John BLACKWELL [14505]

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Father of John Blackwell, Mary Blackwell, Thomas Blackwell, Simon Blackwell, Robert Blackwell, Nicholas Blackwell, Elizabeth Blackwell, Sarah Blackwell and Morthisek Blackwell

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Will of John Blackwell[2] Blackwell, John of Benefield, being sick in body but perfit in minde and memery do make my last will and testament in maner viz I do ... bequeath my soule into the hands of God my Creater and to Jesus Christ my most mercyfull Seavior hoping by his death & paition to be saved etearnally and I will my body to be beried in the Church yeard of Benefield and I bequeath my worl[dl]y goods as fowleth, first I give to my daughter Elizabeth five pounds and to my daughter Seara five pounds and to my daughter Mary five pounds and to my sonne Mathew five pounds and to my sonne Thomas seven pounds and three pounds which was given hime by his cozen Thomas Blackwell and in this my will.I make my wife and my son John joynt executors of all my goods an chatteles and my Same? house only my wife shall have the desposing of all my houshould goods only on[e] bed which my sonn John is to have I also will that the leggacies shall be payd att the age of on[e] and twenty by my executors. /x/ Dated 25 Nov 1661. Wp 12 Dec 1661. Witnesses: Henry Cornwell, Peter Baker, John Bell all /s/

John married Dorothy CROSSHAW [14506] [MRIN: 5233] about 1637. (Dorothy CROSSHAW [14506] was born about 1613, died in May 1665 in Benefield, Northamptonshire, England ¹⁰⁰⁵¹ and was buried on 14 May 1665 in Benefield, Northamptonshire, England.)