Will of John Carter of Watford 1641

Date: 1641 to 1641
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Surname/tag: Carter

This is a trancription of the will of John Carter of Watford^[1] Dated 1st November 1609, proved 19 January 1641.

Transcription conventions: Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
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]
Non standard spelling as per usual for this time period, which has been transcribed verbatim.

Persons mentioned

• John Carter testator
• Elizabeth wife
• John Carter son
• Rebecca daughter
• William son
• Abell Bennett the elder beneficiary
• Will: Fremonger witness
• William Hawkins witness

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Watford Johne Carter 19 Jany 1641

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In th ename of god Amen. the fi[r]st daye of November in the yeare of our Lord
god One Thousand Sixe hundred and nine I John Carter of Watford
in the Countie of Hertf[ordshire] the unprofitable servant of god being weake
in bodie, but Strong in mind (praise be given until god) doe
make and ordayne this my last will and Testament in manner
and forme Following: Imprimis I commend my Soule unto
the hands of almightie god my maker hopeing assuredly through
the only merrites of Jesus Christ my savior to be made
partaker of life Everlasting And I commend my bodie now to
the earth whereof if was made: nowe ?ching [touching?] my worldly goods
Item I doe [crossed out, illegible] give [crossed out, illegible] to Elizabeth my wife all the goods
implements and household stuffe w[hi]^ch she had at ^^the time of my
marriage w[i]^th her: and my wish is that she shall have the
disposeing of the house wherein she doth nowe dwell, dureing
her life: and afterwards to come unto my eldest Son

John Carter [signature]

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John Carter, my Sonne John payeing unto my daughter Rebecca
tenn pounds, and payeing unto my Sonne William tenn pounds
and also payeing unto Abell Bennett thelder his heires
and assignes att the decease of Elizabeth my wife ^{thirtie & eight} [crossed out, possibly "herunto"]
pounds. Item I doe give to my Sonn John the long table
in the great chamber over the hall w[i]^th twoe Joynt formes
and twoe ioynt stooles the midle brasse pott w[i]^th the great
pott skillett the midle kettell the cobert over the staires
the great chest in the little chamber my great bibell.
Item I doe give my daughter Rebecca a bedsteed
over the shopp the best feather bed in the house the best
flocke bed one strawe bed fine curtains twoe feather
boulsters the best downe pillows, three open sowen pillowe
beares one fine hollen sheet open sowen, all the Christning
lynnen the great chest over the hall the bigest brasse

John Carter [signature]

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pott, the bigest kettell Syxe of the bigest pewter dishes a
brasse morter a warmeing pan a cubbard standing in
the hall next the street the table in the hall the forme
foure ioyntstooles one paire of sheets, the best coverlets, twoe
of the best blankets, a court cubert in the great chamber
the bigest boxe the bigest bibell w[i]^th the margent
Item I give to my Sonn William the bigest chest in
the chamber over the shopp, a halfe headed bedsteed over
the chamber over the butterey one floore? bed twoe boulsters
and paires of sheets, the left brasse pott three little
pettels?, the little table in the hall, twoe lowe formed stooles
one coverlid one blankett the old bibell.
Item my will is that Elizabeth my wife shall have the useing
of all the goods & home bequeathed untell my Sonn John

John Carter [signature]

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my daughter Rebecca & my Sonne William shall come to one and
twenty yeares of age and as the come to ^the age of one & twenty
yeares to have their goods ^{as</as> I have bequeathed.}

Item I doe lastly make and ordayne my wife ^{to be} my whole and
lawefull executrix to prove this my last will and Testament
In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and and
Seale the date and yeare aforewritten.

John Carter [signature]

Witnes hereunto
Will: Fremonger
William Hawkins

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSNK-RSGS?i=269&cat=219460

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