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Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century ; Chester, 1650-1700—Appendix.
Jane Newton All my goods & c to my said wife Jane To my son WILLIAM one dnblet & o To Thomas Simcoke Is . and I appoint my wellbeloved wife Jane Robinson and her daughter Jane Newton , Executrices , and my wellbeloved friend John ffoster of the said city , overseer , Dated 23 . March 1680 . Witnesses ( Signed ) William Robinson Margrett ffoster his mark . 0 her M mark
John ffoster Proved . 8 . Aug . 1685 . JAMES MOBT , MASON In the name of God Amen . I JAMES MOET of the City of Chester Mason . My body to the earth , All my goods both real and personal to my dearly and wellbeloved xoife ELIZABETH MOET she only paying unto Alice Wright my
kinswoman and to her mother one shilling , and likewise discharging my funeral expenses and I make my said wife sole Executrix . Dated 29 . Oct . 1684 Signed Sealed & c in ( Signed ) JAMES MOET . the presence of [ very shaky ] John Sutton Thomas lloyd Tho : Brereton
Proved 11 . Dec . 1685 INVENTORY of the goods & o of JAMES MOET late of the Citty of Chester , mason , deceased , valued & c . 30 . Nov . 1685 by Thomas Birkened the elder gent , Samuell Rymmer , clothworker , and John Parkes weaver The deced . Bookes and ) „„ , ~ „„ wearing apparell . 5 ' Total £ 14 . 18 . 0
JOHN LLOYD , MASON In the name of God Amen . 21 . Jan . 1674 [ -5 ] I . JOHN LLOYD of Chester ; mason , My body to be buried at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter mentioned . To my dear mother Margaret Genncno . 2 s . 6 d . to be paid once every year on Dec . 25 , for her use . To my brother John Gennoiv . Is . to buy him a pair of gloves to wear in remembrance of me . To my servant and cousin Dons GrifSs [? Doucibel Griffiths ' ] 5 s . to buy her gloves to wear in remembrance of me . All the rest of my houses , leases , lands , tenements and goods I give to
ANNE my wife upon condition that she pay all my debts and legacies and I make her sole Executrix ( Signed ) John lloyd Small red armorial seal : a fesse wavy , in chief 3 boars' heads , impaling ermine on a bend five mullets or stars . Signed Sealed & c in the presence of
Richard Buckley , Henry Rathborne . Jona . Barford . Proved 10 . April 1675 . [ A long Inventory is preserved with the will ] . WILLIAM JACKSON , TANNER A true and perfect Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of WILLIAM JACKSON
late of the Gitty of Chester , Tanner A great number of hides Goods in the house , A payre of virginals . 1 . 00 . 00 4 Bibles . 4 other little bookes . Proved 1677 .
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Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century ; Chester, 1650-1700—Appendix.
Jane Newton All my goods & c to my said wife Jane To my son WILLIAM one dnblet & o To Thomas Simcoke Is . and I appoint my wellbeloved wife Jane Robinson and her daughter Jane Newton , Executrices , and my wellbeloved friend John ffoster of the said city , overseer , Dated 23 . March 1680 . Witnesses ( Signed ) William Robinson Margrett ffoster his mark . 0 her M mark
John ffoster Proved . 8 . Aug . 1685 . JAMES MOBT , MASON In the name of God Amen . I JAMES MOET of the City of Chester Mason . My body to the earth , All my goods both real and personal to my dearly and wellbeloved xoife ELIZABETH MOET she only paying unto Alice Wright my
kinswoman and to her mother one shilling , and likewise discharging my funeral expenses and I make my said wife sole Executrix . Dated 29 . Oct . 1684 Signed Sealed & c in ( Signed ) JAMES MOET . the presence of [ very shaky ] John Sutton Thomas lloyd Tho : Brereton
Proved 11 . Dec . 1685 INVENTORY of the goods & o of JAMES MOET late of the Citty of Chester , mason , deceased , valued & c . 30 . Nov . 1685 by Thomas Birkened the elder gent , Samuell Rymmer , clothworker , and John Parkes weaver The deced . Bookes and ) „„ , ~ „„ wearing apparell . 5 ' Total £ 14 . 18 . 0
JOHN LLOYD , MASON In the name of God Amen . 21 . Jan . 1674 [ -5 ] I . JOHN LLOYD of Chester ; mason , My body to be buried at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter mentioned . To my dear mother Margaret Genncno . 2 s . 6 d . to be paid once every year on Dec . 25 , for her use . To my brother John Gennoiv . Is . to buy him a pair of gloves to wear in remembrance of me . To my servant and cousin Dons GrifSs [? Doucibel Griffiths ' ] 5 s . to buy her gloves to wear in remembrance of me . All the rest of my houses , leases , lands , tenements and goods I give to
ANNE my wife upon condition that she pay all my debts and legacies and I make her sole Executrix ( Signed ) John lloyd Small red armorial seal : a fesse wavy , in chief 3 boars' heads , impaling ermine on a bend five mullets or stars . Signed Sealed & c in the presence of
Richard Buckley , Henry Rathborne . Jona . Barford . Proved 10 . April 1675 . [ A long Inventory is preserved with the will ] . WILLIAM JACKSON , TANNER A true and perfect Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of WILLIAM JACKSON
late of the Gitty of Chester , Tanner A great number of hides Goods in the house , A payre of virginals . 1 . 00 . 00 4 Bibles . 4 other little bookes . Proved 1677 .