Richard Garrett will

Date of will

30 July 1637

Status

wickerman

Abode when will written

Hanslope, Buckinghamshire

Date of probate

9 October 1637

Summary of will

Left his house between his wife and son with his daughter Jane receiving 1 shilling and is daughter Anne receiving the use of her bedroom while she remained single

Persons mentioned in will:

Name	Relation	Abode	Role	Notes
Elizabeth Garrett	Wife		beneficiary executor	Bequeathed the house with son Edmund + residue of estate
Edmund Garrett	Son		beneficiary	Bequeathed the house with his mother Elizabeth
Jane Parsons	Daughter		beneficiary	Left 1 shilling
Anne Garrett	Daughter		beneficiary	Left use of bed and furniture in her room while she is singl
Henry Hall			witness
Richard Carter			witness
Edmund Tomkins			witness

Source: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, reference D/A/We/31/264
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Source: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, reference D/A/We/31/264
The original document from which this image has been taken is held by the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, County Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1UU, UK. Copies may be made for private use, but anyone wishing to publish the will, in whole or in part, or to reproduce it on their website should contact the Centre. A photocopy of the will can be ordered from the Centre

In the name of god Amen I Richard Garrett of Hanslopp in the countie of Bucks wickerman sicke of bodie, but of perfect memorie, thankes be unto god thearefore doe make this my last will and testament the thirtieth daie of July anno dom 1637: in manner and forme followinge; Imprimis I comitt my soule into the handes of allmightie god, and my bodie to be buried at the discretion of my freinds; Item I give to my wife Eliza and to my sonne Edmund this howse whearein I now live and to the longer liver of them and to theire heires forever; Item I give to my daughter Jane Parsons one shillinge; Item I give unto my daughter Anne Garrett the bedd whearein she nowe lyeth with all the furniture belonginge to it, and the chamber wheare she now liys to come and goe and the chimerey to make use of it so long as she keepes herselfe single The rest of my goods unbequeathed, my debts beinge paide and my legacies beinge dischardged I give to my wife Elizabeth Garrett, whome I make executrix of this my last will and testament; these being witnesses Henry Hall Richard Carter Edmund Tomkins

Proved 9th October 1637