Note
The details of this will were taken from the Wills of Chedworth at the website http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/theParishes.html
It is not proven to be the will of this Giles Coates, but all dates and people do tie up with him. Here is the will:
In the name of god Amen I being some whot wake in body but of perfect minde and memory I Comermit my body to ye dust from whence I Came and my soul to god
that gave it in hopes Of a Joyful Resurection At ye last day and As For my personable Estate which god hath blest me with in ye world I do freely give As in manner
folowing which I do Acknowlag to be my last will and testiment Item I give and equathe unto Martha my well beloved wife All my fees and in ye field being fifteen Akers lieing in three fields of Chedworth in ye County of Gloster that is to say two Akers in ye Korner fild and ten in ye west field and two and a half in ye over field Likewise I give unto my wife my house with ye Orchards and gardens and All things belonging to ye Same
dureing her natuerall Life Item I give unto my sone Giles COATES After Ye depart of my wife martha my house with ye Orchard and Gardens thare belonging during ye life but if he die and have no Ishsheu and by him selfe before ye expiration of ye sone then my sone Robert COATES shall in Joye it Item I Give and bequth unto my daugter Mary COATES twenty three pound to be paid when shee is twenty one yeares of Age Item I give to my daugter Bety twenty shillings Item I give to my sone Robert twenty shillings
Item I give to my sone John twenty shillings Item I give to my daugter Martha twenty shillings Item I give to my daughter June twenty shillings All these leggasis is to be paid when the Children be of Age Item I give unto my sone Giles twenty shillings to be
paid when he Cometh of Age Item I give and bequath unto Martha COATES my well
beloved wife whome I make my lawfull Exexcutrix All my goods and Chatells what soever Ye Allmity God hath blest me with Item I do make Robert WILKINS junr and William WILKINS ye over seeres of this my last will and testament to see my will parformed and I do give them halfe A crowne A peece to by them A paire of gloves A
peece
Sealed and Delivered In ye presents of Giles COATES his mark
Robert WILKINS Senior
Edmd WILKINS
Thomas FIELDS
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