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Theydon Mount: Wills during the Reign of King James I (Part 5). The Last Will and Testamentof Thomas Gilson, 1623
Thomas Gilson, tailor, who died earlier than Thomas Heard, left the following Will21.
Thomas Gilson
In the name of god amen the teneth daie of Febarirarie Anno Dom[ini] 1623. I Thomas Gilson of Theydon mount in the Countie of Essex tailer being sick in bodie but in parfit remembrance thankes be giuen to allmightie god doe ordaine and make this my last will and teastement in manner and forme following.
Furst I bequeath my sowle to allmyghtie god my maker and to Jesus Christ my redemer by whose merritts I hope onlie to be saued loking for a Joyfull resurrection, and my bodie to the earth from wence it came.
Item I will and bequeath to my two brothers George Gilsom and John Gilsom twentie shillinges a peese to be paid to them upon … shall com to be of the age of fowr and twentye yeares a peese or at the daie of marrage which of them shall com furst.
Item I will and bequeath to my sister marie fiftie shillings.
Item I will and beq[ue]ath to my brother Richard Gilson tenn shillings and to his fowre children now living twelue pence apese.
Item I will and bequeath to my sister Elizabeth two shillings six pence, to her sonn Richard my godson tenn shillings and to her two other children now living twelve pence a peese.
It[e]m I will and bequeath to my sister Susan two shillings six pence.
It[e]m I will and bequeath to my brother in law George Herns two children, that is to say to Thomas and to William, fortie shillinges a peese.
All those children before named to have there portions paid them as they shall com to the age of fowrr and twentie yeares a peese or at the daie of marrage which them shall com furst.
It[e]m I will and bequeath to my brother John Gilson my best sute of apparel.
The residew of all my goodes Cattell and other chattels redie monie, debtes being paid and legasies parformed and my finerall discharges, I will and bequeath to George herd my brother in law, whome I make my sole executer of this my last will and teastament.
And I doo appoynt Thomas Herd the younger of Theydon Mount and my brother George Gilson to be my overseers of this my last will and teastament and I doe giue them for tharr paines twelve pence a peese.
The marke of Thomas Gilson
Wittnesses Thomas Herd senieor22
and Thomas Herd Junior
with othersProbatu[m] … [in Latin]
21 ERO D/AEW 17/175
22 This is Thomas Heard, the elder, yeoman, whose Will is transcribed above.
