The Document Chest
1634 will of Thomas Hawker
Gentleman of Hawker's Farm, Vagg
In the name of God Amen
the three and
twentith daye of
September in the
tenth yeare of
the raigne of
our Soveraigne
Lord Charles by
the Grace of God
of England
Scotland France
and Ireland
Kinge Defender
of the faythes
1634 I Thomas
Hawker of Vagge
in the parrish
of yeovill in
the Diocesse of
Bathe and Wells
gent being sicke
of bodye but of
perfect memory
thankes be given
to Almighty God
doe make and
ordayne this my
Last Will and
testament in
manner and forme
following First
I comitt my
bodie to the
earth and my
soule into the
handes of
Almighty God my
Maker and
Redeemer hopeing
assuredly
through the
merits of
Christs passion
to be made [word
illegible] of
his heavenly
kingdome Item I
give towards the
maintenance of
the parrish
Church of
yeovill fortie
shillings Item
towards the
reliefe of the
poore people of
the sayd parrish
fortie
shillinges Item
to the
maintenance of
the Church of
Chilthorne
twenty
shillinges
[inserted = Item
to the poore of
the parish of
Chilthorne
Twenty
shillings] Item
I give unto
Sarah my loveing
wife all my
plate with two
of my best
Fetherbeds with
all furniture
belonging unto
them Item I give
unto my Daughter
Sarah seaven
hundred poundes
[around £125,000
at today's
value] Item I
give unto my
daughter Frances
fyve hundred
poundes Item I
give the Childe
that my wife is
now with Childe
withall be it
sonne or
daughter two
hundred poundes
Provided allways
that yf any of
my sayd Children
shall happen to
dye before they
are marryed or
attaine the age
of one and
twentie yeares
That the portion
of that Childe
or Children soe
dyeing shallbe
equally divided
amongst the rest
of my Children
then liveing
Item I give unto
[Adrye?] Hawker
my Mother five
poundes Item I
give unto my
sister Mary
Hartwell fyve
poundes Item I
give unto my
sister Elizabeth
Appletree tenn
poundes Item I
give unto my
Cosen Hugh
Hawker of
Ilmister twentie
poundes Item I
give unto Thomas
Salmon of Vagge
thirtie poundes
Item I give unto
my two
menservants and
two Women
servants twentie
shillinges a
peece Item all
my goods Landes
and Chattles not
formerly given
and bequeathed I
doe give and
bequeath unto
Thomas Hawker my
sonne whome I
doe make my sole
Executor unto
this my last
will and
Testament Lastly
I doe constitute
and appoint my
loving wife
Sarah Hawker and
my said Kinsman
Hugh Hawker to
be my Overseers
of this my last
Will and
Testament In
witness whereof
I the said
Thomas Hawker
have hereunto
sett my hande
and seale even
the daye and
yeare first
above written
Thomas Hawker
Signed sealed
and delivered in
the presence of
Thomas Banton
William
Banton
the marke
of Jonas
Greenland
the marke
of Joane Jeanes
Proved in 1634
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
gallery
The Hawker brass in St John's church, showing the Arms of Hawker impaling Duke.
