Will of Thomas Grubb, yeoman of St Domynycke (St Dominick), Cornwall, 1616

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This is a transcription of the original will of Thomas Grubb a yeoman of St Domynycke (now St Dominick or St Dominic), Cornwall. Thomas drew up his will on 24 May 1616 and it was proved at the Consistorial Court of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall on (probably) the 30th of July 1616 - an ink smudge obscures the date. The inventory of his goods was taken on 22 July 1616. ^[1]

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Persons mentioned (not in order):

• Thomas Grubb of the p[ar]ishe of St Domynycke in the Countye of Cornwall, yeoman Testator
• Thomas Grubb my Eldest sonne
  • my sonne Thomas Grubbs Children Thomas & Edward
• Henry Grubb the elder appears to be the older of two sons named Henry
• Edward Grubb my sonne
• my sonne Roberte Grubb
  • Roberte Grubbs Children Thomas Mary & Margarett
• my sonne Anthony Grubb
  • Anthony Grubbs Children unnamed children, more than one
• David Grub my sonne
  • David Grubbs Children being of wer unnamed children plural. Was "wer" a place?
• my sonne Peter Grubb
• my sonne Henry Grubb the younger
• Epyphany my daughter being Trusecots wiffe Epyphany Grubb first married to a man named Peake and then to Trusecot or Truscot
  • Richard Peake & Thomas Peake my daughter Epyphany Trusecots sonns
• my daughter Mary Helman
  • my daughter Mary Helmans Children unnamed children plural
• my daughter Jane being Harpers wiffe
  • my daughter Jane Harpers Children
• Henry Grubb tow (two) daughters not stated which of the two Henrys this refers to. Unnamed daughters.
• Johanne my wiffe Executrix and residuary legatee. May not to be the mother of Testator's children.
  • my wyves Children unnamed children of Johanne Grubb from previous marriage
• Mr Tristram Tibb witness to Will and appraiser of Testator's estate
• Thomas Bond witness to Will
• John Jane appraiser of Testator's estate
• William Bonnd appraiser of Testator's estate
• Thomas Wealsh appraiser of Testator's estate

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In the name of god Amen / The Twentye fourthe daye of may in the yeres of the raigne of o[u]r Sov[er]aigne
Lord James Kinge of England Fraunce & Ireland the Fowertenthe / And of Scotland the Fortye
nynthe / I Thomas Grubb of the p[ar]ishe of St Domynycke in the Countye of Cornwall ye[o]ma[n] seinge
before myne Eies the unc[er]tayntye of Mans liefe & wereng w[i]th my selfe that no man can be to ---ldy
wheresoev[er] gods visitac[i]on shalbe to avoyde descention & discord for suche Worldly goods as god
hathe geven me :/ Doe therfore beinge in p[er]fytt memory ordayne this my last will & testament
And doe Revoke all form[er] Wylls by me heretofore made & doe ordayne this my last will &
testam[en]t in mann[er] & forme followinge /

First I geve & bequethe my soule to Almighty god my maker & Redem[er] and my body to Christyan buryall
in hope of the resurreccon at the laste daye / It[e]m I geve & bequethe to the poore people of Stocke
Climsland syxe shillinges Eighte pence / It[e]m I geve to the poore of St Domynycke // iij^s iiij^d /

It[e]m I
geven and bequethe to Thomas Grubb my Eldest sonne / xij^d

It[e]m I geve & bequethe to Henry Grubb the
elder //xij^d

It[e]m I geve & bequethe to Edward Grubb my sonne // iiij^Li and three Sylver spoones

It[e]m I geve to my sonne Roberte Grubb Syxe sylver spoones w[hi]ch spoons have in the topp of them the
letter R and E /

It[e]m I geve & bequethe to my sonne Anthony Grubb // xij ^d

It[e]m I geve & bequethe
to david Grub my sonne ///xij^d

It[e]m I geve& bequethe to my sonne Peter Grubb // xij ^d

It[e]m I geve
& bequethe to my sonne Henry Grubb the yong[er] Forty shillings /

It[e]m I geve Epyphany my daughter
being Trusecots wiffe // x ^s

It[e]m I geve to my daughter Mary Helman // x^s /

It[e]m I geve to my
daughter Jane being Harpers wiffe //x^s /

It[e]m I geve to my sonne Thomas Grubbs Children
Thomas & Edward // xij ^d a peece

It[e]m I geve to Henry Grubb tow daughters // xij^d a peece

It[e]m I geve
to Roberte Grubbs Children Thomas Mary & Margarett to eche of them // xij^d

It[e]m I geve to Anthony
Grubbs Children // xij^d a peece /

It[e]m I geve to david Grubbs Children being of wer // xij a peece

It[e]m I geve to Richard Peake & Thomas Peake my daughter Epyphany Trusecots sonns // xij ^d a peece

I geve to eche of my daughter Mary Helmans Children // xij^d a peece /

It[e]m I geve to eche of my
daughter Jane Harp[er]s Children // xij ^d /

It[e]m I geve to eche of my wyves Children // [erased] ^s
a peece & eche of them a Sheep /

All the rest of my goods & Chattles before not geven nor
bequethed I geve & bequethe to Johanne my wiffe whome I make my sole executrix to se this
my legasyes paid & my wyll in Eche respecte to be p[er]formed & in witnes herof I have hereunto
putt my hand & seale in the p[re]sence of those whose name are under wryten the daye & yeare
abovesaid

Signum of Thomas Grubbe

Signed sealed & delivered to [---- ]
as my Last will & testament in the pre[sence] of these
Tebbs Mr Tristram Tibb
Thomas Bond

Inventory
An Inventory of the goods & Chattles of Thomas
Grubb decessed Taken the xxii ^th of July 1616
& praysed by John Jane William Bonnd Tristram
Tibb Thomas Wealsh & others /

Imprimis his wheate ots & barley and malte x^Li v^s
It[e]m Eight Kee xxiij^Li x^s
It[e]m sixe heafers & three Cavles vij^Li xiij^s
It[e]m two mares v^Li vj^s viij^d
It[e]m his bonds & bills xxij^Li
It[e]m Forty Fower shepp vj^Li x^s
It[e]m teenn lambs xx^s
It[e]m his hoggs xxxiij^s iiij^d
It[e]m seven pans & a Chauldrun & two little skylletts liij^s iiij^d
It[e]m seven brase Crockes iij^Li x^s
It[e]m his pewter vessell three Candlestickes and a salte xxviij^s
It[e]m three brasse Candlstickes iij^s
It[e]m two Cobbards two tablebords w[i]th formes Chayres & stooles & a Round Table xxxiij^s
It[e]m a bedsteed & fower Chests in the Chamber over the shooppe xxxiij^s
It[e]m seven other bedsteeds & one Chest xxv^s
It[e]m al the furniture belonginge to these bedsteeds x^Li
It[e]m his wearing apparell w[]ith his purse & girdle iij^Li
It[e]m one payre of lombes xx^s
It[e]m his sadles gersses bridles vj^s
It[e]m one muskett furnished xx^s
It[e]m Fowerteenn hogseds & keens and al his tymber vessell xxxv^s
It[e]m his butter Chese befe & bacon xv^s
It[e]m his wood & wood Ricke & tymber & tymber stuffe xl^s
It[e]m one other Tablebord & formes viij^s
It[e]m his morestone traffs & Chese wrings xxx^s
It[e]m his silver spones iiij^Li
It[e]m his wooll l^s
It[e]m his bordclothes Carpets & Cussions xx^s
It[e]m three spits five brandises pot hangings & Crockes a bar of Iron beataxes hoocks hatchets dungforckes & shovels x^s
It[e]m wendinge sheets zenes Roops & sackes viij^s
It[e]m his pultrey iij^s
It[e]m his hay & eathen potts two formes & a payre of Cardes xiiij^s
It[e]m his weights & beames & scalls old Iron & some other smale things viij^s
It[e]m his Chattle leases x^Li
It[e]m seve[ral] panns & a Chauldron viij^Li x^s

Som totall Cxxxvij ^Li j^s iiij^d

[Latin] St Dominick
x[ink splot] die July 1616
Testament of the just goods of Thomas Grubb deceased
Proved before the venerable William Parker Doctor of Sacred Theology

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Thomas Grubb of St Domynyck, Cornwall 1616 Original wills, administrations and inventories for the Consistorial Court of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall: Cornwall Record Office, Truro, Cornwall, England.
   Film number: 004476768 > image 1790 of 3615
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-X38Q-SQM plus inventory (accessed 22 August 2022)