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In the Name of God Amen, I John Kinns
of Cranfield in the County of Bedford Corkcutter do this fourth
day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and sixty four make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in
manner and form following, That is to say, First and principally
I commend my Spirit to God who gave it and my body I committ to
the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors
herein after named and as touchng such worldly Estate as it has
pleased God in his kind providence to bestow upon me I give and
dispose thereof as following, That is to say,
I give and devise
to my son Cornelius Kinns all the freehold
Messuages, Cottage, or Tenement situate standing and being in
Cranfield aforesaid and all and singular the outhouses and
appurtenances I hereunto belonging and also all that one acre of
freehold arable Land lying in the common fields of Cranfield
aforesaid To hold to him and his assigns for and during the term
of his natural life he the said Cornelius Kinns
and committing no waste thereon but keep the same in good and
tenantable repair and from and immediately after his decease then...
I give and devise the same Messuage Cottage or Tenement and acre
of arable Land to my grandson John Kinns son of
William
Kinns of Cranfield aforesaid, Taylor, and his heirs and
assigns for ever,
I give and bequeath to my son Cornelius
Kinns and Thomas Kinns all and every of
the rough cork and stock of Cork ready made to be equally divided
between them share and share alike
I give and bequeath all and
singular my household goods of what nature kind or quality soever
unto my said son Cornelius Kinns and my daughter
Sarah the wife of John Randall
of Cranfield aforesaid, Butcher, to be equally divided between
them share and share alike except the clock dresser and shelves
which my will and mind is and I do hereby order and direct shall
go along and remain as standard to the above mentioned Messuage
Cottage or Tenement and by this my Will given and devised in
manner as aforesaid
I give and bequeath unto my said daughter
Sarah Randall the sum of twenty pounds
I give and bequeath to my
daughter Ann the wife of John Osborne
of Cranfield aforesaid, Butcher, the like sum of twenty pounds of
Lawful money of Great Britain to be paid unto them by my
Executors herein after named within six Kalender months next
after my decease and
Lastly all the rest residue and remainder of
my personal Estate of what nature kind or quality whatsoever
after my just debts legacies and funeral expenses are fully paid
and satisfied I give and bequeath the same unto my sons Cornelius
Kinns, William Kinns, Thomas Kinns and Robert
Kinns
whom I do hereby constitute and appoint joint
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament and do hereby revoke
disannul and make void all former and other Wills by me at any
other time heretofore made declaring this only to be my Last Will
and Testament In Witness whereof I the said John Kinns the
testator have to this my Last Will and Testament set my hand and
seal the day and year first above written
John Kinns
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named John
Kinns the testator and for to be his Last Will and Testament the
word and bequeath being first wrote on a Razure in the
thirteenth line in the presence of us who at his request and in
his presence and in the presence of each other subscribed our
names as witnesses hereunto
Isaac Coote, John Coates, Jn
Loach
Proved June?? 18 1768 by Cornelius Kinns, William Kinns,
Thomas Kinns and Robert Kinns the joint Executors within named
who was duly sworn according to Law before the Reverend Mr Thomas
Birt our Lawful Surrogate.
Arch Of Bedford Wills : KINNS, Jn, Cranfield, Cork Cutter
1768/31
Acknowledgement to Beds & Luton Archives Service
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