Thomas Staniforth & Co. Sickle works at Hackenthorpe.
Dated October 6 1696
William Staniforth's mark on the will.
Below is the will of William Staniforth, baptised on the 22nd February 1640, the son of William Staniforth and Elizabeth Hodgson, and the husband of Lydia.
In Dei Nomine Amen. I William Staniforth of Hackenthorpe in the P(ar)ish of Beighton and Countie of Derby Sicklesmith being weake in Body but of Sound and perfect Memory praise be given to Almighty god for the same doe make and ordaine this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and forme hereafter following,
First and principally I Commend my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creatour hopeing Assuredly Through the Merritts and Mediations of Jesus Christ My Onely Saviour and Redeemer, to Obtaine Free pardon and forgivenesse of all my Sins And My Body I Committ to the Earth From Whence it Came, to be Decently Buried att the Discretion of My Executrix hereafter Nominated: And as For My Worldly Estate Wherewith itt hath pleased God to Blesse me Withall I Give and dispose of the Same as Followeth
First I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Jessoppe the wife of Francis Jessoppe the Sume of Twelve pence to be paid her within a twelve moneth after my Decese
It(em) I Give and Bequeath unto My daughter Lydia Booth the Wife of phillip Booth the Sume of Twelve pence to be paid her within a Twelve moneth aftter my Decease
It(em) I Give and Bequeath unto My Daughter Rebechah Hancocke the wife of Gervas Hancocke the Sume of Twelve pence within a Twelvemoneth after my Decease
It(em) I Give and Bequeath unto My daughter Mary Staniforth One Cottage and a Croft with part of the Orcheard w(h)ich are Now In The tenure or Occupation of Mary Hurt Widow to be Injoyed by her Imediately after the death of my Executrix hereafter Named
It(em) I Give and Bequeath unto my Sonne Samuell Staniforth One Close called the Cliffe Imediately after the Desese of my Executrix hereafter Named, And All of the Smithey tooles And the Wheele Garres Within a Twelve Moneth after my decease
All the Rest of my Houses Lands Goods and Chattells (My Debts Legacies and Funerall Expences being discharged) I Give and Bequeath unto My Loving wife Lydiah Staniforth And I doe Make and appoint the Said Lidia My Loving wife Sole Executrix of this My Last Will and Testament, And I doe hereby make Null and void all Former and other Will and Wills or Testaments by me heretofore made And doe declare this Onely to be My Last Will and Testament
In Wittnesse Whereof I have hereunto sett My hand and Seal the Sixth day of October In the year of our Lord God One Thousand Six hundred Ninety Six
Will(iam) Staniforth his Marke
Will(iam) Staniforth his Marke
Testament in p(re)sente off
Robert Haslehurst
Will(iam) Stenton his Marke
Tho(mas) Bramall
Inventory
A true and perfect Inventory made of all the Goods Chattles Catles and personall Estate of William Staniforth of Hackenthorpe in the parish of Beighton and County of Derby Sicklesmith apprised the 11th day of November 1696 By us whose Names are Under Written
| li | s | d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imp(rimi)s His purse and Apparell | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| One Andiron and Gallowbawk a pair of Tonges and fireshovell one | ||||||
| spitt a pair of Rackes and a Warming pan a toasting iron | ||||||
| one other pair of Racks and a dripping pan, 2 chopping knifes | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Two iron potts 1 iron pott one brass pan one possnet, one brass | ||||||
| pan, A skellet and frying pann | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| One Cupboard a Chest and 2 Turn(e)d Cheres 3 seeld Chaires | ||||||
| 3 Buffits and a Little Table | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| A Dozen of Chussions | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Nine pewter dishes 3 pewter plates 2 Candle sticks 2 flagons and | ||||||
| 3 porringers | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Three Kitts a Churn 2 Lumes a barrell and 2 Trunkes | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Goods in the Parlor | ||||||
| one Bedsted and furniture to it | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Two Chests | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Three pair of sheets 2 pair of drawers and a Dozen of Napkins | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Goods in the Chamber | ||||||
| Two beds with furniture | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Two Chests with some other things | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Goods in the Buttrey | ||||||
| one Kneading trow one doshen and two bowles | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Goods in the Smithy | ||||||
| Two paire of Bellows 2 Anvels, 6 paire of Tonges and other | ||||||
| necessaries belonging | 3 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Two Mares and a fole | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Three Cowes | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| one swine | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Thirty Sheep | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| old Corn in the House | 0 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Corne in the Barn | ||||||
| Wheat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oates | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pease | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Hey | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Two Cartes 2 Harrows 2 pair of Gayres | 3 | 10 | 0 | |||
| one Cart saddle 2 other saddles one standheck | 0 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 2 swine troughs Hens and cocks and Husselments | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||
| Sum(m)e totall is | 52 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Debts oweing to the said William staniforth at the time of his death | ||||||
| Widow Tomson and Fran(ci)s Tomson | 3 | 17 | 6 | |||
| Thomas Donkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sevell Jones | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Debts desperate Samuel Turner | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| A true Coppy written on a stampt sheet of paper according to an Act of parliam | (en)t | Thomas Gillett | ||||
| Tho(mas) Staniforth | ||||||
| Robert Haslehurst | ||||||
| William Stenton his mark |
