Anthony Parnam
Prerogative Court of Canterbury will made: 3rd September
1659
Probate Date: 24th November 1660
Proved by Elizabeth Parnam, widow of the testator
National Archive Catalogue reference: PROB 11/302
The original document is in the custody of the National
Archives
Transcript
In the name of God Amen: This Third day of September
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Sixe hundred Fiftie Nyne I
Anthony Parnam of Leighton Busherd beinge sicke in bodie, Butt
of perfect memory (Thankes bee given to God) doe make this my Last
Will in manner and forme followeinge, First above all Worldly goods
I give and bequeath my Soule into the hands of my onely Saviour
and Redeemer Christ Jesus by whose Merritts I hope to bee saved,
And my bodie to bee buried att the discretion of my Executor And
as for my worldly goodes I give As Followeth Item I give unto my
Sonne William Parnam Nyne Ridges of Arrable Land in the Common
Feilds of Leighton aforesaid, and Twenty Poundes of Money The Land
to enter uppon att the age of One and Twentie yeares, & the Twentie
Poundes To bee paied to him by my Executor Att the Age of One and
Twentie yeares (if hee soe longe shall live) Item I give unto Elizabeth
Parnam my Eldest daughter Twentie Poundes To bee paied unto her
att her age of One and Twentie yeare, if shee soe longe doe live
Item I give unto Mary Parnam my second daughter The Sume of Twentie
Poundes To bee paied unto her att her Age of One and Twentie yeare,
if shee doth soe longe live, and theese Legacies to Remaine in
my Executors handes till the tyme of payment aforesaid, And Further
my Will and desires is That if either of my Children doe die before
their Porc[i]ons or Legacies are due or payable by this my last
Will That then his or her porc[i]on, That itt shall please God
to take to his mercie shall bee Equally devided to the Survivours
or those that are then alive All the Rest of my goodes, my debts
and Legacyes beinge paied, my Funerall Expences discharged I say
All the Rest of my goodes Cattells and Chattells I give unto Elizabeth
Parna[m] my wife whom I make whole Executrixe of this my last Will
and Testament In witnes here of I have hereunto sett my hand and
Seale the day and yeare above written, And I doe intreate my brother
William Parnham To bee Overseere of this My last Will :/ Anthony
Parnam marke :/ Sealed and delivered in the presence of us William
Brew[er?] William Parnam :/
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