The Document Chest
1747 Will of Sarah Stoodly
Spinster
In the Name of God Amen
the sixteenth
day of April in
the year of our
Lord one
thousand seven
hundred and
forty seven I
Sarah Stoodly
of Yeovil in the
County of
Somerset being
of perfect Mind
and memory
thanks be given
unto God do make
and Ordain this
my last Will and
Testament in
manner and Form
following that
is to say First
of all I give
and recommend my
Soul into the
Hands of God
that gave it.
And for my Body
I recommend it
to the Earth to
be buryed in a
Christian like
and decent
manner with the
Pall and Pall
Bearers and as
touching such
Worldly Estate
wherewith it
hath pleased God
to bless me in
this Life I Give
and Devise in
the manner and
Form following
Imprimis
I Give unto my
Brother the
Reverend Francis
Partridge the
Sum of five
Pounds Item I
give unto my
Cousin Elizabeth
Partridge my
Silver Tea Pott
Item I give unto
my Cousin
Penelope
Partridge my
Mourning Ring.
Item I give unto
my Cousin Joanna
Coward one
Guinea Item I
give unto my
Unckle John
Bartlet one
Guinea Item al
the rest of my
Goods and plate
and Wearing
Apparel I give
unto my two
Cousins Penelope
and Elizabeth
Partridge
Daughters of the
Reverend Mr
Francis
Partridge to be
equally divided
between them And
I also nominate
and Appoint my
Cousins and
Elizabeth
Partridge sole
Executrixes of
this my last
Will and
Testament And I
do likewise
Nominate and
Appoint my two
Friends Mr
Edward Forbes
and Mr
Christopher
Sanderson [word
illegible] in
London to be
Friends in Trust
to see this my
last Will and
Testament
performed And do
give to each of
them one Guinea
apiece to buy
them a Mourning
Ring In
Witness
whereof I have
hereunto set my
Hand and Seal
the day and Year
above written
And my Will
further is that
if my two
Cousins my
Executrixes
should dye
without Issue
that it might
remain unto the
Reverend Mr
Francis
Partridge my
Brother
Sarah Stoodly
Signed Sealed
Published
pronounced and
Declared by the
said Sarah
Stoodly as her
last Will and
Testament in the
presence of us
the subscribers
Law. Hayward
Marg[are]t
Hayward
The mark
of Eleanor Scott
On the
twenty sixth Day
of February in
the Year of our
Lord one
thousand seven
hundred and
fifty Admin[istrati]on
with the Will
annexed of all
and singular the
Goods Chattels
and Credits of
Sarah Stoodly
late of Yeovill
in the County of
Somerset
Spinster
deceased was
granted to
Francis
Partridge Clerk
the Father and
Curator lawfully
assigned to
Penelope
Partridge and
Elizabeth
Partridge
Spinsters Minors
Executrixes
named in the
said Will for
the use and
Benefit of the
said Minors
until one of
them shall
attain the Age
of seventeen
Years being
first sworn by
Commission duly
to Administer.
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
