Will of Johan Porter, widow of Long Sutton, Hampshire 1599

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Long Sutton, Hampshire, England
Surnames/tags: Porter Goodyear Terry

1599 B 3311

This is a transcription of the original will of Johan Porter written on 24 February 1598 and proved at Winchester on 25 September 1599 by the executrix named in the will^[1]

In the name of god amen the xxiiij^th of February in the yeare of our Lord
god on thousand five hundred fowerscore and eyghteene I Johan Porter of
Longsutton sin the County of South[ampton] widdow being sicke in bodye but of per=
fect mynde & good remembrance praysed be god, doe ordayne and make this
my Testament & last will in manner & forme following viz. First I
beqneath my soule ^tothe holy tuition of of Almighty god my only Creator and
Savior & my body to be buried w[ith]in the churchyard of Sutton aforsayd
It[em] I give to my parish church of Sutton xij^d Item I give to the Cathedrall
church of winton vj^d Ifom I give to the common poore mans boxe in Sutton
aforsayd xij^d It I give to my sonne in law Roger wheeler in satisfaction
Also v^ls that I doe owe hym for my ^three horses & my Carte and the plough
with all the Implementes belonging to it [struck out and illegible] Item I give
to my kinsman John Porter of Odiham a quarter of wheate a littell
flockbedd & a bolster and one acre of wheat growing in place of my lande
being the best that he can chuse saving two. Item I give to my sonne Robert
Porter a Browne cowe with a white face & a half of dozen of ewe
sheepe & their lambes and a great cheste standing in my bedd chamber, &
all such Tymbers as are in scaffold in my barne & in my littell house which
was prepered by my sonne Stephen Porter. Item I give to my sonne in
law William goodyere A redd cowe & one acre of wheate Item I give to
Julian ward xx^s in money within one yeare after my decease. Item I give
to Agnes ward xx^s in money to be payd within one yeare next after my
decease. Item I give to John Goodyere a kettell of three gallons or upwards
& a brasse pott contayning a gallone or thereabout hem I give unto Elizabeth
Goodyear a possenest potenger and ten shillinges of money to be payd unto her
within a yeare after my decease. Item I give to Katerin? goodyere a platter
of pewter. Item I give to Rose Porter a skillett. Item I give to Thomas
Terry a Tryer to trye wheate, 2 powldring trowe & all the wenscote benches
& the peynted cloth within the wall. Item I give to John Porter the sonne of
John Porter of Odiham a lambe. Item I give to James wheeler vj
weether sheepe Item I give to Robert Porter my kinsman when he shall come
into the county-xij^d The residue of all my goods and Cattell not before
given nor beqeathed (my debtes & legacyes fist befor payd & discharged) I give
& beqneath unto Amy /Annis goodyere my servant whon I doe make my whole &
sole Executrixe Item I defire iny neighbour Thomas Hancocke and
Richard Windeatt to be my Overseers to see that my will be performed
according to the purporte & true meaning herof If and they to have for
their labour & paynes taking herin & about the same to each of them v^s In witnesse to this my Testamente & last will Robert Porter John
Hole Thomas Hancorke & Richard Mindeatt?
Item I give to Johan Goodyere a flock bedd in ye loft, a paire of
sheetes a bolster a coverlett, and fower yardes & a half of
black frize

the aforsayd 45^s is blotted out by ye Consent of me Johan
Porter the 21^th of march 1598 in the presence
of Thomas Hancocks Richard Windat Robert Porter

Sources

1. ↑ Will: "Hampshire, England, Wills and Probates, 1398-1858"
   Hampshire Archives and Local Studies; Winchester, England; Probate Records: Wills, Inventories and Administrations Proved in the Church Courts of Winchester Diocese, 14th Century to 1858; Reference Number: 1599b/33
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 62475 #55924 (accessed 27 January 2024)
   Will of Joanna Porter, granted probate in 1599. Occupation: Widow.