Will of Thomas Thresher, Collarmaker (New Sarum)
Will dated: April 7, 1733 [1727+6]; proved July 8, 1737
People mentioned in the will:

Thomas Thresher
George the Second (King of England from 1727-1760)
Martha Thresher: wife of Thomas
Anne Lamb: daughter of Thomas & Martha
Thomas Thresher: Executor, son of Thomas & Martha
Edward Newby: in house/tenement adjoining King & Queen
James Oakford: in house/tenement adjoining King & Queen
John, Joseph & P__ Sims: witnesses
Rev. Rowland Dennis: Surrogate
Tho.s. Naish: a Sub-Dean of Salisbury Cathedral and the cathedral's Surveyor of Fabric
Willm. Boucher, Registrar





In the name of God amen, the seventh day of April in the sixth
year of the reign of our Soverraine Lord George the Second by the grace of God of
great Brittain France and Ireland King Defendor of the faith anno qui Domi
1733, I Thomas Thresher of the City of New Sarum in the County of Wilts---
Collermaker being but weak of body but of sound and perfect memory (God be praised)
and being sensible of my own mortallity and revoking all former Wills heretofore
made by be doe make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner
and forme as ffolloweth First I commend my sould into the hands of Almighty
God my creator trusting through the merrits of Christ my blessed Saviour to be made
persaker of life Everlasting my body I commit to the earth whereof it was made in
hope of a joyfull resurrection at the last day and as for that worldly Estate that God
has lent me I dispose thereof in manner and forme as ffolloweth Vis Tempri.s
I give and bequeath unto Martha Thresher my beloved wife one guinney of 
lawfull English money and all her houshold goods of all sorts and all other goods
that was hers before I married her and that she brought to me when and after I was
married to her to be delivered to her att my decease by my Executor hereafter--
named item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anne Lamb five pounds of
lawfull English money to be paid in three months after my decease Item I give
and bequeath unto my son Thomas Thresher my house or tennement being
in Winchester and known by the name of the sign of the King and Queen and now
in the possesion of Edward Newby Item I give and bequeath unto him also my house or
tennement adjoining to the King and Queen and now in the possession of James Oakford
both houses or tennements to be his and his heirs for ever all the rest and residue
of money by me or due and payable to me all my wearing apparell and all my household
goods and shop goods and all my stock of goods belonging to my trade of a collermaker
and all my tools and implements employed in the trade and all other goods and chatteles
whatsoever belonging to me my just debts Legacies and funerall expences being paid I
give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Thresher and doe make appoint and ordain
him sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written.

Signed sealed published and declared to be the last will
and testament of the said testator Thomas Thresher
by him in the presence of
John Sims
P__ Sims
Joseph Sims

The eighth day of July 1737 at New Sarum the
above named Tho.s Thresher
the ___was duly ___
__ ___ me Ron: Dennis Surrogate



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Mr. Tho. Thresher's
Will

29.   Sarum
The Will of Thomas Thresher decd
8 July 1737




Wrapper:

29.   Sarum

The will of Tho.s Thresher deceased

This will was proved at Sarum ---
on the Eighth -- day of July ---
1737. Before the Reverend Rowland Dennis
clerk M:A: lawful Surrogate of the Reverend
Worshipfull Tho.s Naish ___ M:A: Subdean of the
Cathedral church of Sarum ----------
and by him Adstracon of all & singular
His Goods & chattels of His deced any___
concerning this will was comitted unto 
Thomas Thresher the lawfull son of
the said deced and ___ Executor
-----------------------------
being first duly sworn ------
-------- of the Truth of the said
Will faithfully to perform his ____ to
pay the decds bebts & legacys as far as 
His goods & Challs will extend & this  ___
cind & to exhibit a true Inventory & yield
a just Account when require Saving
the rights of all portons.
     Willm. Boucher Registrar