Will of Samuel Speed, of London, 1700

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: London, England
Surname/tag: Speed

This is a transcript of the will of Samuel Speed, citizen and draper, of London. His will was dated 29 March 1700 and proved on 18 April 1700 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.

Transcript

In the name of God Amen
I Samuel Speed Citizen and Draper of London being of sound and
perfect mind and memory Doe make this my last will and Testamt.
In manner following principally I comend my Soule into the hands of
Almighty God who gave it and my body I comitt to the earth to
Be decently buried and my estate which is all personall after my
debts and funerall charges paid I dispose as followeth Imprimis
one full and equall third part thereof I give and bequeath unto
my wife Elizabeth And the other two third parts I give and
bequeath unto my son Samuel and Daughter Hannah to be equally
divided betweene them share and share alike And I doe hereby
revoke all former will or wills and doe constitute and appoint my
said loveing wife Elizabeth sole Executrix of this my last will and
Testament and doe desire Mr Daniel Oley to be Overseer of this
my will and to assist my said wife and Children and doe give him a
ring of twenty shillings value and tenn pounds for his trouble In
witnesse whereof I the said Samuel Speed have hereunto sett my
hand and Seale this nine and twentyeth day of March Anno Dm
one thousand seaven hundred. Sam: Speed. Sealed published and
delivered in the presence of John Adingsells, H: Adingsells.

Probatum fuit hu[jus]mo[d]i Testamentum apud London
coram venerabili viro Thoma Lane Legum Doctore Surrogato venlis
et egregij viri Domini Richardi Rainds Militis Legum etiam Doctoris
Curia Prerogativa Cantuariensis Magistri Custodis sive Comissarij
l[egi]time constituti decimo octavo die mensis Aprilis Anno Domini millimo
septingenmo Juramento Elizabethae Speed Relictae dicti defuncti et
Executricis in hu[jus]mo[d]I Testamento nominat cui comissa fuit Admico
omnium et singulorum bonorum jurium et creditorum dicti defuncti de
bene et fidlr Administrando eadem Ad Sancta Dei Evangelia Jurat.

Sources

• The National Archives. Reference: PROB 11/455/182. Description: Will of Samuel Speed, Draper of London. Date: 18 April 1700.