The wills are in chronological order of date of death.
In the name of God Amen the third day of
January in the yeare of our Lord 1690 I William Jeggon of Stamborne in
the County of Essex Yeoman being something weak in body but of ... memory
thanks be given to God for the same do make my last Will and Testament
in manner and forme followinge In primib? I will and bequeath my Soule
into the hands of Almighty God my maker trusting in and through Jesus Christ
to have my Sins pardoned And my body I committ unto the earth to be decently
buried at the ?discretion of my Ex'tor hereafter nominated And so for those
worldly goods that God hath been pleased to lend unto me I give and dispose
of them in after this manner Item I give
and bequeath unto Edee Lennit my Sister the sum of five pounds to be pd
by my Extor twenty shillings yearly & every yeare after my decease
if she the said Edee Linnett my Sister shall live so long Item
I give unto Robert Linnett the sonne of Edee Linnett my Sister the sum
of five pounds of good & lawful money of England to be pd by my Extor
within Six months next after my decease Item
I give and bequeath unto the three Children of the said Robt my kinsman
which he had by his first wife that is to say John Lennitt Robt Lennitt
and Martha Lennitt the sum of five pounds of good and lawful money of England
to be equally divided ?to?each of them as they shall accomplish their ages
of one and twenty years And ?in the ... Lord will it that if any of the
said children shall depart this world before they can accomplish their
said severall ages that then his or ?their ?rightful ?share shall be equally
divided and paid by my Extor to the Survivors Item
I give and bequeath unto John Lennitt my kinsman with whom I
now live the sum of forty five pounds of good and lawfull money of England
and also all my goods and ?Chtel ?wtsoever both movable and immoveable
wtsoever I give unto him the said John Lennitt my kinsman and do make him
sole Extor of this my last Will and Testament he paying my legacies and
funerall expences I do hereby revoke frustrate and make void all
former wills wtsoever made by me or Letters of Attorney made to any other
psons & do declare this to be my last Will and Testament In
Witnesse hereunto I have sett to my hand & seale the day
& yeare first abovewithin the ... of William Jeggon Sealed Subscribed
published & declared to be the last will and testament of him the said
William Jeggon in the ?Presence of us the marke of Jonathan Roote the mke
of Thomas Peacocke William Peacocke
Proved December 1691
The last Will and Testament of me, Suckling Jegon of Halsted in Essex
Gent as followeth
I give to my brother Mr. Robert Jegon one hundred pounds and to my
cousin Mr. Wm Jegon of Stisted (?Histed) twenty pounds and to the poor
of Halsted forty shillings to be given out in bread and all the residue
of my ... ... I give to Mr. John Tweed of Halsted aforesd ... ... to pay
my debts and funeral charges and I make the said John Tweed the sole exter
of this my will. Witnessed my hand and Seal the twelfth day of April
Anno Dno one thousand seven hundred and eighteen Suckling Jegon signed
sealed published and devilered by the sd Suckling Jegon to be his last
will and testament in the presence of us Robt Fiske Richard Bennett
... ...
Probate 1718.