Will of Katherine Wulfris Widow 1670

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Hampshire, England
Surnames/tags: Wulfris Stanley

This is a transcription of the register office copy of the will of Catherine Wulfris, widow, wrirten on 30 September 1665 and proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 20 December 1670. Administration being granted to Katherine Wulfris the daughter named as the executrix in the will^[1]

Transcription conventions:
Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
Paragraph breaks at change of bequest, and bold text are my own for ease of reading.
Where present, the obsolete letter Thorn has been rendered as th, and ff has been rendered as F
Abbreviations and breviographs have been expanded in [square brackets]
The image quality a little poor and the writing fairly legible.
Non standard spelling as per usual for this time period, which has been transcribed verbatim.

Persons mentioned

• Katherine Wulfris widdowe testatrix
• George Hoad tenant
• Jane Stanley married daughter
• John Wulfris of London Merchant testatrix's son
• George Stanley son in law of testatrix married to her daughter Jane, witness to will
• Katherine Wulfris daughter and executrix of will
• Edmun Chi......? witness

[page 1 folio 442 verso]

In the Name of God Amen: September
the thirtieth One thousand six hundred sixtie five I Katherine Wulfris
widdowe being God bee praiseded in health and perfect memorie doe willingly and
surely resigne my Soule into the hands of God my Creator nothing doubting of
his infinite Mercies and Pardon through the merits of Jesus Christ my Redcemer
and of everlasting happinesse in the Kingdome of Heaven, And as for my body
I commit it to the Earth from whence it came to bee decently buryed both for place
and expence at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named And for that
Estate which it hath pleased God to bestowe upon mee I doe appoynt to bee
disposed of as hereafter followeth, vizt,
Inprimis I doe give and bequeath the
yerely Rent of an Orchard in the possession of George Hoad in Southampton
being fortie Shillings per Anmum with all the Improvements that shall bee
her eafter made upon it to bee yearely payd to the hands of the Churchwarden
s of holy Roode (being the Parish wherein I was borne) for the tyme being
for the Clothing and placing out of one poore mayd of the same or any other
parish within the Towne to some Apprenticeshipp or service at the ...
appoyntment

[page 2 folio 442 recto]

Appoyntment of my Executrix hereafter named during her life, And
after her at
the Appoyntment of My Daughter Jane Stanley, & successively to each of their heires, And for want of such to bee at the Appoyntment of
the Churchwardens and Overseers of the said Parish for the time being
forever,
Item I doe give unto my Sonne John Wulfris of London merchant
by whome I and my Executrix hereafter named have lost the greatest part
of Our Estate the summe of five shillings to barr him from any right or title
to any patl of my Estate that I shall leave behynd mee;
Item I doe give
unto the Children of my daughiter Jane Stanley the Summe of fifty Pounds
bee payd within a moneth after my decease to the hands of her husband
George Stanley or his Executors to bee equally divided and imployed to-
the buying of a peece of Plate for each and soe many of the said Children as
shall bee living at the time of my decease Item lastly all the rest and an
remainder of my Estate both reall and personall I doe give and bequeath
unto my daughter Katherine Wulfris, whome I doe hereby constitute and
appoynt to bee my sole Executrix to this my last will and Testament, and
doe alsoe hereby desire and request my Sonn George Stanley to bee Overseer
for the performance of this my Will Revoking all former wills by
mee made. Witnesse my hand and Seale the day and yeare above written
Katherine Wulfris: Signed and sealed witth the word [doe] interlyned in
two places in the presence of us George Stanley: Edmund Chi.....?

Probate 20 Dec 1670 by daughter Katherine Wulfris

Sources

1. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 334
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #748808 (accessed 14 March 2024)
   Will of Katherine Wulfrie, granted probate on 20 Dec 1670. Died about 1670.