Will and Inventory of Joyce Milnes of Newchapel, 1645

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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.

In the name of god Amen the Six and twentith daie of febrearie in the yeare of our Lord god one thyousand six hundered Fortey and fyve I Joyse mylnes in the parish of Wolstanton & Countey of Stafford widdow beinge sicke in bodie but whole in mynde & of sound and perffecte remembrance praise bee given to god theirefore doe make & ordaine this my present testament Contayinge herein my last will in manor and Forme folowinge First and principalie I give bequeath & yeld up my Soule unto Almightie God my Creator & maker and to Jesus Christ our lorde my onelie Saviour and Redeemer by whose merrites and mercies I truste to be saved & to be receved into the everlastinge Joyes of the kingedom of heaven & my bodie I will and desyre it maye be buried in decent manor with in the parish

Copyright : Lichfield Record Office , B/C/11 1650 Milnes, Joyce

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