Will of Lucretia Good of Broad Chalke Wiltshire 1709

Date: [unknown] to Nov 1709
Location: Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England
Surnames/tags: Good Johnson

The Will of Lucretia Good of Broad Chalke Wiltshire 1709

Lucretia Good's estate passed probate in 1709. Her last residence was Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England.^[1]

There follows a transcription of the digital image of her will obtained from the ancestry website on 4 Feb 2024. Spellings and layout have been retained.

in the name of God Amen Being of

perfect sence & sound Judgment I doe make

and apoynt this my last will & testament

as foloweth.

first I comend my foule Into the hands of my

God hopeing to be faved by the mervity of my

Blessed Redeemer the Lord Jesus Christ And for that

portion of worldly Goods which Divine providence

hath Intrusted me withall, I give & bestow In

monner following

Imp - I Guive & Bequeath to my Broth Robt Good fivety pound

Item I guive to my fifter Allice Good fivety pound,

Item I guive to my fifter Elzabeth Penn tenn found

Item I guive to my Brother Ralph my Broth Rodger & my

sifter Jane twelve pence Each

Item I guive to my niece Elizabeth Good fivety Pound

Item I Guive to thy niece Lucrehia Good fivety Pound

Item I Gurve to my three nieces Jane Penn Elizabeth

Penn & Mary Penn And to my nephew Henry Penn

tenn pounds Each

Item I Guive to my five nephews Ralph Good Henry Good

Robrt Good Charles Good & John Good sons of my Broth

Ralph Good five Pounds Eash

Item I Guive to my nephew Henry good son of my Broth

Rodger Good, and my niece Jame good Daughter of my

sayd Broth Rodger five Pounds Each

now my will & pleasure is that my sayd Brothers &

fifters shall have theyer legacyes in twelve month &

a day after my deceafe. And that my nephews &

nieces shall have theyr legacges without Interest

when they shall come to the age of heenly one

years.

And also my will & pleasure is if any

one or more of my nephews or nieces above sayd

shall dye

belore his or her or theyr Legacyes shall

become due

his or her Legacys

shall be equally deveded among the

survrveing Brother or sister or Brothers & sifters of

the deceased

Item I guive to my Cozins Aithony Johnson & Richard

Johnson five shillings Each

Item I Guive to such poor people of the Parish

of Bower Chalk who have not Relief of the parish

the sum or fourty shillings to be devideded among

them at the discretion of my Executor

Lastly I guive all the

Rest of my Goods & Chattles

to my well beloved brother Charles Good, whom I hereby

make Executour of all, and this of this my last

will & Testament

Pronounced siqned &

Sealed In the Presence

Of

John Comer

Mary Quinton

Lucretia Good

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "Wiltshire, England, Wills and Probate, 1530-1858"
   Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Wills and Probates; Reference Number: P2/G/630; Reference Number: P2/G/630
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61333 #81070 (accessed 4 February 2024)
   Lucretia Good probate in 1709. Residence Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England.