- WILL OF FRANCIS CLOPTON.1689.
In the name of God Amen, the thirteenth day of June, in the first yeare of the reigne of our gracious sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary, now King and Queen over England, etc., anno domini 1689; I Francis Clopton, of Haughley, in the county
of Suffolke, gentleman, being of good memory and remembrance, thanks be given unto Almighty God, revokcing all other wille and testaments, by me formerly made, doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament, as followeth.
First, I bequeathe my soule imto Almighty God my maker, trusting to obtain remission of my sinns thi-ough the meritts of Jesus Christ my Saviour, and my body I committ to the earth to be bm-ied in a decent manner ; and for my outward estate in
this world I bequeath the same as followeth.
Item, I give and bequeath all my lands and tenements lyeing in Chelsworth, in the eoimty aforesaid, unto Saiah Clopton of Ipswich, my brother's daughter, to hold for the
terme of her naturall life, and after her decease to the heirs of her body for ever, and for want of such issue aftur the decease of the said Sarah, I give the aforesaid lands and tenements to WiUiam Warren and John AVarren, the two sonnes of Elizabeth
Warren of Haughley abo^esaid, widow, and their heires for ever.
Item, I give and bequeath all my lands and tenements lying in Woolpitt, in the said county, to be .sold by my executor or executors hereafter named, within one yeare after my decease, and the money that shall arise upon the sale thereof, I give to be equally devided and parted by mj' executors, between my six kinsmen, namely William Warren and John Warren, two of the sonnes of Elizabeth Warren of Haughley abovesaid,
widow, and to William Sti ange and Francis Strange, two of the sonnes of Margarett Strange of Buxhall, my kinswoman, and to Henry More the sonne of Susan More of EiuckseU, in the said couvity, widow, my kinswomen, and to John Cooke of Ipswich,
the Sonne of John Cooke ray kinsman, deceased, to be distributed amongst them by equaU porcions, share and share alike, as soone as the money shall be received upon the
sale of the said lands.
Item, I give and bequeath one peece of freehold land lyeing in Haughley abovesaid, called Basshanks, to Thomas Clarke of Haughley, my tenant, and his heires for ever.
Item, I give and bequeath all that messuage or tenement lyeing and being in Haughley, wherein the aforesaid Thomas Clarke now dwelleth, with aU the lands and other appurtenances belonging, to EUzabeth Warren my sister's daughter, and to her heires for ever.
Item, I give unto Ester the daughter of WiUiam Clopton my brother, and to Elizabeth Crane my brother's daughter's daughter, and to the widow Cooke, the late wife of John
Cooke of Ipswich, my kinsman, the summe of twenty pounds a peece of lawfull English money.
Item, I give to Hannah ElKston my sister's daughter, the summe of sixty pounds of lawfull money of England.
Item, I give to Margarett Strange, Anne Sowgate, Susan More, and Elizabeth Warren my sister's daughter, the summe of fom'score poundes of lawfull money of England, to be paid to each of them, twenty pounds a peice.
Item, I give to Susan More, Anne Moore, Elizabeth Moore, Mary More, and Hannah More, the five daughters of Susan More, of EinckseU, my kinswoman, the summe of five score pounds of lawfull money of England, to be paid to every one of them, twenty pounds a peice.Item, I give to Elizabeth Strange, Anne Strange, Susan Strange, the three daughters of Margarett Strange, of BuxhaU, my kinswoman, and to Edmund Cooke, one of the sonnes of Jobn Cooke, of Ipswich, deceased, my kinsman, and to John Cocksedge, of Bury St. Edmund's, my sister's sonnes sone, the summe of fivescore poimds of lawfull
money of England, to be paid to every one of them, twenty pounds a psice.Item, I give to John Carter, of Stowmarkett, in the connty abovesaid, draper, and to his two sisters Anne and SibbiU, the summe of twenty sMIUngs a peiee, of lawfull
money of England.
Item, I give to the poore people of Hanghley, wherein I now dwell, the summe of fifty shillings of lawful money of England, to be distributed among them by my executor or executors, within one moneth after my decease.
Item, I give to the minister that shall preach my funerall sermon, the summe of thirteen shillings and foure pence.
Item, I give to JIary the wife of Thomas Clarke aforesaid, the s'lme of tenn pounds.
And further, my mind and wiU is that all the aforesaid legacies given in this my last will and testament, shall be paid at or within my now dwelling house in Haughley, within one yeare next after my decease.
Item, I give all my lands and tenements lyeing in Weathersett, to be sold by ray executor or executors, hereafter nominated and appointed, within one yeare after my decease, towards the performance of this my last wxU and testament, and aU my biUs, bonds, debts, and ready money, I give to my execu'or for the bringing of my body to a decent buriill, and for the performance of this my last will and testament, according to
that trust and care I have imposed in them.
And I doe hereby make and ordaiue Robert Pryor and Thomas Clarke, of Haughley, my tenant, joint executor of this my last will and testament, giveing unto my said executors the sume of tcnn pounds a peice for the undertaking thereof
In witness whereof, 1, the abovesaid Francis Clopton, have hereunto sett my hand and seale, the day and yeare first above written.Fkancis Clopton.
(Proved at Bury St. Edmund's, January 7, 1691.)
Source: Visitation of Suffolk 1561
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Abt 1607 - 1690 (83 years)