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1685 Will of Samuell Glisson
In the name of God Amen
I Samuell
Glisson of
Yeavell
[abbreviation
for Servant?]
being in good
health and of a
sound and p[er]fect
memory doe make
this my last
will and
Testament in
manner and forme
as following
First I give
unto my sonne
Samuell Glisson
Two hundred
pounds but my
sonne Samuell is
to allow to my
Executrix for
that money and
goods which he
have borowed of
me in parte of
itt already as
appeares by the
Accompts and
mine in a sheet
of paper to be
paid to him in
six moneths
after my decease
Alsoe I give to
my daughter Anne
Glisson Eighty
pounds to be
paid unto her
Twelve moneths
after my decease
in case she
happen soe long
to live In case
she happen to
departe this
life before then
this said Eighty
Pounds shall be
equally divided
betweene all my
children that
shall bee then
liveing Alsoe I
give unto my
Grandchildren
Tenn shillings
apeice alsoe I
give unto my
wife all my
goods and
chattells lands
and goods and
debts and bonds
and bills and
all other goods
whatsoever which
I now have or
shall bee
possest of att
my death to be
devided betweene
my Five children
which I have now
liveing borne of
my wife Mary to
be devided
betweene them as
my wife shall
thinke fitt
alsoe I give to
my daughter
Elizabeth Twenty
shillings also I
give to my
daughter Mary
twenty shillings
alsoe I give
unto my sonne
John Five
shillings alsoe
I make my wife
Full and whole
Executrix of
this my last
will and
Testament to be
p[er]formed in
Faithfullnesse
paying all my
debts which I
owe In Witnesse
hereof I have
putt my hand and
seale the Twenty
second day of
June in the
Yeare of our
Lord one
Thousand six
hundred Eighty
five
Samuell Glisson
Signed sealed
and delivered in
the presence of
us
John Pryor
Sam
Glisson jun[io]r
John
Glisson
Proved at London 1690
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
