| Ellinor Creere als Bridson, 1687
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| Submitted by: | Sue Pedersen
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| Date: | 7 December 2002
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| Original: | LDS: 0106205
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Febry ye 7th 1686
7
In the name of God Amen. I Ellinor Creere alias Bridson
being sick in body, but of perfect memory do make this my
last will & Testament, in manner and form following, firstly I
bequeath my Soul to God, & my body to Christian buriall
Item. I leave to ye poore, a firlett of Mault, & my husband
Wm. Creer to take a sheep or mutton, to be distributed among
ym wth the firlett of mault made into drink agt hallotide next
It I leave to my son Jo. Creere a white blankett, & the small
linen sheete yt is in his own keeping. It. I leave to Ann
Stole a black peticote & a ? of my linnens, wth a small
linnen Apron. It. I leave to Ann Creere a russet wastcote
& a blew petticote. It. I leave to Mary Cluage a petticote
& a Coife, It. I leave to Bessey Kelly a white petticote
& a Coife. It. I leave to my husband Wm Creere my half
of ye riding horse. It. I do leave & bequeath wth ye full con
sent of my husband ye fourty shillings yt our son Arthur is
owing to us, I do leave twenty shillings of ye sd money to
Arthur's wife Margtt Creer als Quayle, & ye other twenty to
Arthur himself. It. I leave to my sister Mally Bridson my
green wastcote. It. I leave to my son Christopr Creere the
feather bed yt is under me, & a bolster of ye new lick?
It. I leave to Patt Creere a yearling. It. I leave to Jo Bridson
minister a mutton. It. I constitute & ordaine my two sons
Christopr & Wm Creere to be my lawfull Execrs of all ye rest
of my goods movable & unmovable whsoever.
Testes. Jo Bridson } Ellinr Creer als Bridson
Rob. Creere x } jurati my mrk x
The Execrs at lawful age are sworn in form
of law.
Probatum et solvit ?
The Inventory of Ellinr Creer taken by 4 sworn men as
followeth.
The decd's pt of cattle ----------- 4 -- ? -- 00
The sheep ---------------------- 1 - 30?-- 00
The goats ---------------------- [black] 06 -- 00
The clothes --------------------- 00 - 13 - 00 Pledges
The pewter --------------------- 00 -- 02 - 00 Jo Cotter & Jo Cla?
The _. [too black to read] 00 - 02 - 04