John Toomes will

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Date of will

9 January 1718

Status

Abode when will written

Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire

Date of probate

16 April 1720

Date of death

10 April 1720

Summary of will

Will & Inventory

Persons mentioned in will:

Name	Relation	Abode	Role	Notes
Ann Toomes	Sister		beneficiary
Martha Toomes	Wife	Yardley Gobion	beneficiary executor
Sarah Woodward	Sister		beneficiary
Leo. Thomson			witness
Richard Brown			witness
Ri. Hatch			witness
John Horton				Inventory (Scribe)
Gabrill T Toomes			witness	Inventory
William Brown			witness	Inventory

Source: Northampton Record Office, reference

John Toomes 1720

In the name of God Amen I John Toomes of Yardley Gobion in the parish of Potterspury in the County of Northampton yeoman I John being well in body and sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be to Almighty God doe make ordeyne this my last will and Testament in manner following first I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping though the meritous death and sufering of Jesus Christ my Saviour and redeemer to receive Free pardon of all my sins and for my body I comitt the same to the earth from whence it came to be decently bured att the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named and as for my worldly estate I dispose thereof as followeth ffirst I give and devise unto my loveing wife Martha Toomes all my Freehold land tenements and hereditaments lyeing in Potterspury aforesaid and Yardley aforesaid to hold the same for and during the Terme of her natural life and from and after her decease I give and devise one moiety thereof to her heires and Assignes and the other moiety thereof I give and devise unto my two sisters Sarah Woodward and Ann Toomes their heirs and Assignes for ever Item I give unto my said wife Martha Toomes all my goods chattels and personall estate whatsoever and I doe make and ordayne my said wife full Executrix of this my last will and Testament revoking all former wills by me made In wittnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the Ninth day of January In the ffyte [5^th] yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord George by the Grace of God of Great Brittaine ffrance and Ireland King defender of the faith etc. Annoq Dni 1718

John Toomes

Signed Sealed published and declared to be the last will and Testament of the said John Toomes and witnessed by us in the presence of the Testator

Leo: Thomson

Richard Brown

Ri: Hatch

Inventory of John Tooms of Yardley Gobion, 1720.

Buried 12 April 1720

Exhibited 16 April 1720

A trwe inmetary of John Tooms Goods & Chatell

	£	s	d
for Close & pocket mony five pound	5	0	0
for bed & beding in the parlor & other Goods at three pounds	3	0	0
In the hall atabel & Chears at ten shilings	0	10	0
In the Chichin for puter & brase & other Lumber	2	0	0
for bed & beding in the Chambers at threee pounds	3	0	0
In the butery tubs & barils at fiftein shilings	0	15	0
for the teime & harnish at twenty pounds	20	0	0
for the Cowors in the yard at ten pounds	10	0	0
for the sheep & hougs at fore pounds	4	0	0
for wagons & carts & plous & harros & other implyments	12	0	0
for wood & houel and other Lumber at fore pounds	4	0	0
for wheat in the barne twelve pounds	12	0	0
for the hay at three pounds	3	0	0
for sax & bushils & sives forkes & Rackes & all other Implyments	0	15	0
for the poltery at ten shilings	0	10	0
for the dong at on pound ten shilings	1	10	0
for wheat and barly at three pouns	60	0	0
for peas & beans at twenty pounds	20	0	0
for three pounds of Lent mony	3	0	0
	165	0	0
praised by us
John Horton [scribe]
Gabrill T Tooms his marke
william brown