Will of Lawrence Collin, Gentleman of Nottingham, 1704

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This is a transcription of the original will of Lawrence Collin Gentleman, of Nottingham. Lawrence drew up his will on 29 March 1700. It was proved at the Archdeaconry Court of Nottingham on 9 January 1704/5, and is filed at the Nottinghamshire County Archives with the Archdeaconry wills for the year 1705. ^[1]

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Persons mentioned in the will:

• Lawrence Collin of Nottingham, Gent. Testator
• Abell Collin son
• my daughter Fortune Smith only known daughter, married to Thomas Smith
• Five children of Fortune Smith (unnamed in will)
  • Thomas
  • Samuel
  • Abel
  • two more
• my late son John Collin of Yarmouth
  • my grandson Abell Collin son of John Collin of Great Yarmouth, deceased. Abell Collin was a mercer in Nottingham, and died in about October 1701, before this will was proved.
  • my grand daughter Clifton Elizabeth Collin, daughter of John Collin of Great Yarmouth
  • my daughter in law Elizabeth Collin of Yarmouth widow of John Collin
  • five grandchildren of my late son John Collin of Yarmouth
• my son Thomas Collin
  • his son John Collin & to Mary his wife
  • his son my grandson Thomas Collin
  • my s[ai]d Sonne Thomas Collin his two grandchildren unnamed Great Grandchildren of Testator
• my late Brother William Collin
  • the five children of my late Brother William Collin
• my late Cozen Thomas Banckes
  • Widdow of my late Cozen Thomas Banckes
• my Cozen Hannah Brittaine
• my Cozen Mary Hutchinson of Kneesall Kneesall, Nottinghamshire, near Newark.
• my Cozen Cooper widdow
• my servant Bridget
• William Fishwick presumably another servant
• my daughter Smiths two mayd servants
• Mary Peirson no relationship given
• Anne Collin my deare wife residuary legatee
• Anne Harvey Witness to will
• Sarah Hyfield Witness to will
• C Harvey Witness to will

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I Lawrence Collin of the towne & county of the towne of Nottingham gent doe hereby make
constitute & appoint this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme following that
is to say

I give to my son Abell Collin one hundred pounds

I alsoe give to my daughter Fortune Smith fifty pounds
I alsoe give to her five children five ten pounds a peice,

I alsoe give to my grandson Abell Collin fifty pounds & I alsoe give to his sister my grand daugh=ter Clifton fifty pounds
I alsoe give to his mother my daughter in law Elizabeth Collin of Yarmouth five pounds

I alsoe give to my son Thomas Collin five ten pounds & I alsoe
give to his son John Collin & to Mary his wife five pounds a peice
I alsoe give to his son my grandson Thomas Collin fifty pounds.

I alsoe give to my s[ai]d son Thomas Collin
all my rights & title th[a]t I have or Ever had in to all th[a]t land in Gadsby th[a]t was lately sold
to my s[ai]d daughter Smith he paying to my wife his mother the sume of fiveteen pounds
de claro yearely ^[2] & Every yeare dureing her naturall life;

I alsoe give to my s[ai]d Sonne Thomas Collin his two grandchildren five pounds a peice
& to the five grandchildren of my late son John Collin of Yarmouth five pounds apeice

I alsoe give to the five children of my late Brother William Collin five pounds a peice

& I give to the Widdow of my late Cozen Thomas Banckes five pounds

I alsoe give to my Cozen Hannah Brittaine seaven pounds to be payd her by twenty shillings a yeare

I alsoe give to my Cozen Mary Hutchinson of Kneesall five pounds

I alsoe give to my s[ai]d son Abell Collin five pounds to be disposed of as he shall thing ^[3] fit;

I alsoe give to my Cozen Cooper widdow who lives now in the house with me one pounds

I alsoe give to my servant Bridget one pounds & I alsoe give to William Fishwick: ten shillings & I alsoe give
to my daughter Smiths two mayd servants ten shillings a peice

I alsoe give to Mary Peirson ten shillings

I alsoe give to the poore of the parish of St Nicholas in Nottingham five
pounds to be distributed to such persons as my Executors hereafter named shall
thinke fitt:

All the rest of my good & chattells not disposed of as afters[ai]d after my
debts & funerall Expenses are discharged (Except my house hold goods) I give to Anne
Collin my deare wife; & alsoe the use of the s[ai]d household goods for her life & after her
decease I give all my s[ai]dhousehold goods to my s[ai]d two sons Thomas Collin & Abell
Collin whome I make my Executors of this my last will & Testament & I leave the
managem[en]t of my funerall wholey to them & I alsoe leave the payment of all the afores[ai]d
legacyes to to my s[ai]d Executors soe they be payd w[i]thin any time w[i]thin three yeares after
my decease In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this 29th day
of March Anno D[o]m[in]i 1700.
Law Collin {seal}

Signed sealed & published this writing as my Last Will & Testament
In the pr[e]sence of Anne Harvey
Sarah Hyfield
C Harvey

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Lawrence Collin of Nottingham 1704 filed in Archdeaconry of Nottingham original wills for the year 1705. Original at the Nottinghamshire County Archives, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. Image from FamilySearch film 008071117 image 1234 Accessed 28 November 2022
2. ↑ de claro - clear yearly rent
3. ↑ sic