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Location: Crowcombe, Somerset, England
Surnames/tags: Newton Meare
Will of John Nuton of Crocombe, Somerset
This is a transcription of the register office copy of the will of John Nuton of Crowcombe, Somerset.
The will was wriiten on 20 April 1642 and proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the
7 November 1647[1]
Transcription conventions:
Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
Paragraph breaks at the 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 reasonable and the writing legible.
Non-standard spelling as per usual for this time period, which has been transcribed verbatim.
Persons mentioned
- John Nuton testator
- John Nuton son of sister of testator, sister not named
- John Meare son of sister of testator, sister not named
- James Meare
- Elizabeth Meare
- Richard Meare sister of testator
- William Preest relationship to testator if any not stated
- Agnes Preest relationship to testator if any not stated
- Agnes wife of testator & sole Executrix
- John Goodman overseer of will and witness
- John Quarrent overseer of will and witness
In the name of God Amen the twentith
day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord God one Thousand six hundred and forty two
I John Nuton of Crocombe in the County of Somersett beinge sicke of body
but of good and p[er]fect memorie praised be allmightie God hereby revoakinge &
disannullinge all fourmer Wills and Testaments by mee heretofore made doe make and
ordaine this my last will and Testament in manner and forme followinge vizt
First I commend my soule into the hands of Allmightie God whoe gave itt me in
assured confidence that the same beinge washed in the blood of my Saviour Jesus
Christe the sonne shalbe presented spottlesse to his Majestie and my body to Christian
buriall in the assured hope of a ioyfull resurrec[i]on at the last day
Item I give and
bequeath to the poore of the Parish of Crocombe tenn shillings to be distributed
att the discrec[i]on of my Executrix
Item I give and bequeath unto John Nuton
my Sisters sonne my best doublett and jerkin and breeches
Item I give unto John
Meare my other Sisters sonne my second best doublett jerkin and breeches
Item I give James Meare twoe shillings
Item I give unto Eliz[abeth] Meare twenty
shillings
Item I give unto my Sister Richard Meare vid[ua] twenty
shillings
Item I give and bequeath unto all my Godchildren six pence a peece
Item I give unto William Preest And to Agnes Preest six pence a peece
All the rest
of my goods not given or bequeathed I doe give unto Agnes my wife whome I
doe make my sole and whole Executrix of this my last will and Testament
And I
doe appoynt John Goodman and John Quarrent to bee my Overseers of this last will
and Testament Desiringe them to bee assistant unto my Executrix in performeinge
of the sam
In Witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale in the
presence of John Nuton his marke. Sealed & delivered in the presence of
John Goodman John Quarant his marke.
Sources
- ↑
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: 202
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #857587 (accessed 19 September 2022)
Will of Johis Nuton, granted probate on 20 Nov 1647. Died about 1647 in Crocombe, Somerset, England.
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