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Francis Campion 1702

In the name of God Amen I Francis Campion of Rushden in the County of Northampton Husbandman being sick & weake of Body But of sound & perfect mind memory & understanding (thanks be to God) Doe make & declare my last will & testament as followeth (viz) first & principally I give & bequeath my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Heavenly Father Hopeing to be saved by & through the alone meritts of Jesus Christ my only Saviouor & Redeemer My Body I comitt to the Earth to be decently Buried And as for my Worldly Estate which it has pleased God to bestow on me I give bequeath & dispose the same as followeth (after my Debts & funerall Charges paid or diducted) Imprimis I Doe hereby give & bequeath unto my Brother William Campion of Rushden aforesaid yeoman the sume of Threescore & ten pounds of lawfull money of England. Item I Doe hereby give & bequeath unto my Brother Thomas Campion the sume of threescore & ten pounds of like lawfull money of England And my Silver Tankerd. Item I Doe hereby likewise give & bequeath unto my Sister Susanna the wife of Henry Lambe of Higham Ferrers in the County of Northampton aforesaid Butcher the sume of tenn poundes of like lawfull money of England.
Item I Doe hereby Give & bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth wife of John Wells of Woodall in the County of Bedford Graiser the sume of ten poundes of like lawfull money of England.
Item I Doe hereby Give & bequeath unto my neice Susanna Lambe Daughter of the said Henry Lambe the sume of seven pounds of like lawfull money of England to be paid her when she shall attaine the age of one & twenty yeares.
Item I Doe hereby Give & bequeath unto my neice Mary Lambe daughter of the said Henry Lambe the sume of seven pounds of like lawfull money of England to be paid her when she shall attaine the Age of one & twenty yeares.
Item I Doe hereby Give & bequeath unto my neice Martha Lambe Daughter of the said Henry Lambe the sume of seven pounds of like lawfull money of England to be paid her when she shall attaine the age of one & twenty yeares.
And my will & meaning is that in case any of my said nieces Mary, Susanna or Martha shall Dye or depart this life before they shall attaine their said respective ages of one & twenty yeares then the portion or sume to her or them Soe Dyeing herein before bequeathed shall be equally divided between the survivors of them And in case two of them of the said Mary, Susanna, & Martha shall Dye or depart this life before they shall respectively attaine their said respective ages then the severall sumes to them severally herein before bequeathed shall goe & be paid to the survivor of them the said Mary Martha & Susanna at their or her said respective ages of one & twenty yeares.
Item I Doe hereby give & bequeath unto Mary Goode Daughter of George Goode late of Woodall aforesaid Husbandman dec’d the sume of seven poundes of like lawfull money of England to paid her when she shall attaine the age of one & twenty yeares.
Item I doe likewise Give & bequeath to George Goode sone of the aforesaid George Goode the sume of seven pounds of like lawfull money of England to be paid him when he shall attaine the age of one & twenty yeares.
And my will & meaning is that in case either of them the said Mary Goode or George Goode shall Dye or depart this life before she or he shall attaine their respective ages of one & twenty yeares that then & in such case the sume to her or him soe dyeing shall goe & be paid to the survivor of them at her or his said respective age of One & twenty yeares.

Francis
Campion


Proved 1702

Transcribed by Jacky Lawrence
Ref: NRO N Will 3rd Series Book X No 324


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