| Will of John Durell mariner of West Mersea, 15 November 1609, transcribed from ERO D/ABW 12/330
Transcription by Jill Waters October 2022
Abstract
ERO date this will 9 May 1610
People mentioned are:
Abraham Durell - son
Anne Durell - wife and executrix
Rose Durell - daughter
Nicholas Durell - son of Nicholas Durell, kinsman
Timothy Hearn - signatory and scribe (vicar of West Mersea)
John Tombstone [ Gouhtone? ] - signatory
Ezekell Weall - signatory
Places mentioned:
West Mersea; Podds
Transcription
1. In the name of god amen the xvten [15th] day of november in the
2. yeare of o[ur] Lorde god 1609 & in the vij th yeare of the Reign of
3. o[ur] soveraine Lorde James nowe Kinge: I John Durell of westmersea
4. in the Countie of Essex mariner doe make this my last will &
5. testament: first I bequeth my soule into the handes of almightie
6. god & my bodie to the earth: It[em] I give & bequeath unto Anne
7. my wife all that my Cottage or tenement w[i]th th[e]apurtenances
8. lyinge in westmersea Called Podds [may be Podes] for & dureinge the terme of
9. hir natureall lyfe, and after hir decease I will & my meaninge
10. is that if she doe die before my Sonne Abraham come to th[e]age
11. of xxiti yeares that then the profites of my saide Cottage shall
12. remaine <..> and be imployed towardes the bringinge up of my
13. twoo Children untill the saide Abrahame come to th[e]age of xxiti
14. yeares: & then my meaninge is that All my saide Cottage w[i]th the
15. apurtenances shall remaine unto the saide Abrahame my sonne &
16. to the heires of his bodie lawfully begotten & for want of suche
17. heires of his bodie I will my saide tenement shall remaine unto
18. Roase durell my daughter & to the heires of hir bodie lawfully
19. begotten & if she dye w[i]thout suche heires, then the same tenement
20. I will shall remaine wholly unto Nicholas Durell the sonne of
21. Nicholas Durell of westmersea aforesaide my kinsman and
22. to his heires forever: It[em] I give & bequeath unto Abraham my
23. sonne one Joyned Cubbarde one Joynde Table w[it]h a Frame & one
24. payer of quernes [Note 1]: all w[hi]ch I will my wife shall have the use of
25. dureinge hir life & then the same to remane unto the saide
26. Abraham my sonne: It[em[ I give unto Roase my daughter one
27. greate Danske [Note 2] Chest to be delivered unto hir in like manner
28. after the decease of Anne my wife: and if one of my
29. Children do die before my wife then that p[ar]te to remane
30. unto th[e]other that shalbe liveinge It[em] the rest of my goods I
31. give unto Anne my wife whome I ordeine execut[rix] of this
32. my last will & testament: In witness whereof I have hereto
33. put my hande the day & yeare above written Inthe p[re]sence
34. of these witnesses
35. John Durell
36. Timo: Hearne his marke
37. John Tombstone [Gouhtone?]
38. his marke
39. Ezekell Weall
40. his marke
Notes
1 Quern - stone used to grind corn
2 Danish
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