Will Details

Will of Robert Porrott

Date of will 11 May 1658
Status gentleman 
Abode when will written Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
Date of probate 3 July 1658
Summary of will Bequeathed various amounts of money to his children and a sheep to each of his grandchildren. His wife Anne received residue of the estate 
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
Dorothy Brafield Daughter    beneficiary   Left 12 pence 
Thomas Parratt Son    beneficiary   Left 12 pence 
Margaret Scriven Daughter    beneficiary   Left 12 pencce 
Robert Parrott Son    beneficiary   Left 12 pence 
Luke Parrott Son    beneficiary   Left 12 pence 
Elizabeth Parrott Daughter    beneficiary   Left 12 pence 
James Parrott Son    beneficiary   Left £5 
John Parrott Son    beneficiary   Left £15 
Mary Parrott Daughter    beneficiary executor   Left £20 
Anne Parrott Daughter    beneficiary executor   Left £20 
Robert Brafield Grandchild    beneficiary   Left a sheep 
Mary Brafield Grandchild    beneficiary   Left a sheep 
John Scriven Grandchild    beneficiary   Left a sheep 
Jane Scriven Grandchild    beneficiary   Left a sheep 
Elizabeth Scriven Grandchild    beneficiary   Left a sheep 
Thomas Parratt Grandchild    beneficiary   Left a sheep 
Annie Parrott Wife    beneficiary   Left residue of estate 
John Brafield     witness    
Thomas Hootton     witness    
Source:  The National Archives,  reference  PROB 11/281
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Source: The National Archives,  reference PROB 11/281
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In the name of God Amen I Robert Porrott of Pinion end the youn ger of Hanslap in the county of Bucks beinge sicke in body but yet of good and perfect memorie (praised bee God for the same) doe make this my last will and Testament, Revokeing all my former wills and coudichells  Imprimis I doe give my Soule to God that gave it And my body I doe commend to the earth where of it was made to bee Interred in the parish church or churchyard of Hanslap aforesaid where it may with most convenience bee layd And for that small part and passell of this worldly estate which it hath pleased the Lord to lend mee I dispose of as followeth  ffirst I doe give to my daughter Dorothy Brafield Twelve pence to be paid within one yeare after my decease  Item I doe give to my sonne Thomas Parratt Twelve pence Item I doe give to  Item I doe give to my daughter Margart Scriven Twelve pence Item I doe give to sonne Robert Parrott Twelve pence  Item I doe give to my sonne Luke Parrott Twelve pence  Item I doe give to my daughter Elizabeth Twelve pence  Item I doe give to my sonne James Parrott ffive pounds  Item I doe give to my sonne John Parrott ffifteen pounds  Item I doe give to my daughter Mary Parrott Twenty pounds  Item I doe give to my daughter Anne Parrott Twentie pounds  Item I doe give to Robert Brafield my Grandchild one sheepe  Item I doe give to Mary Brafield my Grandchild one sheepe  Item I doe give to John Scriven my Grandchild one sheepe  Item I doe give to Jane Scriven my Grandchild one sheepe Item I doe give to Elizabeth Scriven one sheepe Item I doe give to Thomas Parratt my Grandchild one sheepe;  All the said severall legacies and bequests; My will is shall be well and truelie paid within one moneth after my decease Except onely to my sonne John Parrott his part and portion;  My will is shall remayne still in the hands of my Executors till such tyme as my sonne John shall comeforth and accomplish the tyme of his Apprentishipp; and then to bee paid to him And all the rest of my goods and Chattells undisposed of my ffunerall, debts, and this my will truely performed I doe give and bequeath to Annie Parrott my nowe wife, and to Mary Parrott, and to Annie Parrott my daughters And doe make them full Executors of this my Will In witnesse whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this Eleaventh day of May in the yeare of our Lord God One Thousand sixe hundred ffiftie eight 1658 Robert Parrott published as his last will and Testament in the presence of us the day and yeare above written, The marke of John Brafield, Tho: Hootton

Proved the 3rd July 1658