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Last Will and Testament
ofMatthew Hanscombe - 1720
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In the name of God Amen I Matthew
Hanscombe of the Parish of Shillington in the County of Bedford
Yeoman being ill of body but of perfect mind and memory blessed be God
foe the same therefore do make this my Last Will and Testament as
followeth First I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my
maker hoping by the sole merits of Jesus Christ my only Saviour and
redeemer to have all my sins remitted and to be ...? of eternal life for
my body I commit to the earth whereof it was made to be buried in such
seemly so ..? as my executrix hereafter named shall think fit as for
that worldly estate which it hath pleased God to bless me withall I
dispose thereof as followeth
Imprimis I give and devise unto Mathew Hanscombe my son the sum of forty pounds of lawful money of Great Britain provided always and upon condition not withstanding that he the said Mathew my son or his executors or administrators do pay to Mary Lawrence of Hitchin widow the sum of forty pounds which I am bound with him in a bond unto her and discharge my executrix hereafter named of and from the said bond Item I give and devise unto William Hanscombe my son the sum of forty pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid unto him by my executrix hereafter named within one year next after my decease Item I give and devise unto Elizabeth Ansell my daughter the sum of forty pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be paid unto him by my executrix hereafter named within one year next after my decease Item all the rest and residue of my personal estate money goods and chattels unbequeathed my debts legacies and funeral expenses first paid and discharged I give and devise unto Elizabeth my loving wife whom I do make constitute ordain and appoint sole executrix of this my Last Will and Testament revoking all former wills heretofore by me made In witness whereof I the said Mathew Hanscombe the testator have
hereunto set my hand and seal to this my Will contained in one sheet of
paper this twelfth day of August 1720 and in the seventh year of the
reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the grace of God King of Great
Britain France and Ireland Defender of the faith Signed sealed and declared to be the Last Will and Testament of
the said Mathew Hanscombe the testator in the presence of us who
subscribed our names as witnesses at the request and in the presence of
the said testator Whereas Matthew Hanscombe of Shillington in the County of
Bedford Yeoman deceased whilst he lived .. on or about the twelfth day
of August last past made his Last Will and Testament in writing and
appointed Elizabeth his (then) loving wife sole executrix thereof
as in and by the purport of the said Will remaining in the Registry of
the Archdeaconry of Bedford doth and may more at large appear and
whereas the said Elizabeth departed this life before the said Matthew
Hanscombe be her said? husband Now the condition of this obligation
is such that if the within bounden Matthew Hanscombe and
William Hanscombe the lawful sons and Elizabeth Ansell (wife
of the within bounden Michael Hanscombe (sic - should be
Michael Ansell as per signature at end) ) the lawful daughter of the
said deceased do well and truly administer of the goods chattels and
credits of the said Matthew Hanscombe deceased according to the
force form and effect of the said Will of the said deceased And also do
exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of all the goods chattels and
credits of the said deceased into the Registry and pass an accompt of
their said administratorship with the said Will annexed when they shall
be thereunto lawfully called then the within written obligation to be
void or else to remain in full force and virtue. Signed and delivered in the presence of Tho Howen - Registry Probate granted 12 November 1720 to Matthew Hanscombe William Hanscombe and Elizabeth Ansell. Archdeaconry of Bedfordshire Wills - Hanscombe, Math; Shillington,
yeo; ABP/W 1720/102. |