Winter: Genealogy

Margaret Winter

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  1. In the Name of God Amen
  2. I Margaret Winter of Gressenhall in the County
  3. of Norfolk Widow Do make and ordain this my last
  4. Will and Testament in manner and form following
  5. that is to say ffirst my Mind and Will is that John
  6. Winter my Son Son now living in Norwich Farmer
  7. to be by Executor and Elizableth Colls my Daughter
  8. the Wife of Israel Colls of Gressenhall aforesaid the suprvisor
  9. Executrix and to see my body duelly buried And
  10. also my Mind and Will is that these my Executor and
  11. Executrix shall pay all my lawful Debts that I the said
  12. Margaret Winter shall be indebted at my Decesase
  13. And also all such Interest money as I shall stand
  14. indebted to William Cobb of Hoe on mortgages
  15. First I give unto John Winter my Son aforesaid and
  16. Elizabeth Colles my Daughter aforesaid all my Householde
  17. goods stocks and all moveables that I have inbeing
  18. These excepted as follows, ffirst I give to Ambrose
  19. Winter my Grandson the bed he now useth to lodge
  20. on as it stand and Martha Alexander the bed she
  21. useth to lodge on, the said Ambrose Winter and
  22. Martha Alexander now dwell along with me et al

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  1. And I give to Elizabeth Colls the Wife of Israel
  2. Colls my Daughter aforesaid the bed that I now useth
  3. to lodge on as it stand and a large brass pott over
  4. above her equal share with John Winter my Son
  5. aforesaid. And I give unto Sarah Walsh my
  6. Daughter the Wife of Matthew Walsh of Gressenhall Nor
  7. the sum of one pound to be paid by my exeutor and
  8. executrix in one month after my Decease And
  9. give to Martha Alexander the sum of one pound
  10. to be paid by my executor and executirx in one month
  11. after my Decesase And I give to Margaret Gates my
  12. Grand Daughter the Wife of Robert Gates of Gressenhall
  13. aforesaid Worstead weaver my large pewter Dish
  14. And I give to Ambrose Winter aforesaid the pair of
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  16. And I give to Mary Colls my Grand Daughter
  17. and Daughter to Israel Colls and Elizabeth Colls my
  18. Daughter the brinded bullock And I give to William
  19. Winter of Gres[senhall] my oldest Son one Shilling to be paid
  20. by either of my executors at sight And I do hereby
  21. nominate constitute and appoint the said John
  22. Winter executor and Elizabeth Colls sole executrix
  23. aforesaid of this my last Will and Testament revoking
  24. all Wills by me heretofore made and I do declare this
  25. to be my last will and Testament In Witness
  26. whereof I the said Margaret Winter have to this my

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  1. last Will and Testament set and put my hand and seal
  2. this ninth day of ffebruary in the year of our Lord
  3. one thousand seven hundred and sixty
  4. Margaret Winter her Mark
  5. Signed sealed published and declared by the said
  6. Margaret Winter to be her last Will and Testament in
  7. the presence of James Howse his Mark
  8. Rebeccah Beck her Mark
  9. Dec. 9th. 1760
  10. John Winter one of the Exectors within named was
  11. sworn in due form of law before me Wm. Lagott
  12. 26th Aprl. 1760 Sworn to this Official
  13. Ex. by me DWarburton