c 1667/68 Thomas Costard, wheeler of Bensington, Oxfordshire, wrote his will. [1]
In the name of god Amen, I Thomas Costard of Bensington in County of Oxon wheeler, beinge weake in body, but in sound & perfect memorie doe make this my last will & testamt
Imprimis I bequeath my soule to god & my body to the earth
Item I give to my brother John Costard 0-2-0
Item I give to my cosen Richard Costard all the Intrest mony due from Ralph Pibbe
Item I give to my Cosen William Costard 4-0-0
Item I give to my Cosen Thomas Costard the mony due from Ralph Platt wch is 6-0-0
Item I give to my Cosen Thomas Wardners Children 6-0-0
Item I give to my Cosen John Wardners Children 3-0-0
Item I give to Jane wiffe to Erasmus Crake 2-0-0
Item I give to my sister Jane wiffe to Robert Pearce 0-5-0
Item I give to my Cosen John Costards Eldest sone liveing at Gasington 2-0-0
Item I give to my Cosen Elizabeth Costard all my stocke of beefe
Item I make my brother Edward Costard my full & whole Executor & to pay the above named legacies wth twelve month after my Decease In witnes heareof I have on the backside of these presence set my hand
The marke of
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Thomas Costard
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John Jennings
John Steward
1667/68 Thomas Costerd was buried on January 30 at Benson, Oxfordshire, England. [2]
1668 The will of Thomas Costard was proved on April 9 in the Dorchester Peculiar Court in Oxfordshire. Administration was granted to Edward Costard brother of the deceased and executor named in the will. [3]
[1] Oxfordshire Wills Index, 1516-1857, [FindMyPastImage], [FindMyPastRecord].
[2] Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR28/1/R1/1, Bensington (now Benson) Parish Register, 1565-1720, Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Oxfordshire Wills Index, 1516-1857, [FindMyPastImage], [FindMyPastRecord].