Will of Mary Westrow of Woodford 1626

Date: 1626 to 1626
Location: [unknown]
Surname/tag: Westrow

Will of Mary Westrow 1626^[1]

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Persons mentioned

In the name of God Amen The tenth daie of May 1626 I Mary Westrowe of
Woodford daughter of Thomas Westrowe late Alderman of London deceased being at this tyme of
good and perfect remembrance but weak in bodie I thanke God therefore doe make this my last
will and testament in manner and forme followinge First I bequeath my bodie to te earth and my
Soule into the hands of Almightie God my onlie saviour and redeemer by whose merrittes death and
passion I trust to be saved and to enioy life everlastinge Imprimus I give and bequeath to Mr^s Spindelove
2^l 10^s to Goodwife Brand and Goodwife Knolls 20^s a peece to the poore of Woodford x^l And to the poore
of S^t Edmund the Kinge in London x^l And to the poore of S^t Christophers in London x^l

Item I give to
my brother and ^{to my} two systers two hundred pounds a peece

Item I give to my Aunt Hill tenn pounds

Item I give to my cosen Katherne Hill v^l

Item I give to my Cosen Thomas Hill v^l

Item I give to my
Aunt Phillipps v^l

Item I give to my Aunt Exton v^l

Item I give to my Cosen Collard l^s

Item I doe give
to Christs hospitall^vl

Item I doe give to mist[ress] Millington xl^s

Item I give to my Cosen Elizabeth Hoskins v^li

Item I give to Mr Hartson parson of Woodford x^li

Item I give to Mr Paggett parson of S^t Edmunds afore
said v^li

Item I give to Sara Clifton and to Sara Sithorne v^li a peece And to the rest of my mothers servants
v^ls a peece All the rest of my goods and chattells I give and bequeath to my loving mother M^rs Mary Westrowe
whome I doe name and appoynt to be my sole executrix of this my last will and testament

Item I give
to M^rs Perkins l^s

In witness hereof I have hereunto putt my hand and seale the daie and yeere first above
written the marke of Mary Westrowe Sealed and deliv[ere]d in the presence of us William Isaacton
Charles hoskins senior Syman Thelwall Elizabeth Hoskins

Sources

1. ↑ 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: 149
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #880095 (accessed 18 March 2023)
   Will of Maria Westrowe, granted probate on 15 Jun 1626. Died about 1626 in London.