Will of Nicholas Sturt, Yeoman, of Horsham, Sussex 1656

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surname/tag: Sturt

This is a transcription of the register copy of the will of Nicholas Sturt proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury at London.

The will was written on 26 Feb 1655, and proved on 07 Aug 1656.

Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as the register copy of the will and now catalogued with the Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills at The National Archives at Kew, Surrey, England.^[1]

Contents 1 Persons mentioned 2 Transcription with the original spelling and punctuation 3 Sources

Persons mentioned

Nicholas left all his possessions to his wife Sarah Sturt. Other people named in the will are:

• Thomas Smyth (brother in law)
• Thomas Michell (brother in law)
• Nick Sheppard (witness)
• John Sturt (witness)
• Thomas Patchinge (witness)

Transcription with the original spelling and punctuation

In the name of God Amen

I Nicholas Sturt of Horsham the younger in the county of Sussex yeoman

beinge weake in body but of perfect memory I praise God therefore doe make

and ordeine my last will and Testament in manner and forme

followinge

First and principally I committ and commend my soule into the

mercifull hands of Almighty God my Creator and Redeemer and my body to the

Earth to expect the ioyfull resurrection And as touching my wordly goods I give

and bequeath the same as followeth

I make my loveing and weldeserveinge

wife full and whole Executrix of this my will And I give unto her all my goods

Cattells Chattels and householdstuffe for her use, and to raise portions for my

Children acccordinge as shee shall thinke fitt and their love and duty shall

deserve And I desire her to bringe them upp in the knowledge and feare of God

and then I doubt not but the Lord will bee to them a better portion

And as touchinge

and concerninge my Messuages barnes landes and hereditaments with their

appurtenances I give and bequeath them to my lovinge Brothers in lawe Thomas

Smyth and Thomas Michell of Horsham and their heires

[margin note for ever The said intent & purpose

for the use only that they & theire

heires or]

or the Survivor of

them and his heires shall make sale therof or of any parte therof for the payment

of my debts and for the good of my wife my father and my children And what

monyes shall bee hadd or recovered for the same (my debts being paid) to bee
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by them imployed for the uses aforesaid according to the discretion of them

and the Survivor of them and their heires and as the nessessity of my wife

father or Children shall require

In witnesse Wherof I have here unto put my

hand and seale dated the six and twentieth day of February in the yeare of

our Lord God one thousand six hundred Fifty and five :/ Nich:[olas] Sturt Sealed

published and declared in the presence of us Nick Sheppard John Sturt Thomas

Patchinge /.

This will was proved att London the seaventh day of August in the yeare of our Lord

one thousand six hundred and Fifty six before the Judges for probat of wills and grantinge
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Administrac[i]ons lawfully authorised by the oath of Sarah Sturt the relict and sole Executrix

named in the said will To whom Administrac[i]on of all and singuler the goods Chattells

and debts of the said deceased shee beinge first legally sworne by vertue of a Comission

well and truly to admininster the same./

Sources

1. ↑ Will: Will of Nicholas Sturte, Yeoman of Horsham, Sussex.

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