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Will of Thomas Daddow, dated 1 August 1715

Gorran
26th Feb 1716
Thomas Daddowe
 
In the name of God Amen I Thomas daddow of the parish
of Gorran in the County of Cornwall yeman being weake
In body but of sound and perfect Memory thanks
be to Allmighty God for the same doe ordaine and make
this to be my last will & testament in Manner
and forme Following being the fist day of Augus
In on thousand seven hundred and fifteen
Imprimis I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty God my Maker
And to Jesus Christ my Redeemer And my body to Chriistan burial
According to the discretion of my Executors hearafter
Named
Item I give and bequey to my kinswoman Jeane hoker
fower pounds to be payd as she hath need by the
decersan of my Executor
Item I give and bequeay unto my kinsman John Jefery
five pounds to be payd with in 10 yeares affter
my desease
Item I give and bequey unto my kinsman Edmund
Norden?
five pounds to be payd with in 10
years After my dease
Item I give and bequey to the poore of my
parish of Gorran twenty five pounds to be
to be payd by my Executor in twenty shillings xxxxx
beginning att Easter after my dease and soe to
Continue Every Easter after till the money be
up
And I doe make my daughter in lawe Jane Xxxxx
daddow
of all I have my whole and Sole Executor for this
to full my will
witness my hand
and seale in present of

the sine of
Thomas dadow

Thomas Calfe (signed)
Margaret hoccin? (signed)

A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods of Thomas
daddow
late of the parish of Gorran taken & apprised
by John Hoyle & James Nott both of the said pish the
Eleventh day of february 1716 and is as Followeth

  £ s d  
Imprimis for his purse & girdle and wearing apparell 1 10 00  
Item for his bed with it furniture 2 00 00  
Item for his money and one astate 42 00 00  
Item for debts sperate & desperate 00 05 00  
Item for goods forgotten & not seen 00 01 00  
the whole is  45 16 00  
John Hoyle
James Nott
       

 
N.B.
Words in both italics and brackets are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
Source:
CRO: AP/D/1184

Contributed by Sue Boyland

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