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Isabell Staveley

In the name of God Amen the thirtieth day of August one thousand six hundred fifty seaven.  I Isabell Staveley of Seaton Ros within the County of Yorke widdow doth make constitute and ordeyne this my last will and testament recalling all former wills, in manner and forms following.  Inprimis I bequeath my soule to Allmighty God my maker and to Jesus Christ my redeemer, and the holy Ghost my Sanctifier and my body to be interred in the parrish church yard of Seaton Ros aforesaid.

Item I give Elizabeth Darbyshire a five and twenty shilling piece of gold, and four shillings out of her fiften.  Ann parte and Five pounds, more which is to be paid within a month after my decease by Thomas Staveley my sonne.  Item  I give unto my said daughter Elizabeth Darbyshire, one new blankett, which is at William Pearsons the weaver, one pillowe and a boulster, one waynscotte thayre, my best redd petticoat, and best wascoate, and one redd wascoate, my hatt and halfe of my wareing linnen and a pillow seate, one great brass candlestick.  Item I give unto Thomas Darbyshire my grandchild twenty shillings; & one gange of  ?,  two ? and a gang of spoakes, and all the rest of Christopher Darbyshires children being fivve more, foure pounds to be equally devided amongst them;  Item I give unto Mary Badkim my niece twenty shillings by legacie, and a redd petticoat with a bindeing and wainescott chest and a linnen shift with a black band, and one sett work cushion, and a greene say apron; Item I give Margarett Badkin my niece twenty shillings and one new redd petticoate, a less than my daughter Elizabeth Darbyshire, and a carpett cushion, one dozen of ? and a flanell sheete, and a ? Apron, and a three cornerd stoole.  Item I give unto Elizabeth Badkin  my niece Twenty Shillings and one flanell sheet and a carpett cushion.  Item I give unto Christopher Darbyshires two daughters either of them a Buffytt Stoole and ^(either of them) a tynn can;  Item I give unto Jane Dalby my niece one browne laneyard?, a browne wastcoate, and a redd wascoate and a petticoate which I weare every day, and a leather upper body  the worst of them, and a greene paisyly Apron, and likewise I give unto her two children tenn shillings a piece; Item I give unto two children of Robert Badkin five shillings a piece; Item I give unto John Staveleys mother being Ann Staveley of Pocklington three shillings and four pense, and to her three children tenn shillings to be equally devided; Item I give unto Margaret Williamson of Belbey (Bielby?) twelve pence and Barbara Hewson of Melbourne, twelve pence;  Item I give unto my niece Margarett Badkin my short cloake and Mary Badkin my hoode.  Item I give unto Richard Staveley tenn Shillings which he owed me, and to his three children twenty shillings to be equally divided and to his daughter two old petticoatts of browne and redd; Item I give my sonne Thomas his wife twenty shillings his daughter twenty shillings, and to his wiefe one greene laneyard? and a coat suiteable to it, and desire her to be good to John Hyndsley; Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Darbysheere one linnen Apron more than halfe and her two daughters either of them a corsse? and crosse cloth and either of them a holland handkercheife, and either of them a neck cloth; Item I give unto the poore of Seaton Ros Seaventeen shillings in single pence; and five pound to bring me forth with all.  Item I give unto the poor of Melbourne eight shillings and six pence being part of that money which is in the hand of John Fee; and twelve pence to John West? daughter of Stockwood?: Item I give unto Peter Hamond of Everingham clark tenn shillinges and Thomas Thackray of Seaton Ros five shillings; Item I give the ? of my grandchild John Hyndsley to my sonne Thomas Stavely and disire him to be good to him; Item all the rest of my goods my funerall expenses discharges and legacies paid; I give unto my sonne Thomas Staveley Forty shillings out of the tenn poundes and make him sole executor of this my last will and testament, debts owing to Isabell Stavely by Thomas Hunby fifteene shillinges, by Robert Blanshed ? the p? fifteene shillinges, by John Lee tenn shillinges and six pense, by John Clarke tenn shillings, by John West of Stockewood one pound, by John Whorlton two poundes, by N? Grave two shillings and eight pence, by Thomas Whorlton six pence, by Michaell Crane two shillings eight pence ^ (Isabell Staveley her mark) Witnesses hereof Hamond ? Thomas Thackeray.  Item I give unto John Hyndsley my Grandchild five pounds to put him to a trade; and the bedd I lye on, with all the furniture except a pillowe and a boulster; Debte owing by John Haiton? of Lathom for rent and r? three poundes nyneteene shillinges two pence Oweing by me Isabell Staveley to John Hyndsley my Grandchild ^ (to his person) twenty pounds to Mary Badkin five pounds to John Hyndsley eleaven pounds.  Item I five unto John Hyndsley my grandchild one lin sheete and one long ladder at Melburne if he live to the age of twenty^ (and one) years, if he dye before that age then my will is that if ^(my) sonne Thomas Stavely and my daughter Elizabeth Darbisheere shall divide all the legacies whatsoever I gave equally between them, and likewise I give unto them all his portion to be equally devided between them, and the rather because his mother left his portion to my dissposing in case he dyed before he came to the age of One and twenty years; Item I give to my daughter Darbishiere and my daughter Stavely two yards and a halfe of new F? to make either of them an Apron; Item I give unto Christopher Darbyshere his two daughters and to my sonne Thomas his daughter every one of them a yard of new F? to make them aprons; Item I give unto Mary Badkin and Margarett Badkin my two ? two yards of the same ? to make either of them an Apron; Item I give unto John Hundsley my Grandchild one new blankett of it at William Pearsons besids the bedding I gave him.

This will was proved at London before the judges for probate of wills on the six and twentieth day of February One Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Seaven English Style by the Oath of Thomas Stavely the sonne and sole Executor To whom was committed administraton he being first sworn by comission truely to administer.

WILL OF THOMAS STAVELEY - 1808

In the name of God Amen I Thomas Staveley of  Pocklington in the county of York, common brewer do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following - First. I give and devise unto my loving wife Ann Staveley all and every my messuages, dwelling houses, closes, lands and tenements and hereditaments and real estate whatsoever with their and every of their appurtenances situate lying and living in Pocklington aforesaid and Melburn in the said county or elsewhere within the said county of York whether the same and in my own occupation or in the tenure or occupation of any other person or persons whomsoever. To have and to hold all and every the said messuages, dwelling houses, closes, lands, tenements and hereditaments with their and every of their appurtenances unto my said wife Ann Staveley, her heirs and assigns for ever; also I give and bequeath unto my said wife Ann Staveley all and singular my goods, chattels and personal estate of what nature, quality or kinds over or whatsoever, subject to the payment of all my just debts and funeral expenses, and I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my said wife sole Executrix of this my last will and testament and I hereby revoke and make void all former wills and testaments by me at any time herefore made and published. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and thirty one.

Thomas Staveley

Signed sealed and published and delivered
by the said Testator as
and for his last will and testament,
in the presence of us who (at his
request and in his presence and in
the presence of each other) here subscribed
our names as witnesses, thereto the word
(heretofore) being first …..

John Posland
John Powell Jnr
… Sympson

I do hereby certify that on the twenty eighth day of September in the year of our Lord 1808 Ann Staveley of Pocklington widow in being and sole Executrix named in this the last will and testament of Thomas Staveley late of Pocklington aforesaid in the Peculiar and Spiritual Jurisdiction of the Deanery of York, common brewer, deceased, was sworn well and truly to execute and perform the same. And the same time declared before me that the whole of the goods, chattels and credits of the said deceased, within the jurisdiction aforesaid, do not amount in value to the sum of one hundred pounds.

Witness my hand

Thomas Brown Surrogate

1st October 1808

WILL OF ANN STAVELEY

This is the Last will and Testament of me Ann Staveley of Pocklington in the county of York, widow, made and published by me this thirty first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine in manner and form following (that is to say), First I order and direst all my just debts to be paid by my two sons Thomas Staveley and William Staveley in equal half parts and out of the real and personal estates herin after given and devised to them as tenants in common. I give and devise unto my said son Thomas Staveley and his heirs free from all mortgages and other incumbrances whatsoever, save and accept an annuity of six pounds per annum to my eldest son Stephen Staveley as hereinafter is mentioned. All that my freehold close piece or parcel of arable meadow or pasture ground lying and being in a certain part of the South Moor of Pocklington aforesaid containing by common estimation three acres more or less adjoining on lands belonging to Robert Judson towards the East and on a private road towards the north west and now in the occupation of myself. Subject nevertheless to one annuity to clear yearly rent or sum of six pounds as herein after is mentioned (that is to say). I give and devise and bequeath unto my said son Stephen Staveley and his assigns for and during the term of his natural life one annuity or clear yearly sum of six pounds of lawful British money free and clear of and from all taxes and deductions whatsoever parliamentary or others to be paid and payable by him the said Thomas Staveley by two equal half year by payments in every year the first payment thereof to begin and to be made at the expiration of six calendar months next and after my decease. And I do hereby give unto my said son Stephen Staveley all such powers and remedies for the recovery thereof or of any part thereof being at any time or times in arrears by distress and sale for enforcing the due and regular payment thereof as in the like cases are given and afforded by the laws of this realm to Landlords for the recovery of rents in arrear on common demises. And I do also hereby charge and make liable the te said Close and premises hereinbefore by me given and devised to my said son Thomas Staveley with the payment of the said annuity accordingly. Provided always and my will and mind is and I do hereby direct that in case my said son Thomas Staveley shall happen to die a bachelor in the life time of my said son Stephen Staveley but not otherwise then and in that case I give and devise the same Close and premises to my said son William Staveley, his heirs and his assigns for ever, subject to the said annuity of six pounds a year to my said son Stephen Staveley and also in that case I subject and make liable the said Close and premises ro and with the payment of the Legacy or sum of fifty pounds to my daughter Mary, the wife of James Rispin which said sum of fifty pounds I do hereby give and bequeath to my said daughter Mary Rispin to be paid to her by my said son William Staveley, his hers or assigns at the expiration of six calendar months after he or she shall become entitled and possessed of the said Close and promises in case he or they shall at any time hereafter become entitled to the same under and by virtue of the above contingent devise in this my Will. …Being my full intention tht my said son Thomas Staveley shall have a full and perfect fee simple of and in the said Close and premises in case he shall either marry or survive my said son Stephen Staveley, free from all charges and incumbrances (except the said annuity) I give to my two daughters Elizabeth the wife of James Askham and the said Mary Rispin the sum of one pound each. And subject to the payment of all and singular my mortgages, bonds and other simple contract debts, I give devise and bequeath  unto my said son Thomas Staveley and my said son William Staveley all that the remainder or reversion expectant upon and to take effect in succession immediately upon and from and after the decease of the Estate for life of Christopher Scaife of Pocklington aforesaid Gentleman of and in. All that Close or parsel of old enclosed land, meadow, pasture or arable (heretofore divided into two closes) and now in one and commonly called or known by the name of Westland Close or closes containing by estimation five acres more or less and now in my own occupation situate and being within the township of Pocklington aforesaid near to the Clay Field. And also all and singular other my messuages  cottages, brewhouses Matthilus stables, garths, gardens and real estate whatsoever hereinfore by me given and disposed of) situate and being within the township of Pocklington aforesaid in whose occupation  soever the same are or is together with all and singular my personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever the same may be subject nevertheless to the payment of all my just debts namely mortgages, mortgage bonds, notes and funeral expenses in equal parts and preparations. To hold the same to my said two sons, the said Thomas Staveley and William Staveley their respective named Executors, Administrators and assign for ever as tenants in common and not as joint tenants. And I do hereby appoint them my said two sons Thomas Staveley and William Staveley joint executors of this my will, hereby revoking and making void all former and other wills and testaments by me heretofore made.

In Witness whereof I have to do my last will and testament wrote on three sheets of paper to the first two sheets thereof set my hand and to this third and last thereof my hand and seal, the day and year first before written.

Ann Staveley (signature)     Seal

Signed sealed published and declared by the said
Ann Staveley the testatrix as and for her last will and
testament in the presence of us who at her request in
her presence and in the presence of each other
have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.

Ann Borrill Pocklington   Gentleman
Robert Jodd of Pocklington Cordwainer
Matthew Mallinson of Pocklington