Will of Henry Strelley , gent of St Clement Danes 1645

Date: 1644 to 1645
Location: St Clement Danes, Middlesex, England
Surnames/tags: Strelley Holland

Will of Henry Strelley, gent of St Clement Danes, Middlesex 1645^[1]

This is a transcription of the register office copy of the will of Henry Strelley, gent of St Clement Danes. It was written on the 20 May 1644 and proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 20 June 1645. Administration being granted to Barbara Strelley relict of the deceased, the executrix named in the will

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Persons mentioned

• Henry Strelley of the parrish of St Clement Danes in the Countie of Middlesex gent testator
• my sonne John Strelley receives £400
• my brother George Strelley charged with looking after testor's estate. Receives 40 shillings for a ring also receives a share of the £400 legacy to John Strelley should John die before he reaches the age of 21
• my sister M^rs Mary Hollands receives 40 shillings a receives a share of the £400 legacy to John Strelley should John die before he reaches the age of 21lso
• my nephew m^r Pattricke Strelley receives a share of the £400 legacy to John Strelley should John die before he reaches the age of 21^[2]
• my deare & loving wife Barbara Strelley residuary legatee^[3]
• John Cram witness
• prudence Bowring witness

[page 1 folio 209 recto]

In the name of God Amen I
Henry Strelley of the parrish of St Clement Danes in the
Countie of Middlesex gent being in p[er]fect memorie & health of
bodye (praised be almightie god Doe make my last will & testament
in mann[er] & forme following And first & principally I bequeath my soule
into the hands of almightie god my Creator trustine in thonly merits
death and passion of Jesus Christ to obteyne remission of all my
sinnes w[hi]ch I have comitted ag[ains]t his divine maker both in thought
word & deed and to be saved amongst the number of the elect at the
comeing of the lord Jesus & my bodie to be buried at the discretion of
my exwcutrix hereunder named

Item I give & bequeath unto my sonne
John Strelley the sum[m]e of foure hundred pounds to be paied him when
he shall come to thage of one & twenty one of that part of my estate
that is now employed by my brother George Strelley in indentures
and in the meane tyme I desire my said brother to imploy it to the best
advantage that my sonne may be maintayned out of the proffits therof
and to accompt for the ov[er]plus thereof at the tyme when it is payable
And if it shall fortune rthat my said sonne shall happen to depart
this life before he attains to thage of one and twentie then I give
and bequeath the said iv<^Cthl (four hundred pounds) to be equally devided between my sayd
brother m^r George Strelley my sister M^rs Mary Hollands & my nephew
m^r Pattricke Strelley

Item I doe give unto my brother m^r George
Strelley the sum[m]e of xl^s to buy him a ring in remembrance
of me

Item I doe give unto0 my sister Holland the sum[m]e of xl^s in
remembrance of my brotherly love for her

And all the rest of my goods
and other estate whatsoever I have or hereafter by the blessing of god
shall have my debts & funerall charges being deducted I freely give &
bequeath unto my deare & loving wife Barbara Strelley whome
I make ole executrix of this my last will & testament In witnes
whereof I have hereunto sett my hande and seale 22 dio May
1644 Henry Strelley Sealed and delivered in the p[re]sence
of John Cram prudence Bowring her marke g

Sources

1. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 193
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #809783 (accessed 23 March 2023)
   Will of Henrici Strelley, granted probate on 20 Jun 1645. Died about 1645 in St Clement Danes, Middlesex, England.
2. ↑ * Examinations in Equity Cases: "English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660"
   Examinations in Equity Cases
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 23 March 2023)
3. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69/Dun1/A/001/Ms07857/001
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1624 #10085558 (accessed 23 March 2023)
   Barbara Bucklye marriage to Henrye Strelly on 21 May 1644 in St Dunstan in the East, City of London, London, England.

• Strelley family in Visitation of Nottingham (Google books page 22 accessed 23 March 2023)