Will of Thomasin Thornburgh of Rampside in Dalton 1661

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Dalton, Lancashire, England
Surname/tag: Thornburgh

In the name of God Amen the nynth day of July one
thousand six hundreth fifty & fiue I Thomasin Thornburgh
of Rampside w[it]hin the parish of Dalton in the County of
Lancaster spinster, sicke in body but p[er]fect in memory
praised be God, doo make this my last will & testament
in manner following. First I comitt my soule into the
hands of Allmighty God my maker hopeinge to be saued
by the gretious merits of Jesus Christ my Redeemer, and
my body to the earth Ite[m] I giue vnto Henry Bigland
Three pounds that he is oweinge to mee. Ite[m] I giue vnto
my brother Will[ia]m Thornburgh twenty shillings in the
yeare ^{to by him a sutte} all the tearme of his life, Alsoe I giue to
John Thornburgh my brother twenty shillings in the yeare
dureinge his life; Likewise I giue to my brother Francis
Thornburgh twenty shillings [unreadable] yearly ^{to buy him a suite} dureing[e] his
life, And it is my will & minde that my executo[ur]s hereunder
expressed shall pay the said annual sumes fo twenty
shillings a peece to my said three brothers w[it]hin one
yeare after my decease, & soe consequently yearly dureing
the tearme of their seuerall liues. Ite[m] I giue to my sister M^ris:
Jane Knipe my silke pettycoate, & my best smocke ^{& a gold ring}. I giue to
my sister Ann Bigland two of my best suites of apparell of
woollen & linen. Ite[m] I giue to my goddaughter Dorathy Curwen
one siluer bodkin, and to the rest of my godchildren fiue shillings
a peece. I giue to my neece Katherine Thornburgh one ^{westecoote & petticootte
wife} handkerchiffe & a smocke, and all the rest of my clothes I giue to the
seruants of the house where I liue, to be distributed amongst them
at the discretion of my sister Jane. Executo[ur]s of this my last
will & testament I make James Knipe & Elizabeth Knipe
children of my brother in law John Knipe to whom I giue
all my goods moueable & vnmoueable, my debts, legacies & funerall
expenses discharged. Suprauiso[ur]s I appointe Will[ia]m Richardson
Richard Simpson & John Addison of Rampside desireinge
them to see this my will p[er]formed. In witnes whereof I haue to
this my last will sett my seale & subscribed my name the day &
yeare aboue written. Thomasin Thornburgh
Witnesses hereof
James Simpson Will: Taylor his m[ar]ke John Brockbanke