Anthony Plant of Morton Pinckney, yeoman, will made 24th January 1624
"my body to the earth to bee buried neere to the place where my beloved wife is already layde"
to daughter Luce one hundred and twenty pounds at the age of twenty years or within six months after the day of her marriage
to daughter Luce, my best bedstead, one featherbed and boulster, one mattress, one pair of blankets, my best coverlet, half of my linen, half of her mother's apparel, "and the chest which she now hath in her own use", one of my two young heifers to be paid within two years after my death and in the meantime to be employed for her maintenance and education
to daughter Alice Plant one hundred and twenty pounds at the age of twenty years or within six months after the day of her marriage, and the other young heifer, my second bedstead or twenty shillings to buy her a bedstead, one featherbed, one mattress, one boulster, one pair of blankets, my second coverlet, the half of my linen, the other half of her mother's apparel and my best chest, to be paid in three years after my death and in the meantime to be used for her maintenance and education.
If one daughter dies, her portion to go to the survivor. If both die, their portions to go to any grandchildren that may then be living.
to my daughter Mary Hawton twenty pounds, and to her children five pounds apiece, at the discretion of my overseers and Thomas Hawton their father
to my son in law Thomas Hawton twenty pounds
to my daughter Agnes Palmer's two children five pounds apiece at twenty years of age. If either of them die, then the portion of the one dying to go to the other and if both die then to the other grandchildren to be equally divided.
to my daughter Sara Kinton ten pounds. To her daughter Anne Kinton five pounds at twenty years, to be paid by my overseers and her father. If she dies, then to the said Sara her mother. If Sara is also dead then to be equally divided amongst my grandchildren
to the three children of my son William Plant, five pounds apiece at twenty years. If any of them die then the survivor or survivors to share the portion or portions of the ones or one dying. If they all die then their portions to be divided amongst all my grandchildren
to my daughter Elizabeth Standishe the sum of ten pounds, and if "the childe which she now goes with do live I doe give five poundes"
to my son Thomas Plante all my goods, implements, house hold stuff, now in the house in the said Thomas in Morton except those items bequeathed to Luce and Alice my two daughters. And also except the two heifers and one cow and all the hay and all other things in "fformans barne"
to my daughter Elizabeth Plante the wife of my son William Plante ten shillings
to the poor of Morton twenty shillings
to the poor of Culworth ten shillings
to all my godchildren two shillings apiece
towards the repair of the church of Morton Pinkney twenty shillings
refers to a deed between Anthony Plant, the said Thomas Hawton and Richard Standishe regarding the parcel of pasture land in the Westfield of Morton aforesaid, containing twelve acres more or less, called the "Woodplayne and Smallthorne yards"
to "an honest sufficient preacher" ten shillings to preach at my funeral
Executors "the said Thomas Hawthorne" and Richard Standishe
Overseers my sons William Plante, Thomas Plante and Richard Kynton and twenty shillings apiece for their pains
signed Anthony Plante 1624
witnesses Hiero Hawkins, Edward Hawten, John Parker Junior.
Probate granted 9th of February 1624
1625 Plant, Anthony, yeoman, Morton Pinckney, Northants. 12 Clarke
9 February 1625
PROB 11/145
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