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Will detail

Will of Robert Johnson of West Chiltington

Date signed: 25 Dec 1559, Probate date: Not given

In the name of god Amen the xxvth daie of December in the yere of o[ur] Lorde god 1559 I ROBERT JOHNSON of the p[ar]ishe of WEST CHILTINGTON in the countie of Sussex beinge sicke in bodie but whole and p[er]fecte of memorye ordayne and make this my Last will and testament in maner and forme folowinge First I bequethe my Soule unto Allmyghtie god and o[ur] blessed Ladie Saint Marie and to all the glorious company in heaven and my bodie to be buried in the church yarde of CHILTINGTON

Item I bequeath unto the mother church of Chichester iid

Item I bequeath unto ev[er]y one of my god children id a pece

Item I give unto THOMAS my Sonne xxs

Item I give unto WILL[IA]M my Sonne xxs

Item I give unto ANNE my daughter xxs to be paide them the space of ii yeres aft[er] my deathe by my executrix

The Rest of my goodes my debts being paied and Legacies fulfilled I give and bequethe unto JOHANE my wiffe whome I make my whole executrix and I ordayne and make ROB[ER]T JOHNSON my Sonne my Ov[er]seer of this my last Will to se all things herin fulfilled and he to have for his paynes takynge xiid Recordes[?] herunto ELLIS MERSHER and RIC[HARD] SIRGEANT w[i]t[h] others

Proved Storrington

Transcribed by:

Norma Podesta.

Notes about this will:

Chichester Archdeaconry – STCI/9 f 120

Source:

Unknown.

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