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 I Nicholas Millington of the parish of yoxall in the County of Stafford Dishturner being weake in Bodey butt of Sound & perfectt Memorey praysed be god Do Institute or Dayne & make this my Last Will & testament in manner and forme as followeth First I Commend my Speritt in to the hands of god through fayth in the Resurrecttion of Jesus Christ from the Dead
Copyright : Lichfield Record Office , B/C/11 1673 Millington , Nicholas
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