MRP: James Moyer senior will
James Moyer senior will
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05/12/11, CSG: Created page & pasted transcription to wiki
Abstract & context
The mariner James Moyer (c. 1585 -1636/37) was a master mariner of considerable prominence. He was the eldest son of Lawrence Moyer, who had died when James was just 12 years old. He appears on a 1627 list of grants of marque as master of the Royal Merchant, which is described as a ship of 600 tons, and in a secondary source reporting a London shipping list of 1629 as being master of a ship of 500 tons (probably the same ship). James Moyer was engaged in the Levant trade and was buried at Smyrna in March 1636/7. His son Samuel Moyer was a London merchant with broad commercial interests.
See Samuell Moyer senior will
See Lawrence Moyer will
See James Moyer junior will
Transcription
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I JAMES MOYER of the Tower wharfe in the Countie of Midd Marriner beinge noew in pfecte health and memory doe make this my last Will and testam:t in manner and forme followinge,
AND FIRST I comitt my body to the earth from whence it came and my soule to God that gave it hopinge by the merritts of Christ my saviour they shalbe both ??rennted togeather att the last daie and live eternally with Jesus Christ my redeemer which God for his mercies sake grannted Amen
And for those worldly goods which the lord hath lente me I will and bequeath in manner and forme followinge,
And FIRST I will and bequeath unto Lidia Moyer my deere and wellbeloved wife the whole number of seaventeene parts of shipps with theire stocks belonging into them as by a schedule hereunto annexed beinge valued att twoe thousand eight hundred and wightie pounds
ITEM I will and bequeath unto Lidia Moyer my wife all such adventure which I have in the good shipp called the Royall Marchant which is to the value of Eleaven hundred pounds with all the proffitts that shalbe gotten by it,
ITEM I will and bequeath into Lidia my Wife all my householdstuffe and plate only such as shalbe hereafter mentoned,
ITEM I will and bequeath unto Lidia my wife all my debts either by bond or bills or goods that shalbe due unto and as by my accompte appeareth which is to the value of thirteene hundred pounds or upwards, And out of this estate aforesaid which I have
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bequeathed unto Lidia Moyer my wellbeloved wide she shall paie these legacies as is hereadter specified
ITEM I will and bequeath into Lawrence Moyer my eldest sonne a parcell of land of eight pound p Ann called by the name of crosse howse lyinge in the parrishe of Milton in Essex withall the appurtenances thereinto belonginge unto him and his heires forever,
ITEM I doe will and bequeath into Lawrence Moyer my sonne the some of five hundred pounds of good and lawfull mony of England my persia carpett a silke quilte my bason and Ewer and my sealeringe to be paied unto him within six moneths after my Will shall be approved but the carpett and bason and Ewer when Lidia my wife shall marry or dye which shall come first
ITEM I doe will and bequeath into Samuell Moyer my sonne the some of five hundred pound with a carpett a silke quilte and my ringe with a rosete face in it att 6 monethes
ITEM I doe will and bequeath unto Anna hurlstone my daughter the some of twoe hundred pounds a carpett a silke quilte and a peece of plate within six monethes after my Will shalbe approved,
ITEM I doe Will and bequeath unto James Moyer my sonne the some of ffive hundred pound withall my wearing appell within twelve monethes after my will shalbe aproved
ITEM I doe will and bequeath unto William Moyer my sonne the sume of five hundred pound to be paied att his age of eleaven yeares and the mony to be put out upon good security and my sonne to pay unto my wife or executors twentie pounds p nn for his bringinge upp after his being eleaven yeares of age,
ITEM I doe will and bequeath unto my sonne Nicholas Hurlstone the sume of tenn pounds to buy him a ringe
ITEM I doe will and bequeath unto Annah Hurlstone my grandchilde the some of one hundred pounds att her beinge a eleaven yeares of age
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