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Henry Corker, husbandman of Shavington, Cheshire
Will & Inventory (Cheshire Wills and Probate, FindMyPast).
Henry Corker was buried at St Chad’s Church, Wybunbury, 9 June 1690.
Will dated: 2 June 1690
Probate date: 10 September 1690
The inventory dated 9 June 1690 stated:
Henry Corker, late of Shavington in the County of Chester
"departed this life the 7th day of the same month".
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In the name of god Amen I Henry Corker of Shavington in the County of Chester husbandman being sick
and indisposed of body but of sound and alert mind and memory thanks be given to god for the same do make this my last will and testament in writing as followeth And first and principally I bequeath my soul unto the hand of Almighty god who gave it me and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried in the land of the parish church of Wybunbury there to lie in hope of a joyful resurrection at the last day and as for my temporal estate wherewith it hath pleased god of his great mercy to bless me with I do hereby give devise and bequeath the same in manner and form following first whereas I stand lawfully possessed seized and invested in one cottage and tenement lying in Shavington aforesaid Item I do hereby give devise and bequeath the said cottage and tenement with all its appurtenances and all my right title and interest in the same unto my brother John Corker and his heirs upon condition that he pay all such debts and interest for the same which I stand indebted in unto Thomas Liversage of Wybunbury aforesaid being in the whole the sum of eleven pounds of lawful English money and interest for the same as may appear by two bonds or obligatory heretofore given by me to him the said Thomas Liversage and also upon this further condition that he the said John Corker my said brother do pay unto my nephew John Allen being the son of my late sister Ellinor deceased the sum of fifty shillings at such time as he shall be of the age of one and twenty years and also upon the further condition that he the said John my said brother do pay the one half of all such my funeral expenses as my goods shall fall short to pay and discharge Item whereas I stand lawfully possessed and invested in one cottage and tenement lying in Waigherton in the said parish of Wybunbury by virtue of one indenture of lease heretofore made to me by Mr Snead of Keele in the County of Stafford my landlord I do hereby give devise and bequeath the said cottage and tenement and all my right title and interest which I have or can claim to the same unto my youngest brother Joseph Corker upon condition that he the said Joseph do also well and truly pay unto my said nephew John Allen the further sum of fifty shillings at such time as he shall be of the age of one and twenty years And also upon condition that he the said Joseph do pay the one half of such my funeral expenses as my said goods will fall too short to pay And further I do hereby give devise and bequeath all the said goods whatsoever or wheresoever shall be unto my executors for the discharge and payment of my said funeral expenses and all other charges whatsoever concerning the same and if any thing do remain it is my will and I do hereby give and bequeath the same to be equally deveyded [divided] between my said two brothers John and Joseph upon condition that my said executors have out of the same or if that be too short out of the rest of my estate before herein mentioned the sum of twenty shillings apeice with Item it is further my will and I do hereby give and bequeath unto my said brother John Corker all the corn as it now grows upon my ground in Shavington upon condition that he do pay the sum of forty shillings more than his equal part towards the discharge of my funeral expenses And lastly I do hereby ordain constitute and appoint my two kinsmen John Corker of Shavington aforesaid and Thomas his brother to be the executors of this my last will and testament desiring them to be careful to see the same performed in every respect according to my mind and will herein expressed and I do hereby disanull and make void all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made and it is my will that this only be taken for my last will and testament and none other In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of June in the second year of the reign of our most gracious sovereigns William and Mary by the grace of god of England Scotland France and Ireland King and Queen defenders of the faith Anno Dom 1690. [witnesses] Ann Corker, Thomas Huxley, John Corker, Thomas Corker |
(inventory not transcribed)
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