William Watterson 1669

Archdeacon Will 1669A #051 German will of William Watterson, died 22 November 1669:
Summary: wife is alive, has a child, father & supervisor Thomas Watterson, mother is alive, witnesses & pledges: John Leece & William Cannell. 
?self: German parish register: William Waterson buried 25 December 1669.

The last will testament of William Watterson 
who departed this life the 22th of November 69    ffirst hee
comitted his soule to God & his bodye to Cristian buryall;    
Itm: he left his child to be kept by his on mother and 
by his wife the childs mother,   Itm: he left to his wife 
a heffer;   Itm: hee left a calfe to his on mother;   Itm: hee left 
to John Leece on shilling that was in his on hands;   Itm: 
he left a horsse to be sould to cleare him to the ground 
the first horse that they could get monyes for,   Itm: 
he left to his wiffe her on goods that shee brought 
with her and that there was twintye shillings of it 
in Corris his hand;   Itm: he said that he thought wth 
himself that there wad be devidsion in, and if they 
would come to devid that there was three hooges betwixt 
his wiffe & the child;    Itm: he left the corne to be at
thrash to pay what he was behind for the mille
It: also I leave my child my true & lawfull executor
Testes
  John Leece  }
  Will: Canell} jurati
                   The grandfather Tho: Watterson is sworn
                   supvisor being ye next related 
                            pbatum et solvit xijd
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                   January the 17th 1669
The Inventory of the goods of Willm: Wattrson
deseased praised by 4 swarn men whose names ensue
Emprmis in clouse .....................  0£ - 7s - 8d 
In hempe & flaxe ......................  0 - 1 - 0 
Item: on pound of smole yoarne ........  0 - 0 - 10 
Item: in wodden vessels ...............  0 - 0 - 10 
Item: a charre & 3 little boords ......  0 - 1 - 0 
Item: halfe a poott  ..................  0 - 2 - 0 
Item: in sives ........................  0  0 - 4 
Item: in sickels  .....................  0 - 0 - 2 
Item: the halfe of twoo chist .........  0 - 2 - 4 
Item halfe bedsted ....................  0 - 1 - 2 
Item: in sheep ........................  0 - 4 - 3 
Item: half a turf spaid ...............  0 - 
Item: halfe a cowe ....................  0 - 8 - 0 
Itm: half a oxe & half stirk ..........  0 - 15 - 0 
the names of the praisers 
    Jo: Leece
    Willm: Canell
    Tho: Crelling 
    Tho: Craine 

More to bee aded to the abovsd Inventory
Itm: in hamper and flaxe seede .........  0s - 6d 
Itm: on blanket & on sheett ............  8 - 0 
Itm: his wearing cloase & hatt .........  4 - 0 
Itm: in monyes .........................  16 - 9 
Itm: more in monie .....................  20 - 0 

praisers         pledges given in by ye grandfather 
   Jo: Leece          John Leese & Wm Cannell
   Wm Canell
   Thos: Crellinge
   Tho: Crayne  

Last Modified 8 April 2021