Will of William Gillson, husbandman of Feering, Essex 1623-1

Date: 23 Mar 1622 to 8 May 1623
Location: Feering, Essex, England
Surname/tag: Gilson

Will of William Gillson of Feering, Essex ^[1]

In the Name of God Amen, I William Gillson of Feering
husbandman of good and p[er]fect memory (Gods name be
praysed for it) Do mak this my Last Will & Testament
in manner followeth.

Item I bequeath my Soule to
God the father & Jesus C^st my Redeemer & Savio[ur]
And my body to c^stian Buryall

Item I give and bequeath
unto Mary Bexley my daughter the house wherein she
now dwelleth w[it]h that yeard & the Appurtenances thereunto
^belonging as now she houldeth [struck out] ^{the same} being p[ar]t of my customary house
& Tenement in Fering ........ houlden of the Manor of
Feringe ...... To have & to hould to her the s[ai]d Mary my
daughter during the terme of her Naturall life keeping
the same in good Rep[ar]aration & not to lett it to any
other Tenannt, but to dwell in it her selfe. And after her
decaese to my heires for ever

It[e]m the Remainder of
my s[ai]d Tenem[en]t in Fering &^Street viz. the the customary
house & w[hi]ch I dwell in, w[it]h the Appurtanances I will, do
bequeath & give unto my two sonnes Thomas GIlson &
John Gilson jointely betweene them both, to them &
their heires for ever. And I appoint & make them sole
& whole execut[or]s of this my last Will & M^r White
Vicar of this towne to be overseer of my Will and
the decidor of all co[n]trovursies that may arise about
the same betweene my children the w[hi]ch I pray him
for gods sake to doe & hereby doe will them to stand
by his Order

It[e]m I give to my daughter Clemence
Cakebread fower pounds lawfull money to be payd her by
mine Exors as she hath neede thereof. And to her two
childre[n] John Cakebread & Michaell Cakebread, sixe shillings
eigt pounds a peece to be payd when he or they come
to age and not otherwise.

It[e]m I give unto my sonne
Joseph Gillson three pounds lawfull money to be payd
unto him by my execut[or]s w[it]hin one year after my
decease. In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my
hand the 24^th day of March 1622. Stylo ANglio
An[n]o Regis Jacobi ..............

William Gillsons m[ar]k

Subscribed & acknowledged
to be his last Will in
the p[re]sence of us.

John Porter and I
John Whyte

Probate appears to have been granted on 8 May 1623 according to the archive record

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/result_details.aspx?ThisRecordsOffSet=1&id=459612