Wills

In the name of God Amen the nine and twentieth day of 

January Anno Dimm 1687 and in the third year of the Reign 

of our Soverigne Lord King James the second of England

I William Allom of Colebrooke w[it]h the p[ar]ish of Horton in the 

Countie of Buck husbandman being in perfect mind and memory

thanks be to almightie God do make and ordaine this my last will

and testament in manner following first I commit my soule

into the hands of almightie God and my body to the earth to be

buryed and the discretion of my executrix hereinafter named Item

I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Sarah all 

that my Cottage tenement w[i]th the appurtenances wherein I

now dwell situate and being in Colebrooke w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Horton

aforesaid, for and during the term of her natural life

and after her decease I dive devise and bequeath the said cottage

or tenement w[i]th th[e] appurtenances unto my two daughters 

Sarah Allom and Elizabeth Allom and to their heirs 

and assigns for ever Item I give all my household goods unto

the said Sarah my wife for and during the terme of her nat-

urall life and after her decease unto my two aforesaid daughters 

Sarah and Elizabeth equallie to be divided between them but if 

either of them stall happen to dye or depart th[e]ir life before their 

mother’s decease then the said goods shall be and remayne to the 

survivor of them Item I make and ordayne the said Sarah my wife

sole executrix to this my last will and testament in witness where

of I have hereto set my hand and seale the day and year first above 

written

Signed Sealed published and ordained

by the said William Allom to be his

last Will and Testament in the presence 

of:  Tho Burcombe

Sal  Bowry

William Allom    X  his mark

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