Person:John Yerrow (2)

A transcription of his will:

In the name of God Amen I John Yerrow of Burton Dassett in the County of Warwick yeoman being sick and weake in body and of sound mind memory & understanding (praised be allmighty God therefore) Doe threfore make and declare this my Last Will and Testament in maner and forme following (that is to say) first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of allmighty God my Creator hopeing and assuredly beleiving to be saved through the meritts Death and passion of Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer and my body I Commit to the Earth to be decently buryed at the care and discretion of my Executors herein after named and as for my worldly goods wherewith it hath pleased allmighty God to Endow me I dispose thereof as followeth Imprimis I give and bequeath to my Loving wife Anne Yerrow and my son Francis Yerrow theire Executors administrators and assigns all and singular my goods cattle chattels and personall Estatte whereso [...] in greate Britttane whereof I shall die possessed my Debts Legacyes and funeral charges being discharged to have and to hold the same my Loveing wife Anne Yerrow and Francis my son their Executors administrators and assigns for evermore Iteme I give to my son John Yerrow the sume of twenty pounds of Lawful money of England to be paid within twelve months after my decease I Likewise give to my daughter Elizabeth the sum of twenty pounds of like Lawful money to be paid at the same time after my decease Iteme I give to my son Henry Yerrow the sume of ten pounds to be paid him when he shall have served his Aprentyship Iteme I give to my son William Yerrow the Like sum of ten pounds of like Lawful money to be paid when he shall have served his Aprentyship Iteme I give to my daughter Mary Yerrow the sum of twenty pounds of like Lawfull money to be paid her when she shall come to the age of twenty one years paid them severally according as they shall be come due by my Loveing wife Anne Yerrow and my son Francis who I doe hereby make nominate constitute and apointe my sole Executors of this my Last will and Testamente and Likewise my will and meaning is that if Either of of my children happen to die before theire respective Legacyes shall become due that then theire Legacy shall to the surviver of my younger children and lastly my will is that my Loveing wife Anne shall have power to dispose of her parte of goods att her death In witness whereof I revoke all other former and other wills and Testaments heretofore by me made In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seall this eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord God 1729

John Yerrow *

signed sealed published and declared to be the Last will and Testament of the within named John Yerrow in the presence of us the subscribers whose names are under written

Martin Sims(?) Matthew Randall William Randall

There follows a difficult to read passage, partly in Latin, and a Codicil added after John died, in which provision for those of his children still in their minorities is made.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Parish Register.