Reference
X67/204
Title
Will [copy] of Sir Humphrey Monoux of Wootton, baronet
Date free text
16 Jul 1685
Production date
From: 1666 To: 1685
Scope and Content
"First being penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart for all my sins past, mostly humbly desiring forgiveness for the same, I give and commit my soul unto Almighty God. ... I trust and believe ... assuredly be saved ... and that my soul with my body ... shall rise again ... and inherit the kingdom of Heaven prepared for his elect and chosen"
Body to be buried in the chancel of Wootton church with all manner of privacy
... [Manors of South and North Anston, Yorkshire]
a) Manor and advowson of Sandy, Bedfordshire
Messuages, mills etc. in Sandy and Girtford
Stamford Farm, Southill, Bedfordshire occupied by --- Cayton, lately purchased from trustees of late Sir John Keiling
b) Farm in Kempston Hardwick, Bedfordshire now occupied by John Curfu, inherited from brother Philip Monoux
Perteens Farm and "ground where Negooses house stood" in Wootton, inherited from father Sir Humphrey Monoux
In trust to Sir John Cotton and Sir Robert Cotton, his wife's brothers:-
a) to cousins Edmund Woodhouse and John Woodhouse, esquires, sons of "my uncle" late Philip Woodhouse, for 1,000 years to raise £10,000 for portions for daughters Alice and Frances Monoux and £200 per annum until portions due, who are to release property after portions paid [refers to Deed of Settlement 12 June 1666]
b) to wife Alice for life
All except Kempston Hardwick to son and heir Philip Monoux and male heirs - in default to brother Lewis Monoux for life
Kempston Hardwick to brother Lewis. They may lease for 21 years or settle on wife (for life)
Guardianship of "my" children to wife Alice or (in case of her death) to brothers Lewis Monoux and Philip Cotton
To wife Alice "all the plate and towels she brought me and all my old gold now in her custody, my 2 coaches and Foure best coach horses and any other 2 horses she will choose and all my hay in the barns and grounds and all my bricks in the yard and in Mr Bun's close and all my felled timber in my yards and grounds
the use and occupation but not the property of all plate bought or given to me or her since our marriage, my pearl necklace which she now weares" and all my household stuff in dwelling house in Wootton at time of death for life on condition - not to be removed
then the necklace to such of my children as she shall direct
use and occupation but not the property of plate and household stuff to son Philip for life and property to his eldest son to attain 21
or in default use and occupation to Lewis Monoux for life and to eldest son 21 for ever
or in default to my right heirs
use and occupation but not property of my ring with 3 diamonds to son Philip until 21 or married, in default to daughter Alice
use of my pointed diamond ring "given by my father to my wife" to daughter Alice or son Philip according to wishes of wife until 21 or married, when proper, - in default to brother Lewis
to the poor of Wootton £20 to be distributed within 1 month of death
Residue towards providing the £10,000
executors: Lewis Monoux and Philip Cotton, to have £100 (Lewis Monoux) and £50 (Philip Cotton) for pains
witnessed: Jo. Twistleton, Rd. Ponson, Owen Griffith
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