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Will detail

Will of John Barnard of West Chiltington

Date signed: 31 Jan 1672, Probate date: 15 Feb 1672

In the name of God Amen The one and Thirtieth [?] day of January Anno Dom[ini] 1671[/2] I JOHN BARNARD of WEST CHILTINGTON IN THE County of Sussex yeoman being Sick in body but in sound and perfect memorie (God bee thanked) Do make and ordaine my Last Will and Testament in man[n]er and forme following First I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Almighty God hopeing to bee saved by the merrits of Jesus Christ my Saviour And my body to bee decentlu buried in the Churchyard of CHILTINGTON aforesaid

Item I give to Tenn of the poorest Labouring men that receives not weekly pay of the p[ar]ish both of CHILTINGTON aforesaid and CRANLY two shillings a peece being the sum[m]e of forty Shillings to bee paid within one quarter of a yeare after my decease

Item I give to my Brother THOMAS BARNARD and ev[er]y one of his Children one Shilling a peece

Item I give to JOHN and THOMAS BARNARD my Brother ROBERT BARNARDs Sons five shillings a peece.

All these my Legacies w[hi]ch I have bequeathed I will to have them paid within one quarter of a yeare after my decease

Item I give to [the children of?] ROGER STREATER of SHIPLEY deceased five pounds a peice of Lawful English money to bee paid them when and as they shall accomplish the age of one and Twenty yeares

Item all the rest of my goods Chattells debts & demands whatsoever my debts and Legacies paid & funeral Expences discharged I give unto ELIZABETH BARNARD my brother ROBERT BARNARDs daughter whom I make whole & Sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament And for the true Execuc[i]on hereof I make & ordaine my beloved friends my uncle JOHN BARNARD of STORRINGTON & my brother THOMAS BARNARD of CRANLEY the overseers of this my Last Will & Testament And I give them for their care takeing therein Tenn shillings apiece In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seale the day and yeare above written JOHN BARNARD Witnesses to his Will Signed JOHANE BARNERD JA CHALONER

Proved 15 February 1671[/2] by ELIZABETH MERCER ALS BARNARD Executrix

Transcribed by:

Norma Podesta.

Notes about this will:

Archdeaconry Court of Chichester – STCI/25 f 45

Source:

Unknown.

This will also mentions these parishes:

Shipley, Storrington.

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