Will of Mary Shenton, Spinster of Barwell, Leicestershire 1722

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Shentons of Barwell

The Will of Mary Shenton, Spinster of Barwell, Leicestershire, was written on 17 October 1720 and proved in London, Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 15 February 1721/2 ^[1]

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Persons mentioned:

• Mary Shenton of Barwell, testatrix
• Francis Shenton senior of Loughborough
• Gregory Kent uncle, left an annuity to Mary
• Richard Dester tenant
• Witnesses: Thomas Yennings, William Adamson, Sackvil Coy

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In the Name of God Amen
I Mary Shenton of Barwell in the County of Leicester Spinster knowing
the uncertainty of life and certainty of death doe make and ordein
this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following first
I commend my Soul into the hands of Allmighty God hoping thro the
merits of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to have full pardon and
forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit eternal life and my body I
commit to the Earth to be decently buryed at the discretion of my
Executor hereafter named and as to the worldly goods and Estate which
it hath pleased God to bless me with I give and bequeath in manner
and forme followeing Imprimis I Will that my debts and Funerall
charges shall be fully paid and discharged Item I give and bequeath
to my loving Kinsman Francis Shenton sen[ior] of Loughborow in the County
aforesaid all the Arrears of my Annuity that was given me by my
Uncle Gregory Kent payable out of the Lands at Wharton now in the
possession of on Richard Dester togeather with all my Wearing
Apparell and all other Legacyes and debts that are due to me from any
person or persons whatsoever and doe also make and appoint my said

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Kinsman Francis Shenton Sen[ior] sole Executor of this my last Will and
Testament and I hereby revoak disanull and make void all former
Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made In Witness hereof I the
said Mary Shenton have hereunto set my hand and seale the seventeenth
day of October Anno Domini 1720. The mark of Mary Shenton Signed
Sealed Published and declared by the said Mary Shenton on and for
her last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto
subscribed our names in the presence of the Testator Thomas Yennings
William Adamson Sackvil Coy./

[Probate in Latin]
Probatum fuit hujusmodi Testamentum apud London
coram Venerabili et Egregio Viro Johanne Bettesworth Legum
Doctore Curia Prerogativa Cantuariensis Magistro Custode sive
Commissario legitime constituto decimo quinto die Mensis Februarij
Anno Domini millesimo septingentesimo vicesimo primo Juramento
Francisci Shenton Senioris Executoris in dicto Testamento nominat cui
commissa fuit Administratio omnium et singulorum bonorum Jurium
et Creditorum dicta defuncta de bene et fideliter Administrande eadem
ad sancta Dei Evangelia vigore Commissionis Jurat. [Exam]

[Rough translation]
This testament was proved at London before the Venerable and Eminent John Bettesworth Doctor of Laws of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Master Keeper or Commissioner legally appointed on the fifteenth day of the month of February In the year of the Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty-first Oath of Francis Shenton Senior Executor named in the said Will He was entrusted with the administration of all and every property of the Jurisprudence and the said creditors of the deceased concerning the good and faithful administration of the same He swears by the power of the Commission to the holy Gospels of God.

Sources

1. ↑ PROB 11/583/332 Description: Will of Mary Shenton, Spinster of Barwell, Leicestershire Date: 15 February 1722 Held by: The National Archives, Kew