade of cooles to
be delivered by my executors at hir house, dureing hir life yearelie.
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Item, I give and bequeth unto Margarett, my wife, and hir assigns, all
my whole interest and terme of yeares yet to come of and in one
tenement or farmhold with thappurtenances, lyeinge on the south rowe
in Easington, laite in the tenour or occupacion of one George Paxton,
deceased, provided alwaies the said Margarett and hir assignes shall
paie the filiall porcions which are dew to be paied unto Isabell Paxton
& Elizabeth Paxton, hir daughters, when they or eyther of them shall
lawfullie demand the same. And if the said Margarett refuse to content
and paie the saime as aforesaid, then I bequieth my whole interest and
terme of yeares yet to come of and in the said tenement, with
thappurtenances, unto Jane Wardell, alias Jackson, my daughter baise
begotten, the said Jaine paieinge unto the said Isabell and Elizabeth,
their said severall parts and porcione at such tyme as the same shalbe
lawfullie demanded. Item, I give and bequieth unto the said Jane
Wardell, alias, Jackson all of my estaite and title of and in my
demeane lande belongeinge unto Tweddell farme. And likewyse all my
estate and interest of the demaine which belongeth to the same fyne on
the south raw, latelie in the tenour of wedow Tweddle. Item, I will
and by this
my present testament declare, nominate and appoint that
Christjofer Paxton, his heires, executors and assigns, shall at all tyme
and tymes hereafter upon request and demande maide unto hym by
Jane Wardell, alias Jackson, my daughter, baise
begotten, assur, surrender and yeild upp his whole estate, title, clame
interest and demande, accordinge to the custome of the halmott courts
of and upon one messuaige and husbandlande, with thappertenances,
in Easington. And also one acre of land, with a cottaige, and fower
other acres of lande called Swarden peece, lyeinge and beinge within
the towne feilds of Esington, to the said Jane Wardell, alias Jackson,
and hir squeles, in iure. Item, I give and bequieth unto my wife and my
daughter, Jane, ioyntlie all my interest and terme of yeares of and in
Haswell Grainge. And all the rest of my goodes, moveable and
unmoveable, my funerall expenses, legacies and debts dischardged, I
wholie give to my said daughter, Jane Wardell alias Jackson, whom I
make whole executrix of this my last will and testament. Item, I make
my Master Thomas Calverley, esquire, and Isabell, his wife, my
mistress, supervisors of this my last will and testamente, whom I
request to take upon them the order andgovernment of the said Jane
Wardell, alias Jackson, and of all such goods, lands & tenements as to
hir belongeth as executrix or otherwyse by force of this my last will
and testament untill such tyme as she shall come to the aige of one and
twentie yeares or els be maryed. In witness hereof to this my present
will and testament, I have sette my hande and seale, the day and yeare
above written. Sealed in the presence of us, William Calverley, Roger
Wrightson, Oswold Richeson, James Bryan & Thomas Rainton.
A codicill maide by George Wardell of Easington which he willed to
be annexed to his last will and testament.
I will that if Jane Wardell, alias Jackson, dye before she come to the
aige of one and twentie yeares or att any tyme after, without issue of
hir bodie lawfullie begotten, then I will, nominate and appointe that
Christjofer Paxton shall make an estaite, accordeinge to the custome of
the halmott courte, of and upon one messuaige and husbandlande &
one acre of lande with a cottaige and other fower acres of lande,
called Swarden peece, to Thomas Calverley of Littleburne, esquire,
and his sequeles in iure. Witnesses hereof William Calverley, Roger
Wrightson and Oswold Richeson.
In dei nomine, Amen, and latin follows
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Robert Sharp, 1587
The inventorie of all the goods
& cattell of Robarte Sharpe,
late deceased, praysed by John
ffoster, William Read & John
Sharpe, the vijth day of
Marche, Anno Domini, 1587
Imprimis, foure key, tow wheies & one calfe
Item, tow meres
Item, twentie sheipe
Item, all the smythie gre
Item, all thinges above the hecke
Somme is xviijli vjS viijd
Deats which I doe owe
Imprimis, to Rychard, my sonne
Item, to William, my sonne
Somma totalis xvjli vijs viijd
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George Robinson of Hawthorne, yeoman, 1588
8
3
3
1
2
3s
6s
6s
10s
0s
4d
8d
8d
0d
0d
13s 0d
1 5s 0d
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In the name of God, Amen, the xxiijth day of June in the yeare of our
Lord God, a thowsand, five hundred, fower score and five, I, George
Robinson of Hawthorne in the parish of Easington in the county of
Durham, yeoman, of perfecte remembrannce, thankes be to God, make
this my last will and testamente in manner and forme followeinge.
ffirst, I bequeath my soule into the handes of Almightie God, my
maker, hopeing to be saved by the meritts of Jesus Christe, my
redemer and saviour, and my body to be buryed in the parishe churche
of Esington. Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Agnes
Jurdeson, vjli xiijs iiijd, in full satysfaction of her child's portion. Item, I
give and bequeath unto Ellen Jurdeson, the wife of William Jurdeson,
vjli xiijs iiijd, and to be paid to them both so soune as conventlie my
executors may paie them. Item, I give and bequeath unto Phillip
Jurdeson and Michaell Jurdeson, to either of them, fyve markes and to
be paid when they shalbe of lawfull yeares. The rest of all my goodes,
moveable and unmoveable, my debtes and funeralls discharged, I give
and bequeath unto my welbeloved wife, Mergerie Robinson, and my
loveinge sonne, James Robinson, whom I make my full and sole
executors of this my last will and testamente.
Witnesses hereof; William Draver, William Shipperde, Thomas
Robinson
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Richard Reed of Shotton, 1590
In the name of God amen, anno domini 1590, the xxixth of Julie, I,
Richard Reed of Shotton, seke in bodye but whole in mynde, doe make
this my last will and testament as followeth. First, I bequeath my soule
into the hands of almightie God, hoping to be saved by Jesus Christ
and my bodye to be buried in Esington church earth. I doe gyve unto
the poore of the parishe xs. Item, I doe gyve unto Anthony Reed, my
sonne, one oxe called Lustie and one taggs cowe. Item, I doe gyve
unto my sonne William Reed one oxe called Snappe and one dunn
cowe. Item, I doe gyve unto my sonne Robarte Reed one oxe called
torn and one black cowe. Item, I doe gyve forever deleted unto my
sayd sonnes, William Reed and Robart Reed, my ffreehold lande
which I bought to be equallie devided betwixt them, to them and their
heirs forever. Item, I doe gyve my daughter, Mergery Mylburne, one
caldron and two ewes to her two daughters. Of this my last will and
testament I doe make my executors Richard Reed, Anthony Reed,
William Reed and Robarte Reed, my sonnes, to whom I gyve the rest
of my goods. Witnesses hereof John Burdon, John Reedhead and
Richard Jacson.
An inventory of all the goods moveable and
unmoveable of Richard Reed of Shotton
late deceased, praysed by these foure men,
John Burdon, George Tompson, Richard
Jurdeson and Richard Jacson, the xij th day
of August, Anno domini 1590, as followeth
ffirst, vj oxen
Item, three oxen
Item, two kye and two styrks
Item, three kye
Item, three calves
Item, three mares, one foole
Item, xij sheep, foure lambes
Item, one longe wayne, one coupe wayne, two payre of
wheeles, vij soomes, vij yokes, geared ploughe and
therto belonginge
Item, one oxe harrowe and foure horse harrowes
Item, xviij double acres of corne
Item, all the furniture within the howse and chamber
Item, one cocke and vij hennes
Item, xvj geese
Item, one sowe & three shootts
The totall sume £52 11s 4d
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11
5
3
3
0s
0s
6s
0s
12s
3 6s
1 13s
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
8d
4d
4 0s
12s
18 0s
1 0s
2s
8s
10s
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
John Skott of Hawthorne, 1592
In the name of God, Amen, the xxth daie of Marche in the yeare of our
Lorde God, 1590, I, John Skott of Hawthorne in the parishe of
Eassington, seeke in bodie but hole of mynde and of good and perfecte
remembrannce, thankes be unto Almightie God, do ordaine and make
this my laste will and testamente in maner and fourme followinge.
ffirste, to Jesus Christe, my maker & redemer, by whome I trust to be
savide and I will that my bodye be buryed within my parishe churche
of Eassington. Item, I do geve & bequeathe in legacie, the lease of my
farmholde unto my loveinge wyfe, Margere Skotte, and to my sonne,
William Skotte, together and to the longer lyver of eyther of them two,
and if my wyfe dye before my said sonne, then I geve my said lease to
my sonne and to those whome shalbe appointed his governor or tutor,
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if he have not his speache and discretion to guyde him selfe, & and
this to be done by the consent of these my supervisors. And for defalte
of bothe my wyfe & my sonne leavinge this mortall lyfe without any
will makeinge, then I will my saide lease to come unto all my children
beinge then lyvinge and unmaryed and they to pay & discharge all
things whiche my wyfe and my sonne shall then forton to be indebted
and owinge, and every one of my children then lyvinge to agree
together, without any suite or troublinge one a nother in the lawe or
other wayes duringe the tyme of my said lease & to behave them selfes
honestly to all good neighboures. Item, I do geve in legacie and beside
theire portyons to every one of my thre daughters, that is to say,
Maudelaine, Marye and Margreat Skotte, fforty shillings.. Item, I do
geve unto Ellinor Foster, wyfe unto James Foster, xxvjs. viijd. Item, I
do geve unto Christofer Bee, the sonne of Rycharde Bee of Harte, a
yewe & a lambe or eles in mony, fyve shillings. Item, I do geve unto
Margreate Rychardeson, the daughter of Thomas Rychardson of
Nether Throston, a yewe & a lambe or eles in mony, fyve shillings.
The residewe of all my goodes moveable and immovable, my debtes
and legacies paid and my funerall expenses discharged, I do geve
Margere Skott, my wyfe, & William Skotte, my sonne, whome I do
ordaine and make full and hole executors of this my last will &
testament, concludid & ordained without any any assent or consent of
any person or persons save my selfe onelye; and of this my last will
aforesaid, I do ordaine & make supervisors, the worshipfull Mr
Rychard Conyers of Horden, esquire & Mr Christofer Conyers, his
sonne, bothe my good masters, and for there great paines & travell
therein, I do geve eyther of them, for a token, xs. Wittnesses hereof,
Thomas Robinson, thelder, James Robinson, John Ranoldson and John
Wilkinson.
The inventory of all the goods and chattels
movable and unmovable of John Skottes of
Hawthome, laite deceased, praysed by
fower men, vidilicet, Thomas Robinson thelder,
John Robinson, James Robinson and John
Raynoldson, the 22 daie of Aprill, Anno domini 1592
Anno regni Elizabethae the 34
Imprimis, fower oxen
Item, fyve kye and one calf
Item, iij whyes and one stott
Item, iiij calfes
Item, ij mares and one stage
10
8
3
1
4
0s
0s
6s
6s
9s
0d
0d
8d
8d
9d
Item, v yewes and v lambes
Item, iiij hogg shepe
Item, v regald shepe
Item, one soowe and ij young swine
Item, ij bee hyves
Item, corne thresht and unthresht
Item, all the corne on the grounde, wynter & waire
Item, waine and waine gear, pleuinghe & plewe geare, with
old wood that is about the house
Item, all his apparrell
Item, one Iron chimney with recone croke, rackes and spittes
Item, pottes, kettles, pannes & all fyer vessell
Item, x peece of puther, ij puther saltes and ij candlesticks
Item, ij ambres and one cawell
Item, one counter & ij boourdes with formes, stoles &
one chaire
ltem, iiij chistes
Item, one fether beed, iiij fether codes, one coverlett and
vj happins
Item, iij lynning shetes, iij strakin shets, iij harden shetes,
iiij cod wares & one bordeclothe
Item, ij iron grapes, shovells, spaids & wombles
Item, ix hennes, ij cokes & one capon
Item, one goose & one gander
Item, a windinge clothe, ij sookes & v pockes
Item, v bordes
Item, all the windinge geare
Item, iij standing beedes
Item, one masking tube with skelles, bowles & all other
wood vessel
Sowme £65 13s 2d
Debts that he doth owe
Imprimis, to Rychard Conyers
Item, to Robert Fell
Item, to Rychard Shacklock
Item, for servants wages
Item, his funerall expenses, his laire stall & his mortuarij
34 14s 6d
Debtes owen unto him
Item, of John Wilson of Durham, butcher
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1 13s 4s
1 5s 0d
16s 0d
12s 0d
5s 8d
10 13s 4d
20 0s 0d
3 0s
10s
5s
1 6s
10s
16s
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
6s 8d
10s 0d
1 0s 0d
16s
4s
3s
2s
10s
1s
1s
6s
0d
0d
4d
6d
0d
0d
0d
8d
10s 0d
22 13s 4d
1 6s 8d
18s 0d
1 16s 6d
2 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
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Robert Cotsworth of Little Eden, yeoman, 1593
In Dei nomine, Amen, 1592, the xvj day of Januarj, I, Robert
Cotsworth of Little Eden in the countie of Durham, yeoman, seke in
bodie but whole in mynd, doe make this my last will and testament as
followeth. First, I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almightie God,
hoping to be saved by Jesus Christ, and my bodie to be buried in
Esington church earth. First, I gyve to the poore of the parishe, vs.
Item, I doe gyve to my wyf, Alse Cotsworth, my mare and vs in gold.
Item, I doe gyve unto my sonne, ffrancis Cotsworth, xli. Item, I doe to
my sonne, John Cotsworth, xli. Item, I doe gyve to my brother Thomas
Cotsworth, one word
whye that came from Ffroston, the most part
of my apparell. Item, I doe gyve unto my syster, Alse Cotsworth, one
cowe called Spence and the stirke that is with her. Item, I doe gyve
unto my master, ffrancis Trolloppe, xs, to be good unto my wife and
children. Item, I doe gyve unto my good Mistris Trolloppe half a
gallon of hony. Item, I doe gyve unto John Trolloppe, my master's
sonne, and ffrancis, his daughter, eyther of them, one gymmer lambe at
the Whitsontide next after my death. Item, I doe gyve unto Robart
Clarke of Lomley, my cosen, and Christofer Paxton of Esington, xs
betwixt them whom I make supravisors of this my last will and
testament. And also, I constitute and appoynte the sayd Robart and
Christofer, tutors and gardens for my children and to have the
educacion of them and there porcions duringe there minoritie yf my
wife marrie without there consents and where they mislik. Item, I gyve
unto Richard Jacksonne, clark, xs for his paynes to be taken in helping
of my wife and children. Item, I commytt my two children, ffrancis
and John Cotsworth, to the government & education of my wife so
longe as my supravisors shall like of yt. The residue of my goods not
bequeathed, my debts payd and funerall expenses discharged, I doe
whollie gyve unto my two sonnes, ffrancis and John Cotsworth, whom
I make, constitute and appoynte sole executors of this my last will and
testament. And I do charge my said executors to pay all my debts,
legacies & funerall expensesinterlined.
Witnesses hereof
Christofer Paxton and Richard Jacson
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John Kereston of Hawthorne, 1596
In the name of God, Amen, the ninthe day of Julie, Anno Domini
1594, I, John Kereston of Hawthorne in the parish of Easington,
beinge sick in bodye and of perfect remembrance, praised be God and
so forth, I doe make this my last will and testament in maner and
forme followinge: ffirst, I commend my soule unto Jesus Christ and
my bodie to be buried within my paryshe churche aforesaid with all
suche dueties to be paied therefor that ought of right, according to
God's lawes and the Queene's majestie’s. Item, I give and bequeath
unto Robert Keirston, my sonne, the whole interest, occupacion, title
and terme of yeres that is yet to come in one half farmehold, which
farmehold I and my uncle, John ffoster, hold togither of the
worshipfull Mr ffrancis Radclyfe, Esquire, in Hawthorne aforesaide, to
be and stand for his whole child’s porcion of my saide good and
chattells. Item, I give and bequeathe likewise unto my sonne, Thomas
Kereston, for his whole childe's porcion of my saide goods and
chattels, eight pounds. Item, I give unto Christofor, my sonne, for his
whole childe's portion of my saide goodes and chattells, the summe of
eight poundes. Item, I give unto Richard Kereston, my sonne, for his
whole childe's portion of my said goodes and chattells, the some of
eight poundes. Item, I give and bequeathe unto my daughter, Betteras
Kereston, to her whole childe's porcion of my saide goods and
chattels, all such houshold stuffe, bedding and other thinges within the
house and chamber whatsoever. Item, I give and bequeathe unto my
sonne, William Kereston, in legacie, one cowpe waine, one longe
waine, being called two goeing waines, and one goeing pleughe and
he the saide William Kereston to paie unto his sister, Betteras, att
suche tyme as she shall accomplishe xxjth yeres of age or be married,
the summe of fforty shillings. Item, I give and bequeathe unto my
saide sonne, William, one load of wheat and one load of otts and he,
the saide William, to paie and deliver for that same corne unto his
brother, Richard, one quarter of wheat and one quarter of otts at suche
tyme as he shall come to xxj yeres of age. Item, I give and bequeathe
unto my said daughter foure ewes and one yoke of oxen, servant and
brand. Item, I give unto my sonne, Richard, in legacy, one baie fillie
stagg. Item, I give unto my brother, Thomas Kereston, one read oxe
stirk and I give likewise unto my said brother's wife one gymer hogg.
And I give unto John Kereston and Margaret Kereston, my said
brother's children, either of them, a gimmer shepe hogg. Item, I give in
legacie unto my sonne, Christofer Kereston, one gimmer hogg. Item, I
give unto Robert Kereston, my brother, one bushell of wheat and one
bushell of pease. Now, lastlie, I make and ordeine my three sonnes,
vidzt., Thomas, Christofer and Richard, my whole and full executors
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of this my saide last will and testament and my brother, Thomas
Kereston, my unckle, John fforster, and John Renoldson the
supervisors of the same and for theire paines taken, everie of them xijd
a peece. Item, I give unto my saide brother one little graie mare and he
to discharge and paie all other suche debts owing to himself and not
expressed in this my saide will. In witness whereof I have set to my
hand to this my saide will in this presence of these witnesses, Thomas
Robinson the younger, John foster, John Renoldson, Thomas
Kereston, William Thompson, with others.
A True Inventorie of all the goodes and cattle,
as well movable as unmovable, of John
Kearston of Hawthorne, late deceased
Goodes within the house
Inprimis, a cubborde
Item, foure brase poots & a cawdron
Item, xij peace of pewder, two candlesticks and a salte
Item, a cawell, one old ammeri, two skeales, foure tubes
with other wodden vessel
Item, two beds with the bede clothes
Item, a table borde, recken crokes, tongues, spete, iron
bares with other small things
Item, a stone of wooull
Item, three pounde of lyne
Item, painted clothes
Item, a jacke and a clooke
Item, a jerkine, a dublate, bruches, shoes, a steall
cape and a bill
1 13s 8d
1 0s 0d
5s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
5s
6s
1s
2s
10s
0d
0d
6d
0d
0d
Debts to be taiken oute of the whole somm, vizt.,
Item, to one Raph Younge, Durham
Item, to John Burdon of Shotton
Item, to Shaklooke of Morton
Item, Mr Radclyfes rente
Item, to Richard Donn
Item, to John Pattison of Strannton
Item, to Robart Atcheson for a load of ry
6s
13s
13s
5s
5s
8d
4d
4d
0d
0d
1 0s 0d
4 6s 8d
3 3s 4d
8s 4d
1 0s 0d
12s 0d
11s 0d
The childrens porcions
To Thomas Kirston
8
Item, to Christopher for his porcion
8
Item, to Richard for his porcion
8
Item, to Betteres for her portion
13
To Robart Kerston for his portion
13
The whole somm of the childrens portions is £51 16s 6d
0s
0s
0s
16s
0s
0d
0d
0d
6d
0d
13s 4d
Goodes & cattle withoute the house
Inprimis, six oxen
Item, a cow and a calf
Item, a read stote
Item, two meares
Item, a filly cowllored bay
Item, xiij olde shepe & two lambes
Item, xviij dubble acars of corne
Item, a leace of Mr Radclyf
Item, a longe waine, a colpe waine, a pleugh with
irons belonginge, three waine ropes, three yokes,
three sommes, a shakell
Item, two waines more
Item, sommes, a coulter, a shakell, a ledder, two shoules
a mucke forke & a corne forkes
Item, an ox harow & three horse harowes
Item, all bordes and wodden stuff
Item, straw
Item, cooles
Prised & valued by us whose names
are subscribed, vizt., John Robinson elder,
James Robinson, Robart Wray and
Willyam Draver
The whole somm of this inventorie is £79 3s 2d
17
1
1
4
1
3
24
14
0s
13s
0s
13s
6s
10s
0s
0s
0d
4d
0d
4d
8d
0d
0d
0d
2 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
Geven by leggacie to Richard Kearston
To Bettres Kearston for waines & ploughes
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Richard Conyers, of Horden, Esquire, 1596
A true inventorye of all the good
moveable and unmovable of RIchard
Conyers, Esquier, of Hordone, late
deceased, praysed by these foure
men, Mr James Bainbridge, Christofer
Wardell, James Jurdesone and
William Jurdesone
2 13s 4d
2 0s 0d
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Imprimis, one chaine of goulde and one tablit of goulde
Item, foure horses, two graye and two blacke
21 0s 0d
16 0s 0d
Debtes owen unto the sayde
Richarde Conyers as fowloweth
Imprimis, owen by Mr John Trolupe of Thornley, Esquier,
and to be payid yearly xxxli
Item, Mr Raiphe Conyers of Latone for a debte upon his
Brother, Mathew Conyers, deseased, the some of
A desperit debte, not knowinge whether it shall be
gotten or not
Item, monye lent to Mr Thomas Bainbridge of Wheatlye
Hill
Item, lent to Phillipe Welbery of Nesbit
Item, lent to Symond Welberye of Nesbit
Item, lent to John Hedworth of Harrowtone for a horsse
Item, lent to Robart Younge of Aderdakers
Item, lent to John Awall of Durham
Item, lent to Edwarde Hodgson of Durham
Item, George Middeltone for a horsse
Item, George Brantingam
Item, Charles Viccars, Clarke
60 0s 0d
40 0s 0d
10 0s 0d
2 0s 0d
11s 0d
4 0s 0d
1 1s 0d
10s 0d
10s 0d
7 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
2 0s 0d
James Baynbrige
Christofer Wardelle, his marke
James Jurdeson, his marke
William Jurdesone, his marke
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John Robinson of Hawthorn, cooteman, 1597
In the name of God, Amen, the xvth day of ffebruarie, 1596, I, John
Robinson of Hawthorne within the county of Durisme, yeoman, beinge
sicke in bodye yett of good & perfecte remembranc, laude & praise
bee unto God therfore, doe make this my last will and testament in
manner and forme folowinge. Ffirst, I geve & bequeath my soule unto
the almightie God, my lord & saviour, Christ Jhesue, trusting to bee
saved by his death and passion. And my body toe bee buried within
my parishe church of Essenton, yealding & paying theruntoe all such
duties as I doe owe or which are unto the same belonging. Item, I geve
& bequeath unto the poure of the same parishe five shillings to bee
distributed by my executors att the time of my buriall. Allsoe, I geve &
bequeath unto my tow bretherin, Robert Robinson & George
Robinson, al my lands, tenements and hereditament whatsoever in
Hawthorne aforsayd, and unto the heires mayles of ther two bodyes
lawfullye begotten & to bee begotten, providede alwayes and my full
mynd & intent ys that my brother Thomas Robinson shall have,
occupie & enioye all the sayd lands, tenements & hereditaments in
Hawthorne aforsayd duringe his naturalle lyef withowte any eviction,
trouble or molestation of my forsayd bretherin, Robert & George
Robinson, or any other persone or persones. Item, I geve and bequeath
unto my thre bretherin, Robert, George & Thomas Robinson, one
flanders chest, another great chest with a counter. And I doe mor geve
unto my sayd brother, Thomas Robinson, one stone trowgh beinge at
my dwelling howse in Hawthorne aforsayd. Item, I geve & bequeath
unto Alison Raynaldson, wyef of John Raynaldson, my brasse potte.
Item, I geve and bequeath unto Margarett Draver, wyef of William
Draver, one wodden chaire. Item, I geve and bequeathe all the rest of
my howshold stuffe & uttensell of howse, beinge within of my sayd
howse in Hawthorne aforsayd, unto Isabell Robinson, daughter of my
sayd brother Robert
Robinson. Item, I geve mor unto the sayd Isabell one yonge black
cowe and my read whye. Item, I geve & bequeathe unto my sayd
bretherin, Robert, George and Thomas Robinson & toe the sayd
Isabell Robinson aforsayd, all my corne now sowinge & growing
uppon my grounde in Hawthorne aforsayd. Item, I geve & bequeath
unto George Robinson, sonne of the sayd Robert Robinson my
brother, my gray naige. Item, I geve & bequeath unto Margrett Wylde
my blake whye of one yeare olde. Item, I geve & bequeath unto Robert
Wraye, sonne unto Robert Wraye thelder in Hawthorne aforsayd, one
gemmer hoge. Item, I geve & bequeathe unto John Raynaldson, sonne
to John Raynaldson thelder, one yowe & a lambe. Item, I geve &
bequeath unto William Robinson, sonne of the sayd Robert Robinson,
one oxe sturke of a yeare ould. And lastlye, I make my forsayd
bretherin, Robert, George & Thomas Robinson, my sole executors of
this my last will & testament, unto whome I doe alsoe geve &
bequeathe all other goods & chattells whatsoever herein befor note
bequeathd, my debtes, funerall & legassies beinge first dischardged,
payd & delivered fourthwithe after my deceasee, toe bee equalie
devidede amongste my sayd executors. In wyttnesse wherof, I, the
sayd John Robinson, have hereuntoe subscribed my marke, in the
presence of these wyttnesses whose names are heare under written.
John Robinson, his marke
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Wyttnesses hereof
John Pattinson
Robert Wray
John Raynaldson
Thomas Robinson with others
A true inventorye of al the goodds
and cattall of Jhon Robinson of
Hawthorne in the parishe of Esington
in the county palatine of Durham,
cooteman late deceased, priced
by three indifferent men, Richard
Foster, William Draver, Jhon Rainson
ffebruary 19 Anno domini 1596
Imprimis, his apparel!
Item, his beddinge
Item, al the woodd geare in the howse & chamber
Item, al the metall, pewder, brasse with ketle & other
lyke implements
Item, hey
Item, wheat, otes and pease
Item, two acres of wheat in the feyld
Item, woodd geare without the howse
Item, three kye, three stirkes & twoo whees
Item, one nagg
Item, one ew, one hogge
Sum £24 9s 4d
1 10s 0d
3 0s 0d
1 10s 0d
2
1
2
1
0s
0s
6s
10s
6s
9 0s
2 0s
6s
0d
0d
8d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
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Jane Hedworth of Horden, 1602
In the name of God, Amen, I, Jane Hedworth of Horden, late wife of
John Hedworth of Hamerton, esquier, within the countie of Durham,
deceased, doe make my last will & testament in man[n]er & fourme
following. In primis, I commend my soule into the hands of Almightie
God, my creator & redemer & my bodie to be buried in the parish
church of Chester besides my husband. Inprimis, I give & bequeath
[torn] Katherine Bainbrig, one featherbed with all the furniture
therupon & the bedsteed which standeth in the high chamber at
Saltwell Syde and twooe silver spannes that are plaine without knopps.
Item, I give & bequeath unto my doughter, Elizabeth ffenwike, one
featherbed with all the stuffe thereunto belonging which I lent unto the
said doughter & now is in the possession of the said Elizabeth, and one
cupp of silver (called my[?] cup). Item, I give to my grandchildren,
Ann Conyers & Issabell Conyers, to either of them, one silver peece
guilt. I give to the said Ann & Issabell Conyers, twooe kye betwixt
them. Item, I give to my sonne, John Hedworth of the Deanerie of
Chester, twentie pounds & a litle gold ring with maiden's head on.
Item, I give & bequeath to my doughter [torn] Margerie Constable,
one featherbed & bedsteed w[i]th the curtaynes & tester & the
furniture therupon, as it now standeth in the parlor at Saltwell Side and
one white silver peece [-—ine] & twooe white silver spoones playne.
Item, I give to my doughter, Margret Creswell, tenn poundes and my
best gowne but one, & one kirtle of wrought taffitie. Item, I give &
bequeath unto my son[n]es in law, that is, to wit, to Thomas Bainbrig,
Christopher Conyers, James Constabell, George ffenwicke, to everie
of them, one spur ryall, which is xvs in gold, a pece. Item, I give &
bequeath unto the poore of the parish of Gatesyde, fortie shilings &
unto the pore folks of the parish of Chester in the street, fortie shilings.
Item, I give unto John Blackwood of Bishop Aukland, one spur ryall,
that is, a xvs pece in gold. Item, I give & bequeath to my servant,
George Wheden, twentie shillings. Item, I give and bequeath unto
sutch houshold servants as doe serve me [torn] one whole yere wages.
Item, my further will is that sex pore women have sex black gownes &
twooe of my serving men have, either of them, one blacke coate &, my
mind is that ther shall be noe more blacks bestowed. Item, I give and
bequeath unto my daughter, Issabell Hedworth, all the rest of my
goods & chattells, reall & personall, apparell, houshold stuffe,
utensyles & [creased ] whatsoever (not before or hereafter by me in
this my will disposed on ). And I doe make and constitute my said
daughter, Issabell Hedworthiur, my full & sole executor of this my last
will & testament. Item, for the continuance of peace and [? ] amongst
my children and for the avoyding of all sutes & contention, my intent,
will and mind is further, that everie of my said children [torn] ther
with, their husbands & alsoe my son, John Hedworth, shall, upon the
resceit of their severall legacies, make one generall acquittance unto
Issabell Hedworth, my executor, of all portions, detts & demands
whatsoever against her as my executor, & my will is that all my
children doe hold themselves content with their legacies without any
further claime or challenge. And, if any of my said children or their
husbands doe make any further claime to any of my goods (contrary to
this my will) or doe refuse to make sutch generall acquittance as
aforesaid, then my will and mind is, that sutch person or persons so
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clayming any further portions or refusing to make sutch acquittance as
aforesaid, shall take noe benefit or advantage of this my will and shall
be as if he, or they, had never been named in this my will. Item, I give
& bequeath to my sister, Clare Hedworth, one black clooth gowne & a
plaine taffitie kirtle. (deleted "in witnesse") Item, I give and bequeath
unto my [torn] tenn poundes. In witnesse whereof, hereunto I have sett
to my hand and seale, dated the sextenth daye of Januarie in the foure
& fortieth yeer of the reigne of our Sovereigne Ladie, Elizabeth, by the
grace of God, Quene of England, ffrance & Ireland, Defender of the
Faith etc.
Jane Hedworth [marked with a capital H or, possibly, a double I]]
seal
Sealed & witnessed in the presence of us
Christofer Conyersiur
John Blackwoodiur
John Merrimaniur
James Jurdeson of Easington, 1603
An Inventorie of all the goodes, moveable & unmoveable,
of James Jurdeson of Easington, had and taken the xvjth
daie of Maie, Anno Domini 1603, praised by William Jurdeson
William Shepperd, George fforster and Christofer
Paxton
Imprimis, iiijor oxen
11 0s 0d
Item, iiijor kyen and a calf
7 0s 0d
Item, two maires
6 0s 0d
Item, iij swyne
12s 0d
Item, xiiij old sheep and vj lambes
4 0s 0d
Item, two ploughes
6s 0d
Item, one ox harrowe, two horse harrowes
12s 0d
Item, wheate unberryed
1 0s 0d
Item, one iron bounde waine with all that
belongeth thereto
2 0s 0d
Item, one longe waine with wheelles, one coope
waine without wheelles
1 0s 0d
Item, v soomes of iron, two shackles, a coulter, a
socke, one ax with all the rest of the iron
stuffe, vj geared yookes with iron
1 0s 0d
Item, vj axeltrees, two paire of stinges, with ij nailles
7s 0d
Item, v plough heades, one mold borde, two laddirs
with all thother woode
4s 0d
Item, three forkes, two grapes, one fowe, two
shelves, one muck hacke
Item, xiij duble acres of wheate and wairecorne
Goodes within the house
Item, in the seate house, a cawell, one ambrie with a
spence
Item, two kettles, one panne
Item, three brasse pottes, one iron pott
Item, all the pewther and candlestickes
Item, the longe settle, the bordes, the chaire, the
counter with all the fformes and stoolles
Item, three chistes
Item, vj mealles, one flackett, two chesfattes, iij
skeelles with dishes, trenchers and spoones
Item, sewes, ridles, tempses, seives, skeppes and
hopper
Item, one chimney, one racking crooke, one paire of
tonges and a speite
Item, two bedsteedes
Item, iij lynn sheetes, v harden sheetes, iij towelles,
two codwaires, three fether coddes
Item, two coverlettes, two happinges, one blanckett
Item, one mattresse
Item, one servannt’s bedd, one wynnowinge cloth,
three pookes and a sacke
His apparrell
Item, three dublettes, two paire of britchesse, three
coattes, two jacketts, two paire of stockinges,
one paire of bootes, one paire of shooes, one
jacke, one bowe, a quyver with arrowes, a
sworde, a dagger with all the furniture for
his body
Item, his lease of his ffarme
Item, in money in the house for one ox which was
Solde
Summa totalis £74 2s 0d
What debtes he did owe
Imprimis, to Robert Teasdall
Item, to Percivell Milburne
Item, to John Gibson 4
2s 0d
20 0s 0d
1 6s
13s
1 0s
10s
8d
4d
0d
0d
13s 4d
3s 0d
3a 4d
1s 8d
5s 0d
3s 4s
1 0s 0d
6s 8d
6s 8d
5s 0d
2 0s 0d
6 13s 4d
3 7s 8d
5 5s 4d
3 5s 0d
18s 0d
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Item, to Richard Dune
Item, to Robert Porratt
Item, to Robert Jurdeson for rente
Item, to Thomas Sharp
Item, owinge to blank for iron
Item, owinge to the Byshopp
2
3
2
4
8s
1s
6s
0s
5s
1 4s
0d
4d
8d
0d
0d
4d
Summa totalis debitorum £26 13s 8d
Summa totalis, debitis deductis £47 6s 6d
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Robert Coward of Hordon, Easington, 1605
In the name of God, amen, the xxvjth day of November, anno domini
1605, I, Robert Coward of Hordon, sicke in body but of perfect
remembrance, thanks be to God, doe make this my last will and
testament in maner & forme followinge, first, I committ my soule to
almightie God and my body to be buried in the churcheard of
Esington. First, I doe gyve unto my brother, John Coward, xxs. The
residue of my goods not bequeathed, my debtes payed and my funerall
expenses discharged, I doe give unto my uncle, William
Thirnbeckeiuratus, whome I make sole and onelie executor of this my
last will and testament.
Debts owinge to me are these
First, Richard Reed
Item, Anthony Willy
Item, William Lynley
Item, William Colman
Item, Mr John Welbery
Item, by the sayed Mr Welberye
Summe totalis £6 10s 1d
Witnesses hereof
Richard Harrison
Henry Huntley
John Dixon iuratus
Edward Newton
Richard Massam
wi th others
1 14s 8d
1 0s 0d
13s 0d
1 8s 8d
1 7s 0d
6s 9d
Domini 1605: Richard Harryson
Parcy ffawe, William Colman
and Nicholas Bacon, as followeth
first, vij peece of pewder
Item, old bars, one iron pott broken, one brasse
candelstick, & broken tongues
Item, one stone troughe
Item, one old cubbord and a bord
Item, his apparrell
Item, two peece of new clothe
Item, one ewe and one hogge
Item, hay
Item, one old sithe
Item, one payre of shoes
Sume total £2 1s 0d
Debts owinge to the testator
Inprimis, Richard Reed
Item, William Lynley
Item, Anthony Wile
Item, William Colman
Item, Mr John Welbery
Item, by the sayd Mr Welbery
Sume total £6 10s 1d
Debts that the testator oweth
First, to Mr John Welbery
Item, to widow Tweddell
The funerall expenses
Item, to widow Person
Item, to William Linley
Sume total 37s.4d
Summa de claro, debitis solutis £6 13s 9d
4s 0d
1s 0d
1s 0d
2s 0d
2s 8d
4s 4d
10s 0d
13s 4d
8d
2s 0d
1 14a
13s
1 0s
1 8s
1 7s
6s
8d
0d
0d
8d
0d
9d
1 8s
2s
11s
1s
2s
0d
0d
0d
3d
5d
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William Mavyn of Easington, 1605
An inventory of all the goods moveable
and unmoveable of Robert Coward,
deceased, praysed by these foure
men, the viijth of December, Anno
Memorandum, that William Mavyn of Esington, seeke in body but of
perfect remembrance, the fourth daye of Maye, Anno domini, 1605,
did legate and bequeath his goods nuncupativelie as followeth, first, he
gave onto Margaret Mavyn, his brother's daughter, one ewe and one
lambe. Item, he gave to Anne Hutson one ewe and one lambe. Item, he
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gave to Ann North one payre of nether stocks and one payre of shoes.
Item, he give unto Christofer Hasen one doublett one jerken, one payre
of leatherne breecher and a cappe. The rest of his goods, not
bequeathed and given, he gave to his Master George Hasen, under
whom he sayd had gayned and gotten the same. And hereupon his
Master dyd putt hym in mynde of his brother, Oswold Mavyn, & other
his frends, what he woold bestowe & gyve to them for he was lothe to
come or be in trouble, the sayd William Mavyn answered that he had
none of his father's goode but his other brethren & that they neded
none of his goods & therefore he wold gyve them nothinge.
Witnesses hereof, Gilbert Paxton,
Anne Dunne and Anne Hutson, with others
An Inventory of all the goods moveable
and unmoveable of William Mavyn,
late of Esington, deceased, prysed
by these foure men, Christofer Paxton,
Edmond Paxton, John Burdon
and Gilbert Paxton, the xxiiijth
daye of Maye, Anno Domini, 1605.
First, his apparell
Item, two kye and one calfe
Item, ix ewes, viij lambes & fyve hoggs
Summe total £6 13s 4d
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4s 0d
3 6s 8d
3 2s 8d
Robert Young of Edderdackers, gentleman, 1606
In the name of God, amen, the sixte daye of Januarie, anno domini
1605, I, Roberte Younge of Ederedackers in the countie of Durham,
gentleman and of the parishe of Easingetone, beinge sicke in bodye
but wholle in mynde and of perficte memorie, praises be given to
allmightie God, doe make this my laste will & testamente in mannere
and forme followeinge. ffirste, I committe my sowie unto the
merciefull protecksione of allmightie God, my maker & onlye
reademere, and my bodye to be buriede in the queare of the saide
parishe church of Easingetone. Item, I give to my sonnes, Christofer
and Thomas Younge, eyther of theme a paire of lynnen sheattes. Item,
I give to Roberte Younge, sone of Christofer Younge, one irone
chimneye, a yowe and a lambe. Ltem, I give to Agnes Younge &
Issabell Younge, dawghters to the said Christofer Younge, eyther of
them a yowe and a lambe. Item, I give to my dawghter, Barbarie
Younge alias Reade, hir sonne Thomas Reade, a yowe and a lambe.
Item, I give to my sonne Thomas Younge his dawghtere Ellinore
Younge a yowe and a lambe. Item, all the reste of my goodes,
moveable and unmoveable, my debtes,
legaces and funerall expenses dischargede, I give and bequeathe them
to my dawghtere, Agnes Younge, whome I make my full and solle
executrixe of this my laste wille & testamente. Wittnesses hereof,
Christofer Younge, Thomas Younge and George Shadfourthe with
others.
An inventarie of all the goods, chattelles &
creadittes of Roberte Younge of Ederdackers
in the p[ar]ishe of Easingetone, of latte deceassed,
praissed by fowre honeste men, vidzt, Christofer
Richardesonne, George Tompsonne, Christofer
Paxtone & Cuthberte Gellsonne, the xijth
daye of Jannuarie, anno domini 1606
Imprimis, fowre kyne praysed to
Item, thre younge stirkes
Item, thre calves
Item, thirtene owlde sheepe
Item, aleaven hogges
Item, one meare
Item, come in the garthe
Item, haye in the garthe
Item, corne groweinge one the grounde
Item, towe swine
Item, towe bee hives
Item, 2 bacon flickess, a warmeinge pane, a tinne cottell
& a maskin fatte
Item, plowes & plowe geare, waine & waine geare
Item, tow chares, a basinge & a ewere & all the reste of
the pewdere
Item, an almerie
Item, tow pottes, one caldrone & iij pannes
Item, all the bedinge with the furniture thereto belongeinge
Item, all the lynnen, sheattes & table clothes
Item, one arcke, towe bedsteades, 2 tubbes, one chiste,
3 seaves, a hopper & a pecke
Item, towe chaires, sixe quishions & a bracke
Item, one irone chimneye
Item, a paire of broylinge irones & a speate, a recken crocke
8
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
0s
6s
11s
11s
3s
13s
8s
16s
13s
6s
10s
0d
8d
0d
8d
0d
4d
0d
8d
4d
8d
0d
8s 0d
1 2s 0d
1 8s
16s
14s
1 16s
6s
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
16s 0d
4s 6d
5s 0d
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& a pare of rackes
Item, a chirne, 3 skealles, 8 mealles, 4 cheasefattes, a stande,
a barrell, a table & a buffett forme & a butter kytte
2s 4d
11s 0d
moveable & unmoveable, whatsoever she had, to one Marmaduke
Horsele, her sister’s sonn & that she wold make him full executor of
her last will & testament, witnesses present att the making of the said
will, James Robinsoniur, Allic Hazoniur and Robert Marshal1.
Summa [no entry]
Debtes owen by the testator
Imprimis, to Christofer Younge
Item, to one of Shottone
Item, to Agnes Younge
Item, the rente dewe at the Ladye Daye
Item, servantes waiges dew at Candelmas
Item, disburssed to the poore & about his funerall
Item, oweinge to George Shadfourthe
1 11s 6d
1 0s 0d
6s 8d
1 9s 1d
9s 8d
1 13s 0d
1 13s 4d
Summa vijli xixs xjd
Legaces
Imprimis, to Roberte Younge a yowe & a lambe & one
iron chimneye
Item, to Agnes Younge a yowe and a lambe
Item, to Issabell Younge a yowe & a lambe
Item, to Thomas Reade a yowe & a lambe
Item, to Ellinore Younge a yowe & a lambe
Item, to my sonnes Christofer & Thomas Younge, eyther
of them a pare of lynnen sheattes
10s
5s
5s
5s
5s
8d
8d
8d
8d
8d
16s 0d
Summa xlixs iiijd
The totalle some, debtes & legaces deducted
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26 13s 6d
Elizabeth Robinson of Hawthorne, 1606
Memerandurn, that in or about the beginninge of August 1606 last,
Elizabeth Robinson, late of Hawthorne within the paryshe of
Easington, deceased, beinge then somewhat sick in body yet of perfect
mynd & memorie, did noncupatively, by word of mouth, declare her
last will & testament before these witnesses here underwritten as
followeth, vidzt, one Robert Marshall asking the said Elizabeth
Robinson to whom she wold dispose her goods and make her executor,
the said Elizabeth Robinson then said that she wold give all the goods
An inventory of all suche goods & chattels
as Elizabeth Robinson of Hawthorne in the
countie of Durham, wedow, died possesed of,
valued by Roger Walker, Richard Shaklocke,
James Robinson & William Draner, September 8,
1606
Inprimis, five oxen
Item, five kine & tow wheies
Item, five stirks
Item, tower mares & one foale
Item, xxix ould sheepe
Item, xiij lambes
Item, ploughe geare & waine geare
Item, xij double acres of corne in the ground
Item, ould corne in the garthe
Item, hay
Item, eight hives of bees
Item, beddinge, brasse & peuter with other
houshould stuffe
Item, butter & cheese
Item, tow swine hogges
Item, hens, dukes & geese
Item, the lease of one farme in Hawthorne
Item, fower stottes & one cowe
Item, fouer pasture gates on Esington Lea taken
of Roger Walker
Item, one close, towe pasture gates & sixe acres of
arable land taken of John Robinson
Item, in gould & monis
Summa £252 4s 0d
Debtes due to the testator
Inprimis, by Roger Walker
Item, by Mr Christofer Conyers of Horden
Item, by ould mistris Conyers
Item, by Mr Conyers his first wife
Item, by Richard Reade
Item, by James Robinson
18
16
3
8
7
1
6
24
4
3
0s 0d
0s 0d
6s 8d
0s 0d
0s 0d
13s 4d
6s 8d
0s 0d
0s 0d
6s 8d
16s 0d
13 6s 8d
1 0s 0d
15s 0d
1 0s 0d
3 6s 8d
10 13s 8d
2 13s 4d
4 13s 4d
22 6s 0d
6 10s 0d
1 6s 8d
10s 0d
2 0s 0d
2 0s 0d
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Item, by wedow Scott of Hawthorne
Item, by Mr Thomas Blakestone
Item, by Antonie Robinson
Item, by wedowe Kinge
Item, by wedow Currie
Summa £25 4s 4d
Debtes due by the testator
Inprimis, to Mr Ratcliffe
Item, to Mr Frelippe
Item, for tythes
Item, to the clenser
Item, for decipher] her will
Item, spent in her business & her keep
used during her shuttings omission
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William Hill of Shotton, husbandman, 1607
In the name of God, Amen, the seaventh day of Aprill in the year of
our Lord God, 1602, I, William hill of Shotton within the county of
Durhame, husbandman, sike in body but whole in mynd & of good and
perfect remembrance, praysed be God, do make this my last will &
testament in maner & forme following. First, I give my soule into the
hands of Almightie God, my maker & redemer, and my body to be
buryed in the parish churchyard of Easington. Item, I give and bequith
by legacie unto my sonne, William Hill, all that my right, title, lease
and terme of years which I have in Shotton aforesayd of the grant of
the right reverend father, Tobie, Lord bishop of Durham. Item, I give
to my five daughters all the insight gear I have, equally to be devided
amongest them. And I give & bequeth to them, likewise, to be paid
them by my sayd sonne, William, out of my sayd farmold, viijli, that ys
every of them xls in foure yeares next after the mariage of my sayd
sonne William and a crop word that ys, every year xls to be payd to
one or other of them as they shall have neid thereof till yt be all payd.
The rest of my goods moveable and unmoveable that is my wayne &
plough geare, my debts payd &c. interlined I give and bequith to my
said sonne whome I mak sole executor of this my last will and
testament. This onely and alwayes excepted that my wife, his mother,
after my decease have a competent fynding in and about my sayd
farmhold during her lyffe. And I make Richard Rand supervisor of this
my will & tutor and governor of my said sonn, trusting he will helpe
my sayd sonne to maynteyne the farmold & so that none do him
wronge.
Wittnesses hereof
Richard Reed, mark
John Hetherington, marke
William Wilkinson clerk
An Inventorie of all the goodes and Chattels of William
Hill of the parish of Easington,
deceased, praised by iiijor indifferent
and honest men, John Readhead,
George Paxton, Robert Jurdeson,
Richard Shaudforth, the xvjth
daie of Julie, 1607.
Inprimis, viij acre of corne
Item, two cubbordes and two chistes
Item, one brass kettle and one pann
Item, a chimmey, a recken crooke, a speite, and
a paire of tonnges
Item, iij grapes, two iron fforkes and a bill staffe
Item, two fformes
Item, one cheesbord, one iron fforke
Item, one stande, one wood fflackett
Item, one candlestick, one salte
Item, one pecke, one earthen
Item, one cubborde
5 0s 0d
1 6s 8d
4s 0d
4s 0d
2s 0d
1s 0d
6d
6d
6d
5d
1 0s 0d
Some of all the goodes viijli
Debts which the said William Hill oweth
Item, to Percivell Milburne
Item, to Widdow Easterby of Hutton
Item, to George Thompson of Shotton
Item, to William Read of Shotton
Item, to Anthonie Read
Item, to Thomas Todd of Eden
Item, to Raph ffarrow
Item, to Richard ffletcher of Durham
Item, to Richard Read of Shotton for a stone of wooll
Somme of all the debtes viijli vijs vjd
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Christopher Conyers of Horden, esquire, 1608
September 12 1608
In the name of God, amen, I, Christopher Conyers of Horden in the
countie of Durham, esquire, doe make & ordeine this my last will and
testament in manner & forme following, inprimis, I comend my soule
unto almighty God, my creator & redemer & preserver & will that my
bodie bee buried under the blew marble stone before the Church
porche dore att Esington. Item, I give unto my son, John Conyers, one
guilded salte with the cover and my signet. Item,I give unto my
daughter, Francis Conyers, wife to the sayde John, one silver peece,
haveing the Madens Head graven in it, & one pare of virginals. Item, I
give unto Marie Conyers, my yongest daughter, one wind milne neere
Esington, comonly called Esington Milne, with the lease & all other
my clame, interest and title thereto belonging. Item, I give unto my
brother, John Hedworth his wife, one angell in gould. Item, I give unto
my brother, John Catherike his wife, one angell in gould.
an empty space equivalent to about fifteen lines occurs here
All the rest of my goods, moveable and unmoveable, my debts,
legacies & funeral expences discharged, I give unto my three
daughters, Anne, Isabell and Marie Conyers, whome I make ioynte
executors of this my last will & testament whereof I also appoint my
brothren, John Cathericke & Cuthebert Conyers, gentlemen,
supervisors, desiringe them to see the same faithfully executed and to
either of them, I give ten shillings, provided that I give unto my sayd
yongest daughter, Marie Conyers, the sayde wind milne in
consideration of ten pound given unto her by her grandmother which I
received to despose of to her use.
Christopher Conyers
Witnesses to this will
Abraham Robinson, clerk
John Dixon, his mark.e
8 Octobris 1608 Two lines in Latin
An inventory of all the goods, movable
and unmovable, lait Christofer Conyers of
Horden, deceased, taiken this xxiiijth of September
Imprimis, viij oxen
ltem, x kyene
37 0s 0d
24 10s 0d
ltem, iij calves
ltem, one sorrale geldin
ltem, one yonge gray geldinge
ltem, one twinter blacke coltt stag
ltem, one big gray ambling mayr
ltem, one littell old white mayr
line deleted
ltem, in swyen, one sewe, iij hoggs, one brawnt, ij pigs
ltem guayese, ij old ewes. one stegg & viij young ewes
line deleted
Hushold stuffe in the hall
Imprimis, ij longe ocke selings for seatts about the hall
Item, one drawinge taible nye the fyer
Item, one longe shovell, gratt taible with the fraime
ltem, one taible for servants with ij forms joining to it
line deleted
Item, iij buffett stooles, iij illegible seats a peace
ltem one longe forme
ltem one short bord for a lyvere taible
Item, one skuttel of illegible
Item, iij halberts
Item, ij precks, one spear and one halffe long
ltem one latten candilstick
ltem one oken portal
In the parler
ltem, one lundon bedsted with teaster, vallence and
curtings of grene say with a featherbed and
mattresse, pair of blanketts, one bolster, one
pillowe, ij coverletts and an oversay coverlet
ltem, one taible with leaves
ltem, one longe buffett stooll
ltem, ij three-seat buffett stooles
ltem, v buffett stooles
ltem, one leveray taible
ltem, one pair of vergennales
line deleted
ltem ij cubberts
line deleted
ltem, one long settell bedsted
ltem, one chair
ltem, one longe taible clothe of blew
2 6s 8d
23 0s 0d
2 10s 0d
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ltem, one clothe for the counter of black & blew
Item, viij quishions wherof three nedell worke
ltem, one pair of swifts for wydening silk
ltem, another paire of illegible
ltem, ij cubbert clothes
ltem, one basket for a swifte
ltem, one wannded illegible
ltem, iij ierand barrs with a pair of tongues
ltem ij pickters
ltem, illegible littell cubbert clothes
ltem, one pair of seasers
ltem. one littell marker for illegible of brasse
ltem, 8 shelves
ltem, one hand baskett
ltem, one large graite
ltem, vij wanded glasse bottels
ltem, ij ston bottles
ltem, iiij venis drinking glasses
ltem, v bottell glasses
Item, v conservay glasses
Item, ij greene potts
ltem, ij heavye muggs
ltem, one littell gilted glasse with a cova
ltem, one pair of fyre graites
ltem, iij glasse plaitts
ltem, ij wudd flanders beacers
ltem, iij drinking cupps and a possett cupp
ltem, one pair of pepper whaits
ltem, one kristing wheell
ltem, ix gengerbred pillegible
ltem, one pair of brase wyghts and one pound weight of brasse
ltem, ij old hatt killegible
ltem, one ston illegible with a illegible
ltem, one littell cubbert clothe with a frindge of white and black
ltem, one pair of gold waights
ltem, pair of wullen shears
ltem, xj yeards of harden & iiij clewes of harden yearne
ltem, one paire of plait sleives & a capp
ltem, pairt of a gaillegible of steel
ltem, one littell bell of brasse
ltem, one littell flanders painted bell
ltem, one other illegible painted buckett
ltem, one draw-boxe for spice
ltem, one yeaillegible wain
ltem, ij pepper boxes
ltem, one toestinge ierand of silver with a brassell rodd
ltem, one black lantheran
ltem, in Richard Haryson’s hands
ltem, one counter
ltem, one wheall bedd
ltem, one longe taible
ltem, iij shelves
5 10
2s 6d
5s 0d
6s 8d
8s 0d
2s 0d
6d
4d
In the woodhouse
ltem, ij counters and ij sillegibles
ltem, ij boltts and ij shaickels
ltem, ij pair of lin pillegiblees & one pair of almers
ltem, xij ierand sewennts
ltem one hay spaid
ltem, ij loose crutches
ltem, ij axes
ltem, iij ierand forks
ltem, vjj raickes
ltem, one matthack
ltem, ij shod shuvels and ij unshod
ltem, one syethe
ltem, ij shod muckfoyks
ltem, ij ierand graippes
ltem, one muckhack
ltem, viij draught yocks and iij hed yocke geare
ltem, xv oxen bowes
ltem, one pair of waine ropes
ltem, ij illegibleocke crutchs
ltem, iij plewes
ltem, iij longe waines, ij with wheels
ltem, coupe waines with wheals
ltem, iij pair of askel nailes
ltem, xvij ierand straicks & vj score nailes
ltem, iij bowels of ierand and the ierand of an old clock
ltem, vj pair of new coupe wain stings in the
ltem, one illegible paire lent to Robert Smithe
ltem, ix more plew beames
ltem, ij pair of coupe waine overings more
ltem, ij oxe harrowes and iij horse harrows tothed with ierand
ltem, one clethe bord and a shillegiblet coillegibleinge
ltem, xj new akseltres
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ltem, ij pair of coupwaine soels & one vering in the barne
ltem, xxij mold buerds
ltem, xj hedds for plewes
ltem, ij pair taible tressels
ltem, one choppinge taible
ltem, j bedd hedd and the feett of a standing bedd
ltem, other old wood that was of old building
ltem, one frame for a chese trowe
ltem, one candell caice
ltem, vj load of the slaites
ltem, xiij plewe
ltem, one waine blaid in Henry Todd's hand
ltem, one bird caige
ltem, iij shelves
ltem, one stawcke for an hand baysing
ltem, one pair of ganntries
ltem, one long settell
ltem, vij carved bords for a bedd
ltem, one wanded creddell
ltem, ij pair of gawnwindels ?
ltem, one lampe of candell broches
ltem, ij pair of littell stocks for a chamber
ltem, one brasse tare pott with a trawling? ierand
On the saw hall
ltem, xiij peces of timber wood
1 0s 0d
In the court
ltem, one grendston and one rinnge bell
ltem, coels in the coeall hall
ltem, in the bee garthe iij winter stooles
5s 6d
1 6s 0d
1 0s 0d
In the lyme house
ltem, the lyme ther
5 0s 0d
ltem, one leace of the wyend mill of Essington
In the stillinge house
ltem, one bedsted with iij curtings red & yellow
ltem, one old illegible bed, carpet clothe, one fether
bedd on it, one blankett & ij happes and bolster
and one pillowe
ltem, one littell taible
ltem, one cheste
ltem, one still of tinn
In the low house
ltem, iij beaffe taibles and ij lesser
ltem, one butter kitt
ltem, iij emptye beehives
ltem, one counter with iij leaves
ltem, ij firkings
ltem, one great maund
ltem, one taible
10s 0d
12 17s 5d
10 0s 0d
1 4s 0d
In the buttree
ltem, in plait, one geltt saltt with the Stafford knott
ltem, one other saltt of selver with a trencher
saltt and a pepper boxe all in one
ltem, an other silver trencher saltt
ltem, one boell of silver with the maidens heed
ltem, one other great silver boell
ltem, one silver cupp for wyene
ltem, one beaker of silver
ltem, xv silver spoones
ltem, one golde ringe, a plaine hoope which ever
he wore him scelf
Item, one cubbert
ltem, one great bread arck?
ltem, ocke cubbert and a littell old cubbet
ltem, 8 shelves
ltem, one glasse caige
ltem, iij dossen of tewcers?
ltem, ij hoggheds and iij halfe hogheds for bear
ltem, iij wooden dublers for bear droppings
ltem, one wanded mawnd
ltem, ij maunds for eggs
ltem, one long wanded mawnd for carryeing candels
ltem, ij pair of gantres for barrels
ltem, one longe forme and other lesser
ltem, one buffett stooll
ltem, one butter kitt with a cover
ltem, iiij formes
ltem, iij drinking glasses
In the chamber over the parler
1 4s 5d
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ltem, ij standing beds and a whelle bedd with curtings
of yeallowe woolling
ltem, one fether bed and mattresse, one pair of blanketts,
iij coverings, ij bolsters and one pillowe of the bedsted
next the fyer
ltem, the other standinge bedd and mattresse, one fether
bedd, one pair of blanketts, one bolster, one pillowe,
iij happings
ltem, on the wheelbedd, one fether bedd, one pair of blanketts,
one bolster, one pillow and ij coverlets
ltem, one fower square taible
ltem, one counter with iij leeves
ltem, iiij lowe wedemens stolles
ltem, iij ierand barres in the chimlay
ltem, one pair of tongues
ltem, one great presser
ltem, one old counter
ltem, one chair of ashe wood
ltem, one wanded chair
ltem, one wanded screene
ltem, one nedell worke taible clothe for the square taible
ltem, one other for the counter
ltem, one longe taible clothe of yeallow & greene
ltem, one short one of yellow & greene
ltem, one windowe quishing of vellett
ltem, one quishing of illegible for a windowe
ltem, ij nedell work quishings
ltem, more ij pillowes
ltem, one old chaire
4 0s 0d
3 10s 0d
2 6s 8d
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ltem, one glass coffer with v glasses in it
ltem, one turned boxe for starche
ltem, old hangings about the chamber with
some pickters and scutchenes
ltem, one littell taible clothe of stannell?
ltem, one cubbert clothe of blew & white darnex
ltem, in linning yearne some ij yards
ltem, one other cubbert cloth of blew & white frindges
3 18s 0d
In the chamber next to it
Item, one longe taible with a frame
Item, one fraime belonging it
Item, one bedsted with a woodde teaster
Item, silke vallance and curtings to it
More to it, one mattres, one fether bedd, one pair of
blanketts, iij coverings, one bolster and one pillowe
Item, one presser bedsted
Item, one wanded screene
Item, iij wanded baskets
In his owene chamber
Item, one bedsted with valence and curtings of
yellowe woollinge
Item, one fether bedd of it and a matres, iij bolster,
one pillowe, iij happings, one pair of blankets
and one covering of yellow wolling
Item, one wheell bed with a fether bedd on it, ij
happings, one pair of blancketts, one bolster
and one pillowe
Item, one presser
ltem, one cubbert
ltem, one littell taible
Item, iij chaires
Item, iij wainscott coffers
Item, ij flanders chests
ltem, ij littell buffett stooles and one greater
2 17s 4d
His apparell
ltem, one clothe gowne
ltem, one blacke chamlett gown
ltem, one black brodclothe clocke
ltem, one satten dublett
ltem, one pair of blacke vellett breches
ltem, one gold ring with seal of his armes
ltem, ij pair of Spanishe lether showes
ltem, ij pair of worsted stockings
ltem, one pair of white wulling knitt stockings
ltem, one vayswall?
ltem, iij ierand barrs in the chimnay
Iem, one pair of tonges
In the ?strye
ltem, one stand bedd with a tester of red & yellow
with a fether bedd
1 0s 0d
3 0s 0d
1 13s 4d
1 3s 4d
3s 4d
3s 4d
3s 0d
6s 0d
6s 8d
1s 4d
10s 0d
4d
5s 0d
3s 0d
3s 0d
2s 0d
9 6s 8d
2s 0d
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ltem, one pair of blanketts
ltem, one bolster and ij happings
ltem, on a low bedd for servants wheron theris a mattresse,
one pair of blanketts, ij happins, one bolster
ltem, an other bedsted wheron is an old fether bedd and
one old happin
Item, iij barrs of ierand in the chimeley
Item, one chest
ltem, one old truncke
ltem, one presser
ltem, ij corsletts the one blacke
ltem, iiij cotts of plaite
ltem, one littell cubbert
ltem, v firdailes
ltem, iij heckyls
ltem, ij clock bags
ltem, iij stell capps
In the clossett
ltem, one leverye taible
ltem, one glasse kaitge for glasses
ltem, one cubbert
ltem, one flanders chist
ltem, one da?yt chest
Item, one fourme
ltem, one desk
ltem, one fower foled stooll
ltem, one flower firkine
In the conting house
ltem, v hogesheds and ij halfe hogeshels
ltem, one great counting trowe
ltem, one couler
ltem, one grelinge fatt
ltem, one brecke for bread
ltem, iij secks, one bushel pocke & a halfe bushel
ltem, one stout/tent? clothe
ltem, one straw skeppe
ltem, one livinge barr toubbe
ltem, one open hogeshed to put chessell in
ltem, one pair of granikers
ltem, ij ssoes
1 0s 0d
13s 0d
3s 0d
1 0s 0d
2 10s 0d
5s 0d
3s 0d
13s 4d
13s 4d
6s 0d
1 9s 8d
In the bruing house
ltem, one brewinge leed
ltem, one masking fatt
ltem, one stone trowe
ltem, one great ark
ltem, one great bourd
ltem, ij boards covers for the leade
ltem, one buckett and a fonnell
ltem, ij washing toublers
ltem, one coupp for carryeing
ltem, iij waine blades
ltem, iij long styes
ltem, one great ierand brandrethe
In the kitchinge
ltem, iiij great brasse potts
ltem, iiij littell potts & a possett
ltem, iiij great panes
ltem, iij littell panes
ltem, one old brasse pott
ltem, one ierand kettell
ltem, one brasse morter and a pestill
ltem, ij great cawdrons
ltem, ij great bottils
ltem, one cawell cubbert
ltem, ij taibels
ltem, iij shelves
ltem, ij littell trenshers
ltem, one ierand chimley with iij illegible& gallabacks
ltem, ij pair of ierand racks
ltem, one pair of tongues and an ierand pan
ltem, v pair of pott culpps
ltem, x spits
ltem, ij dripping panes
ltem, one puder laddell
ltem, ij pair of broyling ierands
ltem, one pair of egg ierands
ltem, one ierand baister and a fleshe crucke
ltem, one scone frame and a ridell
ltem, one old chair
ltem, one buffett stooll
ltem, one pair stone musterd whernes
ltem, one chopping knife, one shredding knyffe and
3 3s 4d
2 13s 4d
1 10s 0d
16s 0d
1s 6d
2s 0d
1 6s 8d
1 0s 0d
5s 0d
12s 0d
1s 0d
4d
1 0s
2s
10s
16s
0d
0d
0d
0d
10s 0d
2s 0d
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iij lesser knyves
ltem, one fryeinge panne
ltem, iij ierand wedges and a pair of pincers
ltem, ij fyshe scummers of brasse
ltem, one chaiffing dysh of brasse
ltem, one caice of gilt pistolls
ltem, j musket, one foling pece, one
pece, one
kallever
1s 8d
1s 0d
2s 0d
ltem, one great chest with ij bedds and locks
ltem, one other longe chist
ltem, ij henn panniers
2s 0d
In the henn house
ltem, one henn cawell, one rack, one caipon and iij hennes
1 13s 4d
1 2s 0d
2s 6d
In the kill
ltem, one great illegible
In the milke house
ltem, xiiij boels
ltem, ij churnes
ltem, ij butter kitts with covers
ltem, one stand
ltem, iiij milk skeels
ltem, xij shelves
ltem, one kitt for ottemeall
ltem, bords
ltem, one mugg for creame
ltem, xij chesfatts and one stacker
ltem, ij relinge? pannes
ltem, one pair of gantries
ltem, one flower firkine
ltem, one sieve and a creaming dishe
ltem, one butter cupp
11s 0d
In the lantheye chamber
ltem, one stand bedd with a fether bedd, one bolster,
one pair of blanketts and iij happiness
ltem, an other bedsted with a matresse, one pair of
blanketts, ij codds and ij happiness
ltem, an other stand bedd with a mattresse, one blanket
ij codds and ij happines
6s 8d
24 0s 0d
20 0s 0d
6s 8d
Christofer Richardson mark
William Sharpe
John Mereman
Henery Todd mark
1s 0d
the following five lines deleted
Serten stuffe lent to Harresone
Item, one candle
Item, one wheall bedd
Item, one long table
Item, iij shelves
In the cappe house
ltem, one henn cawell
ltem, one shelfe
ltem, one ambre for vessel!
ltem, one choppin board
ltem, one vinygar bottell and a musterd boxe
ltem, one stone trowe for stping of fyshe
ltem, one roling pinn
In the cheise chamber
ltem, ij great fleacks for dryeing of chese
ltem, ij woollinge spinninge wholes
ltem, one littell taible for otemeall
ltem, barrell illegible of severall sort
ltem, a webalcke and scailes
ltem, all the corne in the barne and stackgarthe,
winter and ware
ltem, all the hay
marginal note, 289li 10s 3d
3s 0d
1 0s 0d
The detts which he owethe
Imprimis, Sr Raphe Lawson for one halfe year’s rent
nowe at martinmas
ltem, to Thomas Denton for one other halffe years rent
ltem, to Lyonell Wheststone
ltem, to George Foster of Essington
ltem, to John illegible
ltem, all other small detts and servants waiges
Credetts
15
10
14
20
11
10
0s
0s
0s
0s
14s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
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Imprimis, Efferand Weetherington, knyeght, in part of
a house price
Mr Thomas Bainbrigg of Wheatlay Hall
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5 0s 0d
40 0s 0d
brother, a busshell of wheat and the leadinge of a ffuther of coulles
yearlie duringe his life naturall. The reste of my goods, moveable and
unmoveable, my debts, legaces and funerall expences dischargede, I
give to Issabell, my wife, and William Hayesone, my brother, whom I
make joyntelye executors of this my laste will & testamente.
Mathew Hayeson of Easington, husbandman, 1608
In the name of God, amen, the eight and twentethe daye of December
in the yeare of our Lorde God, 1607, I, Matthewe Hayesone of the
towne & parishe of Easingtone in the countie of Durham, husbandman,
beinge of good & perfect memorie, God be praysed for it, doe make &
ordaine this my laste will and testamente in manner and forme
ffolloweinge. Ffirste, I comitt my sowle to allmightie, God my
creatore, preservere and redeamer, and my bodie to be buried in the
churche yearde of Easingtone aforesaide. Item, I give to James
Hayesone, my unckle, one yeare in the cotte howse and garthe which
he nowe dwellethe in & occupiethe, more then those yeares which he
and I did agre upon, if he survive the expiracion of the said yeares,
provided that he have not that yeare the occupacion of the thre roode
of lande in the fealde which he nowe occupiethe & muste occupie to
the end of the yeares agreed upon by us. Item, I will that if Isabell
Hayeson, my wife, be with childe, be it man childe or woman childe,
that she and it have and enioye the ffarme and leasse which I nowe
dwell upon, in this manner, to witte, if it be a man childe, that when he
commithe to the age of twentie and one yeares, he shall have the one
halfe of the farme & my wife the other halfe dureinge hir life. If it be a
woman childe, that then Issabell, my wife, shall have the wholle farme
till she come to the age of twentie & one yeares and the halfe thereof
dureing hir life naturall. Item, I will that if Issabell, my wife, have no
childe by me, that then William Hayesone, my brother, have paid unto
him twentie markes in moneye, tow brasse pottes, thre pewtere platters
and one candelsticke & a counter, which are his ffiliall porcione given
by his father. If he
cannot enioye the one halfe of the farme, then besides that twentie
markes, his porcion, I give unto him, the said William Hayesone,
ffortie markes more. Item, I will that if my wife, Issabell Hayeson, be
not with childe, that then she and William Hayeson, my brother, have
my farme devided betwene them and the surviver of them and there
executors to have the wholle ffarme, provided that if William
Hayesone be admitted joynte executore with Issabell, my wife, that
then he shall clearlye renounce the said porcion and legacie. Item, I
give unto him my beste clooke. Item, I give unto James Hayeson, my
onnckle, my beste britches. Item, I give unto Richarde Hayesone, my
Wittnesses hereof, Abraham Robinsone, clarke, George Wardell,
Christofer Paxtone, George Paxtone & Gylberte Paxtone with others.
An inventarie of all suche goods & chattelles as
Matthewe Hayesone dyed possessed of, vewed and
valewed by George Fostere, Gylberte Paxton,
John Ranesone & George Wardell, the xxjth
daye of Januarie 1607, as ffollowethe.
Imprimis, sixe oxen praissed to
Item, thre kine and a calfe
Item, sixe younge beastes
Item, one meare and a horse
Item, tenn sheape
Item, fowre swine
Item, all the wheate in the bame and stackgarthe,
and dressed wheate
Item, thre lode of bige
Item, all the otes and pease
Item, wheate and rye sowne one the ground
Item, the lease of the farme
Item, plowghe and plowe geare, waine and waine geare
Item, all the househoulde stufe & bedinge
Item, his apparrelle
Summa bonorum Ciiijli js
Debtes owne by the testatore
Imprimis, to Roberte Pemberton to be paide thre poundes
by yeare
Item, owen to William Geffersone
Item, to Christofer Bee
Item, owne to Roberte Jurdesone
Item, owne to Richarde Dunne
Item, to Rauphe Relfe
Item, to Rauphe Raintone, his servante
Item, to his made servante
20
6
5
4
2
0s
0s
6s
13s
0s
12s
0d
0d
8d
4d
0d
0d
5
1
6
10
30
7
4
1
5s
4s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
14 0s 0d
4 13s 4d
7s 0d
1 13s 4d
1 4s 2d
13s 4d
12s 5d
3s 9d
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Summa debitorum xxiiijli 7s 5d
Debtes owne to him
Owne to him by James Shadfourthe
10 0s 0d
Summa declareo, debitis deductis lxxviijli xiijs 7d
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Edmond Paxton of Easington, yeoman, 1609
In the name of God, Amen, the sixt daye of Januarye, anno domini
1608, I, Edmonde Paxton of Easington in the countie of Durham,
yeoman, whole of mynde and of good & perfytt memorye, thancks be
to God theyrfore, doe make this my last wyll and testament in manor
and forme following. Fyrste, I bequythe my soule into the hands of
almyghtye God and my bodye to be buryed within my paryssh churche
of Easington aforsayde, as nyghe unto my late father, Jaymes Paxton,
as convenyenlye maye be. Item, I geyve and bequythe unto the poore
of the parysshe of Easington aforsayde, xiijs iiijd, to be distributed
amongeste them at the discrecion of my executors. Item, my wyll ys
that my wife, Aylce Paxton shall have thoccupation, yssues & profytts
of my messuage & tenemente in Easington, wth all & singuler
thappurtenances towards the education of my children untyll sutche
tyme as they successyvelye, one after another, shall marye or
accomplysshe the full age of xxjth years yf she, the sayde Aylce so
long shall lyve and contynew a wyddow, and yf she shall departe
frome this mortal! lyfe or marye agayne before my sayd chyldren shall
successyvelye, one after another, marye or accomplysshe the sayd age
of xxjth years, then my wyll ys that Jaymes Paxton, my eldest sonne,
shall have, occupye and enjoye my sayd messuage and tenamente, with
all and singular thappurtenances togeyther with my lease which I have
of the same and yf he shalbe departed frome this mortall lyfe before
the maryage or death of the sayd Aylce, my wyfe, then my wyll ys that
my seconde sonne, Robert Paxton, shall have, occupye and enjoye my
sayd messuage and tenemente, with all and singuler thappurtenances,
togeyther with my sayd lease after the death or maryage of the sayd
Aylce, my wyfe, provyded alwayes that yf eyther of my sayd sonns
shall enter unto my sayd messuage and tenemente before my yongest
daughter, Anne Paxton, shall (or myghte yf she lyve) accomplysshe the
full age of xxjth years, then my wyll ys that he with shall enter as ys
aforsayd, shall educate and bryng upe the residew of my sayd children
theyreupon untyll they successyvelye, one after another, shall marye or
accomplysshe the full age of xxjth years. Item, I geyve and bequythe
unto my three children, Robert, Margarett and Anne Paxton, everye of
them, xvli. Item, I gevye and bequythe unto Robert Paxton, my brother
of the half- bloode, xiijs iiijd to be payd unto hym yearlye fourth of my
sayd messuage and tenement, by the occupyers theyrof for the tyme
being, for and during all the years which shall be to come in my sayd
lease yf he so long shall lyve. hower of my deathe marginal note Item,
I geyve and bequythe unto my cozen, John Paxton of Lyttle Thropp, a
busshell of wheate. Item, I geyve and bequythe unto my syster,
Margerye, hyr children, everye of them, a gymmer lambe. Item, I
geyve and bequythe unto Barbarye and Anne Jackson, the chyldren of
Jaymes Jackson and Allizan his wyfe, my syster of the halfe-bloode,
eyther of them, a gymmer lambe. The resydew of my goods, movyable
and unmovyable, my debts and legaces payde and funeralls deducted, I
geyve and bequythe unto my wife, Aylce Paxton, and my eldest sonne,
Jaymes Paxton, who I ordayne and make joynt executors of this my
last wyll and testamente. And my wyll ys that the sayd Aylce, my wife,
shall have the tuyssion, educacion and governemente of all my
chuldren and theyre filliall portions untyll sutche tyme as they
syccessyvlye, one after another, shall marye or accomplysshe the full
age of xxjth years, yf she so long shall lyve and contynew a wyddowe.
And fynallye, I mayke supervysor of this my last wyll and testamente
my trustye and welbeloved uncle, Robert Farrowe thelder of
Fyssheborne, to see this my last wyll and testamente executed and my
chyldren put to good reseyte as my truste ys in hym. And I geyve and
bequythe unto hym, xs and his charge to be borne when he shall goe or
ryde abowte the supplement of the same. Wytnesse of this my last wyll
and testamente, Robert Farrowe thelder, Mychaell Farrowe, John
Paxton.
An inventorye of all the goods and chattells movyable and
unmovyable which latelye dyd apperteyne unto Edmonde Paxton, late
of Easington, deceassed, prized the 27th day of June, 1609, by Roger Walker,
George Foster, Christofer Paxton and John Raynoldson as followyth.
lmprimis, 10 oxen price
ltem, 9 kyne price
ltem, 4 stotts price
ltem, 8 younge beasts price
ltem, 5 styrks price
ltem, 42 shorne sheape price
ltem, 13 lambes price
ltem, 3 mares, 2 coltstaggs and one fillye stagg price
40
16
5
13
3
8
1
9
0s
0s
13s
6s
0s
0s
1s
10s
0d
0d
4d
8d
0d
0d
8d
0d
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ltem, one swyne hogg, one sowe and 2 pyggs price
ltem one brodgoose, one stegg, 4 young gease
& 4 ducks price
ltem, 7 henns and one cocke price
ltem, corne in the stack yarthe price
ltem, 18 duble acres of corne growing upon the
gronde price
ltem, plowhes and plowhe geare, waynes and wayne
geare and all other implements of husbandrye
price
ltem, certayne parcells of new implements of
husbandrye price
ltem, one kylne hayre price
ltem, two cupbords, one spence, one presse and
one cawell price
ltem, all the brasse and pewther viz., potts, panns,
candlesticks, dublers & all other implements
and howshould stouf in the hall howse price
ltem, the bedstocks, chysts and all other implements
and howshoulde stufe in the two chambers price
ltem, all the bedding and napperye price
ltem, the woole price
ltem, the lease of the fermhoulde price
ltem, hys apparell and furnyture for servyce in his
majestyes warrs price
ltem, monye in hys poursse
Summa bonorum
Debts owen to the testator
Rychard Maltlande of Shaldfourth, mylner, for a
gelding for the which he ys to enter bond
to paye the 3 day of May next
Nycholesse Mallance to be payde the fyrst day of May next
Andrewe Corrye of Durham for a bowle of wheate
William Gawdye for mallet
Summa debitorum
Summa bonorum cum debitorum
Debts owne by the testator
ltem, to Ann Paxton, his syster, a parcell of hyr
fyllyall porcion
His halfe year’s rents dew at the Feast of Penticost last
16s 0d
5s 0d
3s 0d
3 6s 8d
30 0s 0d
9 0s 0d
13s 4d
13s 4d
4 0s 0d
4 10s 0d
1 0s 0d
3 11s 0d
13s 4d
20 0s 0d
1 13s 4d
4 0s 0d
180 16s 8d
4 0s 0d
1 14s 0d
14s 0d
3 12s 0d
10 0s 0d
190 16s 8d
26 0s 0d
7 17s 4d
ltem, the reparations of the howses
ltem, to hys brother, Robert Paxton, for his wags
ltem, to William Jeyfreyson
ltem, his funerals
ltem, his mortuarye
ltem, hys layrestale
ltem the probate of the testament, the tuyssion and
other chargs theyrunto incident
Summa debitorum defuncti
Summa declaro debitis deductis
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4 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
2 0s 0d
13s 4d
10s 0d
3s 4d
2 0s 0d
44 4s 0d
146 12s 4d
Robert Jurdeson, the younger, of Shotton, 1611
An Inventorie of all the goodes, moveable and
unmovable which was dewe unto Robert
Jurdeson of Shotton, the younger, lait deceased,
praised by these men, Robert Jurdeson the
elder, Richard Read, John Edrington.
George Paxton, the younger, Aprill 30th, 1611
Inprimis, one cowe
Item, one meare
Item, two sheep hogges
Item, the corne
Item, his apparel
1 13s 4d
1 10s 0d
5s 0d
17s 0d
Some £4 13s 4d
The debts which is owen to him
Inprimis, Anthonie Byers
Item, Richard Jurdeson
Item, George Hewetson
Item, William Clark
Item, the foresaid Richard Jurdeson more for sheep
Suma £16 14s 0d
Summa totalis bonorum et debitorum £21 7s 4d
The debts which he did owe
Item, to Robert Jordeson the elder
Item, the ffunerall expenses
Item, to the foresaid Robert Jordeson
Somme £4 4s 0d
Summa de claro, debitis deductis £17 3s 6d
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10 0s
18s
1 16s
1 9s
3 0s
0d
0d
8d
4d
0d
2 4s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
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Thomas Lighton of Easington, 1611
In the name of God, Amen, the xxiijth day of Apryll, Anno Domini,
1611, I, Thomas Lighton of Esington, seeke in body but whole in
mynde, doe make this my last will and testament as followeth. First, I
commyt my soule into the hands of Almightie God, hopinge to be
saved by Jesus Christ, and my bodie to be buried in Esington church
earth. I doe gyve unto my wife, Margery Lighton, all my goods and
cattell, moveable and unmoveable whatsoever I have and I doe make
my sayd wyf, Margery Lighton, sole executrix of this my last and
testamente, my detts payed & funerall expenses discharged. Winesses
hereof, William Jurdeson, Christjofer Paxton, Raphe Hawks and Peter
Jacson.
27 July 1611
An inventory of all the goods moveable and
unmoveable of Thomas of Esington, deceased,
praysed by these two honest men, Christofer Paxton
and George Wardell, the xxvth of Julie, Anno Domini, 1611
First, two kye and one styrke
Item, three shepe and two lambs
Item, sowen corne
Item, houshold stuffe
Item, one calfe, his apparell & a bee hyve
4
1
1
1
10s
8s
0s
10s
10s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
Sume total £8 18s 0d
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Robert Jordison of Shotton, 1612
September 18: Anno Domini 1612
In the name of God, I, Robert Jordison of Shotton in Esington perishe
in the countie of Durham, beinge of good & perfect memorie, God’s
name bee praysed, doe make & ordeine this my last will & testament
in manner & forme followinge. Inprimis, I comend my soule to
Almightie God, my creator, redemer & preserver, & will that my bodie
be buried within Esington churche. Item, I give to Richard Jordison of
Shotton five poundes. Item, I give to Margorie Jordison, my daughter,
one Sparn riall in gould. Item, I give to William Jordison ,my brother,
20s. Item, I give to Michael Jordison
20s. Item, I
give to Meriall Chilton wife of Christofer, my son-in- lawe, 20s. Item,
I give to Margret Emerson, wife of Godfrey my son-in- lawe, 20s.
Item, I give to John Emerson, son of Godfreye, three gimer lambes.
Item, I give to Jane Emerson one lambe. Item, I give to Thomas
Nicholson one gimmer. Item, I give to George Jordesons children,
eche of them, a lambe. Item, I give to Robert Sudwicke, son of Philip,
tow gimmers. Item, I give to Meriall Emerson, daughter of Godfrey,
one black whie which is nowe pastured on Shotton moore. Item, I give
to Christofer Jordison, my brother William’s son, 20s. Item,I give to
Margorie Jordison, my sayde brother William daughter, 20s. Item, I
give to the sayd Christofer & Margerie Jordison, eche of them, towe
lambes pastured on Hardwicke moore. Item, I give to Margret crossed
out John & Margret Jordison, children of Michaell of Esington, eche
of them, tow lambes pastured on Hardwicke moore. Item, I give to An
Richardson one blacke whie pastured on Shotton moore. Item, I give
to Richard Jordison, his fower children eche of them, one lambe. Item,
I give to Phillip Richardson one bawson or white-faced filly. Item, I
give to Hellen Jordison, wife of William my brother, one ewe. Item, I
give to An Jordison, wife of Richard, one ewe. Item, I give to Phillip
Sudwicke 20s. Item, I give to eche of Philip Sudwicke his daughters
20s. Item, I give to Anthonie Biars 20s. Item,I give to Anthonie Biers
his children 5s. Item, I give to William Biars his children
5s. Item, I give to the poore of Shotton 6s 8d. The rest of my goods,
moveable & unmoveable, my debtes, legaces & funerall expenses
discharged, I give & bequeathe to Margerie Jordison, my daughter,
whome I make & ordeine sole executor of this my last will &
testament.
Debtes due by the Testator
To John Dobson
To Anthonie Watson
To William Stoddarte
To Wedow Archer
To Thomas Nicholson
To Thomas Burden
To George Pearson of Durham
To Adam Blaxton
To William Watson
To James Hall
To Richard Jordison
To Parcivall Milborne
To Robert Errington
5
2
8
3
2
0s
13s
12s
6s
0s
6s
4s
6s
18s
7s
1 6s
10s
4s
0d
4d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
6d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
An inventorie of all suche goods & cattels as
Robert Jordison of Shotton of Esington parishe within the
countie of Durham died possessed of, vewed & valued
by George Paxton, Thomas Burden, John Burden
& John Edderington, prisers of the sayde goods
October 7 Anno Domini 1612
Imprimis, sixe oxen
32
Item, seven kine
18
Item, fouer whies & one stott
7
Item, 16 calves
6
Item, 27 ould sheepe
6
Item, 12 sheepe hogges
1
Item, tow stagges or younge horses
4
Item, one gray mare
2
Item, one sowe & tow pygges
Item, corne in the stackgarthe
20
Item, plough & ploughe gere, waine & waine gere
7
Item, in monie
1
Item, his apparel with his furniture
1
Item, salte butter
Item, his pullen
Item, the lease of his parte of Hardwicke
2
Item, the lease of his land in Esington
6
Item, for corne to bee lefte by William Jordison at the
end of his lease
2
Item, towe saddels
Item, haye & coales
3
Item, houshould stuffe
13
Item, debtes due to the testator
44
Summa £182 10s 10d
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0s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
16s 8d
15s 0d
13s 0d
0s 0d
13s 4d
10s 0d
0s 0d
4s 6d
0s 0d
13s 4d
6s 0d
3s 4d
10s 0d
13s 4d
0s
6s
0s
17s
9s
0d
0d
0d
4d
0d
John Simpson of Easington, 1615
In Dei nomine, Amen, Anno Dominj, 1615, the first day of January, I,
John Simpson of Esington, sicke in bodie but whole in minde, doe
make this my laste will & testament as ffollowethe. Firste, I bequeathe
my soule into the hands of Allmightie God, hopinge to be saved by
Jesus Christ, & my bodie to be buried in Esington church yarde. First,
I give to John Simpson, Edmond Simpson's son, my lease with all the
interest save one halfe acre of arable land in every feilde & one coate
righ right upon the common moore, which I give unto Henry Simpson,
my youngest son, for payinge twelve pounds to John Simpson,
Edmond Simpson's son. Item, I give unto John Simpson, one cowe,
one foale & one ewe & to Margret Simpson, Edmond Simpson's
daughter, one cowe & one ewe. Item, I give unto my son, Henry
Simpson, tow kine & one horse & all the crop upon the ground & in
my garthe & all the haye & strawe. Item, I give to Henry Simpson's
three daughters, all the houshoud stuffe with in the hecke & everie of
them, one ewe. Of this my last will &testament, I make Henry
Simpson, executor. Witnesses hereof, William Jordisoniuratus,
Christofer Paxton, Robert Skurfeildiuratus,
Edmond Simpson's marke.
John Simpson mark
Debtes due by the testator
To Henry Simpson
1 12s 0d
An inventorie of all suche goods
& chatles as John Simpson, late of
Esington, died possessed of, vewed & valued by Christofer Paxton, William Jordison,
John Bemouldson & Richard Woolfe
13 November 1615
Harde corne
one horse
fouer sheepe
towe kine
An amrie, a cowell & 3 chestes
wood vessell
peuter & brasse
beddinge, linings & apparrell
iron implements
Somme £12 19s 2d
2 18s 0d
2 0s 0d
17s 0d
3 15s 0d
18s 0d
2s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 6s 8d
2s 6d
Debts due by the testator
To Henry Simpson
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1 12s 0d
Henry Todd of Horden, yeoman, 1615
10,0ctober 1615
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
In the name of God, Amen, I Henry Tod of Horden in the countie of
Durham, yeoman, sicke in bodie yet of good & perfect memorie
(God's name be prateed for it ), doe make & ordeine this, my last will
& testament, in manner & forme followinge. Inprimis, I committ my
soule to Almightie God, my maker, redemer & preserver & will that
my bodie be buried in the chancell att Esington. Item, I give unto my
daughter Isabell Tod, 20li. Item, I give unto my sayde daughter, Isabell
Tod, one copper cettell & one feather bed, with furniture thereto
belonginge. Item, I give unto Richard Rowle a grey coulte foale. Item,
I give unto Susan Haysen one whie calfe. Item, I give unto Ralphe Tod
a blacke oxe calfe. Item, I give unto Rouland Harrison one whie calfe.
Item, I give unto everie of my servants nowe beinge, 12d. The rest of
my goods, movable & ummovable, my debts, legaces and funerall
expences discharged, I give unto Margret Tod, my wife, & Isabell
Tod, my daughter, whome I make ioynte executors of this my last will
& testament. In witnes whereof I have set to my hand this tenthe daye
of October,1615.
Wittneses of this will
Abraham Robinsoniur, clarke
Richard Harrisoniur
William Boore
Nicholas Stodderte
Richard Roowlliur
Henry Tod, his marke
An inventory of all suche goods & chattels as Henry
Tod of Horden in the parrishe of Esington, died possessed of, vewed
& valewed by Christofer Richardson, Thomas Younge & Christofer
Younge & George Jackson, 7 December, 1615.
Inprimis, towe stotes & three quies
8 10s
Item, twelve stirkes
14 10s
Item, horses, mares & foales
22 13s
Item, eight oxen
27 0s
Item, 29 kine & one bull
70 0s
Item, 14 calves, yeare old
8 6s
Item, 30 sheepe
9 10s
Item, 8 swine
2 10s
Item, pullen
10s
Item, all corne & haye
49 13s
Item, pwlowesic, plowegeare, wane & wane geare
3 0s
Item, bedds, bedinge & lininge
14 0s
Item, deleted
Item, line
1 2s
0d
0d
4d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
4d
0d
0d
0d
Item, brasse & pewter vessels
Item, three cupboards
Item, deleted
Item, table, & counters & other housould stuffe
Item, a chimney & other iron implements
Item, wood vessell
Item, butter & cheese
Item, sackes & pookes
Item, his apparell & his purse
Item, the lease of a farm in Throston
Item,the winter eatage of the ground
Item, corne sowne & to sowe
4 6s 8d
2 4s 0d
1 14s
12s
2 6s
1 0s
8s
4 0s
26 13s
38 0s
42 0s
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
4d
0d
0d
Debts due to the testator
Inprimis, by Ralphe Tod ofThroston
Item, by William Gaudis alias Thirlbecke
Item, by John Pope
Item, by John Dixon
Item, by Mistris Hedworthe
Item, by Richard Harrison
Item, Henry Farrowe
Item, by William Lighton
Item, by Richard Haysen
Item, by William Hall
Item, by Thomas Aplebie
Item, by Isabell Dixon
26 13s
5s
5s
4s
13s
4s
3s
2s
2s
2s
1s
3s
4s
6d
0d
0d
0d
2d
0d
0d
8d
8d
5d
0d
Suma debitorum £29 0s 4d
Summa totalis bonorumet debitorum£383 10s 4d
Debts due by the testator
Imprimis, to Mr Conyers
7 10s
Item, to Richard Roule
28 13s
Item, to Susan Haysen
22 13s
Item, to Robert Dobson
1 17s
Item, to Mathew Curye
3 6s
Item), servantes'wages
1 3s
Item, to Mr Conyers for Whitsontide rent
70 0s
Item, for the ffunerals of the said deceased
and to the poore & his lare stall
1 3s
Item, for his mortuarie
10s
Item, to the curate for makinge & writing
the will & inventories
no entry
Item, for the fees of the court to all the officers
0d
4d
4d
0d
8d
4d
0d
8d
0d
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
for the provinge of the will and the
tuicion of lsabell Todd & a proctor ffee
Item, for the wedow and her witneses and suerties charges
1 17s 8d
5s 0d
Summa £139 1s 8d
Besides for makeinge & writinge the will
& inventaries to the curatt
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Debts which this testator did owe at his death
Imprimis, to his sister Julian
Item, to Parcivell Rey
Item, to John Clark
Item, his funerall expences and church deuties
Some is £8 17s 8d
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Richard Storie of Shotton, yeoman, 1616
Memorandum that Richard Storie of Shotton in the parish of Esington
in the countie of Durham, yeoman, the nyne and twentie day of
September, Anno Domini 1616, being sick in bodie but of whole and
perfect remembrance, thankes be to God Almightie, did nuncupativlie,
by word of mouthe, make and declare his last will and testament, in
maner and forme following, Imprimis, he did give his soule to
Almightie God and his bodie to be buried in Esington church yeard.
Item, he did give to his brother, William Storie, fortie shillings. Item,
he did give to a childe of his said brother's that he did christen xxs.
Item, he did give to another child of his brother's which was last
begotten, xxs. Item, he did give to his mother, fortie shillings. Item, he
did give to a child of Robart Gibson's of Ederdakers vs which was
owen him. All the rest of his goods, moveable and unmoveables, his
legacies and funerall expenses paid and discharged, he did give to his
hissic sister, Julian Storie whom he maid sole executrix of his said will
and testament.
Witnesses hearof
John Clarkeiur
Thomas Byersiur
Raph ffarrowiur
An inventorie maid the twentie day of
November, 1616, of all such goodes and cattell,
credits and debts as Richard Storie of Shotton
in the parish of Esington, died possessed upon, as follows.
Imprimis, Georg Jackson of Esington ys owen him
Item, William Robinson of Esington is owen him
Item, William Robinson of Blackhurworth was owen him
Item, Percyvell Rey of Castle Eden is owen him
Item, John ffarrow of Shotton is owen him
Item, Edward Highley of Castle Eden is owen him
Item, Percivell Rey of Castle Eden is owen him
Item, John Pemberton is owen him
Soma totallis £20 19s 8d
2
1
1
6
3
0s
0s
7s
5s
3s
0d
0d
0d
8d
4d
4 0s 0d
2 9s 0d
13s 0d
6 13s 4d
1 3s 4d
5s 0d
16s 0d
Thomas Young of Edderdakers, 1616
An inventarie of all suche goods & chattelles,
moveable & unmoveable, as Thomas Younge of Edderdackers, late deceased, dyed possessed of & praysed the
xxviiijth daye of October, 1616, by honest neighbers,
vidzt., Roberte Pembertone, Nicholes Briges, Christjofer
Younge, ffranncis Tyndell & George Shadfourthe
as ffollowethe.
Imprimis, sixe oxen price
Item, xixten kyne & [a bull stirke deleted]
Item, ix younge beastes
Item, tow whye stirkes
Item, sixe horsses & meares
Item, thre score & three ould sheepe
Item, fiftye hogges
Item, six swine
Item, thre score & fourten thrave of wheat & rye
Item, fortye five thraves of bigge
Item, fyftie thre busshell of bigg
Item, twelve score thraves of ottes
Item, xxij busshell of wheat & tow busshell or rye
Item, all the haye
Item, plowghe & plowegeare, waine & waine geare
& all the things belonginge to ther husbandrye
Item, other tymber woode abowte the howse
Item, the windodothe, sackes & other implements
for windoweinge
Item, one kyllne hayre
20
40
13
2
10
21
8
2
14
6
9
24
16
8
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
6s
0s
16s
11s
14s
0s
0s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
8d
4d
0d
0d
0d
6 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
10s 0d
5s 0d
Item,
Item,
Item,
Item,
Item,
Item,
Item,
Item,
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
all the howseholde stufe within the forehowse
in the loft above the forehowe
in the chamber, one olde presser
all the milke vessell & other stufe in the kytchin
towe bee hives
all the pultreye
in butter & cheasse
his apperrell & other furniture
7 0s 0d
6 0s 0d
6s 8d
2 0s 0d
10s 0d
13s 4d
2 0s 0d
10 0s 0d
Summa ccxxxijli iijs viijd
Debtes owene to the saide deceassed
Inprimis, by Rauphe Eden
Item, by John Allensone of Crawcroke
Item, by Rauphe Newbye
Item, by George Halle
11 0s
8s
10s
1 0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
S[um]ma xijli xviijs
S[um]ma totall[is]ccxlvli js 8d
Memorandum that Nicholas Burdon of Eyeington being of the age of
xiiijo years and a quarter, being sick but of perfect mynd and memory,
did about a fortnight after Lammese last past, anno 1618, make and
declare his last will and testament nuncupatively and by words in
effect as followeth, vidt, he did give and bequeath to Elizabeth and
Alice Burdon, his sisters, ether of them, xli & to James Burdon and
Christofer Burdon, his brethren, ether of them, £5 a peace and to
William Burdon, another of his brethren, iijli vjs viijd and the rest of his
porcion, being vjli xiijs iiijd he did give unto Jennet Burdon, his
mother, and John Burdon, his eldest brother, and being asked what he
would give to Ellinor, his sister that was married, he said he would not
give hir anything but if it should please God she should have a chyld,
he willed that his brothersic, Jennet Burdon, should give to it xxs and
the same to be put into the keeping of William Watson of Eyeington,to
goe forward till that chyld should be of yeers.
Wytnesse.
George Jackson
Christofer Bee
William Watson
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Debtes owinge by the said deceassed
Imprimis, to Roberte Hedleye
Item, to Percivell Mylburne
Item, to Will[ia]m Reade
Item, to Will[ia]m Stodderte
Item, to Allisson Buckles
Item, to Jane Thompsone
Item, to Nicholes Brigges
Item, to Christofer Younge
Item, for the corne lande at Kasleadon for one yeare
to end at Saint Helinmes next
Item, for the rent of Halles ffarme for on yeare
Item, for the halfe cropp of halles ffarme
Item, for the rent of the halfe Northe More
Item, owinge to Nicholes Wriller
30
11
6
5
1
1
14
2
0s
0s
8s
10s
0s
0s
11s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
26
8
11
7
3
0s 0d
10s 0d
10s 0d
0s 0d
10s 0d
Topp Heath of Little Eden, Easington, 1620
The true & perfecte inventory of such goods of my sonne
Topp Heath, deceased, that he died possessed of
which came to my hands, to the uttermosi of my knowledg,
taken the 20 day of May, Anno Domini 1620
Imprimis, his apparell & money in his purse
Item, a graye meare valued at
Item, certaine bookes valued at
Item, a rydinge sadle with furniture
Item, a trunck & a deske
Item, a bedsteade with curtins of grene saye
Item, a sworde & a belte
?
6 13s 8d
5 0s 0d
13s 4d
6s 8d
5s 0d
2 0s 0d
10s 0d
15 8s 8d
S[um]ma debitorum cxxvijli xixs
Debts owinge by the deceased
S[um]ma de claro debittis deductis cxiijli ijs viijd
DPRI/1/1616/Y2/1-2
Nicholas Burdon of Eyeington, 1619
Imprimis, to Robert Harte of Thorpe per bonde
Item, to Robert Ridlington ofHartlepoole per bonde
Item, to George Martin
12 12s 0d
10 10s 0d
2 0s 0d
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
Item, to Mister John Kinge
Item, to John Kinge of Woollenstone per bonde
Item, for funerall chargs
Item, charg aboute thadministration & a commisshon to
the judg
And to the register
Item, to Mr John Heath of Kepier per bonde
2 0s 0d
5 0s 0d
4 5s 0d
6s 10d
5s 4d
2 0s 0d
38 19s 2d
Debts owen
Ralph Smith of Seaton Carew
Thomas Johnson of Seaton
10 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
Received in money owing to the deceased
34 0s 0d
Summa totalis £45 0s 0d
DPRI/1/1621/H1/1-2
DPRI/1/1627/H5/1
Christopher Young of Etherdacres, 1623
John Herrinson of Horden, yeoman, 1621
In the name of God, Amen, the first day of May 1620, I, John
Herrinson of Hordon in the countie of Durham, yeoman, being sicke in
bodie but of good and perfect remembrance, thankes be to allmightie
God for it, doe make this my last will and testament in manner and
forme following. First, I give and committ my soule to almightie God
and my bodie to be buried in my parish church yearde of Esington.
ltem, I give unto Richard Herrison of Hordon and unto Bettrice, his
wife, to either of them, xls. ltem, I give unto Isable and Agnes
Herrinson, daughters of Richerd Herrinson, xxs a peace. ltem, I give
unto Richard Herrinson, sonne of the saide Richerd Herrinson, xls.
ltem, I give unto Christopher Herrinson of Kibbelsworth and unto
Elizabeth, his wife, and unto Roger Herrinson & Ales Herrinson,
sonne and daughter of the said Christopher Herrinson xls in forme
following, that is to saide xxs unto Christopher Herrinson & the other
xxs to be devided between Elizabeth, his wife, and their twoo children.
I give unto George Herrinson of Ceaton Carew xlibra. ltem, I give unto
John Herrinson, sonne of Christopher Herrinson iiijlibra. Item, I give
unto Richerd Richerdson, the sonne of Rowland Richerdson, vlibra.
ltem, I give unto John Herrison of Durham, sonne of George
Herrinson, xls of which xls I give xxs unto Beatrice, his wife. ltem, I
give unto the twoo sonnes of Richard Herrinson of ffullwell xs a peace.
ltem, I give unto the poore of Esington parish xs and unto the poore of
Stranton parish other xs. ltem, all my goodes, moveable and
unmoveable, not given nor bequeathed, my debts and funerall
expences being discharged, I give and bequeath unto Richerd
Herrinson of Horden and George Herrinson of Ceaton Carew whom I
make sole executors of this my last will and testament, in presentes of
these witnesses, viz: Richerd Massam, William Hunter.
The inventorie of his goods
In the name of God, amen, the xxvijth of November, Anno Domini
1623, I, Christofer Young of Etherdacres in the countie of Durham,
yeoman, being sicke in bodie but of perfect remembrance, thankes be
to God therfor, doe make this my last will & testament in manner &
forme following. Imprimis, I committ & commend my soule into the
hand of Allmightie God, my maker & redemer, by whose mirritts I
trust to be saved, & my bodie to be buried in Easington church & my
goods to be disbursed as hearafter shall follow. Imprimis, I give to the
poore of Easington parrish, xiijs iiijd. Item, I give to my daughter,
Isabell Young, threskore & tenn pounds & a bride wayne worth
twentie poundes to be paid at the day of her maryage, all which
porcion is to be paid fourth of my goodes & debts which is owne me.
Item, I give to my sonne, William Young, threskore poundes. Item, I
give to my sonne, Christopher Young, thre skore poundes which six
skore poundes is to be paid when they come to lawfull yeares or
sowner if they stand nead of it by my eldest sonne, Robert Young.
Item, all the rest of my goodes, howses, cattle, landes & all things else
which is mine I give to my wife & my eldest sonne, Robert Young, all
charges being paid & legaces discharged, and after my wife’s decease
all her halfe of my land & goodes to come to my said sonne, Robert
Young, or to his heires ir assignes. And them two doo I make
executors together of this my last will & testament, witnes my hand the
day & yeare above written.
Christopher Young, marke [marked with a symbol]
Witnesses hearof
Anthonie Young, marke [marked with a vertical line]
Percevell Wilbourne, marke [marked with an oblique line]
[Latin follows]
An Inventorie of the goods moveable and
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
unmoveable of Christopher Younge of
Edderdakers, deceased, taken the ffirst day
of December,1623, by Percivell Wilbourne,
William Hirdman, Anthorie Younge and
Richard Read the younger as followeth
Inprimis, thirtie thraves of wheate & rye in the
stack garth
Item, xxtie thraves of oates
Item, foure acres of grene corne newly sowen,
being wheate & rye
Item, three stacks of hay
Item, six oxen & two stotts
ltem, xiijtene kyne
Item, fower stirks
Item, nyne calves
Item, foure score ole sheep & fowertene hoggs
Item, two mares & two stags
Item, three coope waynes, two long wayne, with three
paire of wheeles
Item, fyve draught yoakes
Item, three ploughes, fower solmes with sock & Culter
Item, two paire of old siles, three paire of stings, a
paire of coope wayne soles
3 0s 0d
2 10s 0d
4
7
18
22
3
4
15
7
0s
10s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
3 0s 0d
3s 4d
13s 4d
little brasse morter
Item, two little kettles & five pannes
1 0s 0d
15s 0d
Item, his purse & apparrell
Item, fower coverletts & one carpett
Item, eight happings
Item, two paire of blancketts
Item, one feather bedd, one feather bolster and tenn codds
Item, one mattresse
Item, fower paire of lynnen sheets with a frindge for a
white bedd
Item, two paire of straking sheets & fower paire of
harden sheets
Item, six lynnen pillowbeers
Item, two lynnen table clothes & one strakinge table clothe
Item, fower long towels
Item, one dozen of table napkins
Item, three stone of lyne spunn & unspunn
Item, one iron chimney, one paire of barres, two spitts,
two racken crokes, [torn] paire of tonges,
one frying pan & two shedding knives
Item, one cocke & two hens
Item, xij geese
3 6s 8d
1 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
12s 0d
2 0s 0d
6s 0d
1 12s 0d
15s
8s
6s
4s
6s
19s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
10s 0d
1s 0d
8s 0d
10s 0d
Summa cxiijli xs
Item, three cubbords & one little cawell
Item, three little tables, two frames, one olde counter
and three little furmes
Item, two chayres & ffive buffett stooles
Item, one arke
Item, two brewing tubbs, one barrell & three stands
Item, five skeeles, milke bowles, chesffatts &c.
Item, two chirnes
Item, one knopp tubb & two butter kitts
Item, fower leven tubbs
3 0s 0d
Item, fower stand beddsteeds & one trinle bedd
Item, fower olde chists
1 0s 0d
4s 0d
Item, xxtie piece of pewter, xiiijtene sawcers, fower pewter
candlesticks, fower salts, one pewter quart pott
Item, three brasse potts, two brasse candlesticks, one
1 10s 0d
Debts owne to the deceased
14s
5s
6s
4s
5s
2s
2s
2s
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
Richard Clewghe of Winlaton
Nicholas Swinburne of Winlaton
William Redhead of Chester in the Street
Elizabeth Trotter of Winlaton
John Readhead of Shotton
Richard Meaburne & Robert Meaburne of Shaldforth
Anthony Byers of Shotton
Bryan ffrizell of Coreforth
Christopher Whelden of Crawes house
Phillipp Gibson of Durham
George fforest of Edderdackers
Thomas Currye of Swalwell
Thomas Richardson of Castle Eden
Nicholas Hall of Winlaton
Margaret Pickering of the same
[no entry]
5 13s 4d
8 15s 4d
2 12s 4d
6 10s 0d
2 0s 0d
1 13s 4d
1 0s 0d
1 3s 8d
5 8s 4d
2 3s 9d
1 0s 0d
9s 0d
4 6s 8d
10s 0d
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
William Gawdie of Easington
Ann Harrison of Huton Moore
Henry Patteson of Swalwelle
2 13s 4d
6 0s 0d
6 0s 0d
Debts owing by the said deceased at the tyme and that tyme
paid and discharged by this accomptant to the parties
undernamed as followeth, vizt.,
Summa ljli xixs jd
Summa totalis clxvli ixs jd
Percival Wilburne, sigmum [marked with a horizontal line]
Willim Hirdman, sigmum [marked with a symbol]
Anthonie Young's marke [marked with a vertical line]
Richard Read’s marke [marked with two parallel vertical lines]
DPRI/I/1623/Y1/1, 3-4
Henry Anderson of Haswell, esq., 1626
A just, true and perfect accounte of the execucion of the last will and
testament of Henry Anderson of Haswell in the county of Durham, esq., made
and exhibited by Sir Henry Anderson of the aforesaid county, knight, executor
of the said last will and testament of his said father, deceased, as followeth
under protestacion to add, subtract to or from the said account or to reforme
the same hereafter as he shalbe further or better enformed or may come to his
knowledge.
Imprimis, the said accomptant by way of accounte only doth
charge himseife with the p[er]sonall estate of the said deceased
as the same is comprized and sett downe in an inventary thereof
with a surplusage or additament to the same inventory exhibited
unto this court by this accomptant amounting to the som[m]e of 2589
4d
But this accomptant doth not charge himselfe with certaine
debts supposed to be owing to the said deceased, vizt.,
to Mrs Lewes and John Raine mencioned in the addition
to the said inventary but desireth to be discharged thereof
for that they were not nor could not be recovered by this
accomptant to the som[m]e of
Out of which first great somme this accomptant desireth
to be allowed and discharged of these debts and necessary
and lawfull disbursements by him paid and defrayed as
followeth, v[i]zt.,
lmprimis for the funerall expense of the said deceased, chargs
aboute the apprizeing of his goods, probate of his testament and
tuiciones of his children to the somme of
[No entry]
2s
50 0s 0d
Imprimis, to Mr Christopher Midforth by bond
53 6s
Item, to Richard Stobbart by bond
65 15s
Item, to Mr Richardson by bond
115 0s
Item, to Mr John Maunton by bond
310 0s
Item, to George Hodgshon and Thomas Turner by bond
16 0s
Item, to Mr Thomas Sutton of London
53 15s
Item, to William, Lord Bishopp of Durham by bill
26 0s
Item, to Mr Boules of London by bond
117 0s
Item, to Mr Francis Anderson by bond
47 18s
Item, to Thomas Crawforth by bill
5 0s
Item, to Mr Richardson by bond
16 0s
Item, to Mr Thomas Hearon
127 2s
Item, to the workemen of St Lawrence
77 18s
Item, to Ann, laytte wife of Bartram Anderson, upon foure bonds 120 0s
Item, to Mrs Midforth
110 0s
Item, to the Lord Russell since the death of the testator, paid
by this accomptant
1650
0d
Item, to Mr Deareham by bond
200 0s
Item, to Nicholas Cole
12 0s
Item, to William Blithman
30 0s
Item, to Mrs Carr of Durham
27 0s
Item, to the Lady ffoster
100 0s
Item, to seaven of the testators children for their porciones
given by the testator in his testament, in toto
1800
0d
8d
8d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
1d
0d
0d
0d
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
Som[m]e totall of these debts
and disbursements over and besides
the fun[er]all is 5129li 6s 5d
Et sic computat computand et allocat allocand, this accomptant
hath paid and discharged debts &c. more than the value
of all the deceased’s estate, his funeralle not therein
accompted, to the som[m]e of
[No entry]
0s
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
This accomptant hath also paid and discharged diverse and
sundry other debts owing by the said deceased without
specialities but knowne to be very due to diverse persons
specified and putt downe in particular in the inventory
exhibited unto this court to which this party referreth
himselfe which last debts said to amount to the somme of 190 4s 2d
[Latin follows]
DPRI/1/1626/A1-2
Rutter & George Paxton my whole executores of this my last will &
tetamente. In witness wherof,
William Fletcher
Christofer Robinson
Richard ffoster.
A tme & perficte inventorie of all the goods & chattelles,
moveable & unmoveable, of Richard Dunes of Esington,
late deseased, praised by Christopofer Paxton, George Warden,
Robert Paxton & Richard ffoster, the fourth daye of August
1626.
Richard Dune of Easington, 1626
In the name of God, Amen, the thirtie daye of Maie, one thousand,
sixe hundereth, twentie & syx, I, Richard Dune of Esington within the
countie of Durham, being secke of bodye but of a sounde & perfict
memorie, thankes be to God thereof, doe make this my last will and
testament, the daye and yeare first above written, in manner & forme
followeing. I give & bequieth my soule into the hands of the ever
liveing God, my creator & merceifulle father, hopeing that he will
receave me into his ever lasting kingdome as an inheritor thereof for
ever, through the merits of Jesus Christe, his onely begotten sonne &
my onely medyator and redemer. I give and bequeith my body to the
grounde in hope that it shall rise again, at the last daye, to etemall lyfe
through the poore of the Holye Ghost, my present comforter, and that
it shalbe decentlye buried in Esington churchyard, nere my ancestors. I
give and bequeith unto my sysster, Isabell Robinson, late wife of
Umpherye Robinson, five pounds & I give and bequieth unto Margrat
Taller, wife to William Taller, five pounds & to hir childrens, five
pounds, to be equally divided amongest them, this Margrat Taller
beinge my syster daughter. I give & bequaith unto John Foggat of
Esington, five pounds. I give & bequieth unto Isable Corble, being my
servant & hath taken much paines about me, xls. I give & bequieth
unto Ane, daughter of Thomas Ullae, being my sisster's sonne’s
daughter, xxs. I give unto Richard ffoster children of Esington, xxs. I
give & bequieth unto Robart Paxton of Esington, the elder, five
pounds. I give & bequieth unto George Rutter's daughter, Myrrill
Rutter, xxs. I give & bequieth unto George Paxton's sonne, John
Paxton, 10s. All the rest of my goods & chattlles, my debts paide, my
funeralle expenses deduced, I give & bequieth unto George Rutter,
being my sisster Anne Ruter's sonne, & to George Paxton of Esington,
he marriing my syster's daughter, being my frind that I make most
ackount one therefore. I doe constitute & appointe the foresaid George
Imprimus, tow kine, praised at
Item, tow whyes, praised at
Item, fortie old sheepe
Item, one score of lambes
Item, old hey & new hey
Item, for stro
Item, tow arkes, tow ledders & other implementes
Item, the crope on the earth
Item, a musket bandalerie & murrain, with all that
belonging to hir
Item, his appriell & his purse
5
5
13
4
3
0s
0s
0s
0s
10s
9s
13s
14 0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
4d
0d
1 0s 0d
3 6s 8d
Debtes due unto Richard Dune
Item, Raiphe Parken
Item, Richard White
Item, Anthony Robinson
Item, Richard ffoster
Item, Christofer Robinson
Item, William Fletcher
Item, Gilbart Paxton
Edward Hutson
Geoorge Wattson
Lorance Huntter
Legeses given by the said Richard Dune
Item, Isable Robinson
Item, John Foggitt
Item, Robart Paxton
Item, William Taller's wife, 5li & his children, 5li
Item, Isable Corble
Richard ffoster
9
5
3
30
10
8
2
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0s
0s
7s
0s
0s
3s
5s
12s
5s
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0d
0d
0d
4d
0d
0d
0d
5 0s
5 0s
5 0s
5 sic
2 0s
1 0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
Merrialle Rutter
Thomas Ullae's daughter
his finerall exspences
Luke Furth.
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1 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
3 15s 10d
10s 0d
Richard Whyte of Hawthorne, 1627
Januarie the 29th, annoque domini 1626
In the name of God amen, I, Richard Whyte of Hawthorne, beinge,
God's name be praised for it, (of good & perfect memorie), doe make
& ordaine this my last will & testament in manner and forme as
foloweth, viz., imprimis, I commend my soule to Almightie God, my
most gratious saviour, and will that my bodie be buried in the
churchyard at Esington. Ittem, I will that my brother-in-lawe,
Christofer Armstronge, in full satisfaction of all reckonings betwene
him & mee, shall have two third partes of my farme in Hawthorn torn
the space & terme of eight yeares, begininge the first day of Maye
which shalbe in the torn of our Lord, 1627, accordinge to a lease of
the said 2 partes for 12 yeares bearinge date the first of May, 1623.
Ittem I give unto my two daughters, Anne & Elizabeth, the close called
Milbank Close and a pasture gate and a halfe in the coopes which
belonged sometime to Marmaduke Highfield, untill my sonne, Myles
Whyte, shall give unto my two said daughters, fifftie pounds. Ittem I
give unto eyther of my said daughters, Anne & Elizabeth, for their
filliall portions, fortie pounds, to be paid by my sonne Myles Whyte, if
he be maried before them, to be paid by him in this manner, viz.,
twentie pounds at the daie of the mariage of eyther of them, and tenn
pounds that time twelfmonth and other tenn pounds half-a-yeare after
that. But if my said sonne do not marie in the meanetime, I will that
the said fortie pounds to eyther of them be not paied unto my said
daughters untill my brother Armstrong's time in the farme be fully
expired, which will be about eight yeares hence, and then my sonne
Myles, at the expiration of the said eight yeares, shall paye unto eyther
of my said daughters, twentie pounds, and other twentie pounds to
eyther of them, that time twelve month. Ittem, I give to eyther of my
daughters a fourth part of all my household stuffe at the day of the
mariage of eyther of them, & the other halfe therof to be devided
equally betweene them at the death of my wife, Marie Whyte. Ittem, I
will that my wife, Marye Whyte, doe finde William Scott, her brother,
with meate, drinke & doathing dureing her naturall liffe, and after her
decease, if the said William survive her, then I will that my sonne
Myles doe paye unto the said William Scott ffortie shillings yearly
dureing the life of the said William. Ittem, I give unto the poore
twentie shillings. Ittem I give to my brother Meriman's three children,
to each of them, a gimber hogg. Ittem, the rest of my goods, my debts,
legacies & funerall expences discharged, I give to my wife, Maryeiuratas
Whyte & my sonne Mylesreser Whyte & Anne & Elizabeth, my
daughters, whom I make my joint executors of this my last will &
testament.
Debts dew by the testator.
Imprimis, to Mr Abraham Robinson of Esington, clake, seventeene
pounds. Ittem, to Richard Rowie of Lytle Thorpe, tenn pounds. Ittem
to William Smithe of Pittington, three pounds. Ittem, to William
Jefferson of Esington, tenn pounds. Ittem, to William Sharpe of
Hesleden, five pounds. Ittem, to Nicholas Shadford of Hawthorne, five
pounds, foure shillings & sixpence.
Richard Whyte mark
Sealed & signed in the presence of us
Abraham Robinsoniuratus, clarke
Nicholasiuratus Shadforth
Anthonye Robsinson, his mark
Robert Meriman, his marke
Robert Tonge
An inventorie of such goods & chattles
as Richard White of Hawthorne, latly
deceased, died possessed of, vewed and
valued by William Sharpe, Christofer
Armstronge, Roberte fforster and
Nicholas Shadforth, 10th of Februarie,
1626
Imprimis, seaven kyne and six calves
Item, one whie and fyve stirkes
Item, foure horses and mares and a foale
Item, thirtie ewes & hoggs
Item, fyve swine
Item, the corne in the barne and staggeth
Item, the corne on the earth
Item, waine & waine greare, plough and plough geare
Item, the cupbords and a spence
Item, the brasse & pewter
Item, beds and beddinge
Item, 5 chistes
Item, tables & stooles & formes and quishions
24
7
8
10
1
4
1
4
3
6
8
1
1
10s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
6s
0s
6s
0s
0s
0s
6s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
8d
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Item, two chimnes & three spitts, two rackencrookes
& tonges
Item, a winoweing cloth, sacks & pockes, sives
& riddles
Item, skeeles, mells & braninge trough, with dishes
& trenchers
Item, hay forkes, g……s & f…s, spades & shovels
Item, yarne, geese & pullen
Item, all his leases
Item, his purse & apparel
1 6s 8d
10s 0d
5s
5s
1 10s
28 0s
3 6s
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
17
10
3
10
5
5
2
1
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
6d
8d
0d
Summa totalis £114 13s 4d
Debts oweing by the deceased
Imprimis, to Mr Abraham Robinson of Easington, Clarke
Item, to Richard Rowie of Litlethorp
Item, to William Smith of Pittington
Item, to William Jefferson of Esington
Item, to William Sharpe of Hesledon
Item, to Nicholas Shadforth of Hawthorne
Item, to Williamm Newbye
Item, more owing to Mr Abraham Robinson aforesaid
Item, his funerall expences, money given to the poore,
mortuarie &c.
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
4s
14s
15s
3 10s 0d
Summa debitorum £58 3s 10d
Item, the charges of probat of will & testament,
bondsmen, witnesses &c.
no entry
Summa de claro besides the charges of will provinge £56 9s 2d
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Christopher Robinson of Easington, yeoman, 1627
ffebruarie the twelfth, Anno Domini 1626
In the name of God, Amen, I, Christoffer Robinson of Esington within
the countie of Durham, yeoman, being sicke in bodie but of a good and
p[er]fect memorie, God be thanked for it, doe make & ordaine this my
last will and testament in manner & forme following, vizt., I comend
my soule unto the Almightie God, my redemer and will that my bodie
be buried in Esington churchyard. Ittem, I give to my wiffe, Meriall
Robinson, the lease of my ffarme in Esington during the time of her
widowhood and if she marie again to any other man, my will is that my
sonne, George Robinson, shall have my said lease. Ittem, I give &
bequeath unto eyther of my two [said deleted] daughters, Isabell &
Anne, twentie markes in moenye. Ittem, my will is that my lease shalbe
renewed out of all my goods & chattells in generall. Ittem, I will that
my two younger sonnes' partes of goods & chattells shall, by my wiffe
& William Robinson, my brother, or their assignes, be put forth for the
best benefite of my two sonnes, Thomas & Nicholas, untill they come
to the age of twentie & one yeares &, in the meanetime, in regard my
said two sonnes doe paye their parte out of my goods & chattells,
towards the renewing of the lease, my will & desire is that they shall
have their education, meate, drinke & cloathinge out of my said
ffarme,
hopinge, my two said sonnes, when it shall please God to enable them
to worke, that then they will doe what lyeth in them for the benefite of
the ffarme, unlesse the [sic] take any other course of liffe upon them.
Ittem, all the rest of my goods & chattells, my rents paid, my ffunerall
expences deducted, my wive's third sett forth unto hir out of my goods
& chattells, I give & bequeath unto my five children, George
Robinson, Thomas Robinson, Nicholas Robinson, Isabell Robinson &
Anne Robinson & I doe constitute & appointe these my five children,
joint executors of this my last will & testament. Ittem, I give &
bequeath to Isabell Mason, twentie shillings. Ittem, to Ales Yeilder,
twentie shillings & to her two children, eyther of them, a gimber
lambe. Ittem, I give to Margerie Woolffe, twentie shillings & to her
two children, either, a gimber lambe. Ittem, to each of William Mason
six children a gimber lambe. Ittem, to George Jordeson's three
children, each, a gimber lambe. Ittem, I give to William Jordeson's
sonne of Newcastle, a gimber lambe. Ittem, to William Robinson two
sones, each, a gimber lambe. Ittem, to the poore, twentie shillings.
Ittem, I give to my brother Robert's sonne a gimber lambe. Witnesses
heereof, Richard ffoster, William Robinson [Robert Robinson
deleted], Robert Tongue & Abraha[m] Robinson, clarke.
Abraham Robinson, clarkiur [full name signed]
Robert Tongeiur [full name signed]
Debts due to the testator
Impr[imis], Robert Robinson
Ittem, Edward Hudson
Ittem, Richard Harison
Ittem, Mr Mettforth's man
3 0s 0d
2 12s 10d
1 0s 0d
12s 0d
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
Ittem, Mr Nicholas Heath de Eden, junior
Ittem, John Rogerson
Ittem, Robert Driden ofWhicham
Ittem, Henrye Babington
It[e]m, to Mr Nicholas Heath de Eden, junior
10 0s 0d
8 0s 0d
11s 0d
3s 6d
5s 0d
An inventorie of all suche goods & chattels as Christofer Robinson
of Easington, lately diseased, died possessed of, vewed
& valued by George Wardell, Richard Walker, Christofer Paxton &
Christofer Bee, 28 Marche 1627
Imprimis, sixe stotes
18 6s
Item, fourteene kine
37 6s
Item, towe whies, one of them with calfe
4 6s
Item, foure stirkes
4 0s
Item, eleven calves
7 6s
Item, towe buls & a branded stirke
4 13s
Item, thirtie & three ewes & lames
13 4s
Item, thirtie & three ewes without lames
9 0s
Item, thirtie weathers & tuppes
6 13s
Item, fourtie & nine sheepe hogges
13 0s
Item, five kine & calves
13 6s
Item, eight oxen
39 0s
Item, fouer mares
8 13s
Item, tow stagges & towe foales
6 0s
Item, come in the stackgarthe
7 0s
Item, haye in the stackgarthe
1 10s
Item, the crop upon the ground in Esington towne feilds &
Pespoole fields
25 0s
Item, plough & plough geare, wanes & wane gere
8 0s
Item, timber
13s
Item, his purse & apparrell
2 0s
Item, an amris & cauwell & other woodden vessell
2 0s
Item, brasse & pewder vessell
3 6s
Item, beddings & bedcloathes
2 0s
Item, tow bed steades
4s
Summa totalis [no entry]
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Percivell Wilbourne of Shotton, 1629
In the name of God, Amen, I, Percyvell Wilbourne of Shotton, sicke
and craised in body but in good and perfect remembrance, laud and
praise be unto Almightie God, my only maker, savour and redemour,
doe make this my last will and testament in manner and forme
ffollowing. ffirst, I commend my soule to the Almighty God in whose
mercy I hop to be saved, and my body to be buried in Easington
churchyeard. Item, I give unto my wiff, Dorothy Wilbourne, xxli. Item,
I give unto my wiff Dorothy the easter halfe of the newe house of
Humble Knowle. Item, I charge my sonn, John Wilbourne, to fynd his
mother, meat, drinke and apparill soe long as she shall live. Item, I
give unto my daughter Barbary Thompson xli. deleted Item, I give unto
my daughter’s children ffifty poundes and that money to goe forward
to the use and profitt of my daughter’s children till they come at age, at
the discretion of Christopher Richardson, John Thompson, John
ffoster and John …… deleted. Item, I give unto my sonne Edward
Wilbourne, one hundred and ten pounds in regard of his portion. Item,
I give unto Christofer Jerdison, my wive's sonn, ffower pounds. Item, I
give unto Anne Jerdison, my wive's daughter, other fower pounds.
Item, I give unto my ffirst wive's children, everie one of them, ffiveten
shillinges apece. Item, I give unto my brother, John Wilbourne, fforty
shillinges. Item, I give unto my said brother, John Wilbourne, halfe my
clothes, saving my clockes. Item, I give unto my sister, Jaynat Smyth,
fforty shillinges of lawfull Englishe mones. Item, I give unto my sister
husband, William Smith, the other halfe of my clothes, saving the
clockes. Item, I give unto the poore in the parish of Easington xxs.
Item, I give unto the poore of the parish of Trymdon, other twentie
shillinges. If the Lord will that I shall dy and from this wretched world
depart, this wicked world I doe leave withall my last will and hart. In
witnes whereof I have to this, my last will and testament, sett to my
hand and seale the xxth daie of June in the ffist yeare of the reigne of
our souveraigne lord, Charles, by the grace of God, of England,
Scotland, ffrance and Ireland, King, Defender of the ffaith, Anno
Domini 1629.
And I, Percyvell Wilbourne, before the ensealinge hereof, doe make
my son, John Wilbourne, whole executor and to see that these portion
and
legacies
be
paied
and
dischardged
that
then
his signum
Percyvell Wilbourne
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
Sealed and delivered in the
presence of us
John Liddell mark
Richard Liddell iuratus
My mening is that this will shall stand & be good but that my mening
is to give my sonne, Edward, fifty poundes more then is within the will
to make him eight score whereof I give him forty poundes nowe and
the sixe score that is remaineing to be in John Wilbourne hand, his
brother's hand, & to give him vij poundes in the yeare during his life
and if it please God that the said Edward shall have any children, that
every one of these children shall have five poundes a peace after
Edward desese. Item, I give unto Barbary Thompson hir childerren
thre score poundes amonges them. Item, I give unto my wife all my
househould stufe and, for my armore, I give unto my sone John and
this I make to inlarge my will a for going. In witness whereof I set my
hand & marke the sixt dave of March 1630.
Parsevell Wilboume his mark
Wittnes, Christofer Richardson juratus
John Tomson his marke juratus
Memorandum that the witnesses of this codicill affirmeth that the
testator caused the fower lynes in the will rated, to be soe rated by the
directions of this the said testator att the makeinge of the codicill.
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Lancelot Wilkinson of Horden, yeoman, 1629
Memorandum, that Lancelott Wilkinson of Horden, yeamonn,
deceased, who died the nine and twentie day of Januarye last, 1629,
beinge sicke and weake in body but of a perfect mind and memorie,
did, the day before his death, desire to speake with Sir John Conyers,
baronet, who no souner came unto him but he told him he did much
desire to make his last will and testament that ever he entended to
make in this life, unto which words the said Sir John Conyers maid
answere that he hard he was not unprovided of a will already maid by
Mr Robinson, unto which the said Lancelot Wilkinson replyed he had
burned it and nowe he wold relaite his last will which, having once
repeated over, he did desire the said Sir John Conyers to put it in
writinge at that instant which was doun to the effect as followeth:
ffirst, I give unto Elizabethe Pattison, daughter of Margarett Pattison,
thirtie pounds for her portion which I desire Sir John Conyers,
barronett, to stay in his hand, fourthe of the hundred pounds I am to
receive of him at Lammas, and that he will be pleased to continue it in
his hand for her use, paying the concederation yerely thereof unto
George Grahame of Horden ffor her maintenance, who I do desire to
keepe her during her noneage for my mind is that, my brother William
shall not have the bringing on her upe nor have her education and my
mind further is that after it shall please God the said Elizabethe
Pattison shall accomplishe the age of tenn yeres, that then she shall
maintain her self by her survice and all the use of the thirtie pounds
shall be reserved to her portion untill such time as she may lawfully
dispose of it and, if she shall happen to die or she can dispose thereof,
then the said moneyes to discend upon my brother William Wilkinson
and my brother is to give her all maintenance untill Martinmas next
otherwise to receive after the rate of 40s a yere for her maintenance
deleted unto George Graime in respect he hathe received mony all
ready for her maintenance. I give and bequeathe unto John Wilkinson,
my brother William's sonn, 10li. More 1 give unto Jane, William his
daughter, 10li. I give to 8 children I christened every one, 5s, 2li. I give
to George Graime of Horden, 2li. I give unto Margrett Halcote, jli. I
give to Margarett Boyes, 2li. I give Elizabethe Marshall, 10s and I give
Mary Halliday, her daughter, 10s, jli. And my will concerning my
funerall is that every aged poore shall, at my burial, receaive every
one, 2d and the younger poore, jd a peace and the neighbours shall
have entertenment with plentie at Easington after a neighbourly
manner and for the discharge thereof, I do allowe fburteene pounds
and if any thinge do remaine it shall be to the benefitt of my executor
who I do ordaine to be my brother William Wilkinson of this my last
will and testament.
Wittnes whereof
John Conyeres
Debts owing unto the testator
Sir John Conyers, barronett as last part of payment
for my beasts due at Lammas next
Mr Nicholas Heathe for 3 swine already due
John Pope
Bartholomew Starne
Debts owing by the testator
William Stoddart upon bond
100 0s 0d
1 5s 0d
3s 0d
2s 6d
101 10s 6d
10 16s 0d
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
To Sir John Conyers upon? reconinge for beast gates
Item, two hens
John Conyeres
The inventory of all the goods & chattels
mouveable & inmouveable of Lancelott
Wilkinson of Horden in the parish of
Easington in the county of Durham,
yeoman, praised by Thomas Paxton &
George Paxton of Little Thorpe, George
Grame, Robert Atkinson of Horden, all
within the parish of Easington in the coun-tie of Durham, yeomen, this first day of
ffebruary, Anno Domini 1629.
Inprimis, his purse valued to
Item, all his clothes, linnen and wollen belonging
to his backe or bodily wearing
Item, for his linnen & harden sheets with other
linnen
Item, for sword & belt
Item, all his bedding
Item, two yards of new kersie
Item, fower pound of linnen yame & fower of
harden yame
Item, for a cubbard & spence
Item, two chaires
Item, thre bedsteads
Item, fower chests
Item, a wollen wheele
Item, a table and two stooles
Item, all the pewter vessell
Item, all the wodden vessell
Item, all the brasse vessell
Item, a hopper and a basket
Item, 1 pokes and 2 seckes
Item, all the iron stuffe
Item, waine ropes
Itejm, a saddle
Item, bourds and other wood geare
Item, two kine and a calfe
Item, the hay
Item, one mare
8d
Summa totallis
22 8s 8d
Debtes oweing to the testator
Inprimis, by Sir John Coniers, baronet, upon bond
100 0s 0d
Thomas Paxton
George Paxton, his marke
George Grame, his marke
Robert Atkinson, his marke
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Robert Paxton of Easington, 1630
1 10s 4d
3 0s 0d
1 4s
3s
3 5s
3s
0d
4d
0d
4d
5s
2 15s
1s
1 0s
8s
6d
0d
0d
0d
0d
6d
0d
8d
8d
0d
8d
0d
4d
6d
6d
4d
8d
8d
0d
4s
6s
6s
12s
1s
3s
3s
4 6s
6s
2 0s
In the name of God amen, I, Robart Paxton of Easington in the county
of Durham, yeoman, sicke in body but of good and perfect memorie,
God be praised, doe make & ordaine this my last will and testament as
followeth. Inprimis I comend my soule unto Almighty God, my
creator, preserver and redeemer, and will that my body be buried in
Easington church yard. Item, I will that my farme on the South Row in
Easington and all my goods and chatteles be sold and all my debtes
being discharged therewith, the remainder I dispose of in this maner: I
give to Jane Gorn, my daughter, for her filiall porcion iij li vjs and viijd.
ltem, I give to Alice, my wife, a cow at her owne choise. Ltem, I give
to my sonne, Christofer, my young blacke mare. The rest of my goods,
moveable and unmoveable, my debtes, legacies and funerall expences
discharged, I give to my sonnes Christofer, James and Richard whom I
make ioint executors of this my last will and testament, which
executorshipp I will shall stand for there porc[i]ons. In witnes wherof I
have sett my hande hereunto, this xxiiijth of ffebruarie anno domini
1629. Witnesses of this will, Abraham Robinson, Richard Foster,
Thomas Paxton.
A true inventorie
of all the goodes and
chattells of Robart
Paxton of Easington
within the countie of
Durham, yeoman, late
deceased, praised the
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
ffowerth day of March,
one thousand, sixe
hundreth, twentie seaven,
by Richard Walker, George
Wardell, Thomas Paxton
and Robert Jameson as
hereafter followeth
Imprimis, fower oxen & one stot praised att
Item, fower kine and two whies praised at
Item, two calves praised att
Item, one horse and one mare praised att
Item, corne in the garth praised att
Item, ffower swine praised att
Item, one hay stacke praised att
Item, the cropp on the ground praised att
Item, the plow geare and waine geare praised att
Item, one litle cupbord with some other implements praised att
Item, his purse and apparell praised at
Item, his lease on the Southerowe praised at
Item, three load of otes praised att
Summa totalis
Concordat hec copia cum original
Mungo Scott [other text]
Rich[ard] Newhouse [other text]
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Item, I give to my daughter Margate in legasie
11 6s 8d
12 6s 8d
15s 0d
2 6s 8d
2 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
2 0s 0d
20 0s 0d
1 10s 0d
10s 0d
10s 0d
110 0s 0d
1 4s 0d
165 9s 0d
per nos
Philip Richardson of Shotton, 1630
In the name of God [Amen, I, Phillipp Richardson torn] of Shotton
sicke in [body torn] but in good [and perfect memorie,? torn]thankes
be to God, doe make my last will[and testament in torn] manner and
forme following, first, I give [my soule torn] to almighty God my
maker & redemer & [my bodie to be buried torn] within my parrish
church yarde of [Easington? torn]
Imprimise, I give to my eldest sonn [John torn] legasie
Item, I give to my sonne Richard [in legasie torn]
Item, I give to my sonne Thomas [in lega torn]sie
Item, I give to my sonne Gorge [in legasie torn]
Item, I give to my sonne Phillop in legasie
2
2
2
2
2
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
2 0s 0d
Item, I give all the rest of my goodes, moveable & unmoveable, [to my
wife & my sonne John whom I make sole exsecators of this my last
will and testament deleted]
Item, I give my wife & rest of my childeren all the rest of my goods,
moveable and unmoveable, my detes, legasie & funeralle expens
discargges. I do make my wife & my eldest sonne John whome I maik
my sole executors of this my last will and testement.
Dettes owing by the testator
Imprimis owing to William Stoderte
Item, owing to Parservell Welbourne
Item, owing to Gorg Tomson
Item, owing to Robarte Dobson
Item, owing to Phillope Clark
Item, Christofer Heryson
Item, owing to Christofer Stodarte
Item, owing to Jane Emersone
Item, owing for bushope rent
Item, owing for tind [?] rent
Item, owing for writing of lease
Thomas Paxtoniur [full name signed]
John Tomsoniur [marked with a symbol]
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An inventory of all the [goods and ch torn]attells movable
and unmoveable of Ph[illip Rich torn]ardson of Shotton
& in the parrish of Easi[ngton torn] dissesed, praised
by foure indifferent m[en torn] November viiij 1630
John Tomson, Thomas [torn],
Richard Jurdeson, James Byers
Imprimise, foure oxen
Item, iij stottes
Item, v keye, one quye & one stu[rk torn
Item, tow calfes
Item, ix old shepe & vj hoges
Item, a horse & a mare
Item, a sewe & a pige
Item, fourty threaves of wheat & rey
Item, otes & pease
Item, wheat & rey sowne one grond
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9 6s 8d
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3 6s 8d
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Item, haye
Item, long waines & cop waines with axiltres & stinges at
Item, one oxe harrow, a paire of horse harrows
Item, two plowes with a pair of irones
Item, foure yokes, three somes, two shakles, a pair of hors geare
Item, a sholle, a spad, one mucke hacke & two fowe
Item, his purse & apparrell
Item, a cubbard & one cawell
Item, pewder vessell
Item, two kettell & two pottes
Item, wod vessell with seves & riddell hopper
Item, three kistes
Item, waines, ropes & two irones forkes
Item, two beds & one presser
Item, coverlides, hapen & blankets
Item, one matteres & v codes
Item, one table, one chare, two chesbres
Item, a pair of bares, a spate, a reckon croke, a frying pane
Item, one arke & a riding sadle
Item, foure paire of line sheats, iij paire of harden, tow table
cose, ij pellebers
Item, a bead, one cote
Item, a case for two lines
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Elizabeth Smyth of Little Eden, widow, 1632
In the name of God amen, I, Elizabeth Smyth, of late of the cetie of
Durham and nowe of Litle Eden, widdow, being sicke and weake in
body yet of good and perfete remembrance, thankes be geven to
almightie God, doo make and ordaine this my last will and testament
in maner and forme ffolloing, first and prencirpally, I committ my
soule to Almightie God, my maker and redeemer, in full assurance of a
ioyfull reserrecction at the day of iudgement, and my body to bee
hurried in the parish church of St Marrie's within the South Bayley, in
the Citty of Durham, as neare unto my late husband as conveniently
may be. Item, I give and dispose to the poorest inhabitants of that
parish the some of xxs to be destributed by the discretion of my
executrix and her husband. Item, I give and bequeath to the poore of
the paresh of Easington the some of xxs to be distrebuted at the
descretion of my executrix and her husband. Item, I give and bequeath
unto Henry Croone, my godsonne, the sume of xli at xxj yers of age.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my grandchild, Roger Heath, sonne of
Nicholas Heath of Litle Eden, the some of one hundreth pounds to be
paid when he shall accomplish the age of xxjtie yeares in case hee soo
long live, the same to remain in the hands of his father & mother
during his minoritie without making any allowance for the same. Item,
I geve and bequeath to my grandchild, Elizabeth Heath, daughter of
the saide Nicalas Heath, the some of fiftie pounds to be paid unto her
when she shall accomplesh the age of xxjtie yeares or be married, by
and with the consent of her parents without any alowance for the same.
Item, I give unto her, the said Elizabeth Heath, one fetherbed with
bolster, pillowes and all other things belonging the furniture of a bed.
Item, I give and bequeath unto Margret Heath, another of my sone's
daughters, the some of xxxli [twentie pounds in National Archives
copy] & to Kathrine Heath, her sester, the some of xxxli to be paid unto
them when they shall accomplesh the age of xxi yeares or bee married,
without any allowance for the same. Item, I give and bequeath to
Nicholas Heath, there brother, my grandchild, the some of xxxli to be
paid unto him when he shall accompleshe the age of xxi yeares without
any alowance for the same. Item, I give unto Franses Heath, my goddaughter and grandchild, another of the daughters, the some of xxli, a
fetherbed, bolster & furneture belonging there unto when shee shall
accompleshe the age of xxjtie yeares or to be paid unto her at her
marege, by and with the consent of her parence. Item, I give and
bequeath to my worthie kind ffrend Mrs [P]eacocke, one gold ring
with death’s hed upon it. Item,I give and bequeath unto my [kinde]
frend [MrsAnne Newhouse, wife of Mr Richard Newhouse, for a
remembrance to weare for my] sake, xxxs in a reng. Item, I give and
bequeath to Mr Richard Nuhouse, my loving & kind frend, to were in
a ringe for my sake, xxs. Item, I give and bequeath to my servant,
Issabell Hodgshon, the some of xxs. All the rest of my goods and
chattels whatsoever, my funerale being descharged, I geve & bequeath
to my daughter, Elizabeth Heath, wiffe unto Mr Nicholas Heath,
whome I make my executrix of this my last will & testament. And I
make & ordaine my sonn in law, Mr Nicales Heath of Litle Eden, my
supavisor hereof, in witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand &
seale, the 20th of March, 1631 [in the presence of MrNicholas Heath,
Richard Redhead].
ES seal
Seld in the presence of us
Nicales Heath
Christopher Humble, the mark of
Richard Redhead mark
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[ Text in italics supplies torn and missing material in Durham copy
from the National Archives copy]
DPRI/1/1632/S13/1; another copy in National Archives, Prob 11/161
John Lynn of Shotton, yeoman, 1632
In the name of God, Amen, xixth day of Aprill, anno domini 1632, I,
John Lynn of Shotton in the county of Durham, yeoman being sicke in
body but in whole and perfect memorie, thanks be to God, doe make
and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and
forme following. ffirst, I committ and comend my soule into the hands
of Almightie God, my creator, and his sonne, Jesus Christ, my
redemer, hopeing assuredly to be saved by his death and merritts
alone, and by a true and lively faith in him and by no other meanes,
and I will that my body be buryed within my parish churchyard of
Sedgfeild so neare unto my brother, William Lynn, as conveniently
may be. And touching such wordly estate of goods and chattells as it
hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy to bestow upon me, I
doe hereby dispose as followeth. ffirst, I doe give and bequeath unto
my sonnes, William, Richard and Robert, and to my daughters, Ann
and Mary, unto everie of them, the summe of one hundreth pounds for
their filiall and child’s porcions. ltem, I doe give and bequeath unto
my sonne, William, my best gray gelding. ltem I doe give and
bequeath unto my sonne, Robert, my best yong gray mare. ltem, I doe
give and bequeath unto my brother, Robert Lynn, tenn shillings and to
my brother, Richard Lynn, tenn shillings for tokens. ltem, I doe give
unto Elizabeth Lynn, xs, to Ellin Lynn, xs, and to Jone Lynn, xs. ltem, I
doe give unto Christofer Hixon, xxs, to Edward Hixon, xxs. ltem, I doe
give unto Elizabeth Hixon, Margaret Hixon and Margerie Hixon, to
everie of them, one bushell of wheate. ltem, the residue of all my
goods, moveable and unmoveable, my depts, legacies and funerall
expenses being deducted, I doe give and bequeath unto my loveing
wife, Elizabeth Lynn, and my sonne, William Lynn, whome I make
and ordaine the sole executors of this my last will and testament. In
witnesse whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name the daie &
yeare above written.
Johne Lynn, signum
In the presence of us.
Richard Butler
John Hixon, marke
John Farelesse
Shotton, primo Maij
An inventorie of all the goods & chattels, moveable
and unmoveable, belonging unto John Lynn, late
of Shotton deceased, apprised by Richard Butler,
James Jordan, John Cowling & Thomas Storye as followeth
lmprimis, xij oxen
ltem, xxix kyne & one bull
ltem, xxij stotts
ltem, viij stotts & six whies
ltem, xx yeare old calves
ltem, one yong bull
ltem, ix mares and ij horses
ltem, five fillies & five yeare old fooles
ltem, one gray fillye, 3 yeares old, given by legacie unto
Robert Lynn
ltem, one gray horse given by legacie unto William Lynn
ltem, 180 ewes with lambes
ltem, 180 hoggs
ltem, xlij shering wethers
ltem, ix tupps
ltem, xxix fatt wethers
ltem 4 swyne
ltem, corne in the barne & staggard
ltem, corne groweing on the ground
ltem, ploughes & waines with furniture thereunto
belongeing
ltem, in the hall house, two cubbards
ltem, 3 other cubbards
ltem, brasse & puder
ltem, bedding & furniture thereunto belonging with
chiste & stooles
ltem, bedsteades & tables
ltem, milke bowles, skeles with other furniture belonging
unto milknesse
ltem, spitts & racks with such other like necessaries
ltem, beefe & bacon with other provision for the house
ltem, one musket
ltem, tableclothes, napkins & other lining
ltem, his purse & his apparel
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ltem, moneyes oweing unto him
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William Ingleby of Great Haswell, yeoman, 1632
In the name of God, amen, June the five and twentieth, anno domini
1632 and the eighth yeere of the reigne of our soveraigne lord,
Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Brittaine, France and
Ireland, defender of the faith etc., I, William Ingleby of Great Haswell
in the county pallatine of Durham, yeoman, being visitted with
sickness but of good and perfect memory (praised be God) doe
constitute and make this my last will and testament in manner and
forme following, revokeing thereby in law and in deede all my former
wills and testaments whatsoever. Imprimis, I commend my soule into
the hands of Almighty God my maker, hopeing assuredly through the
onely meritts of Christ, my saviour and redeemer, to be made partaker
of life everlasting, and my body to the ground whereof it is made to be
interred in Easington churchyarde. Item, I give to the stock of the
poore of the parish of Easington five pounds. Item, I give to my wife,
Elizabeth Ingleby, five pounds for a legacy. Item, whereas my wife is
now with child, my will is that if it be a man child he shall have my
lease of the Moore-house and halfe of a farme in Rainton when he
cometh to the age of eighteene yeares. Item, I give to the sayd
manchild an hundred pounds when he cometh to the sayd age. Item, I
give to my daughter, Margrett Ingleby, eight score pounds and if shee
shall marry with the consent of her mother and my brother in law
Richard Thursby and my brother John Ingleby, I give her the lease of
Flemin field. Item, I give and bequeath to my second daughter, for her
portion, seaven score pounds. Item, I give to my third daughter Isabell
six score pounds. Item, I give and bequeath to my fourth daughter
Anne four score pounds and the close I bought of John Bell in
Rainton. Item, if my wife shall beare mee now a daughter I give and
bequeath to the sayd daughter six score pounds and then my will is
that my oldest daughter Margrett shall have my lease of the
Moorehouse, provided always if shee marry with the consent of her
mother and her 2 uncles aforesayd. And if shee doe not marry with
their consent, I give her eight score pounds and my lease to goe to the
rest of her sisters. And my will is that my second daughter] Elizabeth
shall have my lease in Rainton if she marry with consent as aforesaid,
and if shee marry without consent then my will is that shee have eight
score pounds and the lease to goe to the rest of her sisters. And my
will is that my third daughter Isabell shall have my lease of Flemin
field if she marry with consent as aforesayd, but if she marry without
consent of her mother and 2 uncles, my will is that shee shall have
eight score pounds and the lease to be divided amongst her sisters and
my fourth daughter to have the close I bought of John Bell and an
hundred pounds. Item, my will is that none of my daughters shall have
any benefitt of my leases till they come to the age of eighteen yeers.
Item, my will is that my daughters shall live with my wife till they
come to age to chose their guardian and that each of my children shall
have five pounds a yeer for their education. Item, my will is that my
fourth daughter Anne and that daughter my wife shall beare mee shall
have their portions made up three hundred pounds a yeare a peece.
Item, I give and bequeath to my nephew, John Ingleby, twenty
shillings. Item, I give and bequeath to Mungay Burne fourty shillings.
Item, I give to each of my three men servants a noble. Item, I give to
Christopher Richardson of Shotton tenne shillings, to George Wardell
of Easington tenne shillings and to Thomas Sharpe tenne shillings,
whom I make overseers of this my will. Item, I desire my brother in
law, Richard Thursby, and my brother, John Ingleby, to see this my
will performed and my will is that each of them shall have four
pounds. Item, my will is that out of my lands, rents and goods,
moveable and unmoveable, my yongest children that have no leases
shall have their portions to be made equall with those that have the
leases, if the goods will amount to so much. Item, I make my wife,
Elizabeth Ingleby, sole executrix of this my last will and testament, in
wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand the day and yeere above
written in the p[re]sence of us.
William Ingleby, his marke [marked with a symbol]
Christofer Richardson [full name signed]
George Wardell [full name signed]
Richard Thursbyiur [full name signed]
Thomas Sharpeiur [full name signed]
Julij xixth 1632
A trew inventory of all the goods & chattels
of William Ingleby late of Great Haswell,
deceased, in the countye of Durham, yeoman, with
their severall prices as they were apprised
by Christofer Richeson, William Hirdman, George
Wardale & Robert Dixon in the said countye, yeomen,
the day & yeare abovesaid.
Imprimis, in ready money & bonds
Item, his apparell
210 0s 0d
6 13s 4d
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Item, a beddsteed, mattres, ffeatherbed, one boulster & two
pillowes, one paire of blancketts, 2 happins & coverlid
with curteynes & vallence in the forehouse
Item, a beddsteed, mattres, ffeathebed, one boulster & two
pillowes, one paire of blancketts, two happins, a
coverlidd with curteynes & vallence in the
chamber over the house
Item, a bedsteed, mattres, ffeatherbedd, one boulster, two
pillowes, one paire of blancketts, two happins & a
coverlett in the chamber over the parler
Item, a truckelbedd, a featherbedd, mattres, a paire of
blancketts, a bowster, 2 pillowes, 2 happins, on
coverlett in the forehouse
Item, the servants’ bedds, two mattresses, two bowsters,
two paire of blancketts, fower happins
Item, the men servants’ bedd
Item, more beddinge in a presse, five happins, two
coverletts, two carpetts, a feathered ticke, a bowster
& curtaynes [illegible
Item, a dosen & a halfe of cushons
Item, sixe paire of linninge sheats, sixe paire of pillowbers
Item, a dosen & a halfe of harden sheates, two paire of
Pillowbers
Item, two linn table cloathes
Item, three dosen of napkins
Item, two shorte course table cloathes & sixe course napkins
Item, thirtye yards of lynninge cloath
Item, fiftye two yards of harden cloath
Item, sixe lynn towells
Item, Fower dosen & fower pece of pewter, a dosen sawcers,
a dosen porindgers, five flagin potts, a pynt pott, three
pewter and seaven brasse candlestickes
An ewer, fower double salte sellers, fower pewter cupps,
thre chamber potts, a tynne botle & a cadle pott
Item, a silver bowle & halfe a dosen of spoones
Item, sixe brasse potts at Moore houses
Item, three kettles, two fishe pannes, three iron potts, one
little brasse pott & a skellett, five little pannes
Item, three iron chimneyes, two spitts, one paire of rackes,
two dripin pannes, two paire of tonges, a fire shovell,
two laddles, a chafin dishe, two paire of broylinge irons,
two sherdin knives, a smoothinge iron & two reckin
crookes, two morters & two pestells
4 0s 0d
3 6s 8d
1 13s 4d
1 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
13s 4d
6 13s 4d
1 10s 0d
3 0s 0d
3 12s
8s
1 16s
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1 0s 0d
Item, a presse, a liivery cuberd, a chare & two chists, a glasse
case
A cuberd & a cawell
Item, one table & a forme, three chaires and eight stooles
Item, two cubberds & a table att Moore house
Item, all the wod vessell, 3 dosen of trenchers
Item, a muskitt & bandelere & fowelinge peece
Item, plow & plowe geere, waine & waine geere
Item, all the poletrey
Item, two whit stackes & two oate stackes
Item, eight [loade? creased ] of oates in the howse
Item, all the mradow hay & strawe with the profitt
of the falloes
Item, come on the grounde, seaventeene ackers of wheat,
rye & bigg & xiiijtene ackers of oats
Item, butter, cheese
Item, sixtene [illegible, creased] one cowe & three stotts
in Flemin field
Item, twentye kyne & two whyes
Item, foure [illegible, creased ] there
Item, twenty oxen in Falloe field
Item, fower stotts there
Item, eight stotts there
Item, twelve oxen there
Item, seaventeene kyne & a bull
Item, fower two yeare ould beasts & a quye
Item, five calves
Item, tenn runts in Deadman Dailes
Item, yewes two hundred & twelve tuppes
Item, weathers & dimmons, 287
Item, yewes & rigelts, 38
Item, lammes, 135
Item, three mares & a fole & a crucke horse
Item, a stande horse
Item, a blacke horse
Item, a gray mare, a bay mare, a sorreld mare & her stagg
Item, fower swine
Item, one blacke courlt & a bay filley
Item, the lease of Mare House
Item, the lease att Raynton called Pitt field
Item, the lease of fflemin field
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The total som[m]e is
Debts owinge by the deceased, funerall charges, expences,
legasies & other dybursements
1106
4d
3s
205 3s 4d
Sic rest
902 7s 4d
vijo Octobris, 1636
Exhibitum fuit hui[ ] inventory per Elizabetham, executricem &c.
DPRI/1/1632/I1/1-3
Thomas Marshall of Hawthorn, yeoman, 1634
In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Marshall of Hawthorne in the
countie of Durham, yeoman, being sick of bodye but in good and
perfect memorie, thanks be to allmightie God, doe make my last will
and testiment in manner and forme following. ffirst I bequeath my
soule to allmightie God, my maker, hopeing to be saved throughe the
mirits of his sonne, my saviour Jesus Christ, and my body to be buried
in my parish church yeard of Easington nere the east end of the church.
Legacies by the testator.
lmprimis, I give unto my eldest daughter, Isable, one of my best ewes
and lambs, and likwisse to my second daughter, Margaritt, I give
another of my best ewes and lambs.
The rest of all my goods, moveable and immouveable, my debts,
legacies and ffunerall expences descharged, I give and bequeth to
Isable and Margarit, my daughters, and I doe constitute and appoynt
Elizabeth Marshall, my wife, executor of this my last will and
testiment.
Debts the testator oweth
lmprimis, to Thomas Herrysonn of Readmarshall
ltem, to Thomas Sharpe of Hawthorne
ltem to Thomas ffoster of Hesselden
28 0s 0d
3 10s 0d
2 0s 0d
In wittness wherof, to this my last will and testament, I have sette my hand
and seale, this 13th day of March, anno 1633
Thomas Marshall's mark and seal
Witnesses
John ffosteriur
Thomas Thompson's mark
Robert Sharpeiur
An inventorie of all the goods and chattle moveable and
immoveable of Thomas Marshall of Hawthorne in the countie of
Durham, yeoman late deseased, valued and prized by ffoure sufficient
men whose nams are underwritten, March the 28th, anno Caroli 10,
Anno Domini 1634
lmprimis, sex kin and foure calves
ltem, two quies and foure yeare ould calves
ltem, on mare
ltem, on and twentie ewes and lambs
Itjem, ten sheap-hogs and on ram
ltem, two acres of corne growing on the earth and on
of wheat and on of ware corne
ltem, corne in the barne with hay and straw
!tem, on swine
ltem, bras and puther together with a presse
ltem, on bed and beding
ltem, new linin and harden unused
ltem, thre pare of sheats
ltem, thre chests and all other wooden vessel
ltem, all the poultre
ltem, his purse and his apparell
Suma tottallis is
Debts the testator oweth
lmprimis, to Thomas Herrysone
ltem, to Thomas Sharpe
ltem, to Thomas ffoster
ltem, his Whitsontid rents
ltem, his tith rent
ltem, his ffunerall expences & to the poore of the parish
Some of debts is £37 18s 1d
Sum remaineing is £16 5s 11d
Prisers’ names
Willam Sharpe
Robert ffoster's mark
Thomas Sharpe
William Pattson's mark
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William Newby deceased
William Newby of Little Haswell, 1635
June the
16th,
1635
A true Innvitory of all the goods of William Newby
of Little Haswell in the parish of Easington, deceased the 13 th
day of this present moneth.
Imprimis, his purse and his apperrell
Two stotts and thre whyes at xxxiijs iiijd a beast
Two yeare old stirkes at xviijs a beast
Thirtene key at iijli a cow
Two oxen for draft
Two mares
Eighty nine shepe at eight shillins a sheepe
The cropp of come one the ground
For the plough geare and waine geare
Houshold stuffe, two cubberts in the hall
Twenty pewder dublers with other puder plate
Beding, thre coverlids
Seaven happens
Thre matterisses
Two paire of blanket
A boulster with foure pillowes
Two calderans
Five panes
One iron pott with a brasse pott
Thre bed steeds
A table in the hall with seats
A longsettle in the hall
Two chares with thre joynt stooles
Soma totalis 153 16s 4d
Valued by us whose names
is hereunto written
Robart Chilton [full name signed]
John Gibson, his marke [marked with a symbol]
George Burdon, his marke [marked with a symbol]
John Scurfeild [full name signed]
A note of the debts of the forsaid
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2
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1
1
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1
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6s
16s
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10s
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12s
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10s
0s
0s
10s
15s
10s
0s
15s
13s
10s
10s
10s
10s
4s
5s
8d
8d
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8d
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Imprimis, to Robert Chilton
Item, to Thomas Thursby
Item, to Mr Robinson
Item, to John Foster
Item, to Thomas Shephard
Item, to John Martiell
Item, to Isable Barcas
Item, to John Rutter
Item, for the funerall
Soma totalis
20
13
10
4
4
3
3
1
5
64
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10s
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6s
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Abraham Robinson of Easington, clerk, 1636
In the name of god amen, I, Abraham Robinson of Easington in the
countie Durham, clerke, sick in bodie but of good perfect memorie,
God’s name be praised for it, do mak and appoynt this my last will and
testament, as followeth.
Imprimis, I comend my soull to my most mercifull redeimer and will
that my bodie be buried at Easington church. Item, I give unto my
wyfe, Elizabeth Robinson, so long as she remaines my widow; my
farme in Littill Thorp, near Easington, and my two fynnes or
coppiholds in Easington, to enjoy and bestow the benefit of the same
towarde her owne maintance and the maintance of my three naturall
children, Elizabeth Robinson, Gabriell Robinson and Mildred
Robinson, and encreasse of their portiones untill my two daughters be
married and my sonne, Gabriell, be of the age of on and twentie yeires,
and then my wife Elizabeth to have her thirds of the farme, during the
rest of hir life naturall, and the said farme and coppiholds to come
entirelie unto my said son Gabriell, provyded that my son Gabriell be
maintained out of the revenewes of the premisses till he be of the age
of on and twentie yeires, and my two daughters, Elizabeth and
Mildred, untill they be maried or capabill of their portiones; and in
caise my said son, Gabriell, die unmaried or without heyre, that then
the said farme and two coppiholds do discend and be divyded equallie
betweine his two sisters, Elizabeth and Mildred, and their heires. Item,
I give unto Elizabeth Robinson, my eldest daughter, for her full filiall
portion, the summe of on hundereth and twentie pounds, to be payed
unto her within halfe on yeir after her lawfull mariag. Item, I give unto
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my daughter, Mildred, for her full filiall portione, the sume of
fourscoar pounds, to be payed unto her within halfe an yeir after her
lawfull mariage, and fourtie pounds mor to be payed unto her within
two yeirs after that. Item, I will that all my housholde stuffe be divided
betweine my wyfe and my two daughters Elizabeth and Mildred. Item,
I give unto my son, Gabriell, all my bookes. Item, I will that my wife
and my son Gabriell be ffynned in the coppihold of Easington holden
of the Bishop of Durham so soon as may be. Item, I give unto the
poore of Easington parish, twentie shillings. The rest of my goods,
moveablle and immoveablle, my debts, legacies and funerall expensses
discharged, I give unto my wife Elizabeth and my thrie childr,
Elizabeth, Gabriell and Mildred, whom I mak joynt executores of this
my last will and testament. In witnes whereof, I have set to my hand
and seall the first day of Aprill on thousand, sex hundred, thirtie sex.
Abraham Robinson [full name signed and seal attached]
Witnesses of this will
John Hood, witnes
Richard Walker [Both these names in the same hand as the will]
Item, two meires and on horse
Item, four wedder sheip
Item, eight ackers of wheat and eight ackers of warr corne
Item, wheat in the hous, worth
Item, of cupboards, tables, chests, chaires, bedding, naperie
and other furnitorie to the value of
Item, his apparrell and purse
Item, wood about the hous
Item, two capones, fyve hennes and a cock
Item, an gander, a gous and nyne gaislings
Item, books to the value of
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0d
0d
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40 0s 0d
10 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
5s 0d
4s 0d
10. 0s 0d
George Wardell
Richard Walker
Thomas Paxton
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Edward Taylor of Haswell Grange, gentleman, 1636
Memorandum, that in the month of March, Anno domini, 1636, upon
Debts due to the testator
Imprimi, Mr Nicolas Heath of Eden, elder, four scoarpounds
Item, Mr Thomas Nicolson of Hartinpooll, sixtein pounds
Item, William Harrison of Pittington Halgarth, four pounds
Item, Cuthbert and Robert Jurdeson of Hauthorne, fyve pounds
Item, Williame Newbie and John Newbie, ten pounds
Item, John Foster and Nicolas Shadforth, fourteine pounds
Item, Richard Walker, ten pounds
Item, Thomas Robinson of Hawthorne and James
Robinson, ten pounds
Item, George Paxton, eightein shillings
Item, Henrie Farrow, twentie shillings
Item, John Foggoat, twentie shillings
Item, Elizabeth Kell, ten shillings
Item, John Poap, fyve shillings
Item, William Bouer, sex shillings, eight pence
Item, John Newbie, sex shillings, eight pence
80
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10 0s
18s
1 0s
1 0s
10s
5s
6s
6s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
8d
An inventerie of all the goods and chattell, moveablle and immoveable, and
houshold stuife of Abraham Robinson, deceased
Imprimis, sex kyne
Item, on keiping calfe
16 10s 0d
10s 0d
or about the xvjth daie of the said moneth in the yeare aforesaid,
Edward Taylor of Haswell Grange in the parishe of Easington and
dyoces of Durham, gentleman, being sicke in bodie but of good and
perfect memorie, and advised by Robert Chilton, his neare neighbour,
to make his will, did, in the presence of the said Robert Chilton and
Robert Taylor, likewise his neighbour and some others thear present,
with full purpose and desire to make his will (as the witnesses there
present conceived) make and declare his last will nuncupatively, by
worde of mouth, in manner and forme following, or in wordes tending
to the like effect, vizt, all the goodes and chattels moveable and
unmoveable whatsoever, which I he then interlined had or did belong
unto him me deleted, I give he did interlined legate and bequeath unto
Anne, his his wife, who had forsaken all her freindes in marryeing with
him, not doubting but she would prove a loveing mother to his
children. Witnesses hereof, Robert Chiltoniur, Robert Tayleriur and
others.
A true and perfect inventory of all the goods and chattels moveable
and unmoveable of Edward Taylor of Haswell Grange, late deceased,
praised the 27 of March by Robert Rutter, Richard ffoster, Robert
Chilton and John ffoster, viz., as followeth, anno domini, 1637.
Inprimis, 3 oxen praised at
12 0s 0d
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Item, 6 kine praised at
Item, 3 twinter calves and 2 yeare old ones
Item, 14 sheepe hoggs praised at
Item, one gray horse and one browne mare praised at
Item, one gander & 2 geese praised at
Item, one turky cocke and a turky henne
Item, the croppe sowen upon the earth praised at
Item, the seed sowen at Woodston house
Item, 2 cubboardes, one towel, 8 buffet stooles & 2 tables
Item, one trunke and one chest praised at
Item, 2 drinkeing jugges
Item, one standing bed and one trinell bed praised at
Item, 2 feather beds, 2 bolsters, 4 feather cods and 2 paire
of blankets praised at
Item, 3 coverlets, one carpet and 4 happings
Item, 7 cushions praised at
Item, 3 paire of sheets, 2 paire of pillows, 3 towels, 3 lin
table cloathes, one dozen and a halfe of napkins
Item, on fowling peece praised at
Item, peuter and brasse praised at
Item, the wood vessell as churnes, pales, bowles, cheswarts
2 creame mugs, 2 stands praised at
Item, 2 axes & one spaid praised at
For plough geare & waine geare praised at
Item, one paire of iron barres, 2 spits, one rackencrooke and
tongues with other implements
2 butter baskets praised at
Item, 7 yeards of hardne and 4 pound of woollen yearne.
Item, his purse and apparell praised at
Summe totall is
whereof oweing by the deceased
Richard ffoster
Robert Rutter
John ffoster
Robert Chilton, his marke
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Thomas Burdon of Shotton, yeoman, 1637
15th of May 1637
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4 0s
5 16s
2 10s
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0d
0d
0d
0d
6d
6d
6s 8d
2 0s 0d
1 6s 8d
5s 0d
2 0s 0d
10s 0d
2 0s 0d
10s 0d
2s 0d
1 0s 0d
10s 0d
8d
5s 6d
3 0s 0d
62 14s 6d
33 17s 4d
In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Burdon of Shotton of the
parrish of Easington, yeoman, beinge sicke of body yet of perfect
memorie, thankes be to Almightie God, do constitute & ordaine this
my last will & testament. First, I give & bequeath my soule unto
Almightie, my maker & redeemer, & my body to be buried in the
churchyard of Easington. ffirst I give to my foure daughters by legacie
the third part of my goods, that is, to witt, to Anne Burdon, Tomeson
Burdon, Aylce Burdon & Merrill Burdon. Next, I give unto my wife,
Aylce Burdon, hir due parte, & the rest of my goods, both moveable &
immoveable, I give unto my sonne Nicholas Burdon, Anne Burdon,
Tomeson Burdon, Aylce Burdon, Merrill Burdon, my foure daughters,
to be divided amongnst them. Also I make my wife, Aylce Burdon, my
full & sole executor of this my last will & testament.
Debtes owen to the testator.
lmprimis, Katherine Sheraton, now the wife of
Miles White for clothes, petticotes, wastecote
with laces
William Tomson of Hawthorne oweth to the testator
the sume of
William Cadwell of Sunderland, for a bacon flitch
John Garfoote of Windgate Grange oweth for a whey at
Whitsuntide next
Phillip Tweddell of Windgate for a cow to be payd at
Martinmas next
Guyan Ridley for a cow to be payd at Martimas & one
come a twvelmoneth
John Watson of Munkehesledon
Item, John Trowlop, esquire, of Thornley oweth to the
testator the sume of a C & ten poundes as
appereth by bond
Item, my sonne, Nicholas Burdon, oweth
Samuell Bell of Hetton
Debtes oweinge by the testator
Ffirst, to Robert Etherington
2 3s 4d
30 0s 0d
2 12s 8d
3 0s 0d
3 1s 0d
1 0s 0d
110 0s 0d
5 0s 0d
6s 4d
6s 2d
Thomas Burdon
Wittnesses of this testament
Christofer Richardsoniuratus
George Burde iuratus marke
Richard Juredeson marke
John Midford
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Thomas Ayre of Easington, yeoman, 1637
In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Ayre of Easeington in the
countie of Durham, yeoman, weeke in body but strong in mind & of a
sound, perfect & disposeing memorie, God's name be praised for it,
doe constitute, ordaine and make this my last will & testament in
manner & forme followeing. First, with a fre & willing hart, I render &
give into the hands of my lord & creator my spirit which, of his
fatherly goodnesse, he hath given me, nothing doubteing, but that of
his fatherly goodnesse & infinite mercies, set forthe in the blode of his
welbeloved sonne Crist Jesus, our onely saviour & redemer, he will
receive my soule into his glory & place it amongst the heavenly
angells & blessed saints. And, I will that my body be buried in
Easeington church or church yard or other parishe church or church
yard, within which parishe it shall please God to make separacion
betwixt my body & soule. Item, I give and bequeath unto Alice my
wife in full of what she may or can pretend to have for her widdow
right, the somme of threescore pounds oflawfull mony of England or
other goods or chattells in satisfaction of the same. And, as for my two
children, Ann & Elizabeth Ayre, in respect they are infants & of tender
yeares, and alsoe presumeing that my father, Robert Ayre, would have
assigned over the farme in Easeington, on which I now live & remaine,
if I should have been likely to have lived any tyme but now not in my
dispoicion, I doe therefore require & humbly pray my said father,
Robert Ayre, to take my said daughters, Ann & Elizabeth, into his care
& custody, to se them brought up in good nurture & in the feare of
God, and to give them such competent porcions as to him shall seeme
fitt, either in his life tyme or by his last will, if it shall please God to
call him before they be disposed of. The rest of my goods, moveable
& unmoveable, my debts, legacies & funerall expenses discharged, I
give unto my father, Robert Ayre, whom I make sole executor of this
my last will & testament. In wittnesse whereof, I have set to my hand
& seale this xvjth of September Anno Domini 1637.
Thomas Ayre seal
Witnes hereof
Richard Belt
Clement Calvret
Richard Ayre
An inventorie of the all the goods & chattles
moveable and unmoveable of Thomas
Ayre, late of Easington, deceased, apprized
the 15th day of January, 1637, by Gilbert
Paxton, Georg Paxton, John Jurdeson and
Henry Clarke.
Imprimis, his purse and apparel
Item, for bedding
Item, for two bed steeds
Item, for 4 chists
Item, for wooden vessel
Item, for 2 cubboardes
Item, for a table
Item, for 5 buffett stooles & chares
Item, for 4 quishans
Item, for 11 puter dishes
Item, for a quart pott and a flagen
Item, for 5 candlesticks
Item, for a salt seller & a flowre pott
Item, for a pewter beaker & a boule
Item, for 2 cettles & 3 panns
Item, for 2 brass potts
Item, for a frying pann
Item, for a brush
Item, for a speate
Item, for a grate
Item, for one pare of barrs
Item, for a rackencrooke
Item, for a paire of tongs
Item, for one paire of sheetes
Item, for a codd and a winding cloath
Item, for a happin
IteJm, for a spining wheele
Item, for a hopper, 12d, seaves & riddles, 12d,
Item, for a peck and a haife peck
Item, for 4 oxen
Item, for 3 cowes deleted kine
Item, for 3 calves
Itjem, for a horse and a mare
Item, for 2 paire of linn wheeles, one paire of wollen wheles
2 10s 0d
1 0s 0d
8s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
4 0s 0d
12s 0d
7s 0d
2s 0d
1 15s 0d
4s 0d
7s 6d
2s 0d
1s 6d
1 6s 0d
18s 0d
2s 0d
8d
1s 6d
4d
8s 0d
2s 0d
6d
4s 0d
3s 0d
3s 0d
1s 5d
2s 0d
1s 0d
17 0s 0d
8 6s 8d
1 13s 4d
6 0s 0d
5 6s 8d
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Item, 2 coupe waines, a long waine & axletree & 2 axle nailes
Item, 2 paire of stings, 3 axle nailes & an axle tree
Item, for 2 plough beames
Item, for a plough
Item, for an oxe harrow & 2 horse harrowes
Item, 2 somes. a boult & a shackle
Item, 3 pokes
Item, 2 grapes and a forke
Item, a paire of pincheres and a spaide
Item, for 2 axes
Item, for a saddle
Item, for the corne in the garthe & the straw
Itemm for one loade of wheate
Item, for the cropp on the earth
Item, for hay & straw in the barne
7 10s
10s
2s
8s
12s
4s
3s
2s
1s
1s
1s
10 0s
1 0s
20 0s
3 0s
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
4d
8d
0d
2d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
Henery Clarke, his marke
John Jurdeson, his marke
George Paxton, his marke
Gilbert Paxton, his marke
Debts oweing by the testator
to John Pope
to Edward Burden
to Mary Dawson
to William Wilson
arrearages for sessments during the testator's life tyme
for one man's wage
for funerall expences
for the probat of the will & tuition of the children
Item, to Edward ffell
Item, to Margarett Gowland
Item, for a horse to the executor
Item, to Mister John Wisk for physick
Item, payde since to the chancellor and Mr Newhouse
and others for proveing of the will in formall juris
Interrogia ministrat et per parte Aliciae
Ayre, viduae, contra omnes et singulos testes
praedicti defuncti, Tho Ayre, per Robertum Ayre
product et iurat
3
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2
1
2
2
2
15s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
8s 0d
9s 0d
11s 0d
12s 10d
4s 0d
0s 0d
10s 0d
7s 0d
1 13s 0d
1. Iprimis, interrogetur eorum quilibet( expeito prius
et pena
testis falsidici) cui parti partium magis favet et cui conferet victoriam
in had causa si in sua potestate esset eandem conferre; et interrogetur
eorum quilibet con et div de quolibet.
2. Item, interrogetur quilibet testis quo loco quo die qua parte dies
conditum fuerit huoi di testament et an sit doctus vel instructus vel
informat quid ac qualiter diceret vel dependret in hac causa. Et a quo
vel quibus ac quasndo vel quomodo fiat ut
.
3. Item, who wrote the said pretended testament, whether did the
testator dictate the same verbatim as it is now published, was not the
will brought readie written to the testator or did he give short notes of
the substance and give order that it should be drawne up into forme, if
yea, is this will be the same in substance with the said noates and
where be the said notes. Et fiat ut supra.
4. Item, whether did not the testator say he would further consider of
the said will and that he might thinke of some thing else than was there
expressed or alter some things that were allready disposed of. If so,
what were those things that he would alter and whether did he alter
them before he died.
5. Item, interrogetur cor quilibet de vera cause scientiae suae
causa ac dep mis sue dep m . Et fiat ut supra.
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de
Frances Shepperd of Haswell, 1638
May the 12. 1638
I, ffrances Shepperd of Haswell, sicke in bodye but yet sound in mind
and of perfect memorie, godes name be praised, doE thus utter my
mynde willing all whome it shall concerne, upon God’s blessing &
myne, to be content thearewith I leave.. Imprimis, I give to my sonne
Thomas his five children, ffrances Shepperd, Thomas Sheppard, John
Shepperd, Joane Shepperd, Alse Shepperd, fifty shillinges equally to
be devieded. To my daughter Allison hir eldest sonne, John Jackson,
2li. To hir other children, Alsibath Jackson, Grace Jackson, Nickeles
Jackson, Alse ffoster, wife to William ffoster, forty shillings equelly
to be devided. To Elsibath Robson, wife to Georg Robeson of
Halthorne, 20s. All the rest of my goods moveabel and unmoveable,
my debts, legaties and funerall expences being discharged, I give to
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my daughter Allison Jackson whome I make executor of this my last
will & testament.
ffrances shepperd, the marke of
Witnesses
Robert Rutter
Raiph Bartill mark
Raiph Newbie
An inventary of the goods of
ffrances Sheppard, late of
Hall Haswell, deceased.
Imprimis, a bond date? to the said deceased by
Richard Walker
Item, the reversacon of a lease for a yeare & a halfe
att xls per annum
Item, his apparell
witnes wherof she haith set to hir hand and mark, the day and yeare
above written.
Anas hir marke Burden
In witness wherof we
have set to ther handes
Christofer Richardsoniuratus
Richard Jurdeson iuratus
John Potter
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Gabriel Robinson of Easington, 1642
13 0s 0d
3 0s 0d
5s 0d
16 5s 0d
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Annas Burdon of Shotton, 1638
In the name of Gode Amen, I, Annas Burdon of Shotton within the
parrish of Essington, sicke in body but in good and parfite
remembarrance, thankes be to God, I do maike this my last wille and
testament in maner & form following. First, I give and bequeath my
sole into the handes of allmighty God, my maker and redemare, and
my body to be buryed within my parrish church yard of Essington, the
xxxiiij day, June 1638.
Imprimis, I give & beque unto Tommeson Burden in legasie, sixlibra
xiijs. Iitem, I give unto Alese Burden in legase, sixlibra xiijs iiijd. Iitem,
I give to Meroll Burden in legacie, sixlibra xiijs iiijd. Iiteme, I give unto
Elezabeth Stodder, wife to William Stadder, vli & one chist. Iitem, I
give unto William Stodder's sone one yowe & a lame in legasy. Item, I
will that Richard Jurdeson shall be paid for my table which comes to
xxxijs. Item, my will is that the mony which I have given to my three
sisters by legasie is to remaine in my brother Nicollas Burdon hand till
they come to xxi yeares or els be married and he to pay them use for it,
acording to the statut. Item, all the rest of my goods, moable &
unmoable, I give unto my brother Nicollas Burden whom I maik my
exsecutor of this my last will and testement which is dew unto me by
my father, Tommas Burden, his last will & testement by legasie or by
my chaild part or by any way or menes may fall dew unto me. In
In the name of God, Amen, I, Gabriell Robinson of Easington in the
county of Durham, being sicke in body but of perfect minde and
memory, praised be God therefore, doe make this my last will and
testament in manner and fourme following, ffirst, I bequeath my soule
into the hands of Almighty God and my body to be buried within the
chancell of the parish church of Easington. Item, I give unto the poore
of the parish of Easington aforesaid, the summ of three pounds, to be
disposed of at the discretion of my executor [hereafter named almost
illegible]. Item, I give and bequeath unto my brother in law, William
Johnston, clerke, the bigger deske standing in my study at Easington
and I give my lesser deske to my couzin, Michaell Walker. Item, [I
give almost illegible] unto Anne Johnston, daughter of the said
William Johnston [illegible] bowle. Item, I give unto Jane Car, ten
shillings. Item, I give unto Robert Tong, one cloath coat. Item, I give
and bequeath unto the aforesaid William Johnston, all my books which
were given unto me in legacy by the late, faithfull preacher of God's
word, Mr John Rudd, for which bookes the said William Johnston,
clerke, is to pay the summe of fourty pounds, for satisfying of my
debts, legacies and funerall expences which, being fully discharged,
the remainder of the said fourty pounds, if any be, as also the rest of
my goods and chattells, as namely bills, bonds, debts, duties or other
specialties whatsoever, I give and bequeath unto my two sisters,
Elizabeth, now wife of the said William Johnston, clerke, and to
Mildred Robinson, equally to be divided betwixt them. And I doe
hereby constitute and appoint the said William Johnston, clerke, to be
full and sole executor of this my last will and testament. In witnessing
whereof, I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the fourth day of
December, Anno regni regis Caroli nunc Angliae etc. xvij, Anno
Domini 1641.
Gabrjell Robinson [full name signed, and sealed]
Read, published and declared
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
in the presence of
George Robinson [full name signed]
Marmaduke Peart [full name signed]
An inventory of the goods that appertained to Gabrill Robinson
Of Esington, late deceased, taken by Mr Thomas Nicholson of
Hartinpoole in the county of Durham, marchant, and Richard Walker
Of Littlethorpe of the said county, the six day of July, Anno D[om]ini 1642
Imprimis, a library of bookes that was left unto the deceased by
his uncle, Mr John Rudd, valued at
Item, one silver bowie, valued at
Item, two deskes, valued at
Item, bookes belonging to him by his father, valued at
Item, his bedding, valued at
Item, his cloathes, valued at
Item, his trunke, valued at
Item, due to him upon by a bond by Mr Spencer, disperate debt
Itejm], due to him by his uncle North by legacie
40 0s 0d
1 10s 0d
13s 4d
5 0s 0d
1 10s 0d
3 0s 0d
3s 4d
10 0s 0d
7 0s 0d
Summe 68 16s 8d
Debts owing by the testator
Imprimis, owing to William North of Sheephall in the
county of Hartfordshire, the summe of
Item, owing in Cambredge
Item, owing to his uncle John Walker
Item, for funerall expences
20 0s
17s
3 12s
7 0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
Thomas Nicholson [full name signed]
Richard Walker [full name signed]
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Gilbert Paxton of Easington, yeoman, 1645
In the name of God, Amen, the twentie seaventh day of ffeburarie,
Anno Regni Regis Carolis, &c. viginto, Anno Domini 1644, I, Gilbert
Paxton of Easington in the countie of Durham, yeoman, sick in bodie
butt of good & perfect remembrance, praised be God, doe make this
my last will & testament in manner and forme following, that is to say,
first and principally, I commend and commit my soule into the hands
of almighty God, my maker, hoping assuredly by the death & passion
of my saviour, Jesus Christ, to have life everlasting & my body I
commend to the earth from whence it came & the same to be buried
within the parish church yard of Easington afforsaid. Item, I give &
bequeath unto the poore of the parish of Easington the ssomme of
ffourtie shillings. Item, my will & and minde is, soe long as my
executor pleaseth, to keepe the aforesaid ssomme of fforty shillings in
their hands to pay at Christinmas tern poore widows of Easington,
each of them foure pence, for the use of it, & my minde is when they
please to pay in the sume to the church stocke of Easington. Item, my
minde & will further is that my wife Elinor shall have & inioye all my
lands, tenements, hereditaments whatsoever lying & being in the towne
territories and fields of Easington soe long as she is my widow and
unmarried. Item, my will & minde further is if my wife Elinor marie,
then to have yerly during her life naturall sseven pounds paid, that is to
say, three pounds tenn shillings to be paid out of the lease for lives &
likewise thre pounds tenn shillings out of the lease for yenaces{?], the
one halfe at Penticost & the other halfe at St Martin the Bishopp in
winter by even & equall proportions. Item, my will & minde is that my
daughter, Elinor Watson, shall have & inioye all my lands, tenements
hereditaments whatsoever lying & being in the towne fields and
territories of Easington, belonging to a lease for years, to enter upon
the afforesaid lease for yeares as soon as my wife Elinor doth marie,
paying yearly unto my wife Elinor the ssome of three pounds tenn
shillings as above saide. But & if my wife Einior remaine my widow
until her death soe long to inioye the afforsaid lease for years, without
interruption of my daughter Einior or any other claiming any right by
or from her. Item, that my will & minde is that my daughter, Elizabeth
Paxton, shall have & inioye all my lands, tenaments & hereditaments
whatsoever lying and being in the towne fields & territories of
Easington, belonging to a lease ffor thre lives and to enter upon the
afforsaid lease for lives as soone as she shall marie, if that she marrie
with her mother's consent but & if she shall marie without her mother's
consent, not to enter unpon the afforesaid lease till her mother' s death.
Item, I give & bequeath unto my daughter, Elizabeth Paxton, one third
part of all my goods and chattels moveable and immoveable. Item, I
give and bequeath unto my George Paxton's eight children, ech of
them, ffive shillings. Item, I give and bequeath unto my brother
Edward Paxton’s six children, ech of them, ffive shillings. Item, my
will and minde further is that my brother, Edward Paxton, shal have
the acker of land he now inioyeth, ffree wrought in the tourse of
husbandry. Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter's Elinor's
ssone, William Watson, one mull eared stage. Item, my will & minde
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further is that my brother, George Paxton, shall have one halfe acker
of land in ech of the thre ffields during his life naturall out of the lease
ffor yeers and his heirs and executors to take up & carie away their
new[?] growing croppe after my brother's death. All the rest of my
goods & chattles, whatsoeve, movable and unmoveable, my debts,
legacies and ffunerall expences paid & discharge, I give and bequeath
unto my wife, Elinor Paxton and my daughter, Elizabeth Paxton,
whom I make and ordaine executors of this my last will and testament,
revoking and fforsaking all former wills by me fformerly made. In
witness hereof, I have hereunto sett my hand and sseall this twentie
seaventh day of ffebrarie, anno Domini 1644 .
Gilbert Paxton, his mark [marked with a symbol]
Witnesses hereof,
Christopher Bee, his mark, [marked with a symbol]
Michaell Bryan [full name signed]
Richard Rawlin [full name signed]
A true imventorie of the goods & chattells
of Gilbert Paxton of Easington who deceased the
ssix & twentie day of March, Anno Domini 1645
Imprimis, his purse & apparell
Item, eight oxen
Item, nine kye
Item, a white mare and a stone colt and a ffillie
Item, corne in the barne, thrashed & unthrashed
Item, the croppe on the ground
Item, wood in the hay barne
Item, plough & plough gear, waine & waine gear with
other imployments belonging to husbandrie
Item, a lease for yeares
In the fforehouse
Item, one cubborde & a presse & a table & a frame &
a chaire, thre bufforde stooles & a furme
Item, tubbes, skeels & bowles with other
wooden imploym[en]ts
Item, one kettle, one potte, thre panns, one
dreeping pan, one pair of barrs, a porre
& a pair of tongs, one speet & a reckencroke
In the forehouse
Item, eighteen puter platers, one morter, two brasse
2
24
15
4
4
40
1
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
10s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
6 13s 4d
40 0s 0d
3 0s 0d
10s 0d
1 0s 0d
candlestickes, four puter candlesticks, thre salt
sallers, one fflaggon potte, one quart potte, one
chamber potte
In the chamber
Item, one bedsteed, one ffeatherbed, one bolster,
ffive pillowes, two coverlids, ffour happings,
thre pair of linne sheets, thre pair of harden
sheets, one rugge
Debts owing to the testator
Imprimis, John Briggnell of Lampton
Item, Robert Renardson
Debts owed by the testator
Imprimis, his fflmerall expences
Item, bishoppe's rents
Item, sservant wages
Ittem, tithe rent
Ittem, to Richard ffoster of Easington ffor a yoake of oxen
Cristopher Bee, his mark [marked with a symbol]
Georg Bordon, his mark [marked with a symbol]
Richard Ralling [full name signed]
Michaell Bryan [full name signed]
1 8s 0d
5 0s 0d
23 0s 0d
10d
5 6s 8d
3 16s 5d
2 9s 4d
[no entry]
7 16s 8d
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George Paxton of Little Thorpe, 1645
A true inventorie of all the goods & chattelles of George
Paxton; of Little Thorpe, late deceased, praised the 5 t daye of
Maie 1645 by Symond Lackenbie, Christopher Bee, henry Clarke and John
Jurdeson, viz. as hereafter followeth.
Inprimis, eight oxen & one blacke whye praised at
Item, 7 kine & 5 calves praised at
Item, 8 acres & a halfe of whete land & as much warecorne
land at Thorpe
Item, at Easington 2 acre of whete land & 5 acre of
warecorneland
Item, corne in the stagarth & corne in the barne praised at
Item, peese in the garner praised
Item, on little Gallaway mare
27 0s 0d
18 0s 0d
24 0s 0d
9
8
1
1
0s
0s
12s
6s
0d
0d
0d
8d
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Item, plowe geere & waine geere
4
Item, one cubbord in the hall praised at
1
Item, one buffett form, one table, 2 buffett stoles & on
glasscase; item, 2 olde chares, 3 skeels, one cradle,
3 canes & one picher pott
Item, 7 booles, 8 dishes, one chime, one kitt to put butter in
Item, in the parlor, one bedsted with tubes & other things
praised at
1
Item, 3 foues, 2 grapes, 3 forkes, two spads & on shoule,
one axe & one muckhack
Item, in the loft, 2 bedsteeds & in the low rome, wood geer
2
Item, 2 coverlids, 3 happines, 2 shetts & 4 sakes & pookes
1
Item, 13 peace of puder, 3 candlesteckes, 1 chamberpott,
2 pint potts & one quart pott, 3 flowre potts
1
Item, one brasse pott, 1 ireone pott, 2 frying panes, one
little pane
Item, one pare of bares with reckencrooke, toonges & speet
& one firdall
Item, 6 quissions, one goosse & one henn
Item, 3 looggs or peaces of wood lieing in the streat
Debts oweing the deceased, Richard Thomson, 4li 6s 8d,
John Brignell, 5li 2s 0d
9
Some totalle is 113
Debts oweing by the deceased
Imprimis to Margaratt Robinson
Item, to Helin Paxton, widow
Item, to wedow Herreson
Item, to George Paxton
Item, to Margarat ffoster of Durham
Item, to Thomas Whelden
Item, to John Lambert
Item, to wedow Patteson
Item, to Anthony Taller
Item, to William Paxton
Item, to Hellin Paxton the wife of Gilbert Paxton
Item, to George Wardlle
Item, to Elsabeth Wardell
Item, to Mr Thomas Nickolson
Item, to Thomas Catehesson of Kirklie
Item, to Christopher Paxton
Debt which the deceased did owe
20
10
14
4
5
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
10s 0d
10s 0d
16s 0d
11s 0d
0s 0d
8s 0d
5s 0d
0s 0d
4s 0d
9s 0d
4s 0d
6s 0d
13s 0d
8s 8d
3s 4d
0s
0s
0s
0s
15s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
16s
13s
7s
1 10s
3 6s
12s
77 0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
4d
6d
0d
8d
0d
0d
The debt deducted there remains
Symon Lakenbie [full name signed]
Richard ffoster [full name signed]
John Jurdeson, his mark [marked with a capital “T”]
Christopher Bee [marked with two vertical lines]
Hennery Clarke [marked with three vertical lines]
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113 3s 4d
36 3s 4d
Richard Walker of Littlethorpe, yeoman, 1646
In the name of God, amen, I, Richard Walker of Litle Thorpe in the
county of Durhame, yeoman, being sicke in bodye but of a sound
mynde, doe make this my last will and testament in manner following.
First, I bequeath my soule into the hands of Jesus Christ, my redeemer,
and desire my body to be buried in the church of Easington. Item, I
give to my sonne, Michae; Walker, my farme in Litle Thorpe, with all
other my lands and houses their, as also the halfe of my stocke of
goods. Item, I give unto my sonne, John Walker, for his filiall portion,
the summe of foure hundreth pounds or my lands of Litle Eden when
he shall come to the age of one and twentithe yeares and till then my
will is that my sonne, Michael Walker, shall injoy the profits of the
said lands, he allowing to my sonne John sufficient maintenance
during his minoritie and at full age my sonne, John Walker, shall enter
upon the foresaid lands of Eden or shall receive for the same from my
sonne Michael the foresaid sum of foure hundred pounds. Item, I give
to my daughter, Ann Burne, ten pounds. Item, I give to my [sic] sonne,
Anthony Burne, two blacke stottes. Item, I give to my grandchildren,
John and Michael Burnes, ten pounds. The rest of my goods and
chattels whatsoever, my debts and funerall expenses being discharged,
I give to Elizabeth Walker, my wife, and to John Walker, my sonne, to
be equally divided betweene them whom I appoint to be executors of
this my will and testament. In witnessing whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand & seale, at Litle Thorpe, the first of July, Anno 1644.
Richard Walker [full name signed and sealed]
Signed and sealed in the presence of
William Johnston [full name signed]
John Jurdison, his marke [marked with a symbol]
A true inventorie of all the goods & chattells of Richard
Walker of Litle Thorpe, laite deceased, prised the twentifift
of September 1644, by William Younge, Thomas Lighton,
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John Jurdeson & Richard ffoster as hereafter followeth
Inprimis, his purse & apparell prised at
Item, alsoe 200 threves of wheate prised at 2s 6d per
threves, in his own stacyard & barne
Item, in the same stacyard, 20 threves of big prised at
Item, 100 threves of oates in the same stacyarde at
Item, pesse in the same stacyard prised at
Item, hay in the same stacyard & of the same ffarme
Item, 12 kine & a bull pris[ed] att
Item, plow and plow geare, waine & waine gearit
Item, 14 sheepe prised at
Item, 8 oxen prised at
Item, one ould gray mare prised at
Item, two oxen & two stotts & two calves
Item, corne att Eden feilds pris[ed] att
Item, hay att Eden feilds pris[ed] att
In the haule hose
Item, 2 cubbords, 2 tables, 2 chares, 3 buffett stowles and
one buffett forme
Item, one pair of iron bares, 2 recon croukes, one fier
shovell, a pare oftonges, a pare of iron rackes, one
spett, one pare of broyling irons
Item, two potts, 5 candlestickes, 10 puter platens, one
quart pott, one bowle, one morter & a pestle, six
quissions, with other smale emplements
In the parlor
Item, two bedstedes, one leveracobert, two chares
and one trinell bed
Item, two fether beds, 3 coverlids, 5 happings, 5 coarse
shets, 10 fether cods
In the two upper roumes
Item, two chares, one stand bed, 2 trinell beds, one chist,
one table & a carpett cloth, scepes, shering,[illegible]
sives w[i]th other smale emplements
Item, thre coverlids, two materisses, two pare of shets
& 4 fether cods
In the buttere & chiching
Item, bowles, tubs, stands, one ould cupbord, two ould
5 0s 0d
25
3
6
4
8
21
13
3
23
1
12
10
2
0s
6s
13s
0s
0s
13s
6s
10s
0s
0s
0s
0s
6s
0d
8d
4d
0d
0d
4d
8d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
cawels with other smale emplements
Item, in the garding, fower bee hives
Item, one lease houlding of the Deane & Chapter
Item, one steepeleade & an ould sile-hare prised
Disparate debts oweing to
the desseased as foloweth
Item, by Thomas Reed of Harte
Item, by Richard Mullins of Hart and John Wilson
of Lumley Castle
Item, by Captain Robert Sharpe of Hawthorne
Item, by Mr. George Lecke, curate to D[ ], clarcke
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1
1
16
2
10s
10s
0s
10s
0d
0d
0d
0d
27 0s 0d
7 5s 0d
5 5s 0d
1 3s 0d
Isabell Thompson of Shotton, 1646
3 0s 0d
13a 4d
3s 0d
1 0s 0d
3 10s 0d
1 10s 0d
1 0s 0d
In the name of God, Amen, I, Isabell Thompson of Shotton in the
parrish of Easington, being sicke in bodie but whole & perfect in
remembrannce, praised be unto all mightie God, as concerning here
my last will and testament in maner and forme as followeth. First, I
commend my soule unto the hands of all mightie God, my maker &
redemer, and my body to be buried in Easiington churchyarde.
Imprimius, I bequeath & give unto my eldest brother, George
Shadforth, one oxe & a gray meare. I give unto my brother, Richard
Shadforth, two oxen, one meare price in money, a coole waine and the
geare belonging to it. Item, I give to my two youngest sisters, Barbarie
Shadforth & Alise Shadforth, 3 kye and all my houshold geare except
one bedd and a desk. I give the desk bedd deleted to Robert Harrison,
my brother-in-law, & the bed desk deleted to my sister, Margett
Harrison, & I give unto my father, one oxe. Debtes oweing unto me,
John ffarrowe, twentie shillings, I give to my father. Thomas Reed,
thirtie five shillings tenn pennce, I give to my father. Witnesses to the
said,
Isabell Thompson, marke
Robert Jurdison uratus mark
John Nelson
George Shadforth mark
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Christopher Shacklock of Great Haswell, 1646
In the Name of god Amen I Christopher Shacklock of Great haswell
sick in body but
perfect in memorie thanks be to god do make this my last will and
testament in
manner and forme following ffirst I give and bequeath my soule unto
almighty go my
Saviour and Redeemer in and through whose blood I hope to be saved
and my body to
the grave. Imprimis I give to my brother Richard Shaddock thre
pounds for a legacie
I give to John Shacklock my brother Richard sonne eight pounds for a
legacie I give
to my brother Mark Shacklock ffortie shillings my legacie and to
everie one of his
three children thirty shillings a peece. I give to my aunt Margaret
Ridley a quy of 2
years old I give to Margaret Shacklock my wyve's sister twenty
shillings . I givae to
Richard Shacklock my wife's brother ten shillings that whaereas It hath
pleased god
that my wife being now with child that if her saye child shall live a
yeare after birth I
give unto the said Child thre sorce pounds for a porcion and it it please
god it dye
within a yeare then I give and bequeath to my said wife Thirty pounds
of the said
money and I give to everyone of my brother Mark's Children now
living fower pounds a peece and Eighteen pounds to John Shacklock
my brother Richard's sonne I
givae to the poor of this parish forty shillings and I make my loving
wife Jane
Shacklock sole executrix of this my last will and testament and I give
unto her all my
goods moveable and immovable the legacies discharged And I make
my uncle George
Ridley of Durham supervisor of this my same will and ffeosie In trust
for my same
wife and child. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my hand
this 13th of
January 1646.
Signed in the presence of us
Christopher Shacklock
George Ridley
his mark
John Shacklock
Christopher Shacklock his mark
A trew and perfect inventorie of all the goods and chatles of Christofore
Shacklocke of Great Haswell, deceased, praised by foure honest men chosen
for that purpose, vizt., William Shipperdson, John Gregson, Robert Rutter and
Raph Bartell, the 21th Januarij, anno domini, 1646
Imprimis, 22 kyne and a bull, prased at
80
Ite, 2 quies and a stot
7
Item, 4 yeare old stirkes
4
Item, 3 calves
2
Item, 85 olde sheep, ewes and wethers
53
Item, 35 hoggs
15
Item, one mare
1
Item, 3 swyne
1
Item, 2 geese 5 hens & a cocke
Item, hay of the ground
6
Item, 2 cubords, a table, 2 stoles, 2 chares & a form
in the forehouse
2
Item, puther in the house
1
Item, brasse vessele
1
Item, iron implements
Item, lyning and harden cloathes
2
Item, the bed and bedstees in the inner chamber
2
Item, 3 chests, a table & a spinning wheele
Item, a bed in the midle chamber and the furniture
Item, 2 coverlids, 2 blankets & curtans
1
Item, 22 cheeses
1
Item, wood vessell about the house
1
Item, 6 qushions
Item, 12 ponnes of linning and harden yame
Item, a cheese press & 2 spining weeles, with other
wood utences about the house
Item, his purse and apparrell
5
The total sume 194
William Shipperdson, John Gregson, Robert Rutter
Raph Bartell, his marke
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Robert Etherington of Edderdacres, 1647
0s
10s
0s
0s
2s
0s
10s
6s
8s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
6d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
10s
0s
13s
6s
10s
10s
10s
10s
13s
13s
10s
3s
12s
0d
0d
4d
8d
0d
0d
0d
0d
4d
4d
0d
0d
0d
5s 6d
0s 0d
4s 2d
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Aprill the 23th, 1646
An inventorie of all the goods movable and unmovable of Robert Etherington
of Ederdacre, deceased, praysed by foure indifferent and honest men (viz)
John Thompson, Richard Read and William Watson of Shotton, and
Thomas Sigswicke of Castleden, yeoman, as ffolloweth
Imprimis, thirteene kine and weyes, jli 15s 6d a beast
23
Item, three yeare olde calves, 13s 4d a calfe
2
" tenn old sheape and foure lambes, 4li
4
" one maire, two pounds and 10s
2
" his purse and apparrell, ffortie shillings
2
" three cubords and one cawell, 3li3
" one chiste 6s, seaven pewter dublers, 2 candlstickes,
one salt, three little sawcers, one pewter boule 12s
" an old table, two cheasbords and a chaire, 2s, one
brasse potte with an old kettle, a frying pan, barres,
tongs and reckon crookes, 12s
" milke boules, cheasefatts, a sincker and trainchers, 4s
" three stands, two skeles, a kitt and a knopp tubb, one
levien tubb and one coffer, 10s, an iron soame, a rope,
an axe & a spad, 4s.4d
" two old chistes and one chease prese, 4s
" one bedd steede, one curne, forkes and other impliments,11s
" on bill belonging to William Brasse, 11li, in readie money, 22li
0d
" desperate debts, Cuthbert Walker, jli 6s, weadow
Shiphird, jli 4s
2
Summ
75
John Thompson, his mark [marked with a symbol]
Richard Read [full name signed]
Thomas Sigswick [full name signed]
William Watson, his mark [marked with a symbol
1s
0s
0s
10s
0s
0s
6d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
Attestatur per hos ffideiussor eius
Edwardi Newby signum [ marked with a capital E]
Ralph Newbie [full name signed]
Summa totalis omnium et singlorum 143 6s 10d
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Thomas Robinson of Hawthorn, yeoman, 1649
18s 0d
14s 0d
4s 0d
14s
4s
11s
33
4d
0d
0d
0s
10s 0d
6s 10d
xxvto Martij Anno Domini 1648
Quo die comparuit personaliter Elizabetha Etherington, vidua, uxor nuper et
administratix dicti defuncti et exhibuit hanc schedulam extendenta ad suma
68li 0 0, quam petijt recepi et admitti et huic inventorium annecti
Martij 250 Anno Domini 1648
Item, in ready monies in the house att the time of the death
of the said Robert Etherington
Which said summe the widdow and administratrix of the deceased’s goods,
came of her owne accord & desired it might be added unto the inventary,
being formerly concealed by reason of the danger and troubles of the times.
Elizabeth Etherington, signum [marked with a cross]
68 0s 0d.
In the name of God amen, I, Thomas Robinson of Hawthorne in the
countie of Durham, yeoman, being sick of bodye but of good and
perfect memorie (thanks be to God for it) doe make my last will and
testament in maner and forme followeing. First, I bequeath my soule to
Almightie God, my maker, hopeing to be saved by the miritts and
passion of Jesus Christ, my only saviour and redemer, and my body to
be interred in the churchyard of Easington, my parish church, nere the
east end of th said church. Lmprimis, I give to the poore of Easington
parish to be added to the church stock fortie shillings by legacie. Item,
I give to my eldest sonne, Michael Robinson, on bay gelding or ten
pounds by legacie. Item, I give my younger sonne, Abraham
Robinson, ten pounds by legacie. Item, I give to my wife, Ellen
Robinson, on of my best kine to chuse on where she pleaseth by
legacie. The rest of all my goods, moveable and immoveable, my
debts, legacies and funeral! Expences discharged, I give and bequeath
to Abraham Robinson, my younger sonne, whome I make sole
executor of this my last will and testament, provided allwayes that if it
happen my said wife, Ellen Robinson, to be with child and the said
child to live, then the said child to be joynt executor with my said
sonne Abraham. And I do constitute and appoynt my beloved wife,
Ellen Robinson, supervisor of this my last will and testament and tutor
for my children. In witness wherof I have set to my hand and seale this
15°th of June, anno 1647.
Thomas Robinson, marke [marked with a symbol and sealed]
Witness
Thomas Taylor [full name signed]
Richard ffosteriur [full name signed]
Robert Sharpe [full name signed, with an illegible abbreviation]
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Execuc[o] comisse Abrahamo Robinson et Janae posthum et filia dicti
defuncti coexecutoribus
A true inventorie of all [th]e goods
& chattles moveable and immoveable, of
Thomas Robinson of Hawthorne in the countie
of Durham, yeoman, late deceassed, valued
and prized by us whose names are underwitten this 27th day of September, 1647
lmprimis, 3 oxen
Item, 4 kine and 2 quies
Item, 3 year ould quies
Item, 17ten ould sheap & 13ten lambs
Item, on bay gelding
Item, on draught horse & a stagg
Item, on calfe
Item, all the come and hay
Item, on sue and 5 piggs
Item, 4 bee hives
Item, 2 cubbords, i table, 1 chare, a spence, 2 formes
& a trunke bed in the forehouse
Item, in the chamber below, 1 bedstead, 1 chest and a counter
Item, in the chamber above, on bedsteed, 1 boulster,
2 pellowes, 4 bed covers, 2 payre of valances
with hangers, 2 carpitts, 6 quissions, 1 table,
2 chists, 2 chares, 4 stooles, 1 levery cubbord
and bason & ewer
Item, in the chamber over the forehouse, a trunck bed,
a spenning wheale and a cradle
Item, 4 payre of sheats, 12 napkins & 6 pellowes
Item, all the pewter and brass
Item, 2 payre of iron grartes, 1 payre of tonges, friing
pan, rick crook with other implements
Item, skeels, tubs, boules and other wudden vessel
Item, ploughs and plough geare, waines and waine
geare with forkes
Item, esh wood unwroughte with a payre of new silles
Item, all the poultrij
Item, his purse and apperrell
Prizers names
Robert Sharpe [full name signed]
Richard ffoster [full name signed]
Nicholas Shadforth [full name signed]
Thomas Sharp [full name signed]
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John Thompson of Easington, yeoman, 1653
18
20
5
13
7
6
10s 0d
10s 0d
0s 0d
5s 6d
13s 4d
6s 8d
13s 4d
57 6s 10d
1 13s 0d
2 0s 0d
6 3s 4d
2 0s 0d
10 0s 0d
10s 0d
3 0s 0d
3 10s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 0s 0dl
7 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
10s 0d
5 0s 0d
173 12s 0d
In the name of God, amen, I, John Thompson of Shotton in the parish
of Easington in the county of Durham, yeoman, being sick in body but
of good and perfect memory, thankes be to God, doe make this my last
will and testament in manner and forme followeing. ffirst of all I
committ and commend my soule into the hands of Almighty God my
maker, hopeing assuredly through the onely merits of Jesus Christe,
my saviour, to be made partaker of life everlasting, and my body to be
buried in the church yard att Easington. Alsoe I give and bequeathe
unto my daughter, Elizabeth Thompson, the summe of thirty pounds,
and to my other daughter, Anne Thompson, the like summe of thirty
pounds. And to either of my said daughters I give and bequeathe the
summe of seaventy pounds apeice for and in lieu of their filial! and
child's porcion, provided that they and either of them doe marry with
the good will and likeing of their mother, Babara Thompson,
otherwise they are to have their legacies onely. Alsoe I give and
bequeathe unto my wife, Barbara Thompson, all my freehold lands in
Shotton soe long as she shall continue my widow. And if that she shall
happen to marry, then she is have but onely her thirds. And my will
and minde is that my said wife shall, out of the rents, issues and profits
of my my said lands dureing all the time that she shall enioy the same,
pay unto my eldest sonne, George Thompson, for and towards his
maintenance after he shall attaine his full age oftwentyoneyeares,the
summe of tenn pounds yearely, att the feasts of Pentecost and St
Martin the Bishopp in Winter, by equall porcions. Alsoe I give and
bequeathe unto my sonne John Thompson, his heirs & assignes for
ever, immediately from and after the death or intermarriage of my said
wife which shall first happen, my house which William Appleby doth
now dwell in, and my house that Nicholas Usher doth now dwell in,
and the one halfe of my freehold land in Shotton aforesaid. And last of
all, I doe constitute, ordaine and appoint my said wife, Barbara
Thompson, to be full and sole executrix of this my last will and
testament. And I doe hereby revoake and adnull all and every other
former will and testament by me in any wise before this time made. In
witnes whereof, I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the ninetenth
day of May in the yeare of our Lord one thousand, six hundred, ffifty
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three. John Thompson, his marke. Signed, sealed and declared by the
said John Thompson to be his last will and testament in the presence of
John Richardson, Edward Newby, Michael Brian.
This will was proved att Westminster before the judges for probate of
wills and graunting of administracions, the eight and twentieth day of
July in the yeare of our Lord God one, thousand, six hundred, ffifty
three by the oathe of Barbara Thompson, the relict of the said
deceased and sole executrix named in the said will, to whome was
committed administracion of all and singular the goodes, chattells and
debts of the said deceased, she being by vertue of a commission first
sworne truely to administer.
Register of wills, National Archives, Prob11/226.
Anne Young of Ether Dakers, widow, 1654
Memorandum, that on or about the eighteenth day of October in the
yeare of our Lord God 1654, Anne Younge, late of Ether Dakers in the
county of Durham, widdowe, deceased,, beinge sicke of body but of a
sound & perfect memory and understandinge, and havinge a serious
intencion and setled resolucion to make and declare her last will and
testament, did, in the presence of credible witnesses heerafter named,
nuncupatively and by word of mouth make and declare the same in
manner and forme followinge, or in words tendinge to their like effect,
vizt: I doe gyve, leave and bequeath all my goods and estate or all that
whatsoever I have unto my loving cozen, William Younge, meaninge
William Younge of Ether Dakers aforesaid in the county aforesaid,
savinge some small matter or guift which I will bee given unto or
bestowed upon Mary Sparke her childe, meaninge the childe of Mary
Sparke, a small token of remembrance by and att the discrecion of my
said lovinge cozen, William Younge, or shee the said deceased used,
uttered and declared wordes of the like effect with a full intencion that
the same should stand and bee for and as her last will and testament, in
the presence and hearinge of credible witnesses. Elizabeth Paxton, her
marke, Alice Newby, her marke.
The eighteenth day of January in the year of our Lord 1654, English
style, a commission issued forth unto William Younge, cozen to the
deceased principal! and residuary [illegible] named in the nuncupative
will of Anne Younge, late of Ether Dakers deceased, to administer
with the said nuncupative will annexed, all and singular the goods,
chattells and debts of the said deceased, hee being by vertue of a
commission first sworne truly to administer the same accordinge to the
tenor and effect of the said will there beinge no executor or executrix
named therein.
Register of wills, National Archives, Prob11/243
Edward Burdon of Easington, 1657
Memorandum that on or about the tenth day of the month of August In
the yeare of our Lord God, One thousand, six hundred, ffiftie and seav,
Edward Burdon, late of Easington in the countie of Durham, deceased
whilest hee lived and was of perfect mynde and memory and haveinge
an intent to make his will and dispose of his estate, by word of mouth
did speake and utter theese words following or the like effect (to witt)
I give and bequeath to my sonne, ffrancis Burdon, ffoure score
pounds. I give unto my brother, George Burdon, tenne pounds in
William Wardell’s hands. I give unto eyther of my two sisters now
living, ffive pounds a peece. I give unto Robert Paxton, Thomas
Paxton 's brother, and to his sister Alice, ffive pounds a peece. I make
and ordaine ffrancis Burdon, my sonne sole executor and doe
nominate, constitute and appointe my loveing ffrein, Richard fforster,
tutor and guardian for my said sonne ffrancis, which words, or the like
in effect, hee, the said deceased, spake and uttered with an intent the
same should stand and bee as and for his laste will and testament. In
the presence and heareinge of divers credible witnessed, witnesses
thereof Robert Sharpe, John Jackson, his marke.
This will was proved att London before the judges for probate of wills
and grauntinge adminstration, lawfully authorized, the sixteenth day of
September in the yeare of our Lord, One thousand, six hundred, ffifty
and seaven by the oath Riachard fforster, testamentary curator and
guardian of ffrancis Burdon, the sonne and sole executor named in the
said will of William Burdon, deceas, to administer all and singuler the
goods, chattells and debts of the said deceased, for and dureing the
minority and nonage of the said mino to whom administration of all
and singuler the goodes, chattells and debts of the said deceased was
committed, hee being ffirst by commission sworne truly to administer
the same.
National Archives, Prob11/267.
Nicholas Bordone of Shotton, 1660
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A true invytory of goodes and chattles of Nickkolas Bordone
Of Shotton, latte desease, in yeare 1660
Inprimis, his purse and apparall
Item, a horse and a cowe
Item, on coubert and that belongs to the head of it,
5 puder dishes, 2 saltes, one flaging pot, 1
tone, one pueder boule, one quart pote, one
chamber pote, one canddelsticke
Item, 5 miclke boules, one chease fate, one buter
cite, one flackate, 9 tranchers, 7 dishes, one
quart cane, one cupe, 6 spunes
Item, tow pare shites, 3 coverings, 4 codes, 3
pillowes, 1 bordcloth
Item, tow bedes, one chist, one cirne, three stands
one barell, towe skeales
Item, one table and a frame, one chare
Item, one brasse cettell, two ioreone potes, one brasse pane
Item, one paire of ireone bares, one recking croke, one pare
of tonges.
1 9s 6d
3 13s 4d
1 6s 8d
4s 8d
19s 0d
12s 0d
6s 8d
15s 0d
4s 0d
9 5s 10d
Thomas Houson, his marke [marked with a symbol]
William Appleby [full name signed]
Leatt Burdone, weadoe, her marke [marked with a symbol]
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containing by estamacon twelve acres, more or less, to him and his
heires for ever, dureing the ......... of a lease for on thousand yeare
betwen George and William Wardell on the on parte and me, the said
Milles White, on the other parte, as by the said lease more att large
may appere. I give the said Matthew White forty pounds in currant
mony of England and all this for his filiall porcon to be paid when he
shall come to the yeares of on & twentie. Item, I give to Catheron
White, my daughter, thre score pounds of lawuall money of England
for her filiall porcon, to be paid att mariage or when she shall come to
the years of twenty and on. Item, I give to ffrances White, another of
my daughters, thre score pounds of like lawfull English money, to be
payed att mariag or when she shall come to the age of twenty and on.
Item, I give to Martin White, my eldest sonn ,all my plough gere and
waine gere by legacy. The rest of all my goods mouvable and
imouvable, my debt, legacies, porcons and funerall expences
discharged, I give to Elizabeth White, my wife, who I make sole
executrix of this my last will and testament and tutor for my children.
In witness whereof, to this my last will and testement, I have sett to
my hand and seale the ninth day of ffebruary, 1658.
Milles White, seal
Witness
Robert Sharpe
Nicholas Wudds, mark
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Richard Read of Shotton, yeoman, 1662
Miles White of Hawthorne, yeoman, 1661
In the name of God, Amen, I, Milles White of Hawthorne in the
county of Durham, yeoman, being sick in body but of good and perfect
memorie, prased be God, doe make this my last will and testament in
manner following, first, I bequeth my soule to almighty God, my
maker, hopeing to be saved through the miretts of Jesus Christ, my
redeemer, and my body to be interred in the church yeard of
Easington.
Item, I give to the power of the parish of Easington to be added to the
church stock thre pounds, the consideracon yearly to be given to the
poore of Hawthorn. Item, I give to Matthew White, my second sonn,
the water milne and bancks thereto belonging and two closes called the
milne closes butting on the north on the strate leading from
Hathorne to Durham, on the south on the hallfeild and the east
Sunderland streat, and west on Richard and Robert Davyson,
In the name of God, amen
I, Richard Read of Shotton in the county of Durham, yeoman, being
sicke of body but of perfect memory, praised be almighty God, doe her
make my last will & testemente in manner and forme fforme
following. Imprimis, I bequeath my soule to almighty God and my
body to theburied in deleted dust. Item, I give to the poore, thirteene
shillings, fowr pence, to be distributed at my buriall. Item, I give to
my sonne, James Read, five pounds, and to my sonne, Thomas Read,
twenty shillings and to my sonne, Richard Read, twenty shillings and
makes them joynte executors of this my last will and testemente and,
having heard it read and consedered of it, I have sealed it and
subscribed it this eleveanth day of September, 1662.
Richard Read, his marke seal
William Youngiurat
Robert Leighton
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cannes and other implements
Item, gease and other pultery
Item, sadles with an old arke and other implements
Item, money in the house
A true inventory of all the goodes & chattles,
both moveable & immoveable, of Richarde
Reads of Shotton, deceased the 19th day of
September and prised the 26th of September
1662 by fowre sufficient, honest men,
namely, William young, William Watson,
William Read & Robert Leighton as ffolloweth
Imprimis, his purse & apparel
Item, fowr oxen
Item, fowrteene kine
Item, sixty sheepe
Item, nine swine
Item, six horse & mares and one foale
Item, the cropp of corne
Item, the hay
Item, the winter eatage at Crowes house
Item, plow & plow geare, waine and waine geare
Item, land to be sowne at Crowes house
Item, in the forehouse, two cubarts 2 spences & on
hurle bed, one table & one frame, one furme, one
chist, one chaire, 6 stooles, 1 long sittle, one dreeping
pan, one frying pan, with other implements, with 8
quistions and one bedding of cloath
Item, in the parler, one leavey cubbart, one table with
Frame, one chaire
Item, in the chamber over the parler, two beds with bed
cloathes, one table with frames
Item, in the chamber over the forehouse, one bedsteed
with bed cloathes, one presse, one table with frame,
three spinning wheales, two paire of wooll cards,
on chist, two timees, with other implements in
that roomr.
Item, five sheets, six pillows, thre towels, ii table napkins,
three table clothes, three yards of harden, ten yards
of woollen cloath
Item, seven tubs, three skeps one hopper, one voyder
Item, one wineding cloath, six sackes & pokes, with seves
and riddles
Item, brasse and puter
Item, brue vessell and milke vessel, one glasse case,
2
23
46
18
2
18
65
12
5
11
3
10s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
5s 0d
6s 8d
0s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
5s 10d
0s 0d
6 3s 0d
15s 0d
1 12s 0d
Debts oweing to the testator
Imprimis, Thomas Read of ffishburne
Item, Robert Read of Durham
Item, Richard Read of Mordon
Item, Richard Robinson of Sunderland
totall
Debtes oweing by the testator
Imprimis, William Read of Durham, one bond
Item, William Moore of Sherington, one bond
Item, Mary Atkinson of Biddick, one bonde
Item, Charles Thompson of Sunderland, one bonde
Item, Raiph Hedley of Durham, one bonde
Item, John Sharpe
Item, Richard Jackson
Item, Crowes house rent
Item, Bushopp rent
Item, tith rente
Item, John Marr of Hardwicke
Item, Robert Young of Newcastle
totall
William Young
William Watson
Robert Leighton
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1 10s
6s
9s
2 19s
20
7
4
1
264
0s
0s
10s
13s
11s
0d
0d
0d
6d
0d
0d
0d
4d
8d
103
41
20
20
21
1
10s 0d
12s 0d
8s 0d
8s 0d
10s 0d
7s 0d
12s 0d
36 0s 0d
15s 10d
9s 6d
13s 0d
1 10s 0d
259 3s 4d
Nicholas Heath the elder of Little Eden, 1662
3 10s 0d
2 5s 0d
9s 6d
5s 0d
4 16s 10d
In the name of God, amen, the first day of July in the yeare of our Lord
God, 1659, I, Nicholas Heath of Little Eden, the elder, being weake in
body yet of perfect & good memory (I praise my God for it) doe
constitute & make this my last will & testament in manner & forme
following, ffirst and above all, I commend & committ my soule into
the handes of Almighty God, my creator & maker, assureing myselfe
that through faith in the merittes and mercyes of Jesus Christ, his onely
sonne & my onely saviour, to obtein salvacion without any trust and
confidence in my selfe. And for my body, my minde & will is be
decently buried where my executrix thinkes most fitting, when it shall
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please God to call me to his mercy. As for all my landes and worldly
goodes which God hath endued me withall, my minde & will is as
followeth, ffirst I give, legate & bequeath my capitall mesuage and
tenement, togeather with all other my landes and tenements lyeing &
being at Little Eden in the county of Durham, with their & every of
their appertenances unto my dearely beloved wife, Elizabeth Heath,
dureing her life naturall (the satisfying and dischargeing all my debtes
that I really owe unto anybody out of the issues & profittes of my
landes as they shall arise and become due unto her after my death).
Item, I give, legate & bequeath unto Thomas Heath, my sonne, the
summe of twenty poundes per annum forth of my landes at Little Eden
to be paid unto him halfe yearely, that is to say, at Whitsontide, at
Martinmasse, by eaven & equall porcions, whether shall first happen
after my death and the same to be duly paid by my executrix dureing
his life naturall, in full satsfacion of his filiall and childe's part &
porcion. ltem, I give & bequeath unto my daughter, Katherine, the
summe of five poundes per annum forth of my landes at Little Eden, to
be paid unto her yearely, dureing her life naturall, by my executrix in
full satisfacion of her filiall childe's part & porcion. Item, I give, legate
& bequeath unto my daughter, Elizabeth Waddell, the summe of tenn
poundes for a legacye, to be paid by my executrix. Item, I give, legate
& bequeath unto Archbald Waddell, my grandchilde, the summe of
ffifty poundes when he shall attaine to the age of xxjty yeares, to be
paid by my executrix out of my landes at Little Eden aforesaid. Item,
my will & minde further is that after the death & decease of my
loveing wife, Elizabeth Heath, and after all my debtes & legacyes be
fully satisfyed & paid, that then all my landes and tenements in Little
Eden whatsoever shall come and discend unto my grand childe,
Nicholas Heath, sonne of my sonne, Thomas Heath, and to the heires
of his body lawfully begotten forever. And faileing the heires of his
body lawfully begotten, then to the next heires of me, the said
Nicholas Heath, forever. Item, I give, legate & bequeath unto my sister
Burnell fforty shillinges to buy her a ring in token of remembrance of
my love towardes her. All the rest of my goodes, moveable &
immoveable, whatsoever I give, legate & bequeath unto Elizabeth
Heath, my loveing wife, whome I make my full & sole executrix of
this my last will and testament, desireing my welbeloved friends,
Richard ffoster of Easington, George Jurdeson of Little Eden and
Robert Sharpe of Hawthorne, to be supervisors of this my last will &
testament, and to be aiding & assisting to my wife in the due
performance thereof as my trust is in them reposed, to whome I give
twenty shillinges as a token of my love amongst them. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale the day and yeare
abovesaid. Read, signed, sealed and acknowledged to be his last will
& testament, in the presence of Robert Newhouse, publique notary,
Richard Newhouse, George Kirkeby younger.
Concordat haec copia una cum
originali epr per me Robert
Newhouse, egrarium
The 26th day of November, anno domini 1662,
Thomas Heath, sonne of the said Nicholas Heath,
received from the handes of Robert Newhouse,
register, the originall will of his said late ffather
deceased at the probate thereof.
May 17
1660
A true & perfect schedule of the goods & chattells moveable and immoveable late of Mr Nicholas Heath of Little Eden, deceased, praised by
four men the day & year abovesaid as followeth
Imprimis, in the hall one drawing table, one chest valeued att
In the parler, one drawing table valewed att
ltem, two livery cupbords, two chairs, 7 could stools att
In the closet, one old chest valewed att
In the parler, one clock with strings & plumbs att
In the closet, one iron way bank & one heckle att
In the kitchen, one tempsis, five shelves, 2 chesbords at
One table
One trough stone, a long settle bed, a salt it, 3 speets at
In the little roome & in the great chamber, ne bedsted at
Two livery cupbords
One rund table & one pres at
Two wainscot chests
In the chamber over the parler,one bedsted, one livry
cupbord, one chest, 4 sheets, one chair
One ffetherbed, one mat, two blankits, one rugge, one
coverlid, one boulster, 2 down pillows, 5 curtains
& vallance at
In the kitchin chamber, one cupbord, on bedsteed,
4 curtains, 2 fetherbeds, 2 boulsters, on flock boulstr,
2 old coverlids, one blankit
The hall bars & kitchin bars at
The 2 little chamber bars, the great chamber bars
& the parler with 2 pair of tongs & rand iron
11s 0d
2 0s 0d
1 8s 0d
1s 0d
1 3s 4d
1s 4d
6s 0d
6d
11s 0d
1 13s 4d
18s 0d
1 4s 0d
12s 0d
1 18s 0d
3 10s 0d
5 10s 0d
12s 0d
10s 0d
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In the closet in the garret, one table, 3 shelves
In the yallow chamber, 3 chairs, one wool wheele
Two kurnes, one milk syle
Six empty kasks, one off basket
One peck, one half peck
3 milk bowls, 8 chesswayts & one sinker
One little tub & one skele
One dryer for corn, one Flanders chest & one hamper
with 12 curtain rods
In the study, one table, 9 shelves, one Flanders chest, on
old chest with one pair of garden sheeres
In the middle garret, one old bedsted with cords
In the great garret: one bedsted, one trunk bound with iron,
one wainscot chest with other lumber
In the garner, one table leaf with 2 iron feet, 6 dales, one
wainscot door, 2 old axes, 2 hammers, one markin
iron, one hay spade, one sick, one iron gavelet, 6 hoops
for tubs
In the larder, one siling board, on chest, 2 shelves, a brake,
one cask
On great bowl
In the milkhouse, one syling board, 14 shelves, one chesspress
In the brewhouse: one brewlead, 4 tubs & a seall, a pair of
gantres, on bench
3
In tongs chamber, one bedsted, on trunk wth other lumber
1s
In barn, one pair of bound wheeles, one pair stings, one
axletree, 2 ploughs, one ox harrow, 2 hors harrows, on ship
yard, & a peece of oak, one chesebough, one gate
3
One little dunnad
2
Ln the barn, 18 thrave of wheat at
2
38
1s
3s
5s
3s
1s
2s
6d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
6d
9s 6d
8s 0d
8s 0d
18s 0d
11s 0d
12s 0d
5s 0d
10s 0d
6s 8d
0d
0s
13s
10s
18s
0d
4d
0d
0d
George Jurdeson
John Jurdeson
William Bee
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Robert Jameson of Easington, yeoman, 1662
In Dei nomine, Amen, whereas I, Robert Jameson of Easington in the
countye of Durham, yeoman, being sicke and crasye in body yet of
good & perfect remembrance, praise be to almightye God, doe make,
constitute & doe ordaine this to be my last will & testament in manner
& forme as followeth, the 13th day of March in the fourteenth yeare of
the raigne interlined of our soveraigne lord, Charles the second, King
of England &c., Anno Domini 1661. Imprimis, I doe give & bequeath
my soule into the hands ofAllmightye God, my most gratious &
mercyefull maker & creator, nothing doubting but, in & through the
meritts & mediation of Jesus Christ, my most gratious & mercyfull
redeemer, he will take it & receive it to his mercye. Also, I bequeath
my body to the earth to be buryed in the church at Easington, in full &
assured hope of resurection. And, as for my worldly goods, I doe give
& bequeath as followeth. Item, I doe give & bequeath to my daughter,
Elizabeth Smyth, her heires & assignes, the south house & garthe in
Clappersgate in Easington aforesaid for ever. Also, I give & bequeath
to my said daughter Elizabeth, the summe of twentye pounds in the
yeare to be payde to her or her assignes at Martinmase & Penticost by
equall proporcions & soe halfe-yearely every yeare for and dureing the
tearme of her life naturall, to be payde out of my lands at Easington. I
also give & bequeath to my said daughter, twentye pounds to be payd
at my death or within sixe monethe next after. Item, I doe give &
bequeath my grand child, Elizabeth Smyth, my daughter's her eldest
daughter, all my lands, houses & tenement in Readmarshall, after my
death, to enter upon when she shall attaine to the age of eightene
yeares, together with all the rents & profitts which shall issue & arise
interlinedforth of the said lands after my death, to be payd &
accompted unto her untill she shall accomplishe the said age. Also, I
doe give & bequeath to my said grandchild, Elizabeth Smyth, one
hundred pounds in money to be payde her when she shall attaine the
said age of eightene yeares, together with a read rugg & bedding
which I have, one chest, a paire of barrs & a paire of tonges. I doe give
to my said grandchild or otherwise if she shalbe lawfully marryed, my
will is that she enter one the abovesaid profitts before the said age.
Item, I doe give & bequeath to Jane Smyth, my daughter Elizabeth
Smyth her third daughter, the summe of three hundred pounds, to be
payde to her when she shall attaine to the age of eighteen yeares or
otherwise shalbe lawfully marryed, together with one chest at
Easington. Item, I doe give & bequeath to Ann Smyth, my daughter
Elizabeth her fourth daughter, the summe of two hundred pounds to be
payde her when she shall attaine to the age of eightene yeare or
otherwise shalbe lawfully marryed. Item, I doe give & bequeath to
Dorithye Smythe, my daughter Elizabeth her fifth daughter, the summe
of two hundred pounds, to be payde her when she shall attaine to the
age of eightene yeares or otherwise shalbe lawfully marryed. Item, I
doe give & bequeath thone halfe of all the usse & intrest of all the
abovesaid summes to each particeler child, her part to goe forward to
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be an augmentacion to her porcion. And if any of these four children
dye, that her porcion shalbe divided amongst the rest, my will is. Item,
I doe give to my sister Ann Atkinson, the summe of fortye shillings
with my best cloathes to her husband. And to each of my said sister
Atkinson's foure children, twentye shillings a peece, to be payd at my
death or within sixe monthes after. Item, I doe give to William Chilton
& to Robert Chilton, my sister Marye her two sons, twenty shillings
apeece, to be payd them at my death or within sixe monethes after.
Item, I give to my brother Richard Jameson, his daughter, twentye
shillings, to be payd at my death or within six moneths after. Item, I
doe give to be bestowed one my fflmerall expences, twentye pounds.
Also, I give to the poore people of Easington towne, ffortye shillings,
to the poore people of Shotton, twentye shillings and to thother poore
people which cometh in communion, two penc apeece. Item, I give &
bequeath to Widow Jane ffroud, her bond at my death which is seaven
pounds, eleven shillings, eight pence. Itjem, I give & bequeath to
Margret Smyth, my daughter's second daughter, three pounds, to be
payd at my death or within sixe moneths after. Item, I doe give &
bequeath to my brother, Richard Jameson, & to my daughter,
Elizabeth Smythe, the other halfe of all the usse & intrest, to be
equally divided interlined, untill the children above mencioned shall
accomplish the age abovesaid or otherwise shalbe lawfully marryed,
which two, my brother Richard & my daughter Elizabeth Smyth, I doe
make to be sole interlined executors to this my last will & testament
duely executed. In wittnesse hearof, I have heareunto set my hand &
fixed my seall, the day & yeare first above
written.
Robert Jameson, his marke
Signed & sealed in the presence of
John Humble iurat
William Mitcheson
John Mitcheson iurat
An inventorie of all the goods & chattells, mouveable & immouveable of
Robert Jameson, late of Eassington in the countye of Durham, yeoman,
deceased, apprized & set down by foure men, viz: John Humble, John Welsh,
Henry Willyamson & John Mitcheson, the 13th day of October, Anno domini
1662
lmprimis, the purse & apparell of the deceased
ltem, a read rugg with some other bedding
ltem, two chests, a paire of barrs, a paire of tongs with some
5 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
other iron implements
8s 0d
6 8s 0d
Summa
John Humblle
John Welsh
Henry Williamson
John Mitcheson
Debts owen to the deceassed
by these followeing
lmprimis, Mr John Brignell
ltem, John Watson
ltem, William Mallam
ltem, William Chilton
ltem, John Twentieman
ltem, Margaret Smyth, widow
ltem, Robert Sharpe
ltem, Ellener Watson, widow
ltem, Richard Bee
ltem, Thomas Todd
ltem, Thomas Paxston
ltem, William Chipchasse
ltem, John Hixson
ltem, Richard Clarke
ltem, William Davyson
ltem, John Pattyson
ltem, John Jackson
ltem, William Stoddart
ltem, John Hixson & William Stoddart
ltem, John ffoster
ltem, Richard Welsh
ltem, James Denton
ltem, William Wardaille
ltem, Nicholas Emmerson
Summa
ltem, more owen to the deceased due upon bond from one
Thomas Simpson the summe of
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108
129
108
80
21
114
54
43
32
43
21
21
11
21
10
10
10
4
7
3
2
2
1
0s
12s
0s
0s
12s
0s
9s
4s
8s
4s
12s
12s
17s
12s
16s
16s
16s
0s
0s
5s
4s
10s
0s
17s
864 17s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
9d
0d
9d
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
2d
5 6s 0d
William Wardale of Easington, yeoman, 1663
The inventorye of all the goods and chattells, moveable and
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immoveable, of George deleted Willyam Wardayle, late of Easington in the
county of Durham, yeoman, deceased, prised the eight day of Aprill, annoque
domini, 1663, by us Richard Braidley, Christopher Richardson, senior, and
Thomas Robinson, Richard Draver, in manner & forme following
Inprimis, his apparell and purse
Item, a nag and two mares
Item, two oxen
Item, five kine
Item, five stirks
Item, sixe calves
Item, a sowe and thre pigs
Item, eight sheepe
Item, nine acres of wheate & about twelve acres
of pease & oats
Item, plow geare and waine geare
Item, halfe the rate of one cupboard
an old chirne, a stand, and an old barrel
The hay is included in the mouveable goods
21
5
10
11
6
2
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
16s
2 5s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
26 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
10s 0d
3s 4d
66 14s 4d
Given under our hands the day and yeare above said
Richard Braidley
Richard ffoster
Thomas Robinson
Richard Draver
Debts owed to the deceased
By Mr. Anderson
By Mr. Henry Lampton that is to say, the heires and
executors of Sr Willyam Lampton deceased
By the hires & executor and administrator of
Robert WiIkinson
Debts owed by the deceased
To George Robinson
To Edward Paxton
To Richard Rawlin
To Mr Willyam Midford
To Mr Thomas Cradock
To Henry Smith
To ffrancis fell & Alis Potts
64 0s 0d
00
0s 0d
54 0s 0d
218 0s 0d
6
10
6
4
2
1
11
12s
0s
16s
0s
2s
10s
0s
9d
0d
8d
0d
6d
0d
0d
To Mr ffarrow if it appeare due
To George Wardale
More for the suite
To George Wardale which he paid to Mr Shadforth
To George Wardale & Christopher Wardale if due
To Robert, George, Thomas & Eli Hippell
To Eli Hippell for a cowe
5
5
2
5
20
41
4
124
0s
1s
5s
0s
0s
0s
0s
8s
0d
10d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
9d
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John Shadforth of Hathron, yeoman, 1664
December the first, 1663.
In the name of God, Aman, I, John Shadforth of Hathron in the county
of Durham, yeoman, being wake in bodie but of good and perfickt
memorie, prased be to all mighty God, doe make my last will and
testament in forme as foloweth. Imprimis, first, I give my sole unto
God who gave it and second my bodie to bured at the churchyard at
Dalton and thirdly I dispose of my goods as foroweth. Item, secondly,
I give unto my eldest daughter, Margrat, ten pound for a lagese out of
my movabell goods to goe forward for hir behalfe. Item, and thirdly I
give unto my loving wife the third part of all my land goods during hir
life naturall. Item, and 41y, my will is that the tow part of my land shall
go for the bringen up of my thre children during there minoritie. Item,
and fiftly, my will is that after the death of my loving wife, that my
thre children, Margrat, Elsibeth and Isabell shall have all my land
equaly distribeted amongst them. Item, and sixtly, my will is that my
loving wife and thre children be joynt excetores of this my last will
and testament. In witness wherunto I have set unto my hand and seale.
John Shadforth seal
Witneses
Thomas ffosteriur
John Marshall
Robert Shadforthiur
January the 15th, 1663
A true inventory of all the good and chatles moveable
and immoveable of John Shadforth of Hawthrone, lately
deceased, valued and prized by us whose names are underwritten
Imprimis, five coowes and three stots
Item, eighteen olde sheepe, sevene sheepe hoogs
20 0s 0d
6 10s 0d
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Item, three yeare old stirks
Item, one horse
Item, all the corne and hay with the crope on the ground
Item, two cubarts in the forehouse with pudeer, brase,
one table with two formes and other smale implements
Item, one bedstead in the chamber with other smale
implements exepting two arkes which is heirelomes is
Item, his purse and apparall
The sum totall is
The priseres’ names
Thomas ffoster
Thomas ffoster
Robert Marshall
Robert Shadforth
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2 5s 0d
2 13s 4d
8 13s 4d
5 9s 4d
1 17s 0d
1 10s 0d
48 18s 0d
Richard Foster of Easington, yeoman, 1665
In the name of God, Amen, 1655 April 23 th, I, Richard Foster of
Easington in the countie of Durham, yeoman, being whole & sounde
both of body and mind, which I give my gratious God most hartie
thankes for it, doe make this my last will & testament as followeth.
First, I bequeathe my soule into the hands of Almightie God, hopeing
to be saved by the mirites of Jesus Christ, my redeemer, and my body
to be buryed in Easington church earth. I give & bequeath unto the
poore of Esington parish, twenty shillings. Item, I give unto my wife,
Isable ffoster, the best cowe which I gave in token of my love. I give
unto my sonne, George ffoster, thirtie pounds. I give unto George
Robinson or to his wife, my daughter Elizabeth Robinson, tenn
pounds. Item, I give unto Christofer Robinson, sonne of my sonne-inlaw George Robinson, twenty shillings. Item, I give unto Christofer
Hendry, sonne of Cuthbert Hendry, twentie shillings. Item, I give
Richard Robinson, sonne of Thomas Robinson, my sonne-in-law,
twentie shillings. Item, I give unto each of my brother, John ffoster's
children, three shillings, foure pence. Itim, I give unto each of my
brother, William ffoster's children, three shillings, foure pence. Item,
after my debts & funerall expencs being discharged and my wife, hir
third sett fourth, and leggacies paid, I make my sonnes, George ffoster
& Richard ffoster, and my daughter, Margaratt ffoster, my whole
executors of this my last will & testament. In wittnes hereof I have
hereunto sett my hand and seale the daye & yeare first above written.
Richard ffoster, seal
Wittnesses
William Young
Abraham Paxtoniur
Thomas ffoster
Nicholas Paxtoniur
June the 29th 1665
A true inventory of all the goods and chattels, moveable and
immoveable of Richard ffoster of Easington, latly decesed,
vallued and prized by us whose names are hereunto
subscribed.
Imprimis, his purse and apparel
Item, eight oxen
Item, seaven kine and a bull
Item, one stot, 2 yeares old, and three storks
Item, ffoure calves
Item, horses, mares and fooles
Item, twenty foore acres of wheate, rye and bigg
Item, ffiftene acres of pease and ots
Item, ploughs and plough geere, waines and waine
geere, with other smale things thereunto belonging
In the hall
Item, beding and one bedstead
Item, one table, one carpit, one forme, one chare
one quision
Item, a cubart, a spence and one glase case
Item, putter dishes, ten, three salts, two books,
one candilsticke with other smale things
Item, three pannes, one ketle, one pot, a speete,
a paire of tonges, a ricke crooke with other
smale things thereunto belonging
Itjem, all the wooden vessel
Item, three table cloaths, thertene table napkins,
two pare of lining sheets, two paire of harden
sheets, six pillyvers, one towel
In the parler
Item, one table, foore buffat stules, three chares
one forme, foure quisions, one chist, one trunke,
one bible with other booke
Item, one bed for a sarvant
5
24
20
4
1
11
48
17
0s
0s
0s
10s
6s
0-s
0s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
10 0s 0d
1 10s 0d
10s 0d
3 0s 0d
1 10s 0d
16s 0d
14s 0d
2 5s 0d
1 7s 4d
10s 0d
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
Item, in the uper roume, one table, one carpit, one bed
and bedstead, one chist and one chare
2 0s 0d
The sume is £154 19s 0d
The prizer's names
Thomas ffoster
Cuthbert Hendry
George Paxton
John Jackson, his marke
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Thomas Midford of Pesspool, esq., 1666
In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Midford of Pespool in the
county of Durham, esquire, being in health of body and in perfect
memory, thanks be to Almighty God, trusting, through the meritts of
Jesus Christ to be saved and to live in the lande of the everliving God,
doe make this my last will and testanment in manner and forme
following. first, I give my soule into the hands of Almighty God and
my body to be buried in Esington church. And, for my worldly goods,
I give and bequiath to my loving wife, Ellinor Midford, one third part
of my lands in Esington aforesaid for her naturall lyfe, two hundred
pounds in mony and a silver tankert which she brought with her at
her marriage. To my sone, William Midford, I give all my lands at
Pespool (my wyv's joynter only excepted for her lyfe) and all my lands
in Hutton Henry called Blackly, Huddick, Herrin Meadow and the
moor. Also, to the said William Midford, I give all my eightenth part
of the grand leas collyery within the mannors of Whickam and
Gatesyde, with all my part of colemines in Jesmondfeilds within the
county of Northumberland. To Thomas Midford, sone to the said
William, I give all my lands in Esington, except a third parte, with the
monys yearely due to me from Robert Paxton of Esington aforesaid.
Also, I give unto the said Thomas, all my mony yearely due from
Georg Richardson & Robert Byers of Shotton as may appear by a
statute, marchant and defezance. Also, I give unto the said Thomas
Midford, three hundred pounds due to me from Robert Johnson of
Newcastle, alderman, as by a statute marchant and defezance may
appeare. To my sone, Christopher Midford, I give and bequeath all my
lands in Pittington mannor and one hundred and fifty pounds in mony.
To my daughter, Ann Ingleby, I give one hundred pound and will that
the remainder of her portion (being twenty pounds), be duely paid her.
To my daughter, Mary Tonstall, I give three hundred pounds. To
Elizabeth Buttler, my grandchild, I give one hundred pounds, to be
payed at her marriage or when she shall be twenty and one years old
and if the said Elizabeth shall dye before either of these tearmes, that
then the mony shall return to my executor. To my sister,Allis
Clavering, I give five marks yearely, to be paid her out of my land at
Hutton aforesaid for her naturall lyfe and further doe will that her
annuety of twenty nobles, given her by my brother Christopher
Midford of Hulam, esquire, be duely paid her out of the same land in
Hutton Henry aforesaid, according as it hath been paid her. To Ann
Thursby, now with me at Pespool, I give ten pounds. To Barbara
Midford, daughter of my brother Charles Midford, I give ten pounds. I
give ten pound to bye a fayre marble stone to lye upon my grave. To
my sone, William Ingleby, I give fourty shillings to buy him a ring. To
my sone, William Tonstall, I give fourty shillings to buy him a gold
ring. To William Liddall, I give six pounds if he lyve not at Peespool
but if he continue at Peespool, I will that he have meat, drink and
lodging during his naturall lyfe. Further, I doe make my sone, William
Midford, sole executor of this my last will, charging him to pay and
discharge all my just debts. And I doe (make deleted) give unto
William Coleman, six pound, thirteen shillings and foure pence, left
him by my brother Christopher Midford. I doe appoint Thomas
Sanderson of Hedlihope, overseer of this my will and doe give him
five pounds for a token. In witnesse of those presents I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this seventh day of October, one thousand, six
hundred, fifty nine.
Thomas Midford seal
Signed and sealed in the presence of
Georg Tonstall
Ralph Barker iurat
A note of what moneys haith been paid and discharged by
Mr. William Midford of Pespoole
Imprimis, paid ffunerall charges
130
paid to Ellen Midford
200
paid to Christopher Midford
150
paid to William Inglebye
122
paid to William Tonstall
302
paid to Thomas Midford
550
paid to John Morland
6
paid to Barbary Midford & Ann Thursbye
20
paid to William Coleman
6
paid to Thomas Sanderson
5
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
13s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
4d
0d
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
paid to Elizabeth Butler
100 0s 0d
1591
13s 4d
An inventory of what goods & chatlles moveable and
immoveable of Thomas Midford of Pespoole, esquire, dyed seased on
viz:
Imprimis, 6 oxen, valued worth
24 0s
6 steares
18 0s
10 kyne
35 0s
2 bulls & 1 oxe
8 0s
3 whyes & 1 stote
10 0s
7 whyes & stots yeareings
8 0s
70 sheepe
24 10s
8 horses
40 0s
swine, geese and other pultery
3 0s
waine geare & plough geare
10 0s
corne, wheate, rye, bigg & oats
30 0s
plate & househould stufe
110 0s
1 bond due ffrom Anthony Wilson
50 0s
1 bond due ffrom Mr. Christopher Midford
50 0s
1 bond ffrome Mr. Petter Sanderson
50 0s
1 bond due ffrom Mr. Robert Johnson
300 0s
1 bond of John Tod
16 0s
2 bonds due from Richard Reed, William
Reed & Robert Buckle
90 0s
2 bonds due ffrom Robert Paxton & George
Richardson
150 0s
the rent of the collery
180 0s
1206
10s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
290 Martij 1666
Exhibitum fuit hoc inventarium sub protestacione
de addendo si causa sit
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Anthony Byars of Shotton, 1668
November the 13th 1668
A true inventory of all the goods & chattles moveable & immoveable of
Anthony Byars of Shotton deseased, prised & valued by us whose names are
hereunder written as followeth
lmprimis, his purse & apparrell
Item, 28 thraves of wheate
Item, 16 akers & ½ of pease in the stacke yarde
Item, 30 thraves of oates in the towne field
Item, 160 thraves of oates in the moore
Item, 12 akers & 1 rood of wheate growing upon the ground
Item, hay in the stacke yarde
Item, 06 oxen
Item, 09 kine
Item, 03 whye stirkes & 2 calves
Item, 05 sheepe
Item, 03 swine
Item, 01 horse & 1 mare
Item, 11 gease, 1 cockes, 7 hennes
Item, 02 cubbarts in the forehouse
Item, 01 table & frame, with other implements of
househould stuffe
Item, 02 stands & 2 milke pailes with other implements
Item, 02 iron potts, 1 iron pann, 1 brasse kettle, 1 brasse pann
Item, 06 puder dublers with some other implements
Item, 01 frying pann & 1 recking crooke with some small
implements
Item, 00 plough & plough geare, waine & waine geare
Item, 00 in the parler, 1 bedd stead, 1 table, 1 chist
Item, 00 in the chamber, 1 bedd stead, 1 table, 1 chist, 2
stooles with other things
Item, 02 courtaines, 1 vallance, 1 coverlidd with other things
Item, 01 windeing cloath with poakes & seckes, seave
& riddles
Total is
1
5
5
2
12
20
5
18
21
4
1
1
5
0s
0s
10s
0s
10s
0s
0s
0s
12s
0s
15s
2s
6s
10s
2 5s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
10s
9s
13s
7s
0d
0d
0d
0d
3s 0d
4 10s 0d
15s 0d
1 12s 0d
1 14s 0d
10s 0d
118 13s 0d
Debts owinge by the aforementioned Anthony Byars.
deceased
lmprimis, to George Huntington of Castleadon
Item, to George Huntington for 2 yeares to come,
11li per annum
Item, to George Huntington for 6 yeares next after,
10li per annum
Item, to George Huntington for 1 yeare next after that;
20 pounds
Item, to John Thompson of Shotton, yeoman
Item, to Richard Oliver of Hart, milner
45 0s 0d
22 0s 0d
60 0s 0d
20 0s 0d
40 0s 0d
13 0s 0d
EASINGTON WILLS, 1601-50
Item, to Thomas Oliver of Hart, labourer
Item, to Ann Sheild of Durham, spinster
Item, to the poore of Easington parrish
Item, to Thomas Paxton of Easington, taylor
Item, to John Clarke of Fattcloase
Item, to Robert Wanlas of Fatcloase house, sarvant
Item, to Margaret Blainch of Shotton, spinster
Item, to Cuthbart Hendry of Easington, for tyth rent
Item, to Edward Usher of Shotton, labourer
Item, to James Anderson of Shotton, sarvant
Item, to Edward Beares of Sunderland by the Sea, kealeman
Item, more to John Thompson
Item, funerall expences
The totall
4
10
10
10
8
3
3
2
2
3
6
6
6
272
6s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
6s 4d
0s 0d
10s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
0s 0d
9s 10d
An imprisal made by us
whose names are here unto subscribed
William Young [full name signed]
George Jurdeson [full name signed]
Nicholas Reed [full name signed]
John Richardson [full name signed]
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3 0s 0d
In the milkhouse
Item, three firkins of butter, two kettles, three pans, four
churnes with skeeles & mealles & other milk
vessells in the said house
4 0s 0d
ltem, in a little roome, a servant bed with some
other small things
ltem, chesses, by our estimacion worth
ltem, waines & waine geare, plowes with the plowe
geare with all the furniture to the same belonging
ltem, sixe oxen
ltem, foure oxen in the fould
ltem, one & twenty kine & a bull
ltem, eight whyes
ltem, ffive calves
ltem, two mares & foles, two that is years old &
one sadle mare
ltem, seaven score & twelve sheep
ltem, seaven swyne
ltem, a geese & gander with other poultrye
ltem, corne in the barnes & stock garth
The sume of the goods
Robert Smith of Hordon, yeoman, 1668
An inventorie of all the good & chattells moveable &
imoveable of Robert Smith, late of Hordon in the countye of Durham, yeoman deceased, apprissed by foure
men, viz., Georg Blackett, Richard Crookes, Valentine Smyth & John Mitcheson, the 17th day of
December in the yeare of our Lord, 1668.
lmprimis, his purse & apparell
ltem, in the foore house, one cubbord, two cawells,
a table & a chaire, two formes
ltem, aileven peeces of puther, five candlestickes,
three flowre potts & two brasse candlesticks,
a pestle & a morter, a salt, two quishons, two
smothing irons.
ltem, one chest, a paire of barrs, two racking crooks,
two paire of tonges, one fire shovell, two iron
potts with all other implements in the said
foor house
In the chamber
ltem, two stand beds with a trinnell bed with the
furniture to the same belonging, one great chest
& two little chests, an old cawell, a forme with all
other implements in the said roome
3 0s 0d
2 0s 0d
10s 0d
10s 0d
Debts owen to the deceased
ltem, owen by Mr William Bristow
ltem, owen by Thomas Coulson
ltem, owen by Margret Watson, widow
ltem, owen by the executors of Georg Haswell
ltem, owen by Thomas Baylife
ltem, owen by Edward Robinson
ltem, owen by Robert Hughhall
ltem, owen by Humphrey Humble
ltem, owen by Robert Thompson
ltem, owen by Henry Johnson
The summe of the debts
6s 8d
2 0s 0d
10
24
16
52
13
3
0s
0s
0s
0s
6s
6s
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
8d
13 6s 8d
41 10s 0d
2 10s 0d
5s 0d.
25 0s 0d
216 11s 8d
20
1
6
9
1
1
1
1
0s
11s
0s
2s
10s
17s
19s
15s
18s
2 5s
46 18s
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
6d
0d
0d
0d
0d
2d
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Debts owen by the deceased
Owen to Sir Christofer Conyers for his Whitsuntide rent
Owen to Ann Steward
71 10s 0d
6 0s 0d
Wittness our hands
George Blackett
Vallentine Smith
Richard Crookes
John Mitcheson
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William Watson of Easington, 1669
A true inventory of all the goods and chattells of William
Watson, late of Easington, deceased.
Imprimis, foure kine at
Item, two acres of wheate at
Item, for two acres of oates
Item, for a cubbert & a Spence
Item, for a bed & bedding
Item, for a longe settle
Item, for a table
Item, for a chist
Item, for a washing tube
Item, for 2 sceales
Item, for a candlesticke & a puter dish
Item, for two canns
Item, for a pott
Item, for his purse & apparel
Item, for a cocke & hens
6
2
1
1
1
Summa totallis
0s
13s
6s
0s
4s
4s
4s
3s
1s
1s
1s
3s
1 0s
1s
14 3s
0d
4d
8d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
4d
4d
2d
0d
0d
6d
4d
Margareta, vidua
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Item, for a leaven oues & a lame & tenn geace
Item, for three henes and a coke
Item, for 7 paire of sheats & 10 pillowbers
Item, for 2 table cloathes & 4 napkins & 3 linn aparans
Item, for 20 yeards of harden cloathes & 9 smockes & 5 sharts
Item, for smale lining cloase & 3 paire of stockins
Item, for 8 hapings & 3 cuerlids & 9 feather cods
Item, for 2 cafe beds & 2 paire of courtings & vallans
Item, for a 11 pettycoates & 5 wast coates
Item, for a rideing suite & a hatt & a paire of bodyes
Item, for 2 paire of showes
Item, for one chist & 3 coffers & 2 preses
Item, for one bedstead, one table, 2 fourmes & 2 chares
Item, for 3 stoules & a fur dale & 14 bowles & 6 cheswats
Item, for 2 sadels & a pad & a fryin pan & a milke sile
Item, for 3 skeles & 3 barrels & 8 dishes & a dusan trenshers
Item, for 3 seaves & ruddels & 3 wheales & a paire of temses
Item, for 2 potes & 2 panes & a kettle & 2 paire of tongs
Item, for 2 smouthing irons & 2 reckingcrookes
Item, for one speet, 2 paire ofpotclipes & a paire of tosting
Irrons
Item, for 6 puder dishes & a dusan & a halfe of spounes,
one salt, too candlestickes & a sase pott & 5 canes
Item, for a cropp of corne growing and hay
The sume in all is
Imprimis, debts to be payd for funerall charges and
the rent of the land and other debts
John Woofe
John Hulerthome mark
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Thomas Robinson of Hawthorne, 1677
May the 15th, 1677
William Robson of Pespoole,1670
August the 29th 1670
A true & perfect inventory of the goods &
chattels of William Robson, late of Pespoole, deseased
Imprimis, for foure kyne & three calfes
9 0s 0d
Item, for a mare & a fole and a stage
5 10s 0d
A true inventory of all the
goods and chattles of illegible erasure Thomas
Robinson of Hawthorne,
lately deceased, valued and
and prized by us whose names
are hereunto subscribed
2 17s
1s
3 6s
9s
2 2s
5s
1 18s
9s
3 0s
8s
3s
1 4s
16s
6s
7s
11s
10s
11s
3s
6d
4d
0d
0d
0d
6d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
1s 0d
16s 0d
10 0s 0d
44 15s 0d
8 3s 8d
25 3s 4d
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Imprimis, one cubbart
Item, one spenc & on cawell
Item, one bedstead, one paire of courtains, one covertelt,
four happins, one paire of blankits, one paire sheets,
one caff bed and three pillowes, one cradle & one churne
Item, one chist with lininmg deleted the clothes therein
Item, two old chists, one forme, one table with tresses
Item, the puter with two litle brasse deletedpans and
one iron pott
Item, the wodden vessell which is ten bowels, one washing
tub, one runlet, one cann with other smale wodden
vessel
Item, one spining wheele, one pair of cours hare timsess,
one sive and one riddle, one lader
Item, one paire of jron barrs, one reckcrook, one paire of
jron tongs, one speet, one paire of crankes, one hay
spad, one axe, one hay crouke, two womels, one hand
saw with other smale wodden things in the twixdores,
one percell
Item, hersic purss and apperell
The sume is
1 0s 0d
5s 0d
1 10s 0d
6s 0d
3s 6d
6s 0d
4s 6d
2s 6d
4s 6d
5s 0d
4 7s 0d
The prizers' names
Thomas ffoster
Thomas Woofe
Anthony Robinson
Micheall Robinson
Item, the remainder of a term for yeares belonging
to the deceased at Hawthorn, valued at.
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20 0s 0d
William Young of Etherdakers, yeoman, 1679
In the name of God, amen, I, William Young of Etherdakers, in the
countie of Durham, in the parish of Eassington, yeoman, beinge of
good and perfect minde and memorie, praised be to God for it, doe
make my last will and testement in manner and forme ffollowinge,
ffirst, I commit my soule into the hand of my blessed saviour and
redeemer, Jesus Christ, through whose merits and saticefaction I hop
to be saved; and my bodie to the dust. Imprimis, I give to the power of
Eassington parish twintie five pounds for ever and to be paid within
halfe a yeare also after my death and to be put into the hands of such
as shall give suffictient securitie for it, and to be disposd of as
ffoloweth, that is to say, the lawful! use and intrest of the same to be
distrubuted by the Ministers, church wardens and oversers of the
power of the said parish, thirtie of the powerest theire, evrie yeare at
the feast of the Nativatie of our Blessed Saviour and Easter, by equall
portions, that is to say ten shilling to the constaplerie of Shotton, ten
shillings to the constaplerie of Eassington, eight shillings to the
constaplerie of Hathrone and two shillings to the constaplerie of
Heswell. Item, I give to my deare and lovinge wife all that houshold
stufe and plat with bedinge and linninge that she brought with her
when we were married. Item, I give to my sonn, Robert Sober, ten
pounds. Item, I give to Docter Young of Newcastell ten pounds. Item,
I give to my sister, An Reed, twintie shillings. Item, I give to my
brother, Roger Baxton, twintie shillings. Item, I give to my sister Ogle
twintie shillings. Item, I give to my sister, Dorithy Lame, twintie
shillings. Item, I give Humphra Norton twintie shillings. Item, I give to
John Wilbourne, Parsevell Wilbourne and Henrie Wilbourne that is
now with me, each of them twintie shillings a pece. Item, I give to
John Wilbourne the younger that part that I have of that ship that I
have a bill of sale of from James Reed. Item, I give to my grand sonn,
John Sober, five pounds. Item, I give to my lovinge wife and my
lovinge sonn Robert Sober, eatch of them, a two and twintie shillings
pece of gold and makes them joynt executors of this my last will and
testement, and after my depts, the gifts and legases and funerall
expeces be discharged, which my will is they shall have halfe a yeare
for the paiment of them, and my will is that all the remainder of my
bonds, monies, goods, moveable and immoveable, be equilie devided
betwine my dearelie beloved wife and my sonn Robert Sober's five
children, that my daughter, Jan Sober, baire to him, that is to say,
William Sober, Jan Shipperd, Ledea Sober, Dorithy Sober and An
Sober, and my will is that theire parts, I meane William, Jan, Laddea,
Dorithy and An Sober, that theire parts, both prinsipal and intrest, goe
forward for theire use till they attaine theire age of on and twintie
yeares or be maried, and haveing redd it and considdered of it, I have
sealed and subscribed it.
William Young seal
Witnes hearof
Richard Rawlinjurat
Humphrey Norton
William Woods
John Wilbourne
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John Erringtonjurat
Late pencil endorsement, £320 inv
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September 8 1679
A true &. perfect innventory of all the good & chattels of William
Young, late of Edderdakers in the parish of Easington & county
of Durham, yeoman, deceased
Imprimis, his purse & his aparrell
Imprimis, for all the said corne & big
Six cows
Six oxen
Six tow yeares ould
ffivefe storkes
There maires & a ffole & gallaway
Item, six axeltrees, one gantye of spaikes & arke heads
& sheathes with all the remainder of wode that is
in the bire or stabell
Item, there paire of irons, bound wheales, tow cope
waynes with 3 pair of stinges, 3 long waynes
with six pirles & runners, aselmites & axeletrees
& all thereunto belonging & all the ould wheales
Item, tow plowes with shares, 5 somes with [word?]&.
shackels, 3 harrowes with horse geare & other
implements thereunto belonging, 5 yokes
Item, the nue wood & ould all lying upon the ground
and within the ffould
Item, tow steas
Item, , ould irons, fforkes & showles & spaides, axes,
matteck with raikes & waine ropes
Item, the coles
Item, the swine
Item, the pulterey
Item, one stand bed in the parlor with a fotestep, one
ffeather bed, a caufe bed, a paire of blankets, one
coverlid, one ruge, tow cods & a boalster with the
rods & hangers belonging
Item, a tabell & ffraime, joynt stowles and a chaire, there
quishings & a carpet, seing glase & a silver taister
Item, one stand bed in the parler chaimber, one ffeather
10
33
15
21
12
4
10
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
1 15s 0d
8 0s 0d
1 15s 0d
2 13s 4d
4s 0d
10s
15s
16s
6s
0d
0d
0d
0d
3 0s 0d
18s 0d
bed, one caufe bed, blanket & a rug, tow cods & a
bowlster with rods & hangers, tow quisons
Item, one litell bed stead in the middell rome with a
ffeather bed & a cauf bed, there cods, one coverlid, a
laiying & one paire of sheats
Item, one tabell & fraime, chist & fforme, tow temses, wod
chaire & chaires, three coverlides, one paire of
curtines
Item, 9 yokes & sokes, windo cloth, tow pekes & ridells
and seaves
Item, twelf bushell of masigns
Item, twenty tow cheases
Item, ffoure paire of line sheats, 5 paire of harden sheats,
there paire of pilevers, ffower towels, tow dosen &
eight of napkins, there tabell clothes, one pease of
tikin which is 12 yards
Item, in the garet, tow chists, seaven tubs and great
bowle, wolling wheale, tow line wheales, wole,
cards, gimellik quishons & hamer, feathers with
other implements in the garet
Item, in the fore house, two cobarts, one spence & tow
tabels with ffraimes, tow bufet stowles, one forme &
fotstep & tow chaires
Item, twenty pease of puther, fivef puther kandell stikes,
one iron, tow bras kandel stikes, six pottengers, tow
chamber pots, puther bowls, a salt & a mustard pot,
puther bottell, floggon and a pint pot
Item, a warming pan & a speat, five showels & tonges,
rekincrok, tow paire of sheares, hekell & tow yam
winell stobes & a loke & cole raike
Item, one kettell & iron pan, bras pot & there other pans
& other implements
Item, there drink barrels, tow stands, one churn, tow
tubs, ffower skeales, firkin, other tow tubes, one
great bowell, knoke cheas pres & other implements
belonging to the kitchen
Item, in the man's rome, stand bed, fivef hapins, one pair
of blankats, fflok bed, one cod, tow chists & all other
implements
Item, fivef trays, sixteane bowles, milk sile, tow creaming
dishes, tow sileing dishes, seaven chesfats, tow
sinkers, seaven runlets, tow kans & eight trenshers
Item, one ffirkin & a halfe of butter, emty firkins
2 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 3s 4d
1 10s 0d
15s 0d
4 10s 0d
1 0s 0d
2 10s 0d
2 0s 0d
8s 0d
1 0s 0d
15s 0d
8s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
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Item, two earthning moges, other seaven smale earthning
things in the milkis besides
Item, the mill with a house belonging with another stone
liein upon the hill, with all other implements
belong to the said mill
Item, the bakon fflikes
Item, for debts owing to the deseased
Imprimis, Mr Midford for wod
Belie Hunte
Thomas Read
Robert Weldon
Mr Midford of Pesyell More
James Read
George Richardson off Shotton
The some
Legasies
ffunerall expences
Thomas Lambe
Richard Reed
Nicholas Read
George Ovington
Prisers
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3s 0d
100
1
1
1
31
10
20
2
5
320
58
14
0s
0s
0s
10s
10s
9s
8s
0s
10s
0s
7s
0s
8s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
6d
4d
0d
0d
0d
6d
0d
0d
William Adamson of Hayston House, yeoman, 1681
In the name of God, amen, I, William Adamson of Hayston House in
Comitat[ ] Dunelmensis, yeoman, being sick in body but of good and
perfect memory, thanks be to Almighty God, and calling to
remembrance the uncertaine estate of this transitory life and that all
flesh must yield unto death when it shall please God to call, do make,
constitute, ordaine & declare this my last will & testament in manner
& form following, revoking & adnulling by these presents all & every
testament & testaments, will & wills heretofore by me made &
declared, either by word or writing, & this to be taken only for my last
will & testament & none other. And, first, being penitent & sorry from
the bottom of my heart for my sins past, most
humbly desiring forgiveness for the same, I give & committ my soul
unto Almighty God, my creator, in whom & by the meritts of Jesus
Christ I trust and believe assuredly to be saved & to have full
remission & forgiveness of all my sins & that my soul with my body at
the generall day of resurrection shall rise again with joy & through
[th]e meritts of Christ's death & passion possess & inheritt the
kingdom of heaven prepared for his elect & chosen.and my body to
[th]e earth from whence it was taken, to be buried in such decent and
Christian manner as to my executrix hereafter named shall be thought
meet & convenient. And now for the setling of my temporal! estate &
such goods, chattells & debts as it hath pleased God to bestow upon
me, I doe give, order & dispose the same in manner & form following
(that is to say), ffirst I will that all my debts & duties as I owe in right
or conscience to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be
well and truly contented and paid, or ordained to be paid within
convenient time after my decease by my executrix hereafter named.
Item, I give & bequeath unto my son, Richard Adamson, one silver
spoon & one draught soame and my house in West Renton. Item, I
give & bequeath unto my daughter Jane one ewe. Item, I give &
bequeath unto my daughter Alice tenn pounds, two silver spoons &
one chest & one ewe for her portion. ltem, I give & bequeath unto my
daughter Dorothy tenn pounds, one chest, one silver spoon & one ewe
for her portion. Item, I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary tenn
pounds, one chest, one silver spoon & one ewe for her portion. Item,
my will & mind is that my daughter Mary her portion be paid by my
executrix within nine monthes after my decease & also that my
daughter Dorothye's portion be paid within one yeare & three monthes
after my decease, and likewise that my daughter Alice's portion be
paid by my executrix wihin one yeare & three quarters after my
decease. Item, my will & mind is that if any of my three daughters
above expressed should die before they be marryed, that her portion,
so dyeing, shall be equally divided betwixt those two that are liveing,
& if two of my said daughters should die before they be marryed my
will is t[hat] both their portions shall be given to her that is liveing.
Item, I give & bequeath unto my daughter Isabel! tenn pounds for her
portion. Item, forasmuch as my wife perceives herself to be with child,
if it please God to give her safe deliverance & that the child shall live,
my will & mind is that the child shall have tenn pounds for its portion.
Item, my will is that my daughter Isabell's portion be paid by my
executrix & also the child's now supposed to be in the mother's womb,
& if it please God either of them shall die before they be married, my
will is that the porcion of that child so dyeing shall be paid to that
child that is liveing. Item, I give & bequeath unto my wife Margarett
all my goods & chattells, moveable and unmoveable, (excepting what
is above expressed) with my household stuff and plow geere & waine
geere, & also make her my sole executrix & do constitute and appoint
William Merryman of High Throston in the county of Durham,
yeoman, to be supervisor of this my last will & testament & to see that
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this, my will, be duely performed. In witness whereof I have hereunto
sett my hand & seale this ffifth day of January 1679.
The marke of William Adamson (marked with a cross)
Signed, sealed, published & declared
in the presence of
Henry Westmorland, the marke of (marked with a symbol)
Christopher Fulthorpjur (full name signed)
April! the 13, 1681
This a true inventory of the goods of William
Adamson, laitt of Hastens House desessed
given in by praisement by those which have
subscribed theire names below
His purse and apperrell
18 beefe
24 sheepe
Waine geare, plough geare
3 horses
The cropp in the field
Goods in the house
In ready money
1
20
7
2
5
16
3
3
58
10s
0s
4s
6s
10s
0s
0s
0s
10s
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
Witness our hands
William Erington, his marke (marked with a symbol)
Robbart Liddle, his marke (marked with a symbol)
John Erington (full name signed)
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Thomas Robinson of Hawthorne, yeoman, 1681
In the name of God, Amen, the twentie sixth day of September, 1680.
according the computation of the Church of England, I, Thomas
Robinson of Hawthorne in the county of Durham, yeoman, being of
perfect memory (praysed be God), do make and ordaine this my last
will and testament in manner and forme followeing. First, I bequeath
my soul into the hands of Almighty God, my maker, hopeing that,
through the meritorious death and passion of Jesus Christ, my onely
saviour and redeemer, to receive free pardon and foregivenesse of all
my sins and, as for my body, to be buried in Easington church-yard.
Ittem, I give unto my two sonnes, Richard Robinson and Martin
Robinson, all my estate of lands and goods in Hawthorne or elsewhere,
whether in possession or reversion, to be equally divided betwixt them
(excepting onely my houshold goods) and my son Martin to have and
to hold one full moyety of all my lands to him and his heires, for and
dureing the full tearme of nine hundred, ninety and nine yeares, to be
fully run and completed from the time of the sealing hereof paying
therefor, unto Richard aforesaid, his naturall brother, his heires or
assignes, two shillings and sixpence yearely and every yeare dureing
the said tearme, att two equall payments, viz., att Whitsuntide and
Martinmas (if the lawes of England enable me so to set and dispose of
my lands). But, if my sonne Richard shall or do, by laws or
otherwayes, recover and possesse my whole estate of land (which is
contrary to my intent and purpose herein), then the said Richard shall
pay unto his brother Martin, one hundred and sixty pounds, and also,
the said Richard possessing the whole estate, shall pay all my debts
and all portions after mentioned. Item, I give unto my daughter
Elizabeth, sixty pounds to be paid by her brothers, Richard and Martin
abovesaid, viz., by Richard, thirty pounds, and, thirtie more by Martin
if he possesse one full moyety of my lands, according to this my will
and, if Martin cannot possesse one halfe of my lands, Richard shall
pay the whole summe of sixtie pounds; and, the payment by
whomsoever, shall be in manner as followeth, tenn pounds shall be
paid unto her within twelve months after my decease and fiftie pounds
more at the end of three yeares after my decease. Item, I give unto my
daughter Anne, sixty pounds to be paid by her brothers, Richard and
Martin aforesaid, viz., by Richard, thirtie pounds and thirtie more by
Martin, if he possesse one full moyety of my lands according to this
my will and, if Martin cannot possesse one halfe of my lands, Richard
shall pay the whole summe of sixtie pounds and the payment by
whethersoever shall be in manner as followeth, tenn pounds shall be
paid unto her within twelve months after my decease and fiftie pounds
more shall be paid unto her at the end of three yeares after my decease.
Item, I give unto my two daughters, Elizabeth and Anne, all my
houshold goods, to be equally divided betwixt them. And my will and
pleasure is that if either of my daughters shall dye unmarried before
the expiration of three yeares after my decease or, being married, shall
dye within that time and leave no issue, then the same money which
should have been due unto her if she had lived, shall be equally
divided amongst her brothers and sister or those of them that shall then
be liveing and the household stuffe, which should have been due to her
if she had lived, shall be due unto her sister that then liveth. Item, All
the rest of my goods, utensills for husbandry, stock and crop, I give
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unto my two sonnes, Richard and Martin, and to their heires for ever,
upon condition that they shall pay all my debts and legacies, and make
them joynt executors of this my last will and testament, revokeing all
other wills and testaments. In wittnesse whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written.
Thomas Robinson’s mark seal
Sealed and subscribed
in the presence of us
Thomas Sharpe
George Robinson.iur
A true and perfect inventory of the goods and chattells of
Thomas Robinson of Hawthorne in the County of Durham, yeoman,
lately deceased, as they were found and prized by the persons whose names
are underwritten.
Imprimis, his purse and apparel
Ittem, foure oxen
Ittem, two horses
Ittem, foure cowes and one quie
Ittem, two young beast
Ittem, plough geare and waine geare
Ittem, corne in the stack-yard
Item, hay
Ittem, house-hold goods
3
8
8
8
1
5
10
5
10
Summe totall
6s
0s
0s
0s
6s
0s
0s
0s
0s
8d
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
0d
0d
0d
my last will and testament in manner and forme following. Imprimis, I
bequeath my soul into the hands of almighty God, hopeing through the
meritts of Christ Jesus to obtaine remission of all my sins, and my
body to be buried in Easington churchyard. Ittem, I give unto George
Jourdison my grandchild, all my houses with the garth adjoyning to
them in Hawthorne, to enter upon the same at my death and for ever to
enjoy the same to him and his heires if he live to yeares of one and
twentie, and if he shall dye without issue before the same time, then
the same houses and garth to returne to my son Robert and his heires
for ever. Ittem, I give unto George Jourdison aforesaid twentie shilling
by legacy. Ittem, I give unto Ellinor Jourdison, sister of the said
George, twentie shillings by legacy. Item, I give unto Michael
Robinson, my daughter Isabel! her sonne, twentie shillings. Ittem, I
give unto Robert Jourdison my naturall sonne, all my goods besides,
moveable and immoveable, my stock, cropp, plough geare and wain
geare with all my household
stuffe, and all other goods and chattells whatsoever not formerly
disposed of herein, and make him sole executor of this my last will and
testament, revokeing all others made formerly by me, he paying all my
debts and legacies. In wittnesse whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seale the day and yeare first above written.
Cuthbert Jourdison’s marke
In presence of us
Thomas Sharpe
William Thompsonjur
Robert Christianjur, his marke
58 13s 4d
The debts of Thomas Robinson aforesaid as they are found.
Imprimis, for funerall expences
6 16s 0d
Ittem, moneys by him borrowed and secured
21 0s 0d
Richard Robinson
George Robinson
Alexander Dixon, his marke.
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Cuthbert Jourdison of Hawthorne, yeoman, 1681
In the name of God, amen, the 13 day of October in the yeare of our
Lord God 1680, I, Cuthbert Jourdison of Hawthorne in the county of
Durham, yeoman, being of perfect memory, praysed be God, make this
A true inventory of the goods and chattells of Cuthbert Jourdison
of Hawthorne in the county of Durham, yeoman, lately deceased
as they were found and apprised by the persons underwritten.
And also a coppy of the debts of the said Cuthbert Jourdison, and
legacyes left by him
Imprmis, two oxen
5 5s
Ittem, two milke cowes
4 0s
Ittem, one gray horse 5li 0s, one gray mare 2li l0s,
one bay mare 10s, in all
8 0s
Ittem, two young steeres
1 5s
Ittem, one three yeare old steere
1 17s
Ittem, two yeare old quies
2 15s
Ittem, foure litle oate stackes and one wheate stacke
8 0s
Ittem, foure acres of ground sowen with wheate
9 6s
Ittem, plough-geere and waine-geere
3 0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
8d
0d
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Ittem, two litle hay stackes
Ittem, two cubbards, three bedsteads, one table, with
other wood geere
Ittem, foure pewter dishes with brasse geere and
yron geere within the house
Ittem, bedding and linen
Ittem, coales and old wood aboute the house
Summe totall
2 0s 0d
16th September 1681
13s 4d
10s
1 16s
13s
49 2s
The debts of Cuthbert Jourdison aforesaid were as followeth
lmprimis, indedted to George Panton of Easington
Ittem, to Nicholas Story, servant to the said Cuthbert
1
Ittem, to Elizabeth Westland, woman servant to the said
Cuthbert
Ittem, to Mr Caunt, landlord to the said Cuthbert
6
Ittem, to Thomas Welsh, landlord also to the said Cuthbert
1
Ittem, to William Kelsey of Durham
Ittem, to John Etherington of Durham
Ittem, to Anthony ffell of Dalton
Ittem, to John Robinson of Hawthorne
1
Ittem, to John Pattison of Easington
Ittem, to Thomas Huntley of Sunderland
Ittem, to MargarettTaylor of Weeremouth
Ittem, to Richard Kendall of Sunderland
Ittem, to John Browne of Weeremouth
Ittem, to Anthony Robinson of Hawthorne
5
Ittem, to Thomas Welsh, aforesaid, due att Whitsuntide then
followeing
1
Ittem, to Mr Caunt, aforesaid, to be due att Whitsuntide then
following
6
Ittem, funerall expenses
2
Ittem, demanded in the behalfe of George Jourdison and
Ellinor Jourdison, grand-children to Cuthbert aforesaid
15
Summe
46
Legacyes left by Cuthbert aforesaid
lmprimis, to George Jourdison, grandchild to Cuthbert
aforesaid
Ittem, to Ellinor Jourdison, grandchild to Cuthbert aforesaid
Ittem, to Michael Robinson, grandchild to Cuthbert aforesaid
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William Jurdeson of Thorpe, 1681
0d
8d
4d
0d
12s 0d
14s 0d
8s
7s
4s
5s
4s
4s
2s
16s
2s
16s
8s
15s
0s
0d
6d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
A trew inventory of the goods and chattels, mouvable and immoveable
of William Jurdeson of Thorpe in the county of Durham, late disceased, prised
by us whose names are underwritten the day and yeare above
named
Imprimis, a cropp of wheat in the staggarth prized at
4 10s 0d
Item, a crop of oates and pease in the staggarth prized at
6 5s 0d
All the hay in the staggart prized at
2 10s 0d
Three young beasts at
2 10s 0d
Five cowes prized at
9 10s 0d
Two oxen prized at
6 0s 0d
Two steares and two cows prized at
8 3s 4d
One mare and two geldings
11 10s 0d
All the householde stufe
24 1s 6d
Plough geare and waine geare
1 0s 0d
65 19s 10d
Richard Jurdeson
Richard Crookes
Christopher Jurdeson
Christopher Robinson
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Thomas Sharpe of Hawthorn, 1681
George Woolfe of Hawthorne, Easington, 1682
0s 0d
7s 6d
10s 0d
13s 8d
7s 2d
1 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 0s 0d
September the 15th 1670
A true and perfect inventory of goods
and chattels of Georg Wooife of Hathom,
late deceased
Imprimis, for a yooke of oxen and five kine
Item, for two quis and fouer sturks and two calfes
Item, for two mares and two stags
Item, for forty-five sheape
Item, for plowgeere and waingeere
Item, for corn and haye
Thomas Woolfe
Richard Reede mark
18
9
7
3
3
14
65
0s
0s
0s
10s
10s
0s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
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A true and perfect inventory of the goods & chattells
which were & did belong unto George Woolfe,
late of of Hawthorne in the parish of Easington, deceased,
& which came to the hands & possession of Anthony
Woolfe, sonne & administrator of the goods of the
said deceased
Inprimis, the deceased's apparel
Item, fower kine
Item, two quies, fower stirks & two calves
Item, two mares & two stags
Item, plough geer & waine geer
Item, corne & hay
1
12
9
7
3
14
46
0s
0s
0s
0s
10s
0s
10s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
Anthony W olfe
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daughter, !0li 0s. Item, I give unto Elizabeth Wilson of Sunderland by
the sea, 2li 10s. And after my debts and funerall exspences be
discharged & paid then these legacies to be paid as it accrues out of
the land to eviryone proportionly, Item, my houses, lands & tenements
I give unto Nicholas Reed and I make him sole executor of this my last
will and & testament, revoking all other wills and testaments. And
after funerall exspences and debts and legacies be paide, that then
William Blanch shall and Richard Blanch, the sons of Barbry Blanch,
shall have & injov all the revertions of the said permisscs.
In witness wherof, have here unto sett my hand and seale, the day and
yeare first above written
Thomas Hewson, seal
William Pattersonjur , his mark
George Humble, his mark
George Jurdesonjur
George Jurdeson
June the 1st , 1682
Thomas Howson of Shotton, 1682
In the name of God Amen, the 14th of March, 1681, according to the
computation of the Church of England, I, Thomas Hewson ot Shotton
in the county of Durham, yeoman, being in. perfect memory, praised
be God, doe make and ordaine this my last will & testament in maner
& forme following, first, I bequeath mv soule into the hands of
Almighty God, my maker, hoopeing that the meritorious death &
passion of Jesus Christ, my only saviour & redeemer, to receive free
pardon & forgiveness of all my sinnes &, as for mv body, to be buried
in Christian buriall at tlie discretion of my Executors hereafter
mentioned. Item, first, I give unto mv sister Barbry 2 happens, 2
blankets, 2 sheats and one speate, one cod, one skeale & the house for
her life. Item, I give unto her daughter Rachell one cubbartt, 4 pewder
dishes, 2 candlestickes, one beare boule, one salt, one flower pott, 2
cods, one coverlide, one line sheate, one chaire, one ffeather beed, 2
pillins, one glascase, one buffet stool, one table with a fram, one dish,
one happin. Item, I give unto my daughter, Ann Steward, 2 stand beds,
one payre of curtaines, one coverlid, 6 happins, one caff bed, 8 cods,
one blanket, one fur cubbartt, one cawell, 12 pewder dishes, 2
candlesticks, one pint pott, 2 drinking potts, 3 pots, one kettle, 2 pans,
one frying pan, one payre of racks, one payre tongs, one payre of bars,
one speate, one little chaire, 2 chists, one coffer, one trow stone, one
table w ith the frame, one stool, one reckincroke. Item, I give unto mv
daughter, Ann Steward, !0li 0s. Item, 1 give unto Rachell, my sister’s
A true and perfect inmetary of the goods and chatels which
belonged to Thomas Hewson of Shotton, late deseased
Item, his purs and apparel
Item, given by legse to Barbery Blench, 2 hapins, 2 blankets,
2 sheats, one speat, one cod, one sceale
Item, legeses set to Rachel Blench, one cubert, 4 puther dishis,
2 candelsticks, one beare boule, one salt, one flowerpot,
2 cods, one coverlid, one lin sheat, one chare, one fether
bed, 2 pilevers, one glascase, one bufet stoole, one table
with the frame, one hapin
4
Item, legeses set to An Stuert, 2 stend beds, one pare of
courtms, 1 coverlid, 6 hapins, one cafbed, 8 cods, one
blanket, one fur cubert, one cavel, 12 puther dishis,
2 candelsticks, one pint pot, 2 drinking pots, 3 pots,
one kettle, 2 pans, one frying pan, one pare of racks,
one pare of tongs, one of bars, one speat, 2 char, 2
chists, one cofer, one trowstone, one table with the
frame, one stoole, one recking crooke
6
Item, for the housing and the land, being a lease for yeares
50
As witness our hands
George Jurdeson, Robert Jurdeson, Nicholas Reed,
William Padeson, his marke
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10s 0d
13s 4d
5s 0d
5s 0d
0s 0d
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Thomas Stothard of Shotton, yeoman, 1684
A trew inventory of all the goods and chattles moveable and immoveable
of Thomas Stothard of Shotton in the county of Durham, yeoman,
deceased the 20th day of December, 84, and prized the 15th day
of January, 1684, by fowr honest men vidtz., Richard Read, John
Thompson & Willam Thompson, all of Shotton, and Richard Crooks
of Little Eaden in the county of Durham, yeoman, as ffolloweth.
lmprimis, his purse and aparrell
ltem, one lease holden of the Bishopp Durham,
11 years in being.
ltem, one lease for lives, two lives in being
ltem, in the fore house, one cubbart, one table, one
long settle, one dresser with some small peases
of puter
ltem, in the two low roomes, two standbeds & a
hurle bed, one line wheale, one little box, one
feather bed with one boulster, 3 feather cods,
one rugg, six happings, one paire of courtings
with some other small peases of bedding
ltem, in the two lofts: one bed with bedcloaths there
upon, one line wheele, one riding sadle with
some other small implement things, as also
one lead
ltem, one iron pott, one kettle, one pan, two pales, one
churne, 6 bowles with some other brue vessell
ltem, two chists, one trunke with the linning &
wooling therein
ltem, one clock, one sword with 3 chaires
ltem, one long waine, one coope waine, one paire of
wheales, one paire stings with axeltree and
axell nails, one old wheale with tire thereupoon
one oxe harrow, two horse harrows, three teemes,
fowre yokes with some old iron
ltem, two plowes with two paire plow irons
ltem, sixteene smale furr balkes
ltem, fowre oxen
ltem, six kine, fowre young beasts, one mare, one
gelding and one bull segg and two mares
ltem, corne in the barnes, threashed and unthreashed
ltem, hay in the stackyard
ltem, one paire drawers, one table & frame, one
1 0s 0d
225 0s 0d
225 0s 0d
2 10s 0d
2 0s 0d
2 2s 6d
1 5s 0d
2 0s 6d.
1 10s 0d
pair of virgenells
ltem, James Shireton ofThroston oweth the testator
fifty pound upon bond
2 0s 0d
50 0s 0d
Witnesses present, Richard Crookes, William Thompson, John Thompson
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George Robinson of Easington, 1684
A true and perfectt inventory of all the goods and chattles of George Robinson
of Easington, now deceased, praised by us whose names are underwritten
Imprimis, his purse and his apparel
Item, three beds and things belonging to them
Item, two cubberts and a glass case & things
belonging to them
Item, the pewter in all
Item, foure cowes
Item, two tables and seats belonging to them
Item, two cettles, two potts and two pans and
other iron and brass geare
Item, two churns and two skeales and other
smale wood vessel
Item, one horse
Item, one lease
2 0s 0d
2 10s 0d
2
2
8
1
0s
0s
0s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
2
0s 0d
1 0s 0d
2 0s 0d
5 0s 0d
Christopher Robinson
Richard Jurrdeson
Chnstopher Jurrdeson
Micheall Robinson
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George Wardell of Hawthorne, gentleman, 1685
4 10s
10s
11s
10 0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
20 1s 0d
10 0s 0d
6 0s 0d
In the name of God, Amen, I, George Wardell now of Hawthorne in
the county of Durham, gentleman, being of perfect memory, praysed
be God, do make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner
and forme followeing. Imprimis, I bequeath my soul into the hands of
Almighty God, my maker, hopeing, through the meritorious death and
passion of Jesus Christ my saviour, to obtaine remission of all my
sinnes and my bodie to be buried in Christian buriall at the discretion
of my executors after mentioned. Item, I give unto my naturall sonne,
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John Wardell, all my land in West Moorton with all the tenements and
conveniences thereunto belonging, the said John paying unto Jane
Wardell, my wife, twelve pounds yearely and every yeare at four
equall payments, viz., att the feast of Pentecost, three pounds, att
Lammas, three pounds, att the feast of Saint Martin, three pounds, and
at the purification of the blessed virgin, three pounds, yearely and
these payments to take their beginning upon the first of those termes
which happen to come next after my decease. And, also, the said John
Wardell paying yearly unto the poore of Sedgefield parish, twentie
shillings, for the terme of eight yeares next after my decease. Item, I
give unto my sonne-in- law, John Busbie, and to his heires forever, all
my cow-close and moore in Easington, with the appurtenances and
conveniences thereof, the said John Busbie paying unto William
Adamson, my sonne-in-law, or Margarett his wife, the summe of
fourscore pounds, upon receipt whereof, the said William and
Margarett or one of them, shall give sufficient security unto my
executors to pay unto every one of the three daughters of Martin
White, my late sonne-in-law, to one after another, to witt, to Jane
White, Margarett White and Mary White, to every of them, twentie
pounds, as the said children shall come to the yeares of twentie and
one. And, if it shall please God, that any one or two of these daughters
dye before they attaine to the yeares of one and twentie, then the
portions or portions which should have beene paid to the deceased if
they had lived, shall be paid to the daughter or daughters which shall
be liveing at such time as the some should have been paid, if all and
severall of those daughters had lived to the yeares of one and twentie.
But, if it shall please God, that all these daughters dye before any one
of them come to that age, then the whole summe which all of these
three daughters should have had if they had lived, shall be paid unto
George White, the naturall sonne of Martin White abovesaid, when the
said Goerge shall come to the yeares of twentie and four yeares. Item,
I give unto George Wardell, my naturall sonne, all my dwelling houses
and houses of office, with all bames, stables, stackyards, folds and
other conveniences appertaining to the same, lying and being in the
towne of Easington, and also, I give unto the said George, my sonne,
all my meadow close in Easington township, commonly known by the
name of the broad meadowes, to him and his heires forever. Item, I
give unto Christopher Wardell, my naturall sonne, two shillings and
sixpence. Item, All my other lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods
and chattells whatsoever, I give unto John Wardell, my naturall sonne,
and John Busbie, my sonne-in-law, whome I appoint joynte executors
of this my last will and testament upon condition that they pay all my
debts and legacies, revokeing all other former wills or testaments
whatsoever made by me, or any for me.
In wittnesse whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seale this 27
day of December in the yeare of our Lord God, one thousand, six
hundred, eightie and foure.
Memorandum, that the words (and to his heaires forever) in the
nineteenth line, and the words (lying and being in the towne of
Easington) in the fourtie and second line, were inserted before the
sealing hereof.
George Wardell, his marke seal
In the presence of us
Thomas Sharpe
Christopher Wardell
Richard Wardell, his marke
The inventorie of the goods and chattels of George Wardell of Hawthorne
late deceased, vewed and praised the 24th day of January as followeth, in the
yeare of our Lord, 1684/5
Imprimis, his purse and apparell
two kine
three stirkes
one black maire
three sheep
plough geere and wayne geere
one hay ruck
Michael Robinson
George Wardell
Christhopher Wardell
William Adamson his marke.
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Robert Leighton of Shotton, 1685
A true inventory of the goods and chattles of Robert
Leighton of Shotton, deceased the 19th day of March
1685. And prized the 16th day of Aprill 1685 by
John Hendry, Christopher Hendry, Richard Crookes
5
4
2
2
0s
10s
0s
5s
15s
3 0s
12 0s
29 10s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
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and William Stothard, as followeth
lmprimis, his purse & apparel
ltem, seventeen kine & one bull
ltem, six oxen
ltem, two steers & 2 whyes (3 yeare old), 2 steers
ltem, 3 whyes (2 yeare old), alsoe 5 that are one yeare old
ltem, twentie ews & lambs
ltem, one mare & one gelding
ltem, seven calves
ltem, ffour swine
ltem, the corne threshed & unthreshed
ltem, six acres of wheat growing & 6 acres of bigg
ltem, five acres of oates & 5 acres of pess growing
ltem, in the fore-house, 2 cubbarts, 13 putar dishes
and some other small putar, one table
ltem, 2 firmes, 2 chairs
ltem, in the parlour, 2 bed steads & beding belonging them,
one cubbart, 5 chairs, one table, one firme, one trunke
& frame
Milke vessells in the milke house
ltem, in the chamber above the parlour, 2 bed-steads
& beding upon them, one pannell chist, one table,
one chaire, beding that is not upon the beds
ltem, one chist of linnen in that room
ltem, two long waines, 2 coope wains, 2 pair of wheels,
2 pair of stings, 6 teems, 4 yokes, 1 pair of horse
geer with some other implements of husbandry
ltem, seven bee hives
Totall
John Hindry
Chrystopher Hendry
Richard Crookes
William Stodard, his marke
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10 0s 0d
54 0s 0d
24 0s 0d
25
6
8
3
1
10
20
10
0s
0s
0s
10s
10s
0s
0s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
3 10s 0d
4 0s 0d
2 0s 0d
6 0s 0d
4 0s 0d
7 0s 0d
1 15s 0d
200 5s 0d
Edward Newbie of Easington, yeoman, 1685
In the name of God, amen, April the second, 168,.I, Edward Newbie of
Easington in the county of Durham, yeoman, being sick of body but of
good & perfect memory, thanks be to Almighty God, & nulling all
former will by me heretofore made, doe make, constitute & appoint
this my last will & testament in manner & forme following (that is to
say) first, I give to my wife, five pound per annum for three years and
a cow; and to my daughter, Alice Newbie, I give two oxen & two
cowes & the old bay maire & the sturke in the banks & my wife to
have al the houshold stuf that she brought with her, and my daughter
Alice to have all the rest of the houshold stufe but the bed in the
chamb; and to my son in law, John Hubbethorn, two shillings sixpence
and to my son in law, George Lockey, two shillings sixpence and to
my son in law, Robert Gifferson, two shillings sixpence and to my
sonn in law, William Atchinson, two shillings sixpence. And all the
rest of my estate I give to my so, Edward Newby, whom I do constitute
& appoint my sole executor of this my last will and testament. In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale the day & yeare
above written.
Edward Newby[marked with a symbol]
seal
signed, sealed
& delivered in the presence
of us
Maurice Lisle [full name signed]
Thomas Melsonbe [full name signed]
John Wilkinson [full name signed]
Elizabeth Layes [marked with a symbol]
A true inventory of all the goods & chattels of
Edward Newbie of Easington in the county of
Durham, lately deceased, as follows
Imprimi, tenn milk cowes valued at
Two whyes
Four oxen & one steeath
Five yeare old calves
Two maires &
two foales
Fifteen sheep
Two coupwayns & one long wayn, three plowes, three yoakes,
two soames, horse geare,
Three cubbards & three bedsteeds and bedding, pewter, a table
& two formes, 2 chaires
The crop
Disbursed by Edward Newbie executor
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3
12
3
6
2
4
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0s
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
0d
1 15s 0d
6 0s 0d
15 0s 0d
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For his funerall
For hay to releive the beasts
For rent
To the widdow of the said Edward
In all
5
3
56
15
80
72
7
13s
10s
0s
0s
3s
15s
8s
4d
0d
0d
0d
4d
0d
4d
October 16th 1685
witnesse
John Hubbethorne, mark [marked with a vertical stroke]
William Johnson, his mark [no mark]
John Wilkinson, his mark [no mark]
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Richard Rawling of Little Thorpe, yeoman, 1687
William Wood of Easington, 1686
.
Aprill 27th 1686
A perfect inventory of the goods & chattells
of William Wood of Easington late deceased,
valued and prized by us whose names are hereunto
subscribed as followeth.
Imprimis, his purse and apparel
3
Item, In the forehouse, a table, a bedd & bed cloths,
a cubert with some other implement, household
goods
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Item, In the parloor, some smale household goods
with a bedsteed in the loft
2
Item, sixe oxen, valued
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Item, ffowerteen kine & a bull
40
Item, ffower thre yeare olds, 3 heyfers & a steer
8
Item, ffower two yeare olds, 2 steers, 2 heyfers
5
Item, ffower yeare old stirks
2
Item, a gray gelden, 3 old mares & two ffoles
10
Item, ffifty two old sheep & thirty eight lambs
20
Item, a sow & hir pigg
Itjem, plowes & plowgh gere, waines and waine
gere, harrows & other smale implement
things belonging to husbandry
9
Item, corne about the house, berryed & to thresh
7
Item, twenty acres of harcorne
43
Item, fourteen acres of oates
16
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Richard Rawlin
Richard Wilson, his marke
Richard Crookes
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In the name of God, Amen, I, Richard Rawlin of Little Thorpe in the
county of Durham, yeoman, being of sound and perfect minde and
memory, doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in
manner ffollowing. First, I give my soule to Almighty God who gave
itt, hopeing, by the merits of my lord and saviour, Jesus Christ, to
obtain full and free pardon and foregivenesse of all my sins and to
inheritt everlasting life, and my body I committ to the earth to be
decently buried, att the discretion of my executor hereafter named.
And, as touching my worldly estate, (which God hath given mee farr
above my deserts), I give and dispose thereof as ffolloweth. First, I
give and devise unto my loving wife Anne, two of my best cowes and
all my household stuffe (except one beddstead, bedding and the
ffumiture standing and being in my house in Little Thorpe aforesaid
wherein I lye, one table and fforme in the roome where the said bedd
stands), and all my close, called Lingdale scituate in Little Thorpe
aforesaid, to hold the same close with the appurtenances to her and her
assignes for and during the tearme of her naturall life. And,
immediately from and after her death and decease, I hereby devise the
same close to my son, Michael Rawling, his heires and assignes for
ever. And, my mind and will is, and I hereby appoint and order, that
my said son shall, from time to time, att his own costs and charges (soe
often as there shall be occasion or necessary during my said wife's life)
renew the said lease of the said premises and that every new lease or
leases to be renewed or taken of the premises, shall be subject to, and
under the power of the devise aforesaid to my said wife as aforesaid.
And, I devise unto my said son Michael, his heires and assigns, all that
my close called Easington Moore adjoyning on a close called Thorpe
Moore, and all those my three acres of ground lyeing in Thorpe lea
adjoyning on Nicholas Paxton's lea on the west. And, I hereby devise
and give unto my daughters, Anne and Margarett, one hundred and
eighty pounds to each of them, to be paid to them respectively within
six months after my death. And I hereby devise unto my daughters,
Hannah and Mary, to each of them, one hundred and ffifty pounds, to
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be paid to them att their respective ages of one and twenty yeares. And
my mind and will is, and I do hereby devise and order, that my
executor shall pay half yearely unto my said two daughters, Hannah
and Mary respectively, the legall interest of the said three hundred
pounds, soe bequeathed to them as aforesaid, to be computed from my
death and equally to be devided betwixt them untill their respective
legacies shall become due and payable as aforesaid and that my
executor shall maintain with all necessarye and suitable education, my
two daughters, Hannah and Mary, untill their severall marriages or
ages of one and twenty yeares, whether shall ffirst happen. And my
mind and will is, and I doe hereby order and devise, that itt happen
that if any of my said ffoure daughters shall dye before her or their
said legacies shall be due and payable as aforesaid, that in such case,
the legacie of her or them soe dying, as aforesaid, shall be paid and
devided among such of my said daughters and my said son Michael as
shall survive or overlive her or them soe dyeing. And that upon the
respective payments of the respective legacies aforesaid, the said
respective legatees shall give a generall release to my executor and in
default thereof, the legacie of her or them that shall refuse to give such
release shall be void and I give the same to my executor. Item, I give
unto my servant Thomas Wilson, twenty shillings to be paid within
one week after my death. All the rest of my goods and chattells of
what kind or interlined nature soever, I give & devise the same to my
said son Michael and I doe appoint and make my said son, Michael,
executor of this my last will and I doe hereby revoake all former &
other wills by me heretofore made and doe declare this to be my last
will and testament. And I doe appoint my brother-in-law, Thomas
Robinson of Greatham, and my cozen, James Reed of Horden,
supervisors of this my last will.. In witnesse whereof I have, to this my
last will and testament, sett my hand and seale, the five and twentieth
day of September in the yeare of our Lord 1686, Annoque Regis
Domini nostri Jacobi secundi nunc Angliae &c. secundo. Signed,
sealed, published and declared in the presence of us; Ralph Gowland,
John Gowland, William Spencely.
Richard Rawlinge
Collacoe fidele facta concordat haec copia ad originali in minibus
executoris supranominat remanen executor per me.
A true, full and perfect inventory of all the good and chattels, moveable
and immoveable, which Richard Rawling of Little Thorpe in the county
of Durham, yeoman, lately deceased, dyed possessed on, taken and apprised
the nineteenth day of May 1687 by fower men indifferently chosen, whose
names are hereunder written.
Imprimis, his purse and apparel
Item, ten cowes and three heifers
Item, six oxen
Item, fforty five ewes with their lambs
Item, two geldings and one mare
Item, three calves and one swine
Item, plow boat and wayne boat
Item, corne in the house
Item, corne growing
Item, houshold stuffe
Item, two bee hives
Debts oweing to the testator not yet received
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36
24
15
9
1
5
6
40
20
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550
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Thomas Robinson
James Reed
John Robinson
John Watson
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William Rutter of Thorpe, 1688
A true inventory of the goods & chattels of William Rutter
of Thorpe in the parish of Easington, lately deceased
as follows.
Imprimis, his purse & his apparrell, prized at
Item, tenn pounds in money
Item, a cubboard
the pewter that was upon it, at
a bedstead & cloathes upon it, at
a fir glas case & desk, at
an old table or leaf & a frame & a forme, at
an old chair, at
a hat & a voider, at
in all
In witnesse whereof we have hereunto
set our hands this 30th day of Aprill,
Anno Domini, 1688
John Watson
William Judson
6 8s 0d
10 0s 0d
6s 0d
5s 0d
8s 0d
2s 6d
4s 0d
6d
2s 6d
17 16s 6d
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John Wilkinson
Disbursed as follows
ffor his buriall & funeral charges
for his house rent to Christopher Jurdison
to John Rutter his brother
2 12s
2s
10 0s
13 0s
0d
0d
0d
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17 16s 6d
13 0s 0d
4 16s 6d
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George Richardson of Shotton, yeoman, 1689
January the 28th, 90/89
I, George Richardson of Shotton of the parrish of Easington in the
ounty of Durham, yeoman, beinge sicke of body but of ffull and
perfect remembrance, thanks be unto almighty God for it, doe make
this my last will and testament in manner and forme ffollowinge. First,
I give unto my sister, Margret Iley, the summe of two pounds per
annum, to be paid quarterly duringe her life naturall. Allsoe, I give
unto Elizabeth Clarke all the bedding att William Sigsworth's. Allsoe,
I give unto Ann Richardson one round table. Allsoe, I give unto Jane
Sigsworth the summe of two pounds. Alsoe, I give unto John
Thompson one ffetherbedd and beddsteed with boulster and shorte
pillows and brown courtains, one browne rugg, one couerlidd, one
paire of blankets with courtaine rodds, standinge in my parlor att
Shotton. Alsoe, I give unto Magdalen Thompson one warminge pann.
Alsoe, I give all the rest of my houses, lands and tenaments and goods
whatsoever, I give unto my brother Phillip and his sonn Thomas
joyntly. And finaly, I doe hereby constitute, ordaine and appoint my
brother Phillip and his sonn, Thomas Richardson, my sole executors of
this my last will and testament, upon condition that they shall pay all
my debts and legacies and doe hereby revoacke and annull all and
every former and other wills and testaments by me in any wise made
before this time. In wittnesse hereof I have here unto sett my hand and
seale this twenty eight day of January, in the year of our Lord, 1689.
George Richardson seal
Signed, sealed and declared
by the said George Richardson
to be his last will and testament
in the presence of
George Heath
Wiliam Sidgwicke jur
John Thompson jur
Robert Lambton jur
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Thomas Paxton of Easington, yeoman, 1689
A true and perfect inventory of all the goods and chattells belonging to
Thomas Paxton of Easington, yeoman, late deceased,
ffeburary the 26th Anno domini 1690
Imprimis, for his farme of land
Two kine, a calfe and a horse
One bedstead & one bedding of cloaths
Two chists, a frame & a forme
A table, a long settle & one cupboard
Two pewter dishes, one tankard & a candlestick
A lanterne, a pott & other small utensills
A pann, two skealls & one saltkitt
All the small wooden vessell
A pann, a woollen wheele & a trundle bed
A chaire, a pare of tempses & a pare of scales
All the linnen
His purse & apparell
Eight bushells of wheat
In all
More for rents payable at Pentecost next
ffor wheat growning upon the store
More for rent
840
Apprized by us
George Paxton, junior [full name signed]
Christopher Robinson [full name signed]
James Paxton, his marke [marked with a symbol]
Richard Smith [full name signed]
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Anne Paxton of Easington, widow, 1690
136 8s 4d
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1 10s 0d
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1 14s 0d
5s 0d
8s 6d
4s 0d
6s 0d
6s 0d
2s 0d
1 10s 0d
1 0s 0d
1 4s 0d
153 3s 10d
4 15s 0d
3 5s 0d
4s 0d
8 4s 0d
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In the name of God, Amen, the sixth day of September in the yeare of
our Lord God one thousand, six hundred and ninety, I, Anne Paxton of
Easington in the county of Durham, widdow, being sick & weake in
body but of sound and perfect memory ( praise be given to Almighty
God for the same) and knowing the the [sic] uncertainty of this life on
earth and being desirous to settle things in order, do make this my last
will and testament in manner and forme following, that is to say. ffirst
and principally, I commend my soul to Almighty God, my creator,
assuredly beleiving that I shall receive full pardon & free remission of
all my sins and to be saved by the pretious death and meritt of my
blessed saviour and redeemer Christ Jesus and my body to be buried in
such decent & Christian manner as to my executors, hereafter named,
shall be thought meet and convenient. And, as touching such worldly
estate as the Lord, in mercy, hath lent me, my will & testament is, the
same shall be imployed and bestowed as hereafter by this will is
expressed. And first, I do revoke, renounce, frustrate & make voyd all
wills by me formerly made and declare and appoynt this my last will
and testament. Item, as to all that my messuage, tenement or
ffarmeholds with the appurtenances lying in Easington aforesaid, I
devise and dispose of the same as followeth. Item, I give, devise &
bequeath to John Paxton, my son, all that my close called the Cow
Close, one other close called Coleman Close & all the towne field land
with the seate house & the appurtenances to the same belonging. Item,
I give, devise and bequeath to Thomas Paxton, another of my sons, all
that close called the Bridge Hill Close, the Loaneing Bume Close,
Castle fford Close and my coate house and garth in Ratton Row, lying
in Easington aforesaid with the appurtenances. Item, I give unto Isaack
Paxton, my son, the whole & just summe of twenty eight pounds of
good and lawfull money of England, to be payd to him, his executors,
administrators or assignes so soon as he shall attaine the age of one &
twenty yeares and also twenty shillings a yeare during the time of his
apprentishipp, to find him cloaths. Item, I give unto Anne Paxton, my
daughter, the summe of twenty pounds of lawfull money of England,
to be payd her when she shall attaine to the age of one & twenty
yeares, with all my houshold stuffe and implements of houshold stuffe
and twenty shillings yearely to be payd her untill she shall attaine to
the said age of one and twenty yeares to bring her up. [I give &
bequeath unto my son, John Robinson, the summe of three pounds
deleted] And, as to all the rest of my goods and chattells, as well real
as personall, I give
and bequeath unto John Paxton and Thomas Paxton whom I make sole
executors of this my last will and testament. In witnese whereof, I have
sett my hand and seale the daye & yeare first within written.
Anna Paxton, hir mark, [marked with a cross and sealed]
Signed, sealed, read, published
and declared in the p[re]sence of
Chrisopher Robinson [full name signed]
James Paxton, his marke [marked with a symbol]
Margret Reed hir marke [marked with a symbol]
Isabell Smith. [full name signed]
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Mathew Craggs of Hastings House, yeoman, 1692
In the name of God, Amen, I, Mathew Cragis of Hastone House in the
countie of Durham, yeoman, being weak in bodie, praise God, but
sound in mind and memorie, do make and constitute this my last will
& testament in manner and form as foloweth. First and formost, I will
that my dets and funarall charges be pad and discharged. Item, I give
unto my wiff, Ann Crages, al my houshold godes. Item, I give unto my
welbeloved brother, Locke Crags, all my plough gar and wain gear
with fomitor their unto belonging. Item, I give unto my grandchild,
Anne Greann, a why with calf. Item, I give unto my wife, Ann Crages
and my brother, Louke Crgges of Elweak, all my goddes and chatalles
with all my personeall estate. And, I do appoynt them, my wif An
Crages and my brother Louk Grgs, to be my ioynt executores of all
that I have, mouveable and emouveable, with all that I have in this
world, to be equallie devided betwixt them. Further, I doe hearby
revock all other wills and testaments by me formerlie maid. In witnes
wheareof, I put my hand and seall this thirdi day of Febreuarie in the
year of our Lord, one thousand, six hundred and ninetie tow.
Mathew Crages, his mark [marked with a symbol and sealed]
Signed, sealed & delivered in the presens of us
William Mitcheson [full name signed]
John Watson, his mark [marked with a symbol]
Thomas Arrowsmith, his mark [marked with a capital T]
William Hickson [full name signed]
Witneses
A true & perfect inventory of the goods & chattels of Mathew Craggs,
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late of Hasting House, deceased, apprized by us whose names are
underwritten,
the 27 ffebruary 1692.
Imprimis, his purse & apparell
Six oxen
Six cowes
Tuo maires
Twenty two sheep
Two calves
Come in the bame & stack yard
The household goods
Plough geer & waine geer
Disbursed for ffunerall expences
By us,
Thomas Arrowsmith, his marke [marked with a capital T]
Richard Harle his marke [marked with a capital R]
Ralph Roper, his marke [marked with a capital O]
William Mitcheson [full name signed]
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8
3
3
4
1
1
32
5
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10s
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13s
0s
10s
10s
13s
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4d
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These are to certifie whom it may conceme, that, I, Ann Crages of
Hastane House, widdow, am pleased that my brother. Luck Crages,
shall take administration.
Wittnes my hand, Ann Crages, her mark [marked with a symbol]
Witnesses,
Thomas Arrosmith, his mark [marked with a capital T]
Richard Harl, his mark [marked with a capital R]
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Elizabeth Knaggs of Low Efferdakers, widow, 1694
In the name of God, Amen, August the first, 1693, according to the
computation of the Church of Englande, I, Elizabeth Knaggs of Low
Efferdakers in the county of Durham, widdow, being of perfect
memory (praised bee God), doe make and ordain this my last will &
testament, in manner and forme following. First, I bequeath my soul
into the handes of Almighty God my maker, hopeing that thorow the
meritorious death and passion of Jesus Christ, my onely saviour &
redeemer, to receive free pardon and forgivenesse of my sins; and, as
for my body, to bee buried in Christian burial, at the discretion of my
executor hereafter nominated. Item, I give and bequeath to my eldest
sonne, John, five shillings. Item, I give and bequeath unto my eldest
daughter, Margaret, five shillings. Item, to my daughter Mary, the
summe of five shillings. Item, I give to my daughter Elizabeth, one
coverlid, one kettle, one blankett, one little cubboard and five shillings
in silver. Item, I give and bequeath unto my yongest sonne, Henry, all
my goodes and chattels, moveable and unmoveable, now in my
possession, and likewise doe order him to pay all my legacies and doe
make him sole executor of this my last will & testament.
Elizabeth Knaggs, her marke
Sealed, signed & delivered
in the presence of us
John Busby jur
Anthony Busby jur
John Mainger, his marke
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George Jurdeson of Shotton, yeoman, 1693
In the name of God, Amen, the twentieth eight day of July in the yeare
of our Lord God 1693, I, George Jurdeson of Shotton in the county
palatine of Durham, yeoman, being very sick and weak in body but of
perfect memory, thanks be given unto God therefore, calling unto
minde the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all
men to dye, doe make & ordain this, my last will and testament, that
is say, principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into
the hands of God that gave it and for my body I commend it to the
earth, to be buryed in a Christianlike and decent manner, at the
descretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the generall
resurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God;
and as touching such wordly estate where with it hath pleased God to
bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the
following manner and form. Imprimis, I do make my son, Thomas
Jurdeson, to be my executors to pay all legassees whatsoever. Item, I
give to my son, Richard Byers, the sume of ten pounds of good &
lawful money. Item, I give to my daughter, Mirrell Jent, widdow, the
sume of ten pounds of good & lawful money. Item, I give to my
daughter, Jane Stothard, the silver plate. Item, I give to my daughter,
Ann Beers and her children, the summe of ten pounds to be equally
divided among her & children. Item, I give to my son, John Watson,
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the sume of twenty shillings of good & lawfull money. Item, I give to
my son, Robert Bailes, the sume of five shillings. This is my will that
these legacies shall be paid within eighteene moneths after my
decease. Ass witness my hand & seale the day & year above written.
initials and seal
In witness deleted
Sealed, signed and delivered
in the presence of
Nicholas Read
Robert Jurdeson
Humble
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Alice Leighton of the Low Hills, Shotton, widow, 1695
Know all all men, by theis presents, that I, Alice Leighton of the Low
Hills within the townshipp of Shotton in the parish of Easington and
county of Durham, widdow, late wife and relict of Robert Leighton,
late of the Low Hills aforesaid, yeoman, deceased, and wee, Thomas
Leighton and John Leighton of the same, yeomen, naturall and lawfull
children of the said late deceased, for diverse good causes and
consideracions us thereunto mooveing , do hereby humbly desire that
the Right Worshippfull the judg of the ecclesiastical court of Durham
or his deputy, may graunt and committ administracion of all and
singular the goods, chattels, rights and credits of the aforesaid
deceased to John Hendry of Norton in the county of Durham,
aforesaid, yeoman, to and for the use of us, the said Alice Leighton,
Thomas and John Leighton ( being all of full age) and also, to and for
the use of Robert Leighton and William Leighton and of Ann, Jane
and Alice Leighton, spinsters ( being all of them in their minorityes),
late naturall and lawfull childeren also of the said deceased, according
to the tenour of a monicion issuing out of the said ecclesiastical court
of Durham and lately published in the parishe church of Easington
aforesaid at the instance or promocion of the said John Hendry. In
witness whereof wee have hereunto set our hands and seals, the second
day of May, Anno Regni Regis Jacobi secundi etc. Angliae, the primo.
Annoque Domini 1685.
Alice Leighton, her marke, seal
Thomas Leighton, seal
John Leighton seal
Seigned and sealed in the presence of
Gabriel Swainston
Edmond Smith
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Ralph Loftus of Little Eden, 1697
A tme & perfect inventory of all the goods, cattle & chattells of Ralph
Loftas, late of Little Eaden in the parishe ofEasington, decased, apprised
the sixteenth day of June, Annoque Domini 1697, by us whose names
are underwritten.
lmprimis, his purse & apperell
1 2s 0d
Ittem, ffoure oxen
13 0s 0d
Ittem}, six kine
14 8s 0d
Ittem}, one stot, two heifers & a bull
4 0s 0d
Ittem}, two old mares & two ffoales
5 10s 0d
Ittem}, one colt 2li, 20 sheep 6li
8 0s 0d
Ittem}, plow & waine geere
6 10s 0d
Ittem}, two stacks of corne in the stackyard
5 0s 0d
Ittem}, corne growing upon the ground & old hay
31 14s 6d
Ittem}, in the forehouse, a cupbord & Spence
1 0s 0d
Ittem}, foure pewter dishes 5s. & table, chaire & longsetle 4s.
9s 0d
Ittem}, 6 bowles, a skeele & chume
6s 0d
Ittem}, one bedsteed 4s., in the loft, a bed 10s.
14s 0d
Ittem}, a ketle, pan, trenchers, dishes & other
implements of household stuff
1 1s 6d
Ittem}, seaven stirks att grass
7 0s 0d
Ittem}, owing by Joshua Smith for corne
4 0s 0d
Ittem}, by Ralph Chilton of Renton, for oats
2 5s 0d
Ittem}, by George Wilkinson, d ? for oats
5 5s 0d
Ittem}, small debts by severall hands
3 5s 0d
114 10s 0d
John Thompson
Richard Crookes
Anthony Craggs
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Richard Lightfoot of Easington, 1699
In the name of God, Amen, I, Richard Leightfoot of Easington,
althogh being sick of bodey yet of a sound and perfect mind and
memory, praise be therefore given to Almighty God, do make &
ordain this my present last will & testament in manner and form
following (that is to say), first and principally, I commend my soul into
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the hands of Almighty God hoping, through the merits, death and
pashion of my saviour, Jesus Christ, to have full & free pardon &
forgiveness of sins and to inherit everlasting life. And, as touching the
disposition of all such temporal! estate as it hath pleased the allmighty
God to bestow upon me, I give and dispose thereof as followeth. Item,
I give unto my father, Richard Leightfoot, the sumne of 5 shillings.
Item, and to my mother Elizabeth Leightfoot, 1 guiney. Item, To my
brother John Leightfoot, five shillings. Item, To my sister Ellenor, 2
guineys. Item, and to my brother Simon Leighton, five shillings. Item,
to William Swallwell, 1 guiney. Item, to Ann Liddell, 1 guiney. Item,
and that Robert Lighfoot shall have the house & all appurtaining to
that tenement, after the decease of my wife Elizabeth Leightfoot and
paire of plush breeches. Item, and, if the said Elizabeth marry again
and hath a child, that my brother Robert shall or cause to paid to the
child, 10 pounds when he enters the house. Item, and he shall pay or
cause to be paid to my brother, Henry Leightfoot, the sumne of five
pounds. Item, and to Henery, the son of Simon Leightfoot, tenn
pounds. Item, and to my sister Elenor, 3 guineys. Item, all the rest &
residue of my personall estate, goods & chattells whatsoever, I do give
& bequeath unto my loving wife, Elizabeth Leightfoot, full and sole
executrix of this my
last will & testament. And I do here revocke,
disnull, make void all former wills and testaments by me heretofore
made. And that the said Elizabeth Leightfoot, my wife, shall have a
part of my best cloaths which she pleaseth and my brother, Robert, the
rest of my best cloaths, and my brother Simon, the stript cloaths, and
my apprentice, William Sheepherd, the rest of my old cloaths. Witnes
whereof we set our hands
George Liddell
December 16th
Ann Liddell her mark
1699
William Sheeperd his mark
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Richard Jurdeson of Easington, yeoman, 1700
In the name of God, amen, the twenty day of December in the year of
our Lord God, 1694, and in the sixth year of the reign of our soverign
Lord & Lady, King William & Queen Mary. I, Richard Jurdeson of
Easington in the county of Durham, yeoman, being sick & weak in
body but of sound & perfect memory, (thanksbe to God) do make this
my last will & testament in manner & forme following, that is to say,
first, I bequeath my soul & spirit into the hands of Almighty God my
heavenly father, by whom of his meer & only grace, I trust to be saved
& received into eternall rest through the death of my saviour &
redeemer, Jesus Christ, in whose precious blood, I set the whole &
only hope of my salvation. My wretchfull body, in hope of a joyfull
resurection, I commit to the earth to be buryed in such decent &
Christian manner as my executor hereafter named shall think good.
First, I will that all such debts as I owe shall be truly paid. Item, I give
& bequeath to Christopher Jurdeson, the second son of Christopher
Jurdeson of Littlethorpe, all my lease, farmehouse, byers, stables &
barnes belonging thereunto, holding under my Lord Bishop of
Durham.
Item, I give unto the same Christoper Jurdeson the summe of forty
pounds and all my houshold goods but what are below excepted. And I
give unto him all my instruments that belongs to husbandry. Item, I
give unto the poor of this cunstably of Easington the summe of ten
pounds. Item, the ten pounds which James Crooks owes me, I do give
five pounds of it unto his wife and 4 pounds I give unto Maugery, the
wife of Nicholas Crooks, and the other twenty shillings I give to
Elizabeth Jurdeson, the daughter of William Jurdeson, late of little
thorpe. Item, I give to Richard Jurdeson, son of the aforsaid
Christopher Jurdeson, the summe of twenty pounds. Item, I give to
Jane Jurdeson, the daughter of the aforsaid Christoper, the summe of
ten pounds and likewise I give unto her the best bed which is in the
chamber above & the best cupboard. Item, the five pounds that John
Paxton of Easington owes me I give & bequeath it to Richard Paxton,
his eldest son. Item, I give unto George Robinson, son of Christopher
Robinson of Easington, the summe of forty shillings. Item, I make and
ordein Christopher Jurdeson, senior, to be my full and only executor of
this my last will and testament. And I doe utterly revoke all former
wills and testaments in any wise heretofore made or declared.
In witness whereof I have set to my hand & seal the day & date above
written.
Richard Jurdison [full name signed and sealled]
Christopher Robinson [full name signed]
Elizabeth Robinson, her mark [marked with a capital O]
John Richardson, curate de Easington [full name signed]
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