Roger King, the testator, is widowed and names his children Christopher, MaryWake, William, Alice Crosse (wife of William Crosse), and Mary Wake. He lives at Alton, Hampshire.
Alton is about 27 miles from Upper Clatford. Unlikely to be related to my King family at Upper Clatford.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 10 Mar 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/727
Name of testator: Roger King, Yeoman
Place: Alton, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 22 Mar 1640, probated 15 Nov 1645
[In margin] Tm: Roger King
1 In the Name of God Amen I
2 Roger King of Alton in the County of South[ampto]n yeoman being in good health
3 and perfect memorie I thanke almightie god and determined hereby to make
4 my last will and testament in manner and forme following First I bequeath my soule into
5 the hands of Allmightie god the Creator of me and all mankind and unto the
6 hand of Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer by whose death and passion I hope
q for salvation and to be raysed from death to life at the last day I Bequeath my
8 Bodye to the earth whereof it was framed And as touching my temporall estate
9 First I give to the Church of Alton five shillings And to the poore of the
10 same parish five shillings I give and bequeath to my sonne Roger King xij l and to
11 every one of his children x s Item I give and bequeath to my sonne William King
12 and to my daughter Alice the wife of Richard Crosse the rent of my house
13 the which John Palmer now dwelleth in in Alton to be equally devided dureing
14 their n[atu]rall lyves and after their decease I give and bequeath the same house
15 and garden with all other appurtances therein to belonging unto my sonne Xper
16 King and his heirs forever Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne Richard King
17 xlj l and to everie one of his children ten shillings Item I give and bequeath
18 unto my sonne Christopher King my house in Alton with the garden and all other
19 appurtances thereunto belonging which is now in the occupation of Stephen James
20 the dyer I give it to my sonne Christopher King and his heyres forever Item I
21 give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Wake xij l and to her children x s Item
22 I give and bequeath unto my sonne William King and my daughter Alice Crosse
23 to every one of them children x s My will and meaning is to every and of
24 my grandchildren which are now borne afore the making hereof And yf it
25 please god I should be married I give and bequeath unto my wife all
26 the goods the which shee bringeth unto me of her owne It[em] I give and
27 bequeath unto her xij s Item my will and meaning is that shee shall have
28 her yearly rente also Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne Christfer
29 King and his heyres for ever all that my house in Alton where I and my
30 daughter Mary Wake now doe dwell in with the Gateroome and Garden and
31 all other appurtenances thereto belonging Item I give and bequeath likewise unto
32 my sonne Christopher King All my free land which I bought with my Barne
33 which is all in the tenure and occupation of the Nicholsons of Alton I give and
34 bequeath it to my sonne Christopher King and his heyres forever Item I doe
35 make my sonne Christopher my sole and whole executor of this my last will and
36 Testament and all my estate goods and chattles whatsoever not geven nor
37 bequeathed I give and bequeath it to my executor And I desire my frends
38 Edmond King and George King his sonne both in the parrish of Alton to see
39 this my will performed And for their paynes I give them two shillings and
40 six pence a peec In witness whereof I sette my hand and seale the two and
41 twentieth day of March annoq domini 1640 Sealed and delivered in the
42 presence of us the mark of Edmond Cleere the marke of William Grinsell
43 Probatum fuit Testamentum supra:
44 scriptum apud London coram dilecto subdido nostro Roberti Mason legume doctore Surrogato
45 dilecti subiti viri Nathanielle Brent milite legum etiam doctoris Cui prerogativae
46 Cantuariensis magistro sive Custodis legitime constituto Quinto die Mensis Novembris
47 Anno domini Millesimo sexcentesimo quadragesimo Quinto juramento Christyperi King fili dei
48 defuncti et executoris in huiusmodi testamento nominati cui comissa fuit administrando omnium et
49 singulorum bonorum iurium et creditorum dictae defuncti de bene et fidelter administrando
50 eadem Ad Scanta dei Evangelia Jurat
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