In the name of God Amen I Thomas Tarry of the Parish of Paulerspury in the county of 
Northampton Yeoman do make and Publish this my last Will and Testament in Manner following 
First my Will and desire is that All my just Debts and Funeral Charges may be paid and Satisfied 
together with the Expenses my Executrix may be put unto in proving my Will or Otherwise Then I 
give devise and Bequeath unto my loving Wife Elizabeth Tarry All those my Nine Acres (let the 
same be more or less) of Arable Land and Ley Ground lying and being dispersed in the Commons 
and Open Fields of Paulerspury Aforesaid and now in my Own Occupation And Also All those my 
Three Messuages or Tenements whereofTwo of them are Freehold in one of them Leasehold with 
the Buildings Yards Gardens and Appurtenances thereunto belonging Situate standing and being in 
Paulerspury Aforesaid To Hold them to her my said Wife To and for her Sole Use and benefit 
During the Term of her Natural life Item I give to my Son Thomas Tarry the Sum of One Shilling 
to be paid at any time after my Decease But my express Will and desire is that after the Decease of 
my Wife the Rents and Profits arising from those Nine Acres of Arable Land and Ley Ground only 
be given Annually to my Son Joseph Tarry if he be the longest living to find him in Bread During 
the Term of his Natural life (be it Remembered the Rents and proceeds only to be given Annually 
the whole of the Principal be reserved and after his Decease my Will and desire is, the whole of that 
Estate do Devolve and go to then Survivors of my Own Children to be parted and among them) 
Also all the rest residue and remainder of my Personal Estate GoodsHousehold Goods and 
Implements of Household Stock of Corn Grain and Hay Cows Sheep Horses Carts Wagons Wains 
and all other my Utensils of Husbandry Debts Bonds Mortgagees in Fee or for Years Monies out at 
Use and Securities for Money Chattels Leases Effects and Personal Estate whatsoever or 
Wheresoever and of what nature kind or sort soever not before disposed of I give and Bequeath 
unto my said Wife To and for her Sole Use and Benefit and to dispose of in her lifetime or at her 
Deceased by Will or Otherwise in my Family as a she shall judge most meet and right And lastly I 
do hereby make constitute and Appoint my said Wife Sole Executrix of this my last Will and 
Testament herebyrevoking all former Wills by me by me heretofore made And likewise I desire that 
my Worthy Friend Mr Thomas Cole shall be Appointed and put in Trust to see that this my Will 
shall be punctually Observed and done According to the true Intent and meaning of the same. In 
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Fifteenth Day of July One Thousand 
Seven Hundred and Eighty four

Signed Sealed published and Declared by the Testator Thomas Tarry As and for his last Will and 
Testament in the presence of us or in his presence and of each other have Signed our Names as 
Witnesses James Smith
the mark of X Mary Watts  Edmd Carey 

On the 11th of June 1785 Elizabeth Tarry the sole Executrix named in the within will was then at 
the Petition of Smith her Proctor sworn faithfully to fulfil the same and that the deceased at the time 
of his death was not possessed of Goods and Effects to the amount of five hundred pounds before 
me Robt Harding, Surr.


Transcribed by:
Colin Moretti
colin.moretti@googlemail.com

transcribed 27 January 2009, modified 9 May 2010