This is the last Will and Testament of me Thomas Tarry the older of 
Paulerspury in the County of Northampton Baker as follows (that is to say) 
I give and devise all my Messuages Cottages & Closes Lands Tenements 
Hereditaments and real Estate ?.[?] situate and being in the Parish of 
Paulerspury aforesaid ?[?]? [?] Wife Mary Tarry for and during the 
term of her natural life And from and immediately after her decease I give 
and devise All that my Messuage and[?] Tenement with the ?[?] ?[?] 
close and Appurtenances thereto belonging in which I now reside and also 
all that the close of Land lying opposite to my said Messuage which I 
purchased of George Jeffery situate and being in Paulerspury aforesaid, 
?[?] and to the use of my Son Thomas Tarry and to his Heirs and 
assigns for ever, and from and immediately after the decease of my said 
Wife All those my two Cottage Houses or Tenements with the 
Outbuildings[?] yards and Gardens or Garden Ground thereto adjoining 
and belonging situate and being in Paulerspury aforesaid which I 
purchased of Thomas Kilby[?] and now in the several tenures of John 
Williams and Elizabeth Sewell I give and devise and grant[?] to the use 
of my daughter Mary the Wife of Samuel Hillyer and to her Heirs and 
assigns for ever, And from and immediately after the decease of my said 
Wife All those my two cottage Houses or tenements with the Outbuildings 
Yards and Gardens or Garden Ground thereto adjoining and belonging 
situate and being in Paulerspury aforesaid and now in the ?[?]?[?] I give 
and devise unto and to the use of my Daughter Eleanor the Wife of John 
Ridge and to her Heirs and Assigns for ever And from and immediately 
after the Decease of my said Wife All those my three Cottages Houses or 
Tenements with the Outbuildings Yards and Garden or Garden Ground 
thereto adjoining and belonging now in the several uses of William 
Faulkner Joseph Atterbury and Francis Hindes the younger And also 
all those my three several Closes or enclosed Ground or Pasture Land 
containing together fourteen Acres or thereabouts situate and being at 
Puryend in Paulerspury aforesaid with the yards Barns Hovels and 
Buildings[?] thereto adjoining and belonging now in the several tenures of 
myself and John Watts I give and devise ?[?] and to the use of my said 
Daughters Mary Hillyer and Eleanor Ridge and to their several and 
respective Heirs and Assigns for ever to take and hold both Freehold[?] 
and ?[?] as Tenants in Common and not as joint Tenants ? All my 
Household Goods and Household furniture Plate Linen and China I give 
and bequeath unto and to the use of my said Wife Mary to and for her own 
free and absolute disposal - All my Cattle Stock crops of corn ?[?] and 
hay Farming Implements ready Money and Securities for Money and 
Money due thereon Book Debts and all other my personal Estate and 
Effects whatsoever (not herein before or otherwise disposed of)I give and 
bequeath unto my Son Thomas Tarry and my Son in Law John Ridge 
Upon Trust that they my said Son Thomas Tarry and Son in Law John 
Ridge do and shall as soon as conveniently may be after my Decease make 
sale of and convert into Money [?] as much and such part and parcel of my 
said Trust [?] personal Estate and Effects as shall not consist of Money at 
the time of my Decease and collect and get in all the Money due and 
owing to me on [?] Securities and Book Debts and thereout do and shall in 
the first place pay and discharge all my just Debts Funeral and 
Testamentary expenses then upon Trust that they my said Son Thomas 
Tarry and Son in Law John Ridge do and shall part distribute and divide 
all the rest residue and surplus of my said Trust personal Estate and 
Monies[?] unto and equally amongst my four Daughters Alice Scrivener 
Elizabeth the Wife of John Newman and the said Mary Hillyer and 
Eleanor Ridge share and share alike, to whom I give and bequeath the 
same respectively according to and for their own several and respective 
use and benefit And Lastly I hereby appoint my said Son Thomas Tarry 
and Son in Law John Ridge joint Executors of this my last Will and 
Testament In Trust for the purposes aforesaid and do hereby revoke and 
make void all former Wills by me made In Witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and Seal the eleventh day of April in the year of our 
Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty nine  Thos Tarry  Signed 
Sealed Published and declared by the said ThomasTarry the older the 
Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at 
his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have 
subscribed our names as witnesses thereof 
John Lovell		Isaac Lovell		Geo Bennett


On the 28th day of February 1832 Thomas Tarry and John Ridge Joint 
Executors named in the within Will, were then sworn well and Faithfully 
to Fulfill [sic] the same according to law; and that the Goods Chattels and 
Credits of the within named Deceased do not amount in value to the sum 
of three thousand pounds	 before me Gowen Evans	Surrogate


Transcribed by:
Colin Moretti
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transcribed 3 November 2008, modified 9 May 2010