Person:Alice Unknown (933)

Will/Estate Records

Will of Ealse Shipley of St. Ann’s Parish, Essex, [made] 8 January 1715/16; Proved 21 February 1715/16.

To Sarah Fflowers my best Gound,[gown] and petty Coae and a black hood and a Lased Henchefer

To Martha Fflowers my nex best gound [gown] and petty Coat

To son-in-law, [step son?] John Shipley all meat, corn, hogs, horses and mares

To daughter, Elizabeth Virgett one shilling

To daughter, Keziah Henshaw all my sheep

To my daughter Susanna Cook the best Cow I have in my pen;

To my daughter, Mary Cosston one Cow

Balance of Est. to son in law, John Shipley, to be the executor

(Signed) Ealse x Shipley

Wit: Arther (x)Onbee, and John Boughan.

Bond was issued on 21 February 1715/16 for £200 to John Shipley, executor of the estate of Alice Shipley, and signed by John Shipley, Wm. Thompson and John (X) Cook. Wit: Robert ffoster, Robert Jones.

21 Feb 1715/16

"The within written last will and Testament of Alice Shipley dec'ed was proved by the oath of John Shipley the Exor"

page 540

"Pursuant to an order of Essex County date the 20th day of March 1715 wo xx have inventoryed and apraised all such of the Estate of Alce Shipley as was presented to our Vowy by John Shipley Ex'or of the sd Estate as Followeth vizt;"

List includes:

To 1 ould ffeather beed Loe Beedstod Corde and hido Rugg and Flankett 2:10:0

To 5 putor plates 4 poringers and nine spoons and 2 cups 1 Salt siller 1 Scimer 1 Tankared 0:10:0

To 1 ground and 2 petty Coats 1:10:0

To 1 Black hood a Lased Hancheroife and sum other lining and 1 Earthern Plate 0:10:0

Total valuation L34.17.7

Given under our hands this 10th day of Aprill 1716

John Boughn

Tho Ramsey

John Androcos

Rec 16 May 1716

No 15. page 18

"An acc'ct of the estate of Alce Shipley come to my hands sence the Inventory returned to empty Tobaco hogshed

John Shipley

At A Court held for Essex County on the 19th day March 1716(1716/17)

John Shipley Exor of the last will and Testament of Alice Shipley dec'ed this day presented this additional Inventory of the sd dec'ed Alice's estate which was by the Courth ordered to be recorded

Test

Will: Beverley Cl Cur"

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

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