1741 Will

[Alexander.]

This 1741 will and inventory is quite easy to read, though there are still a number of words that are giving me trouble.

…to be paid in one Year & a half after My Decease Ilem? I give
unto James Fricknall My Son the Sum of one Shilling, all the
rest and Residue of My personable Estate I give and bequave?
unto My Son George Fricknall and do make him Sole Executor
of this my Last Will and Testament upon this Condition that
the S^d George Fricknall doth Not Marry with the S^d Rebacka
Taylor my Maid Servent and furder? that y^e S^d George Fricknall do bring up
My Younger Son John Fricknall till he be att y^e age of
fiveteen o[r] while he Can provide for himself and to give him…

…and to pay my Son George his Wages that Shall be due to him from
me and one Shilling at a Legacei In Witness where unto I have
Set my Hand and Seal this Eleventh day of December in y^e Year…

The inventory gave me quite a bit more trouble so will post those sections next.

Thanks!

[Alexander.]

2nd bit

[oldtimer]

They seem to be strange spelling variations to me

Ilem -Item
bequeave - bequeath
furder - further

[oldtimer]

2nd part

one shilling as a legacy?

Judy

[Alexander.]

Thanks Judy, I wondered if they were just strange spellings which were confusing me. The one I couldn't work out was "furder" but now I see that he probably meant "further".

[Alexander.]

Moving on to the inventory...if the spelling was strange in the will then I don't know how to describe this.

in the house fire iron ... Chares? ... – s – d
1 dreser and severl other things   –   –   2 – 10 – 0
in the parler ouefer y^e seler
1 Cead? 1 Chist 1 tabel and other things 3 : 0 – 0
in the new parler 1 Cead? 1 Chist 1 : 0 – 0
in kichin   –   –   –   –  1 : 0 : 0
in the Chees? Chember 1 Cead?  –   –   –   3 : 0 : 0
5 Cows 3 heffers 4 Calfes   –   –   –   –   24 : 0 : 0
4 mares 1 fille 1 foale   –   –   21 : 0 : 0

[oldtimer]

Hi FreckNeale

I think your cead may actually be board i.e. table

[oldtimer]

Is it fire iron, 7 chairs?

i think fire irons were things like tongs and pokers.

[Redroger]

I think the chairs referred to are those probably bronze that the fire irons rested on when not in use. By the way I read it as "Fire irons & chairs" Not 7 chairs, I think the squiggle was meant to be an ampersand.