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Transcript of the Will of Robert Houghton of Tichfield 1625

 


Transcript of the Will of Robert Houghton of Tichfield 1625

Memoranded that on the xx th day of April AD 1625 Robert Houghton of the Parish of Titchfield in the County of Southton being sick in bodie butt in good xxx rememberance thanks be given unto Almighty God did make ordain this his last Will and Testament xxx or by word of mouth in manner and form following and that is to say first hee bequeathed his soull unto the hande of Almighty God his maker and to Jesus Christ his redeemer by whose death and passion hee xxx to be found he willed is bodie to be buried in the said churchyard of Titchfield near the place where his father was buried, Item hee gave unto the Trennytie Church of Winchester Viiis.  Item hee gave unto the Parish Church of Titchfield VIIIs.  Item hee gave unto the poore people of the forsaid parish of Titchfield XIs. Item hee gave and bequeathed unto John Houghton his sonn two hundred and fifty pounds of current money to be paid unto his said son when he should come to the age of XXI years but his will was that one hundred pounds of the foresaid two hundred and fifty pounds should be put fourth to use for to increasse the stocke of his said sonn at the discretion of his wiffe and overseers  should have the use of the residue of the said legacie to breed him up at school and other education fit for a child of his degree to learn.  Item he gave unto his said sonn nine silver spoons whereof eight are of one making the other to be the spoone that his brother Richard gave him at the time of his marriage.  Item his will was that John Houghton should have his leasse of his farm   with the years yet to com yet unexpired xxx by the said leasse and his wife to have the  xxx from Michellmas next unto the end term of the said leasse and his wife to have the xx of the said farme from this tyme till Michellmas next as aforesaid.  And also his will was his said brother John should have the use of all the land valued and appointed xxx to be sowne Micklemas next from this time forward to make it ready for the xxx upon the condition that his said brother should promise to give or pay unto his wife for the leasse and other charges that he had layd out about the farm the full some of one hundred pounds of current monny.  Item further his will was that his said brother Richard all the plow and cart timber now ready hewed for the use of the farm.  Item hee gave and bequeathed unto Thomas Houghton, Wm Houghton, Edward Houghton, Dorothy Houghton, Joan Houghton, Marie Houghton, Sibbell Houghton, Jane Houghton, Sarah Houghton, Ann H the sons and daughters of Richard Houghton his brother to each and every one of them XXs apiece.  Item hee gave unto John Houghton , Thomas Houghton , Edward Houghton ,   William Houghton ,   Elizabeth Houghton , Margerie Houghton , the sonns and daughters of John Houghton his brother each and every one of them XXs apiece.  Item he gave unto the three children of his sister Elizabeth Colbrooke now borne XXs apiece.  Item hee gave unto Jane Smythe the daughter of his sister Smyth XXs .  Item hee gave unto the two children of his sister Tomson now borne XXs a peece.  Item further his will was that if it happens that his forsaid sonn John Houghton do depart this life before hee come to the age of one and twenty years:  that then his wife should have one hundred pound of his legacie by him before bequeathed unto hym:  Item the other hundred and fifty pound to remayne amongst his brother xxx children then living.  Item hee made and ordained Marie his wife to be his full and executrix to this his last will and hopeed that shee would have care to performe the farme.  And hee did apoynt his brother Richard Houghton and his brother in law Thomas Appleford xxxx his overseers to this his last will.