Description:

Documents:
1. Will dated 6 July 1739
Beneficiaries: His land, bought from 'Richet davice' and his wife to his executors to pay for his funeral.
To his son, Phillip, his best hat and best coat, 'wascot and breethees [britches?]and to paire of good shooss and one paire of good boots and an ould silk wascot'.
He leaves 'the bed that is under mee to my dayter mary …and the secod best pott and the midell kettell and her mothers chest upon account of looking ufter me until I dye', together with half her mother's pewter.
The rest of his goods are to pay for his funeral and if there is any surplus it is left to his youngest children

Executors: his sons, John and Henry. .

Signed by the testator.

Witnesses: John Waters, Elizabeth Waters and Daniell Jones.

Date of Probate: 22 March 1739/40 .

2. Inventory: dated, 17 March 1739/40 , value £28 2 0d. Appraisers John Waters and Thomas Beavan.

Observations:

The inventory shows he seems to have been a snappy dresser; the value of his clothes at £2 10 0d. was quite high too. He also had some valuable furniture in a cupboard, a press, a clock and a warming pan, unfortunately part of the inventory is missing. 6 documents in all.