The Will of Thomas Green

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The Will of Thomas Green

In the Name of God Amen Thomas Green of Wallesey in the County of Chester Yeoman being weak of Body but of Sound & perfect Memory knowing the uncertainty of my departure out of this Life doe make & ordaine this my last Will & Testamt in Manner following first and Principally I Bequeath my Soul to God Almighty my Creator hopeing through & by the Meritts & Sufferings of Jesus Christ my Saviour & Redeemer to Receive free pardon & Remission of all my Sins & my body to the Earth from whence it Came to be Buried in Christian Buriall at the Discretion of my Executx hereinafter named & as to that Estate wch the Lord in his Mercy hath Bestowed upon me my Will & Pleasure is that after the Probate of this my Will & all my Debts & ffunerall Expences are fully discharged & satisfied ……the Remainder of all my Estate of what Nature or kind soever the same is or in whose Hands soever the same or any part thereof shall or may be found to my son John Green & that the same shall be fully & wholly Improved to the Sole use & behoof of my sd Son John by my Executx (whom I trust to bring my sd son up in Some Learning & Laudable Education until he attains Such Lawfull age as he can or may Improve & Manage the same himself) & this is my Will I Leave my Loveing Sister Elizabeth Green to be my Sole Executrix & doe hereby Renounce & make void all or any other Will or Wills by me at any time heretofore made & pronounce this my Last Will & Testamt In Witness where of I have hereunto sett my Hand & seal this twentieth day of October 1713
Thomas X Green his mark

(Attestation Clause)
John fforshall
Saml Hill
Hen Robinson

Proved 26 July 1714 at Chester Elizabeth Green renouncing Henry Green brother of deceased being granted administration

A true & perfect Inventory of the Goods & Chattells Debts & Creditts of Thomas Green Late of Wallesey in the County of Chester dec'd

viewed & Prized by John Robinson, Thomas Bennet & Henry Robinson the third day of November 1713

to Barley at his owne Barne unthrasht	27:00:00
to Pease at Thomasons barne & elsewhere	01:00:00
to oates at Thomassons barne	05:00:00
to wheat at his own barn	02:00:00
to Hay	05:00:00
to Rye	01:00:00
to ffive Cowes & one Heifer	17:00:00
to four Young beasts	04:00:00
to two Mares one Nagg & three Colts	23:00:00
to one Sow & four Piggs	04:10:00
to three Geese	00:03:00
to one Corn Cart & wheels one muck Cart & draught} Harrowes & Swingletrees}	04:00:00
to the plowes & plow geer	00:10:00
to treases Collars Chrines Packetts	00:10:00
to three Ladders	00:12:00
to Spades Pitchforks yelves Sythes Cowrake & Mattock	00:05:00
to Winnow Clothes sacks Sieves weeding tongs	00:12:00

In the Kitchen
One furnace pan, a Cheese press, Cheese tubb, crook, Pales} Churn other trene ware & a Cratch}	00:08:00
To two Cheese fatts	00:03:00

In the Cheese Loft
Eight Hundred of Cheese	00:08:00
to undrest & drest flax & Hemp	00:06:08
to a webb of Packin	00:02:06
to a Small table	00:02:06

In the Parlour
to one pair of bedsteads & ….old feather beds &b coverlet	01:10:00
to another pair of bed steads one feather bedd two boulsters	02:00:00
to three Small Chaire & two Chests	00:09:00
	96:17:00
In the higher Chamber
to two pair of bed stocks two Chaff beds four blankets	00:12:00
& two pair of round sheets	00:12:00
To two turnells two wheels one forum & an old table Leafe and one Long Spinning wheele	00:03:00
To one old tressell a pair of weighs	00:00:06

In the Loft over the Stables
To one pair of bedstocks & some old lumber of husbandry	00:03:04

In the Cellar
To one Shillage & some bottles Coales & kannell & Some potatoes	00:15:00

In the Room over the Cellar
To one halfe measure one peck some Muggs Sheering hook & some feathers	00:05:00
to a Buckett & Rope at the well 2s to Cratches 2s	00:04:00

In the House
to eleven pewter dishes some pewter plates & a tankard	01:02:00
to one Cupboard Some bottles a small Lookeing glass one} earthen punchbowle & some ……..dishes}	00:11:00
to one old dishboard one Joynt Stoole & other stooles & Little Chaires	00:04:00
to one table frame forme & bench	00:05:00
to two Iron potts one brandrett a brass skillet tosting Iron & Spitt & Rack	00:08:00
to an old Gun	00:04:00
to one stone Pumming trough & frying pan	00:00:06
to fire grate pair of tongs & bellowes	00:04:00
to a parcel of wheat sowen	00:16:00
to six pair of sheets one table Cloath & Napkins	01:02:00
to some Raw yarne	01:01:00
to saddle & bridle & all manner of wearing apparell	02:00:00
to due for old field hay Rent by Samll Dean	01:06:00
to due for wheat straw sold to mr Tho: Barnes	00:16:08
to oweing by Jon Smith	00:07:02
	108:09:08
Debts of the sd Tho: Green
to John Egerton Esq for arrear of this yeares growing Rent	30:00:00
to Elizabeth Green his Sister	25:00:00
to the use of Priscilla Wilson	10:00:00
to Thomas Harrison of Mells	03:00:00
to John Robinson for Rent of Ground	01:16:00
to the performance of a Covent for the erecting of a Cottage on Esq Egertons Land at the Leasow end	05:00:00
	74:16:00

Seen & apprised by us as aforesd
John Robinson
Thomas X Bennett his marke
Hen Robinson

(Note: The above inventory is priced in Pounds, Shillings & Pence £.s.d)

This Will was kindly transcribed and sent in by Ros.

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