Date:1671
Description:Wills and their accompanying inventories of goods and chattels, are an excellent source of information for family, social and economic history. A will can provide all kinds of useful information about family relationships and the social and economic status of the testator, that is the person making the will. In addition before 1750, an itemised inventory of the goods of the deceased was drawn up by between two and five unbiased persons called appraisors, overseers or supervisors. The inventory includes all the moveable goods, including where appropriate household goods, clothing, stock-in-trade, farm stock, growing and cut corn, loose money and any rent and debts due but it does not include land. "Memorandum that about the Month of october or November in the yeare of our Lord God 1670 Michael Hollis late of Bridgford in the parish of Seighford & County of Stafford husbandman beinge sick and weake in body but of good & perfect minde & memory and havinge a minde to make his will did declare and make his last will & Testament nuncupative in the manner followinge As for my goodes and personall Estate I doe wholly give to my three sonnes to bee equally devided amongst them, for I feare my wife will dye before mee, if not I leave all my said goods to my said wife for her life & after her decease then to bee equally devided amongst my said three sonnes All which words or the like in effect were spoken in the presence & hearinge of diverse credible witnesses" Copyright : Lichfield Record Office , B/C/11 1671 Hollis , Michael Reproduced by courtesy of the Lichfield Diocesan Registrar.
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