Description:

1. Will dated 29 June 1677
Beneficiaries:
To brother, John George, 1/-.
To the 4 children of brother William George, deceased, namely Samuel, William, Thomas and Rachel, £240 to be equally divided between them when they reach 21 in the mean time the interest to be used for their maintenance and education.
To sister, Joan, the interest on £100 paid yearly for her lifetime and on her death the £100 to be divided between her 2 children equally.
To sister Mary similarly a life interest on £100 with the capital to go to her daughter, Martha on her death.
To uncle, Hugh George, £5.
To cousins, Joan and John Delahay, £30 each.
To William Delahay, £30.
To cousin, Richard Morgan, £20.
To the daughter of Michael Morgan, goddaughter, £30.
To Mary Morgan, daughter of William Morgan, £10.
To the por of the parish of Clodock, £50 'to be kept as a stock for ever for and towards the buying of apparel for them against Christmas yearly'.
[ The will continues with detailed and somewhat complex instructions to Walter Phillipps, the executor regarding the recovery of sums of money that the testator has out on mortgages and bonds for the paying of the legacies.]
To Walter Phillipps, all the residue and remainder of the estate.

Executor: Walter Phillipps.

Signed by testator

Witnesses: Joan Phillipps and William Wall.

Date of Probate: 2 November 1677 .

Observations:

As this is taken from a copy of the will deposited at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury there are no supporting documents.