Will Details

Will of Richard Goodman

Date of will 22 October 1540
Status  
Abode when will written Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire
Date of probate not available
Summary of will not available
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
Elisabeth Goodman Wife  Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire  beneficiary executor    
Richard Wadward     witness    
Raffe Addington Father in Law    trustee/overseer    
Jone Goodman Daughter    beneficiary    
Margarytt Goodman Daughter    beneficiary    
Nycholas Goodman Brother    beneficiary    
John Goodman Brother    executor    
Richard Wardington     witness    
John Goodman Son    beneficiary    
Source:  Northampton Record Office,  reference 

In the name of god and the yere of our Lord god 1540 the xxij day of october in the xxxij yere of our soveryne Lord kyng henry the viij I Rychard Goodman of yerdeley gubyn in parish of est pury seke in body and hole in mynd make this my testament and last wyll after thys manner and forme folowyng first I bequeth my soulle to allmyghty god and to our lady sent mary and to all the holy company of heven and my body to be buryed in the churchyard of est pury Item I bequeth to church of Lincoln ijd Item I bequeth to the hye aulter of est pury to repare yt ij stryke barley Item I bequeth to ye sepulchre light ij stryke of barley Item I bequeth to the Rodde light iiijd Item I bequeth to the bellys vjd Item I bequeth to ye torches iiijd Item to my brother nycholas for A bullock xvs to saine Nycholas for wagys iijs iiijd Item I bequeth to maintenance of the soull priest of yardley Alsoe A quarter of barley Itm I bequeth to John my son my best horse and A cowe of the best and A pare and a quarter of barley Item I bequeth to margarytt my daughter the next cowe and a pewter dyssh and A platter and a payre of shetts and a quarter of barley Item I bequeth to my daughter Jone A cowe of the best next and A payre of shetts and a quarter of barley Item I wyll that yf god do hys wyll over my children than over to be An others heyre and than I wyll that my wyff shall cawse a trentall Jan- for me and myne Item I constitute and make elsabeth my wife and my brother John goodman my full executors and the Resydewe of my goods not bequeathed my funeral expenses and debts payd I gyve to elsabeth my wyll Item I make the supervisors of my wyll Rafe Addington my father in lawe theys be the testes Richard Wadward and Richard wardington with other men

(est pury = East Pury = Potterspury)