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Document Request: 1658 WILL of Joane Risbridger of Wotton
Document Description: Contributed by BNZS on 17/01/2022
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October the two and twentieth one thousand six hundred fiftie eight. In the name of God Amen. I Joane Risbridger of Wotton in the Countie of Surrey widdowe being sicke and weake in body but of perfect memory blessed be God therefore doe ordaine and make this my last will and Testament in manner and forme following. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my daughter Stone tenn pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her within two yeres after my decease. Item I give and beequeath unto Robert Stone her sonne five pounds of lawfull of English to be paid to him within two yeres after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto Katherine Stone fiftie pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her within two yeres after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto the said Katherine Stone the feather bed and that which belongeth unto him which lyeth in the chamber over the cheese house wherein I did lye. Alsoe I give to the said Katherine Stone my rydeing sute and saddle cloth. Item I give and bequeath unto all the rest of my daughter Stones children. That is to say. Dorothy Stone, Elizabeth Stone, Betteris Stone and Mary Stone each of them fortie shillings a peece of lawfull money of England to be paid unto them within two yeres after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Weeker tenne pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her within two years after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Weekers children. That is to say. Elizabeth Weeker, Jane Weeker each of them eight pounds a peece to be paid unto them at their severall ages of one and twenty yeres if they shall so long live. Alsoe I give and bequeath unto my daughter Weekers sonne John Weeker three pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto him at the age of one and twenty yeres if he shall soe long live. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne Woodmans children. That is to say. John Woodman five pound of lawfull money of England to be paid unto him within two yeres after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas Woodman and Elizabeth Woodman five pounds a peece of lawfull money of England to be paid unto them at their severall ages of one and twenty yeres if they shall soe long live. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne Roseys children. That is to say. Unto Christopher Rosey three pounds of lawfull money of England to bee paid unto him at the age of one and twenty yeres if he shall soe long live. Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Rosey fifteene pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her within two yeres after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto Jane Rosey fifteene pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her at the age of one and twenty yeres if she shall soe long live. Item I give and bequeath to Katherine Rosey, Anne Rosey and Elizabeth Rosey eighteene pounds a peece of lawfull money of England to be paid unto them at their severall ages at one and twenty yeres if they shall soe long live. Item I give and bequeath unto Dorothy Rosey thirty pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her at the age of one and twenty yeres if she shall soe long live. Item I give unto my sonne William Risbridgers children. That is to say. To Anne Risbridger, Dorothy Risbridger, John Risbridger each of them tenne shillings a peece to be paid unto them within two years after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto Anne Spencer, Richard Slaters wife a twenty shillings peece of gold to be paid unto her within two monthes after my decease. Item I give & bequeath unto my sonne John Risbridgers children. That is to say. Unto John Risbridger, William Risbridger, Mary Risbridger and Edward Risbridger twentie shillings a peece to be paid unto them at their severall ages of one and twenty yeres if they shall soe long live. All the rest of my goods chattells and chattells unbequeathed and not given I give and bequeath unto my sonne John Risbridger whome I make my sole executor of this my last will testament. And he is to take my depts & for to pay my debts and to fulfill this my last will and testament in all poynts as I hope he will. In witnes whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale the day and yere first above written. I desire my sonne John Weeker and my cousin John Spencer to see this my last will and testament fulfilled according to the contents thereof. And I give unto each of them a twenty shilling peece of golde over and above all their charges in the same

Signed & sealed in the presence of us Herbert Nowell; John Steere

(Latin)
This Will was proved at London before the Rev William Mericke, Doctor of Laws, Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted 8 September 1660 by John Risbridger the son & executor to whom was granted admon

Transcribed from a downloaded copy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858359 email woolven440@btinternet.com 7 November 2011

Transcribed for Phillipa Brooker, Via Cimarra No 51, Rome, 00184, Italy p.brooker@fastwebnet.it

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