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Transcribed by Alan & Juliet Pack
Francis Wilson 1618

Rushden

In the name of God Amen The nyne and Twentyth day of September in the yeare of our Lord on[e] Thousand Six hundred and Eyghteen; I Franncis Wilson of Rushden in the Countie of North[ampton] Labourer, being sick in bodie but whole in mind and in good and p[er]fect memorie laude and praise be unto God therfore Doe ordayne and make my Testament contayning herin my last will in form and manner folling: first I bequeath my soule to Almightie God my creatour and redeemer and my bodie to be buried in p[ar]ish church yard of Rushden afforsayd. Ite[m] I bequeath unto Elizabeth my daughter xx s. to be payd unto her at the xxiiij th of her age. Ite[m] I bequeath unto Marie my daughter xx s. to be payd unto her at xxj yeares of her age. It[em] I bequeath unto Alice my daughter xx s. to be payd unto her at the xxj th year of her age. It[em] I bequeath unto Prudence my daughter xx s. to be payd at xxj th yeare of her age It[em] I geve unto Susan my daughter xx s. to be payd at the xxj th yeare of her age It[em] I geve unto Henrey my sonne xx s. to be be payd unto him at the sixt yeare of his age. It[em] I gev unto Hugh my sonne xx s. to be payd unto him at the xxj th yeare of his age It[em] my will is that Hugh my sonn shall pay unto Henrie my sonn xl s. at the time when he shall enter of this hous[e] in which I nowe dwell. It[em] all the rest of my goods unbequeathed I gev unto Ursula my wife whom I mak. my sole Executrix of this my sayd will and Testament and I appoint for my overseeres Robert May & John Burge

Francs Wilson his mark
Witnes to this the sayd Ursula Wilson
Robert May
John Burge
Thomas Adderton


Ref: NRO Northants Wills 2nd Series Book P 119
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