Henry Tredway of Beaconsfield Treadway Wills
Ninion Snapes Will
of Beaconsfield
28 Apr 1685
D/A/Wf/53
Donated by Jared Treadway
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.
Archdeaconry of Buckingham
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I Ninyon Snapes of Beconsfeild in the County of Burks Butcher Being sick and weake in Body But of perfit mind and memory thanks bee given to God for the same Doe make and ordaine this to bee my last will and Testament first I Give my soule Into the hands of Allmighty God my Creator trusting In the merits of my Deare Redeemer Jesus Christ to obtaine everlasting Life and touching all my worldly Goods Catell and Chatells that God In his mercy have bestowed upone mee
I Give and Bequeath unto my Loving wife Luce Snapes all my stock and money and Debts now Going in trade of Butchering with my sister in law Ann Snapes I also make and Apointe my sayd Loving wife Luce Snapes sole execatricks of this my Last will and testament Given under my hand and seal this eight and twentyth Day of Aprill Ano one thousand six hundred eighty and five and In the first yeare of the Reigne of our sovereign Lord King James.
Nynion Snapes {Seal}
Signed sealed published and Delivered In the presence of us
Elizabeth (her “X” mark) Care
William Squier
William Woods
Richard (his “R” mark) Grove