William Hougton will

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Date of will

2 October 1540

Status

Probably a Husbandman.

Abode when will written

Hanslope

Date of probate

1540

Summary of will

Expresses wish to be buried at Hanslope. Bequeaths half his crops etc to sons John and Thomas, together with (unnamed) wife. Other bequests to daughter Ezabell, to (assumed) daughter P[ar]nell, and to (assumed) son George. Appoints his wife and brother Richard as executors. Specific debts to be paid to other named persons.

Persons mentioned in will:

Name	Relation	Abode	Role	Notes
Thomas Houghton	Son		beneficiary	bequeathed half his crops, and a pan
John Houghton	Son		beneficiary	bequeathed half his crops, and a pot
? Houghton	Wife		beneficiary executor	not named, but bequeathed half his crops.
Ezabell Houghton	Daughter		beneficiary	bequeathed a calf
Parnell Houghton	see comments		beneficiary	bequeathed a calf. assumed to be a daughter. spelt pnell in
George Houghton	see comments		beneficiary	bequeathed a calf. assumed to be a son.
Richard Houghton	Brother		executor witness
Andrew Tatam			beneficiary	owed 11d
Nycolas Tatam			beneficiary	owed 2s
William Travell			beneficiary	owed 2s
Henry Travell			beneficiary	owed 40s 6d for a whole year rent
Thomas Presse			beneficiary	owed 4d
John Houghton			beneficiary	owed 16d
Thomas Ylam			beneficiary	owed 3d
Robert Russet			beneficiary	owed 12s 6d
Richard Cocks			witness
Edward Knaysborough			witness

Notes

No copy of any probate or administration is available.

Source: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, reference Probate copy: D/A/We/3/380
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In dei no[min]e Ame[n] in the yere of o[u]^r Lorde god 1540 & the seconde
daie of october I will[ia]m hougto[n] seke in body but hole in mynde make
my testame[n]t and last will after this man[ner] fyrst I bequeth my soule
to allmyghty god w[hi]^ch hathe redemed me & putteth me holly untill his
m[er]sy to ordre my soule after his will and plesure & not after my deserts
Also my body to be buried in the Churchyard of hanslapp In primis I
bequeth to the mother church of lincoll[n] ij^d It[e]m I bequeth to the hie
alter for tythes forgoten iiij^d It[e]m I bequeth to John my sone & Thomas
to have and occupy halffe my croppe w[ith] my wife w[ith] termes and all
man[ner] of thing[s] that [be]longs to husbandry I bequeth t[o] Ezabell my
Daughter a calffe It[e]m I bequeth to p[ar]nell a calff It[e]m I bequeth
to george a calffe It[e]m I bequeth to John my son a pot and Thomas
my son a pane The resydue my goods to be orderyd and dysposed be my
wyf[e] & Richard houghton my brother Whom I make my full execut[or] to
ordre & dyspose it for my soule helth and to my power childern & for the[ir]
wante p[ro]vyded alway that all singuler debtts that I have be payde out
of all my hole goods that ys to saye xvj^d to Thurstan **ythe xj^d to
Andrew Tatam ij^s to Nycolas tatam ij^s to will[ia]m travell It[e]m for my hole
yere rent xl^s vj^d to henry travell iij^d to Thomas presse xvj^d to
John Houghton iij^d ** to Thomas ylam xij^s vj^d to Robert Russet thees
beying Witnesse[s] Richard houghto[n] Richard Cocks Edward Knaysborough
prest w[ith] other mo[re].

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Line 15 - "power" may be a variant of "poor"
Line 22 - "prest" is probably a contraction for "present", but could be a variant of "priest"