The Document Chest
1652 will of Andrew Everdon
Husbandman
In the name of God Amen
The sixth day of
November in the
yeare of our
Lord God one
thousand sixe
hundred fiftie
two I Andrew
Everdon of the
parish of Yevell
in the County of
Somerset
husbandman being
weak of bodie
but of perfect
mynde and memory
thankes be given
to Allmighty God
doe make and
ordayne this my
last will and
Testament in
manner and forme
following first
I recommend my
soule into the
hands of
Almighty God my
Creator and
redeemer hopeing
through the
merritts of
Jesus Christ my
Redeemer to have
full and
absolute
remission of all
my sinnes and be
made partaker of
the heavenly [wyse?]
And my bodie I
committ and
leave to the
Earth from
whence it came
to be buried in
a decent manner
in Christian
buriall Alsoe I
will and doe
hereby appointe
that Anne my now
wife shall have
the house
wherein I now
live in Hindford
with all the
goods and
houshold stuff
therein now
being (except
all the Corne
and implements
of husbandrie To
hold and enioye
[that is, enjoy]
the same soe
longe tyme as
shee shall
remayne my
widdowe and noe
longer Alsoe in
case my sayd
wife be now with
Child then I
give and
bequeath to such
child or
children as shee
now [goeth?]
with to each of
them Tenn pounds
but in case shee
shall by Gods
holye have but
one child then I
give to such one
child Twenty
pounds to be
paid to my
Executor in
trust hereafter
named to and for
the use of such
child at the end
of seaven yeares
and to be from
thenceforth by
them imployed to
and for the best
advantage of
such Child All
the rest of my
goods and
chattells not
formerly given
nor bequeathed
(my debts paid
and funerall
Expences
discharged) I
give and
bequeath unto my
two children
Andrew Everdon
and James
Everdon to be
equally devided
betweene them
when they or
either of them
shall attayne
unto the full
age of one and
twenty yeares
And in the meane
tyme my will is
and I doe hereby
declare that
Anne my sayd
wife shall have
the tuition and
breeding up of
my sayd Children
soe longe tyme
as shee shall
remayne my
widdowe and noe
longer and to
have sufficient
allowance for
the same out of
such estate as
shall please God
to bless mee
with at the tyme
of my decease
But my will
further is And I
doe hereby
further declare
that in case my
sayd wife shall
marrie then my
Executors in
trust hereafter
named shall have
the tuition and
breeding up of
my sayd Children
as well now
borne or to be
hereafter Borne
of the bodie of
my sayd wife And
my will further
is And I doe
hereby further
declare that if
any of my
aforesayed
childe or
children borne
or now unborne
shall departe
this life before
such child shall
accomplish the
full age of one
and twenty
yeares then such
childs portion
shall remayne
and be unto the
other of my
aforesayd sonnes
liveing And I
doe hereby
nominate and
appoint my
lovinge brother
James Everdon
and my trusty
and wellbeloved
friends
Christopher
Hartewell and
John Mitchell to
be Executors in
trust of this my
last will and
Testament
[several words
illegible]
[harts?] to see
this my last
will and
testament
performed in all
things according
to the true
intente and
meaning hereof
they having and
allowing unto
themselves full
allowance as
well of their
Expenditure and
alsoe of their
labour in the
behalfe to be
taken upon
yeilding up of
their or one of
their Accompts
In witness
whereof I have
hereunto set my
marke to each
sheete of this
my will the day
and yeare
aforesayd hereby
revoaking all
former wills by
me made
The marke of
Andrew Everdon
Read and
published in the
presence of
The marke of
John [Campion?]
Valentine
Wheadon
This Will was proved at Westminster the
eighteenth day
of July in the
yeare of our
Lorde God one
thousand sixe
hundred fiftie
three before the
Judges for
probate of Wills
and graunting of
Administrations
appointed by an
Act or
Parliament
entitled an Act
of Parliament
probate of Wills
and graunting of
Administrations
by the Oathes of
James Everdon
the brother of
the deceased and
Christopher
Hartewell and
John Mitchell
the Executors
therein named To
whome
Administration
of all and
singular the
goods chattells
and debts of the
sayd deceased
which any
manners [word
illegible]
concerne the
same will was
graunted and
committed by
being first
legally sworne
by virtue of a
Commission in
that behalfe
issued forth
well and truely
to Administer
the same
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
