Will of Sarah Bickerton of Congleton, Cheshire, 1711

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Congleton, Cheshire, England
Surname/tag: Bickerton

This is a transcript of the will of Sarah Bickerton, widow, of Congleton, Cheshire. Her will was dated 2 November 1710 and probate was granted on 3 May 1711.

Transcript

In the name of God Amen the twenty second day of November in the yeare of our Lord 1710 and in the ninth yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lady Anne by the Grace of God of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Queen Defendr of the Faith &c I Sarah Bickerton of Congleton in the County of Chester Widdow being aged and infirme in Body but of sound and perfect mind and memory praised by God for the same knowing that nothing is more certaine than Death nor any thing more uncertaine than the hour thereof, and not minding to dye intestate but desireous to settle things in order Doe make and ordiaine this my last will and Testament in manner and forme following and first and principally I Comend my soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creator and my Body I Comitt to the Earth to be buryed in such decent manner as my Executors hereafter named shall think fitt and touching such Temporall Estate as the Lord in mercy hath Lent me it is my Will and mind that the same be employed and disposed off (after my Debts Funerall Expenses and proveing of this my last will and Testament are fully paid satisfied and discharged) in manner and Forme following that is to say first I doe Revoke Renounce Frustrate and make voide all former Wills and Legacies bequests and Executors by me att any time heretofore made and Doe Declare this to be my last will and Testament

Impris I Doe Give and Bequeath unto Joseph Bickerton and Ann Johnson sonn and Daughter of my late husband dec[eas]ed the sume of one shilling a peice to be in full satisfaction of their portions or Childs parts and to be paid within one yeare after my decease

Item I Give and Bequeath unto my sonn Benjamen Bickerton my Mare

Item I Give unto my Daughter Hannah Bickerton all my Weareing apparrell Linnens and Woollens and my Pillow, and Padd, and the Bedd that she usually Lyes onn and bedding Bedstedds Hangings and all Furniture thereunto belonging and the Chest in the parlour and Livery Cupboard and two Boxes thereon and the Warming pann to have and enjoy as her proper Goods and Chattles for ever And it is my Will and mind that my said Daughter Hannah shall have the Bedd in the parlour and all furniture thereunto belonging upon a moderate appraisement Rate or price

Item all Rest Remainder and Residue of my Goods Cattle & Chattles and personable Estate of what kind nature or quallity soever I Give and Bequeath to my sonn Benjamen and Daughter Hannah to be equally devided between them

And of this my last Will and Testament I Doe appoynt and make John Shaw of Congleton Alderman and my said sonn Benjamen Bickerton my true and Lawfull Executors hopeing they will see the same Executed according to the trust hereby reposed in them

In Wittness whereof I have hereunto sett and putt my hand and seale the day and yeare first hereinwritten
the Marke of Sarah Bickerton

Sealed signed published and Declared to be the Testatrix last will and Testament in prence of us
Margatt Lordran[?]
Ja Atherton

{Probate granted to John Shaw and Benjamin Bickerton on 3 May 1711.}

Sources

• "England, Cheshire Probate Records, 1492-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGBS-B65 : 27 April 2022), Sarah Bickerton, 1711; citing Congleton, Record Office, Chester.