The Will of Seth Staunton

 

Will of Seth Staunton of Salop 1674 (proved 1687)   Be it known unto all men by these psents that I Seth STAUNTON of Stanley in the County of Salop Yeoman for divers good causes and consideracons mee specially moveing have been given granted and by these psents doe and grant unto my son George STANNTON and unto my daughter Jane STANNTON and to theire own proper use for ever all and singular all my goods and chattles reall and psonall plate ready money wares debts bills and bonds and all other my sessions and things whatsoever the same be moveable and unmoveable as well quick as dead and of what nature kind qualitie or condicon so ever the same be of and whose hands custody or possession and ever place or places the same are or shall be found - To have and to hold all and singuler the sd goods chattells plate ready money debts wares and things affore specifyed unto the said Seth STANNTON and unto the onely and proper use and behoofe of my sd son and daughter theire /heirs executors and admrators or assignes for ever without any clame or demand thereunto or to any part or percell thereof be made by me the sd Seth STANNTON my executors administrators or assigns of or any other pson or persons whatsoever and for the better testimony of the truth herein and the execution of the same gift I the sd Seth STANNTON have put my s(e?)l son and daughter in full possession of the prmissis unto the use and behoofe aforesd by the delivery of one piece of silver to the same Geo: STANNTON and Jane BILLINGSLEY in the name and possesion of all the sd goods chatells plate mone debts & things whatsoever afforesd In - witness whereof I have subscribed these psents and have selaed and devliered the same as my deed the 25th day of J(o?)uly in ye yeare of or Lord God One Thousand Six Hundred Sevety & Foure sealed & delivered in the psence of Michael BILLINGSLEY William WILLES Seth STANTON   Administration bond, setting out the penalty payable (£100) if the terms of the bond weren’t met, that is if George didn't adminster his father's estate properly in accordance with the law.     Noverint universi per p(re)sentes nos Georgius STAUNTON p(…?) Baswich in com(itate) Staffordie Miller et W(illelmu?)s Nightingale de Civitate Lich: Taylor teneri et firm(ite)r obligari Rich(ard)o Raines Milite et legato Doctori Com(iss)ario Generali Rsdim Chri patris & Dm Dm Thome p(ro)mi(ss)ione? Dea Lich: & Coven Epi…. Chr… fulcit in Centum ---- ---- Libris bona & legalis moneta Ang(licana) & solvendis eid[em] Rich(ard)o Raines aut suo certo Attornato Extoribus Ad(iu)toribus vel assignatis suis ad quamquid soluc(i)o(n)em bene & fidel(it)er faciend(um) obligamus nos et (utr….d) p(er) se pl…? & in solido heredes ex(ecutor)es et Ad(iu)tores nostros --- firm(it)er per pod…tes sigillis n(ost)ris Sigillat Dat Vicesimo Septimo die mensis Decembris Anno D(o)m(in)I 1687 Annoq(…) RRs D(o)m(in)I nostro Jacobi Secundi Dei Gratia Ang &c   [translation of Latin: Know all men by these presents that we George Staunton (….?) Baswich in the county of Stafford Miller and William? Nightingale of the city of Lichfield tailor are held and firmly bound to Richard Raines, knight, doctor of laws (……………………) of Thomas (………..) Deacon of Lichfield and Bishop of Coventry to pay one hundred pounds of good and lawful money of England to the same Richard Raines or to his true representative executors assistants or assigns for which payment well and truly we do bind ourselves (………… ) and our heirs and executors sealed with our seal the twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord God 1687 (…....) and of our Lord James the Second of England etc.] The condicon of this obligacon is such that if the above bounden George STAUNTON naturell and lawfull sonne of Seth STAUNTON late of Worfield (Hom & decd?) To whom the adion of all and singular the goods rights and credits of the sd decd is by the above named Dr Richard RAINES comitted and granted do and shall well and fauthfully admstr ye sd goods & chattles according to the tenor or a deed of guift or instrument made by the said deceased to him the sd George STAUNTON - And make yeild up and exhibit unto the sd Dr Rich RAINES or any other competent judge in this behalf authorized a true & perfect invenry (Acct?) paymt and delivery of all and singular such goods and chattles of the sd decd as the sd admrat shall have receive admstr or may lawfully come by by vertue of the sd letters of adion to be dividedordered and adminstred as by ye sd Sr Richard RAINES or any other competent judge in this behalfe shall seem to stand w(th?) equity and justice and lastly do and shall upon therieown proper costes and charges save defend and keep harmeless the sd Sr Rich RAINES and all other officers and minsiters of this behalfe authorized for comitting and granting the sd letters of adion then this bond to be ver(....?) [poss.verified?] or else to stand in full force & vertue Sealed and delivered in the prsence of Nath Hinckes Gorgii Staunton Wm Nightingale   There is also a grant of administration made by the Lichfield church court (by John Husband, a senior cleric) to George Stannton. It refers to him as George Stannton of Baswich in Staffordshire, the son of Seth Stannton of Worfield, who died intestate. translator Kerrywood suggests that may be the will was invalid due to there not being an executor.   Will held at Lichfield Archives