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Richard
Grenfell, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, 17th August 1723 - Will
In The name of god amen I Richard Grenfell of the
Parish of St.Just in the County of Cornwall Tyner being sick and weake of body
but of perfect memory and remembrance blessed be to God for itt do make and
appoint this my Last will and testament Revocking all others in maner and forme
following.
Impris. I give and bequeath my soule unto the hands of
Allmighty god my Gracious Redeemer hoping for a full peardon and remison of my
sins thhrough his merits and mercy and my body unto the dust out of which it was
taken.
Imp. I give and Bequeath unto my wife the house that
is now in building in tregiseall, with half of my household goods and half my
quick stock and the two and thirteth part of ye Criants in ballesweden during
her Life, and after her decease all that she is posesed of she is to give to
John Grenfell the son of John Grenfell not to disminish aney thing from him, I
give unto my Mother six shillings a year during her Life.
Imp.I give and Bequeath unto Ruthey Grenfell the
Dafter (?) of Bevell Grenfell the sum of one pound one shilling to be paid att
an year end after my decease.
Imp. All the rset of my goods and Chattels mouvable
and unmouvable Debts and Credits whatsomever, I give and Bequeath unto John
Grenfell the son of John Grenfell with all my venters and the house in the
Church Town during the Estate; him the said John Grenfell I make whole and sole
Executor of this my Last Will and Testament.
In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this
seventeenth day of August in the year of our Lord God 1723
The sign of Richard Grenfell
Signed Sealed and delivered
in the presence of us
Thomas Mayne
the sign of Bevill Grenfell
A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods and
Chattels Debts and Credits mouvable and unmouvable of Richard Grenfell late of
the Pish of St.Just Tynner deceased taken and appraised by us whos names are
under written this 24th. day of July 1724.
Impr. His wearring apparel purse and Girdel
02 00
00
It.His bedding and bedcloaths
02 05
00
It.Brass pewter and iron ware
01 02
06
It.Corn in the Ground
02
05 00
It.Two poor Cows
04 01 06
It.Two small ---- (?)
03 00 00
It.a few sheep and lambs
01 00
00
It.One dole in adventure in a poor Tynworks
02 00
00
It.One Chattel Estate on lives in an House vallued
at 20s. per annum
10 00 00
It.An 120 part in a poor Tynworks set at tribute
00 15
00
It.tymber ware and things forgotten
00 05 00
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sum total
28 14
00
by us James Millett
Hugh Busvargus
Thomas
Grenfield, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, 9th October 1708 - Inventory
A true and perfect inventory of all the goods and
chattells of Thomas Grenfield late of the parish of St.Just in Penwith who dyed
the 14th. day of August 1708 and was buried the 16th. of said August taken and
appraised by us whose names are hereunto subscribed this 9th. day of October
1708.
His wearing apparell and money in his pocket
01 10
00
Eight pewter platters
00 12 00
Nine pewter dishes Flagon Candlestick and Cup
00 04
06
One iron crock one brass crock and one brandiron
00 18 06
Three pans and a skillett
01
17 06
Timber ware with ye cupboard bedstead and chest
and old table board and forme
02 00
00
Two coverlets a blanket two payer of sheets feather
bed and
boulster and pillow in all
02 10
00
One cow heifer and calfe
03 01
00
One old mare two piggs and 4 ews
01 10 00
various implements lumber trade and goods forgotten
00 05 00
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in all
14 08 06
John Ustick
Hen.Ustick
Thomas
Grenfell, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, 30th January 1726
A true and perfect inventory of all and singular the
goods and chattells, rights and credits whatsoever which were of Thomas
Grenfell. late of the parrish of St.Just in Penwith in the County of Cornwall,
Tinner at the time of his death, taken and appraised of us Thomas Jelbert and
Hugh Edwards both of the said parrish and county, Tinners, whose names are
subscribed this thirty first day of January, Anno Dom 1726 as follows.
Imp.For his wearing apparell and money in his pockett
003 00
00
Itm. For severall Chattell estates in a moyety and a
third part
of a moyety of the tenement of Higher Buswodon in
St.just
aforesaid some of which are determinable on the death
of one
life and the others on the death of severall antiont
persons
165 00
00
Item.For a chattell estate in a moyety and a third
part of a
moyety of a small piece of cliff ----- parke an
chappell in
St.Just aforesaid determinable on the deaths of three
old lives 002
02 00
Item. For apartell of tinstuff at the stamps at the
works
012 00
00
Item. For his right of adventure in two tinworks with
the
implements to them belonging
005 00
00
Item. For about four acres of barly and about half an
acre
of oates in ground which was tilld about a month
before his
death
004 10 00
Item.For three cowes and a heifer
008 00 00
Item.For a small heifer of two yeares old
001 01
00
Item.For htree small naggs and an old mare
005 00
00
Item.For twenty small sheep and lambs
002 02
06
Item.For a small swine
000 02 06
Item. In the hall chamber, two bedsteads £1-10-00
For an ovall table and twelve old ----- chairs £1-01-00
An old chest £0-02-06.Two small ffeather beds, two
boulsters and three pillows £3-00-00. Two coverlettes
and two blanketts £0-12-00. In all in said room
006 05
06
Item. In the kitchen chamber, a deale table frame and
fforme £0-05-00. A bedstead £0-05-00. A coverlette
£0-03-00. A barrell £0-02-00.In all in said room
000 15
00
Item. In the hall a deale table fframe and fforme
£0-05-00. An old cupboard and a small case of shelves
£0-12-00. An old wooden chair and two couches
30-02-06.
Eight pewter dishes, eleven pewter
plates.A pewter
fflagon
chamber pot and two candlsticks £1-05-00. Two small
brass
candlsticks £0-02-00.In all in said room
002 06
00
Item.In the kitchen one brass pan containing about 20
gallons.Four small brass pans and a brass skillett £2-00-00.
An iron pott, two iron kettles and an old ffrying pan
£0-08-00.
A small old ---- table £0-01-06. Two brand irons, an
old
fire pan and ------. In all in said room
002
12 00
Item.For linen £1-01-00.Earthen ware and a few glass
bottles £0-01-06. Lumber about ye house £0-02-06
001 05 00
Item.For husbandry implements £0-10-00. A saddle
and bridle £0-07-06
000 17 06
Item. Debts sperate and desperate
005 00 00
Item. For things forgotten (if any)
000 02 06
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227 02 00
Thomas Jelbard
Hugh Edwards
Admon for Thomas Grenfell, Tinner, of St.Just in
Penwith, deceased. dated 1726.
To Margaret Grenfell, widow of Thomas Grenfell, of
St.Just.Thomas Grenfell of St.Just.
Thomas
Grenfell, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, 28th July 1743
Admon for Thomas Grenfell, Tinner, of St.Just in
Penwith deceased.
To Pascoe Grenfell of the Town of Penzance Gent,, John
Noale of St.Ives Gent.. Thomas Treluddra of Marazion Gent..
No will. Thomas Grenfell died intestate.
Dated 28th.July 1743
Probate granted to Pascoe Grenfell Gent., princpal creditor of Thomas Grenfell and Thomas and Margaret Grenfell son and daughter of the deceased. Dated 28th.July 1743
Thomas Grenfield, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, 9th May 1757 - Admon
Admon for Thomas Grenfield, Tinner, of St.Just in Penwith who died about 1743.
To Thomas Oates, Tinner , of St.Just. John Batten, Merchant, of the Town of Penzance and William Reseigh, Yeoman, of St.Just.
Obligation on Jane Oates, wife of the above named Thomas Oates and widow of the late Thomas Grenfield.
Admon dated 9th.May 1757
NO WILL MADE.
Thomas Grenfell,
Sancreed, Cornwall, 3rd January 1847 - Will
In the name of God Amen
I Thomas Grenfell Farmer, of the Parish of Sancreed in the county of Cornwall being in perfect mind memory and understanding do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in the following manner and form. first I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Thomas Grenfell the sum of One Pound. Also I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Thomas Tresise the sum of One Pound also I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Kirgeek rhe sum of Ten Shillings Also I give and bequeath unto my son Richard Grenfell my Interest in Trevorian to hold the same during the Term, and to have four cows and two hiffers and he is also to have five horses a waggon and two carts and he is to have a bed a clock six chairs and a table Also I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife my Interest in Lesbew with two horses and three cows and two hiffers. The resideu and Remainder of my Property the House in Bile croft in St.Just and sixty pounds I give unto my wife during her natural life and after her decease the
60£ to fall equally between my son Richard and my son Edward and my daughter Margery I also make my wife my Executor to pay all my Just Debts and funeral expenses and all legesas
to be paid twelve months after my Decease as Witness our hands this 3rd. day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty seven.
Witness Thomas Grenfell Jnr.
Wm.(?) Bosence Thomas Grenfell
William
Grenfell, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, 11th November 1751 - Will
And first of all I give and bequeath to James Nicholas
my Jockey Coat and three plush breeches.
Also, I give and bequeath to my two Brothers my three
other coats and five wastecoats and two breeches for the two Divide them Between
themselves.
Also, I give and bequeath to my Beloved Wife Grace,
twenty shillings a year, if Noonreeth shall turn out to my part so much Yearly
above Cost and Wages. Which said sum my said Wife shall receive During the time
she remains a Widow and no longer. And also I give her to live in the house we
now Lives in till this Year now in hand is out and also the fewell that now is,
with all other conveniences During the said time, and after the time is out, she
shall turn out of the said house and Leave all the Household Goods in their
place without Defrauding anything or carrying away of any part, therof,or
Causing or Letting any other person whatsoever to take or carry away anything
out of the said house.
Also,I give to my Beloved Daughter Grace Grenfell whom
I likewise constitue and make and ordain my Sole Executrix of this my Last Will
and Testament all and Singular My Goods and Adventures and writing and accounts,
and money, and Effects whatsoever, by her freely to be possessed and enjoyed, if
she shall live so long as to arrive to age of twenty one years and I do make and
ordain my Brother John Grenfell, and my Brother in Law Francis Thomas of Morvah
two Guardians over my said Daughter till she shall arrive to the age
abovementioned and I do authorise and impower the said Guardians to order my
effects as shall be most to the benefit of my said Daughter and they the said
Guardians providing and laying out from the said effects for her maintinance as
shall be needfull and necessary during the time till she come of age as is
abovesaid. But if it shall happen that my said Daughter Grace shall die before
she arrive and come to the age of twenty one years as is above mentioned that
then and in such cause I give to each of my Sisters, Elizabeth, Jone and Jane,
five shillings to be paid them on demands after six months after the death of my
said Daughter and all the rest of my Effects after my Daughter is dead of what
kind soever I give to my two Brothers to be equally divided between them, with
paying my three Sisters five shillings apiece or Each and if it shall happen
that either of my Brothers shall be dead at that time then I give all to him
that shall be allive.
And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul
all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies, Bequeasts and Executors
by me in any qways before named, willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming
this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and yaer within written.
William Grenfell
Signed Sealed published pronounced
and Declared by me the said William
Grenfell as my Last will and Testament
in the presence of us,
William Pollard
Thos. Pearce
William Grenfell, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall, 6th December 1751 - Admon
Admon for William Grenfell dated 6th. December 1751.
To John Grenfell, Tinner, of St.Just in Penwith.
Francis Thomas, Tinner, of Morvah.
Richard grenfell, Tinner, of St.Just.
Wm.Coppin of Cardingham, Yeoman.
William
Grenfell, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall - Admon
To Mary Angwin, wife of Justice Angwin, Tin dresser of
St.Just. ( Daughter of William Grenfell).
Edward Williams , Joiner of St.Just.
John Lawry, Schoolmaster of St.Just.
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