Person:Christopher Fenimore (1)

" ID: I10810 Summary of the will of Christopher Fenimore husbandman of Newton Purcell, Oxfordshire dated November 1610, proved April 1611 Contributed by: Liane Fenimore (with the assistance of Martin Fenimore) For full transcript click here.

Clauses: 1) his body is to be buried in the churchyard at Newton Purcell 2) all his goods etc are to be passed jointly to his wife & son John, who are then to pay out the other legacies below 3) to daughter Ellen five pounds (to be paid to her or her husband, half at Candlemas and half at Whitsun, by selling some trees growing at Tingewick) 4) to Ellen's child, a sheep 5) to other three daughters - Alice, Margaret and Mathew [should this be Martha?] ten pounds each as well as the cattle they already have. 6) to son Richard three pounds and the heifers he already has 7) to the poor of Newton Purcell, three shillings 8) to god-daughter Anne Taylor a sheep 9) to godson Christofer Fenimer a sheep 10) residue jointly to wife & son John unless his wife remarries, in which case she is to give up the house etc at Tingewick to John

John is also asked to be 'an obedient sonne and a true and faithfulle servant unto his mother during her widowhood and not to marie without her consent \ but if he doe then to depart quite a way \ not molestinge her in anie thing'

His wife is made sole executrix: the will is signed (with a X mark) in the presence of John Lawrence (minister), John Taylor and Edmund Clarke the younger. Probate was granted in April 1611.

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Christopher FENIMORE was born in 1543 in Oxford, England. He died on 30 Apr 1612. Land owners in Newington Purcell, Oxfordshire, surrendered holdings in Tingewich 5/13/ the reign of James the first of England (1608) Will dated 11/23/1610 and again, 4/4 James first, 1612 D 4/30

This is the text of Christophers will: I Christopher Fenimor of Newnton Purcell in the countie of Oxon, husbandmand, being sicke in bodie but whole and perfect inmynd and memerie doe make my last will and testament in maner and forme follwinge. Imormis I bequeath my soule to god who gve it hopinge to have perfect remission of all my sinns by the death and passion of Jesus Christ my only savior and redeemer and my bodie to be buried in the churchyard of Newnton Purcell aforesaid. Item my will is that all my temporall possessions, goods and livings be passed wholly together without seperacon by my wyffe and my sonne John as shall be hereafter notified and declared, paying out the same those legacies heare under named to the rest of my children in this mannaer as first. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ellin five pounds ot be paid to her or her husband the one halfe upon the feast day of thepurification of the virgin marie commonly called Camdlemas (2 Feb) Day next and the other halfe upon the feast of the penticost comonlie called Whitsundaie then following which five pounds my will is shallbe made of some of those trees growing at Tingewick. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Ellins childe a sheepe to be delivered unto her use personally after my decease. Item my will is that my other three daughters Alice, Margarett & Mathew (>) have each of them tenn pounds a peece beside those caattell they now have which are to be sett out to their severall uses personallie after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne Richard three pounds beside the heiffers he now hath which shalbe sett out to his uses personally/id after my deceasse. Item I give and bequeath to the poore of this towne three shillings to the church purse. Item to Anne Taylor my god daughter I give and bequeath a sheepe. Item to my goodsonne Christopher ??Reniud?? a sheepe to be paid unto everie of them personallie after my decese. Item my will is that all the rest of my goods, possessing or possessions, living or livings, cattell or chattell moveable and removeable now bequeathed shall be used; had, occupied, enjoyed jointly together by my wyffe and my sonne John. Butt yet my will is that they shall be wholie at my wiffess disponsinge whome I do make my sole exceutrix to see this is my last will truly discharged and my final/fervent hand/hour shall be performed; furthermore my will is that my sonne John doth for his part to be an obedient sonne and a trye and faithfulle servant unto his mother during her widowhood and not to marie withouth her soncsent, but if he doe, then to depart quite away, not molestinge her in anythinge. and alsoe my will is that my wife for her part shall not marie to the hurt and hindrance of him and the rest of my children but if she doe marie than I doe bind her by this my last will and testament to surrender up her estate, of that my house and living at Tingewicke personallie after her day of mnarriage or before unto my said sonne John, his hands, and to his onlie use without anie impeachment of ??? and to pay the said legacies to everied of my children abocve named withing one twelfthmoneth after mer mariage or if she doe not marie then to pay them at the houre of her death or else at the day of their marriages whichever of the three times above named doe come first, then thre said prcion shall be paid them if they not be paid before. Item my will is that my wyffe doe deliver above unto my sonne John wihtin one twelvemonteth after my decease which I doe give unto him besides his former porcon shallbe. My will is that if anie of my said chirldren John, Richard, Alice, Margarett or Mathew? doe depart this life before they have their said procon paid them and be not married that then the porcion of him, hir or them doe dyinge shall be indifferently devided amongst the rest. Item witness where of I have here unto put my hand the day and year forth aboe written in the presence of John lawrence, minister, John Taylor and Edmund Clarke the younger. (Signed with the X Christopher Ffenimore) Parents: John FENIMORE and Ales GATERMAN. He was married to Jane HULL in 1579 in England. Children were: Richard FENIMORE Sr, Elin FENIMORE, Alice FENIMORE, Margaret FENIMORE, Edmund FENIMORE, John FENIMORE, Matthew FENIMORE.