Will of George Puplet yeoman of Banstead 1623

Date: [unknown] to 1623
Location: Banstead, Surrey, England
Surnames/tags: Puplet Lambert

Will of George Puplet 1623^[1]

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Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
Paragraph breaks at change of bequest, and bold text are my own for ease of reading.
Where present, the obsolete letter Thorn has been rendered as th, and ff has been rendered as F
Abbreviations and breviographs have been expanded in [square brackets]
The image quality was good and the writing very legible.
Non standard spelling as per usual for this time period, which has been transcribed verbatim.

Persons mentioned

• George Puplet testator
• my eldest sonne Daniell
• my second sonne Richard
• Nathaniell Killickes owns land nearby to testator's
• Thomas Puplet owns land nearby to testator's
• my eldest daughter Ellen
• my second daughter Jayne
• my youngest daughter Julian
• Martha my beloved wife sole executrix^[2]
• Ralfe Killick will says I appoynyt as executors should be overseers I believe
• Georg Hill will says I appoynyt as executors should be overseers I believe
• Edward Lambert witness
• John Lambert witness

First part of the will is missing due to damage

yeoman being sicke in body but in good & p[er]fect mynde &
memory gods name be praysed for it I doe geve make &
ordayne this my last will & testament in manner &
forme following first following I bequeth my soule into
the hands of Almighty my creator & in Jesus Christ
my redeemer Also my body to be buryed in christain
manner in the church yarde of Bansted


Item I give and bequeth to my eldest sonne Daniell - ten pounds

Item I give and bequeth to my second sonne Richard -five pounds<br/ & also a bed stedde standing in the chamber over the hall
and the great ioyned chest standing by it & also I give to
my sonne Richard one close of land by estiation one
apare & a half ^{being more or less} Called parramores the Kings
heigh way ioyning one the est & the land of Nathaniell
Killickes one the south & buting agaynst the land of Thomas
Puplet one west ./
Item I give and bequeth to my eldest daughter Ellen - five pounds
Item I give and bequeth to my second daughter Jayne - five pounds
Item I give and bequeth to my youngest daughter Julian-
five pounds al these legacies to be payed within one yeare after my
decease/
Item I give and bequeth to the poore of Bansted - five shillings
Item I give and bequeth to the church of Bansted ten groats
Item I give and bequeth to that the rest of my goods & chattles unto
Martha my beloved wife whom I make my sole & hole
executor performine my will & discharging my debts &
funerall In witness hereof I have hereunto heare unto
set my hand & seale the day & yere above written./
Ralfe Killick & Georg Hill both of Bansted I appoynt my execu=
tors

The marke of George Puplet

Sealed in the
p[re]sents of us
Edw[ard] Lambert
Jo[hn] Lambert

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "London, England, Wills and Probate, 1507-1858"
   London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, Clerkenwell, London, England; Reference Number: DW/PA/5/1623; Will Number: 98
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1704 #412432 (accessed 17 January 2023)
   George Puplet probate on 19 Apr 1623.
2. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
   England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 0599888 IT 3, 804118
   Ancestry uk Record 9852 #5602000 (accessed 17 January 2023)
   Martha Hall marriage to George Puplett on 19 Oct 1581 in Banstead, Surrey, England.