Will of Thomas Buckner of
Whitley, buried 10 Feb 1587 Cumnor Berks England pg 77
Son of Richard, husband of
Dorothy Anne {last name}
Transcribed by Naomi who comments. Names of Wm Ruffins children are not mentioned in his Will. It is hard to spot errors here because the spelling is such that I could not be completely certain. I also could not make out the lettering used to desiginate the English money. I did the best I could with that.
In the name of God Amen, Be
yt knowen unto all men, by thies presents: That I, Thomas Buckner
of Whitley, within the Parish of Comnor, in the countie of Berks,
now sicke and weake of bodie but pefecte and sounde mynde and
memorie, thanks be given to Almightie God, do make and establyshe
this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme hereafter
followinge:
FFYRST: I comend my soule
unto the hands if Almighty God, God the father, God the sone, and
God the Holye Ghoste, three ?
and one true, lyvyng and only
God, trusting to be saved by the only mearitts, deathe and
passions of my Savyor Jesus Christe, and my bodie I committ to
the earthe to be buried at Comner Churche at the instructions of
my executors and overseers: hoping to arise againe at the
generall resurection to enter both bodie and soule into the
everlasting joyes of Heaven through my perfect faithe in the said
mearitts, deathe and passion of my only Savyor and redeemer
Christe Jesus the Righteous, the only advocate between God and
man.
ITEM: I do gyve to the
Cathedrall Churche of
?
{12 pence?} and to the church
of Commor ?
{12 pence?}
ITEM: I do gyve and bequeathe
to my sone Anthonye Buckener the full sume of tenne pounds of of
lawful money of Englande.
ITEM: I do gyve and bequeathe
to my son Edward Buckener the full sume of tenne pounds of
lyke lawful money of Englande.
ITEM: I do gyve and bequeathe
unto my sone Adame Buckener other tenne pounds of lyke lawful
money of Englande.
ITEM: I do gyve and bequeathe
unto my daughter Anne Buckener other tenne pounds of lyke lawful
money of Englande.
ITEM: I do gyve and bequeathe
unto my sone in lawe, William Ruffyn the fulll sume of seventie
shillings of lyke lawful money of Englande.
ITEM: I do gyve and bequeathe
to and emonge the poore people of comnor the sume of ?
{13shillings; 4 pence?} to be devyded at the descretion of
my execuroes and overseers
ITEM: I do gyve to everone of
my sone in lawe Wiliam Ruffyns children as well, sones or
daughters one bushell of barley a pece, to everyone of my
servantss of household as well, men servants and women servnts
? {12 pence?}
a pece.
All the residdue of all
?
my goods, cattelles,
chattelles, household stuffe, and plates and cups, I do by theis
presents gyve freely and bequeather unto my loving wief,
Dorothie, and unto my sone John Buckner. Saide Dorothie and
John Buckener I do by thies presents make my only and sole
Executors of this my saide Last Will and Testament.
There is a memorianden that
mentions wife Dorothie; sone Edwarde Buckener, and others
that signed as witnesses, Looks like a Thomas Wood