LS Ref: 004

Abbreviated Transcript of:

- to be buried at the discretion of my executor

- to Joane my daughter now wife of Richard Reynolds 2 strike of wheat, 5 strike of barley, my best hat and my gray gowne.

- to the children of my said daughter Jone 10 shillings apeece to be paid within 6 months of my decease.

- to Anne my daughter now wife of John Hans a spitt a greene apron and a red petticoat. And to her 2 daughters either of them a coffer and to them one half of all my linnen 4 feather pillowes with beerds 1 blankett a couling and 4 brass kettles.

- to Elizabeth my daughter now wife of Peter Cranke one half of all my linnen a red coffer with a lock half a dozen peecs of pewter, a saltsellar, a lettin candlestick, 2 feather bolsters a chaire a kinnell my linnen whoole and winding blades 2 buffis stocks, my cheese racke, a frame yt standeth in my parlour to lay vessels upon, a barrell to put drinks in, a matteris, a grey petticoat my best coller gowne and a parcel of wooll.

- to Alice my daughter now wife of Samuel Stratton my best least bedd a matteriss a featherbed my best to ing a brankett ye best a great tub, a boalting lumme twenty pounds of linnen yarne and a little choare bottoms with ruffes.

- the rest of my linnen yarne to my daughters Anne and Sarah between them.

- I give to Anne Love my Grandchild my bedstead wherein I usually lye and a coffar which hath no lock.

- I give to the children of my daughter Alice an ewe and a lambe and my weather sheep.

- Igive unto my daughter Sara's my pease land now sowne the other unsowne I give to my sonne John his sonnes.

- I give to my daughter Sara my best gowne.

- I give to my daughter Elizabeth a strike of barley apeece

- All ye rest of my goods not given nor bequeathed, my legacies performed and my funeral expences discharged I give and bequeath to Sara my daughter who I make sole and full executrix of this my last will and testament. And I ordaine my sonne John Beby supervisor thereof.

- witnesses, Thomas Cox, clerk.

An Hans,

Alice Stratton.

- Signed: Elizabeth Bebe her mark.

- Probatim 17.4.1634 … Sara fil et exec…

Inventory of Elizabeth Bebye late of Great Addington widow deceased 30.3.1634 by Thomas Cox, clarke, John Beby and Peter Cranke.

- in ready money viis vid

- in her apparell Liiis iiiid

- in the hall

- ii old cheares viiid

- in the parlour ii bedstedes, one pyrder, ii mattrises

iii blankett, ii hillinge, ii bolsters, iiii pillows

and iii coffers and other implemts there v£

- in the chamber

- in the chamber 2 shrik of wheat, 6 shrick of of barle, a linnen

wheele and windeing blades an old chees rack iiii brass kettles

vi peces of pewter one candlestick, one salte,

a pound of wool and other olde tcarh. xxx iiis iiiid

- ii paire of flaxen shete and ii paire of hawen sheetes,

4 pilloweres and all other linnen and linnen yarne xxLs

- a kinnoll a tubb a drink barrell and a bolting tunne. Iiis iiiid

- die peas and barls land sowne Ls

- one cowe and iiii sheepe iii£

- the woodd in the yard and other such implemt or iii hannes

and such like ha is xs

sum total xviii£ xviiis iid

signed Thomas Cox, clarke

John Beeby

Petr Cranke

Reproduced from the notes of Steve Walker who transcribed the original documents.

Chart derived from the will:

More about Elizabeth Beby from other sources:

Elizabeth maiden name is Elizabeth Hull and she was married to Alexander Beby, (his will ref: LS 001).

Where does Anne Love (her grandchild) fit in?

Notes and Glossary

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