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In the name of god Amen I William Horobin of Whitle in the parish of Sheen and County of Stafford Husbandman being of sound diposeing mind and memory praised be god for the same I make publish and declare this my last will and Testament in manner and form following:
First I commend my soul to Almighty god my Creator Jesus Christ my Redeemer and the Holy Ghost my comforter trusting through the alone merits of Jesus Christ to have my sins forgiven me and to enjoy everlasting life in the kingdom of Heaven. Also I will that my body be decently buried in a customary manner at the discretion of my Executors here after named.
Item: I will that all my just debts legacies and Funeral expenses be paid and discharged and the charge of proveing this my said will and attending the Execution thereof be paid and discharged by my Executors herein after named out of my personal estate.
Item: I give to my son William Horobin the tithe of his farme to him and his Heirs forever and my Husbandry ware and Household goods except my Chest and the furniture in it.
Item: I give to my daughter Parnell Goold the sume of thirty five pound to be paid out of my personall estate and to be wholey at her own disposeall amongst her Chilldren without the consent of her Husband notwithstanding her couverture.
Item: I give to my son Joseph Horobin the sume of Ten pound.
Item: I give the further sume of Thirty pound to be equally divided amongst so many of my son Joseph's chilldren as shall be living twelve months after my decease at the discression of my Executors.
Item: I give my son Joseph all my wearing apparrell.
Item: I give my son George Horobin the sume of Thirty Eight pound.
Item: I give to my son Danniell Horobin the sume of sixty nine pound.
Item: I give to my Three Grand children Hannah, Thomas, and Henry Whelldon, daughter and sons of my daughter Mary Whelldon late deceased, the sume of Five pounds a piece when they shall attain the age of Twenty one years but in case any of them die before they come to age then the part to be equally divided between the survivors.
Item: I give to my two Grandaughters Hannah and Elizabeth Horobin daughters of my son William Horobin the sume of Thirty pound a piece to be paid them when they shall attain the age of twenty one years but if either of them die before they come to age then the sixty pound to be paid to the survivor, when she comes to age, but if it happens that there is interest made of the said sume of sixty pound left to my two Grandaughters and the further sume of Twenty pound left to my three Grandsons and daughters of my son William Horobin, my will and mind is that it shall be paid for schooling and other education, the overplace if any there be to buy them necessaries at the discretion of their father and my Executors.
Item: I give to my two Grandsons Joseph and James Horobin sons of my son William Horobin the sume of Five pound a piece and to George Horobin son of my son William Horobin the sume of Ten pound to be paid by my Executors towards putting all the three sons to trades by the consent and order of their father and my Executors but if either Joseph, George or James die before they come to age then the survivor or survivors shall receive their respective share.
Item: I give to William Horobin son of Nathaniel Horobin deceased, the sume of Three pound.
Item: It is my will that no legacies shall be payable by my Executors untill Twelve months after my decease be expired that are heretofore by me bequeathed.
Item: I give and bequeath to my cozen William Olliver of Broome edge in trust the sume of Three Hundred pound in the hands of Mr Bagshaw of Wormhill and Interest what shall happen to be in order to defray all my debts legacies and funerall expenses the overplace if any there be and the rest of my personall estate I give to be divided between my son William Horobin and my son Joseph Horobin equally to be divided.
Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my cozen William Olliver, Thomas Wardle and George Horobin, Executors joyntly of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking disanulling and declareing void all other will or wills formerely heretofore by me made.
In witness whereof I the said William Horobin have to this my last will and Testament put my hand and seall this the nineteenth day of June in the year 1762.
Signed sealed and declared by the Testator to be his last will and Testament in the presence of us.
John Wardle
Thomas Wardle junior
Thomas Wardle senior.
Probate granted 28 April 1763
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