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Will of Anthony Farrow

Date of will 3 November 1606
Status labourer 
Abode when will written Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
Date of probate 20 March 1607
Summary of will Left amounts of money to many of his friends and relations children The residue of the estate bequeathed to wife Joane Farrow Left Rowland Hill the clerk 12 d to sing some godly psalms at his funeral! 
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
Joane Farrow Wife    beneficiary executor   Left residue of estate as unless she remarries 
Mathew Farrow Brother      Children left a crown between them 
Mary Atty     beneficiary   Left a chest 
Edmond Atty     beneficiary   Left 5 shillings 
Thomas Mosely       Children left 10 shillings between them 
Odell Brother      Children left 8 shillings between them 
John Corbie       Children left 3 shillings between them 
John Gardiner   Stratford, Buckinghamshire    Children left 3 shillings between them 
Thomas Corck       Son left 12 pence 
Thomas Daves       3 sons left 3 shillings between them 
An Harris     beneficiary   God daughter of Anthony Farrow left 12 pence 
Thomas Church   Crawley    Children left 2 shillings between them 
Rowland Hill Clerk    beneficiary   Left 12 pence to sing psalms at burial of Anthony Farrow 
John Foster        
Anthony Foster     beneficiary trustee/overseer   Son of Mr. John Foster left 3 shillings 
Robert Brafield     beneficiary trustee/overseer   Left 3 shillings 
Mary Foster     beneficiary   Left 3 shillings 
Jane Foster     beneficiary   Left 3 shillings 
Source:  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference  probate copy D/A/We/17/164
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

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Source: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference probate copy D/A/We/17/164
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 the third daie of November Ano Dim 1606 I Anthony Farrow of Hanslapp in the Countie of Bucks laborer bing ill and diseased in my body but of p[er]fect remembrance thanks be to Almightie god do make this my last will and testament following  first I bequeath my soule to Almightie god and my body to be buried in Hanslapp Church yard aforesaid   Also I geve and bequeath to Mary Atty Mr Attyes daughter my great cheste  Also I geve to my Brother Mathew Farrowes three children a crowne to be devided among them  And more to his sone Edmond at London fyve shillings  Also to Thomas Moselys children tene shillings to be devided among them which he had by my sister  Also I geve to my brother Odells children eight shillings to be devided among them   Also I geve to John Corbies children three shillings to be devided among them  Also I geve to John Gardiners children of Stratford three shillings  to be devided among them  Also to Thomas Corcks sone xij d  To Thomas Daves three boyes iij s to be devided among them  Also I geve to tenne of the porest widowes in Hanslapp ten grots to every one a grote   Also I geve to my god daughter An Harris xij d  Also I geve to Thomas Churches children of Croly ij s  to be devided among them  Also I geve unto Rowland Hill clarke to sing some godlie psalms at my buriall xij d and to two other which he shall appoint vj d a peece  The rest of all my goods and chattells as well moveable as immoveable my debts being payd and my ordynarie funerall dischardged I geve and bequeath to Joane my wife whom I make my sole executrix of this my last will and testament yf she kepe her selfe unmaried  But if she do marry then the rest of my said goods and chattells unbequeathed shalbe (at my overseers discretion) to be given and bequeathed or distributed to the rest of my kinsfolke then lyving    Mr John Fosters sonne Anthony Foster and Robert Brafield my overseers to se this my last will and testament iustly performed and for their paines I doe geve them iij s a peece These being witnesses    And further I geve to my land ladies Misses Mary Foster and Misses Jane Foster iij s a peece and if one of them do dye before they have their legacys then she that is lyving longest shall have the hole vij s    Anthony Farrows mark

Robert Brafields mark  Rowland Hills mark

 the Sexton shall ring but one bell afore and after and to him xij d for his paines

Proved 20th March 1607

 

 

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