Genealogy & Family History
Will of Philip Morton
In the name of God, Amen. The xiiij day of June, 1550,
I, Phillipe Morton, of the Chapellarie of Bradfeld, hooll of
mynd and of good and perfecte memorie, maketh this my
last will.
First I gif my saull unto God Almyghtie, my
creator, and to Jesu Christe, his son only, my redemer, and
to all the celestiall company of heaven, and my bodie to be
buried in the churche or churche yerde of St. Nicholas at
Bradfeld.
Also I bequeath for my mortuary as the lawe
haith ordeynd.
Also I will that John Morton, my son and
heire apparent, content and paye or cause to be paid unto
Thruston, Roberte, Nicholas and John Morton, my childer,
xl s., that is to witt, unto everye on of them x s., to be paid
within the spacie of too yeres next.
Also I gif unto Roberte
Morton, my son, xxvj s. viij d., over and besides his childe
porcon of my goodes
to John Morton, my yongest son,
xxvj s. viij d., over and besides his childe porcon, and over
and besides iij li. whiche I owe unto the said John.
Also I
gif to Elisabethe, my wif, on of the best beddes within my
howse, with all thinges to the same bed belongyng, a brasse
pott, and a cowe, over and besides her porcon of my goodes
also unto Heughe Jackson and Gratie, his wif, xx s., of and
for the rest of her childe porcon
unto Roberte Browner
and Elisabeth, his wif, x s., of and for the rest of her childe
porcon
to Roberte Waynewright and Beatrice, his wif,
vj s. viij d., of and for the rest of her childe porcon, over and
besydes a cowe, or els xx s. in money whiche I do owe unto
the said Roberte for the rest of her mariadge goodes
unto
Richard Ibotson and Jenett, his wif, vj s. viij d., of and for the
rest of her childe porcon
to John Skynner and Jane, his
wif, vj s. viij d., of and for the rest of her childe porcon
also
unto Thomas Spone and Margarete, his wif, of and for her
childe porcon, vj s. viij d. over and besides xxiij s.
iiij d.
whereof I do owe unto the said Thomas for the rest of his
mariadge goodes.
Also I bequeath unto Thrustane Morton,
my son, my best jackett, best dublett, best hoise and best
sherte;
to Agnes, my doughtour, wife of Briane Moore,
... of and for the rest of her childe porcon
also to
Alicie Revell and Elene, doughtours of Thomas Revell, either
of them a yowe
and unto Philipe Morton, Philipe Skynner
and Philipe Ibotson, my god children, every on of them a
lambe;
and to Margarete Morton, doughtour of Roberte
Morton, iij
s.
iiij d.;
to Elsabeth, my wif, all my corne that
shall forton to be within my howse or sawne in the feld at
the day of my decesse.
The residue of all my goodes I gif
unto the propre use of Thrustayne, Nicholas, Roberte, and
John Morton the yonger, my childer, to be equally divided
among them, whome I ordeyn to be my executours. Thies
wittenes, Thrustane Morton, John Morton, Nicholas Ronkesley
and Edwarde Bower.
Proved 1 Sept., 1551.
Source: Yorkshire Wills
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