The Document Chest
1706 Will of Mary Daniell
Widow of Yeovil
In the Name of God Amen
I Mary Daniell
of Yeovill in
the County of
Sommersett
Widdow being
weak of body but
of Sound and
perfect mind and
memory thanks be
therefore given
to God Almighty
doe this second
day of November
in the year of
our Lord One
Thousand Seaven
hundred and Six
make and ordaine
this my last
Will and
Testament in
manner and forme
following (that
is to say) First
and principally
I recomend my
Soul to God that
gave it hopeing
through the
merritts of his
dear Son Jesus
Christ my only
saviour to have
full pardon and
forgiveness of
all my Sins and
to inheritt
Everlasting life
my body I desire
may be decently
interred in some
convenient time
after my change
shall come by my
Executor
hereafter named
And as for the
disposition of
my worldly
Estate which God
in his bounty
hath blessed me
withall I give
and dispose
thereof as
followeth
Imprimis I give
and bequeath
unto my two
Grandaughters
Sarah Butle and
Hannah Butler
twenty pounds
apeice to be
paid within two
years after my
decease Item I
give to my
Grandaughter
Hannah [Banyer?]
now Adams the
sum of twenty
pounds to be
paid as
aforesaid Item I
give to my
Daughter Ruth
Loaves ten
pounds and to
her two children
John and
Elizabeth Loaves
ten pounds a
peice to be paid
within three
years after my
decease Item I
give unto the
said John Leaves
and Elizabeth
Leaves each of
them a Silver
spoon Item I
give unto my
Daughter Mary
Leach the sume
of ten pounds to
be paid within
two years after
my decease and
alsoe I give
unto my
grandaughter
Mary Leach the
Sume of twenty
pounds to be
paid within two
years after my
decease Item I
give to my two
Daughters Martha
Daniell and
Sarah Hannah
Daniell (my son
George Daniells
two children)
the sume of ten
pounds apeice to
be paid when
they attain the
age of one and
Twenty years and
if either of
them shall dye
before she
attain such age
then I give the
whole to the
Survivor of them
Item I give unto
my Daughter
Elizabeth Wills
the sume of ten
pounds and to
her daughter
Mary Anstice
five pounds And
to my great
Grandaughter
Elizabeth
Anstice five
pounds And to
Cousin Mary
Anstice two sons
two broad peices
of Gold to be
paid within two
years after my
decease Item I
give to my Cozen
Thomas Grubham
tenn pounds and
to his Sister
Martha Beal five
pounds to be
paid within
twelve months
after my decease
Item I give the
beds in the
Kitchen Chamber
with one pair of
Sheets one pair
of Blanketts
Ruggs Bolsters
and furniture
thereunto
belonging unto
the said Hannah
Addams Item I
give unto Sarah
Butler my bigest
brass pann And
my next biggest
brass pann to my
Daughter Mary
Leach and the
biggest chest in
the Hall Chamber
together with a
[Settle?] a side
Cupboard Item I
give the third
biggest brass
pann to my
Daughter Wills
Item I give the
two little brass
panns to Mary
and Elizabeth
the Daughters of
my son Samuel
Daniell item I
give to my
Grandaughter
Mary Daniell a
little Silver
bowl marked WDM
and the second
biggest Chest in
the hall Chamber
Item I give unto
my Daughter
Elizabeth Wills
my best
bellmettle
Skellett Item I
give to my Son
Samuel Daniells
wife Mary
Daniell A Diaper
board cloath and
biggest perwter
dish and to my
grandson Samuell
Daniell my
biggest Silver
beaker and my
best Ring Item I
give unto my
Cousins Mary
Hibberd
Elizabeth Avoake
and Grace Hole a
broad peice of
gold to each of
them severally
Item I give the
Chest at the
Stairs Head to
my Cousin Hannah
Addams and alsoe
the Little
Silver Beaker
Item I give to
John Samuel Mary
and Elizabeth
the children of
my Son Samuel
Daniell tenn
pounds apeice
Item I give to
the poor of
yeovill forty
shillings to be
distributed by
the said Thomas
Grubham and
James Wills my
Sin in Law And
all the rest of
my house hold
goods not herein
before given
consisting in
Linnen and
pewter I give
and devise the
same to my three
daughters my
Grandaughter
Elizabeth
daniell my
Grandaughter
Mary Addams and
to my
Grandaughters
Sarah and Hannah
Butler who is to
have a sixt part
thereof equally
to be divided
Item I give to
my Couzen
Frederick
Underwood twenty
shillings & to
my Couzen Anne
Burlington five
pounds Item I
give to Mr
Robert bartlett
one Guinea All
the rest and
residue of my
goods and
chattells and
alsoe all my
Lands tenements
and
hereditaments I
give devise and
bequeath unto my
Son Samuell
Daniell his
heires and
Assignes and doe
make and ordaine
the said Samuell
Daniell my Son
full and sole
Executor of this
my last Will and
testament hereby
revoaking all
former wills by
me made in
testimony
whereof I have
hereunto sett my
hand and seale
the day and year
first above
written
[Latin phrase] =
The marke of
mary Daniell
Sealed and
delivered by the
Testator in the
presence of us
who subscribed
our names in the
Testators
presence
Wm Acourt
Bridgett
Winsor
Fran
Butcher
Proved at London in 1707
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
