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Will of Mary James

Date of will 26 October 1618
Status widow 
Abode when will written Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
Date of probate 13 January 1619
Summary of will Bequeathed house to her brother Christopher Fisher and household items to her nephews and nieces Left money to the poor of Hanslope 
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
Mary Travill Niece    beneficiary   God daughter left household items and 10 shillings 
Annie Travell Niece    beneficiary   Left household items and 10 shillings 
Annie Fisher Niece    beneficiary   Left household items 
Ellen Fisher Sister    beneficiary   Left household items and wearing apparel  
John Fisher Nephew    beneficiary   Left a kettle 
Alice Hearne     beneficiary   Left a brass pot 
Jane Peake Servant    beneficiary   Left household items 
William Fisher     beneficiary   Left a black cow 
John Fisher     beneficiary   Left a black cow 
Christopher Fisher Brother    beneficiary executor witness   Left a house 
Thomas Parratt     witness    
Robert     witness   Family name unclear 
Annie Travell Sister       
Source:  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference  probate copy D/A/We/27/30; original D/A/Wf//22/265
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/27/30; original D/A/Wf//22/265
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: in the yeare of our lorde god 1618: and the 26th daye of October I Mary James late wife of Thomas James of Hansloppe in the countie of Bucks: widowe, beinge sicke in bodie, but whole in minde, of good and perfecte remembrance, thankes be to god, doe ordaine and make this my laste will and testament in manner and forme followinge;  firste I give and bequeath my soule, to allmightie god trusting most assuredly in the mercye of Christ Jesus to enioye life eternall, and my bodie to be buried in Christian order;  Item I give to the poore of Hansloppe vj s viij d to be distributed by my executor:  Item I give to my god daughter Mary Travill my sisters daughter one cubberd, three platters one candlesticke, one pann twoe bowles, one kettle, my best cheste, twoe paire of sheetes, one brasse pott, one skimmer and x s in money;  Item I give to my Neece Annie Travill, one mattrice one  coverlett one blanckett, twoe paires of sheetes, one plaine cofer, twoe booles, one little brasse pott, one chafinge dishe and x s in money;  Item I give to the aforesaide Mary Travell and Annie Travell my pied cowe to be equally devided betweene them;  Item I give unto Annie Fisher my neece one candlesticke of brasse, one platter and one cofer;  Item I give to my sister  Ellenn, one beddsteede, one boulster, one mattrice, one basonne, one table with the tressells, one forme,  one buffett stoole, all my wearinge apparell;  Item I give to John Fisher my nephewe one kettle;  Item I give to Alice Hearne my brasse pott standinge in the nether howse;  Item I give to my sister Ellens sonnes William and John one blacke cowe;  Item I give to my god chilldren xij d a peece;  Item I give to my maide Jane Peake, one barrell one tubb, one pewter dishe,  one posnett, and one cofer;  Item I give to my brother Christopher Fisher, my howse wherein I dwell duringe his life, which was given to him by my husband Thomas James in trust for my use, and doe make him my sole and whole executor of this my laste will and testament;  and my will is that wheare my husband Thomas James did give to Willyam Cooke for tearme of his life in trust to my use the howse wheare nowe I dwell;  I doe give and bequeath it to my sister Annie Travells daughters Mary Travill, and Annie Travill duringe the life of Willyam Cooke, to begine after my decease and my brother Christopher Fisher;  In witnes to this my laste will and testament I have set my hande and seale, the  xxix th of October in the yeare above saide  Witnesses Robert ... Christopher Fisher and Thomas Parratt with others 

Proved 13th January 1618

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