Thomas Loomes (1699 - 1785)
This is the
Last Will and Testament of Thomas Loomes the Elder of Husbands Bosworth in the
County of Leicester Farmer and Grazier being of a sound disposing mind, memory
and understanding (Praise Almighty God for the same and considering the frailty of human life and
uncertainty of the same hereby make
Publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. First I give to my son Thomas
Loomes one Guinea also I give my daughter Mary now the wife of Charles Knight,
one guinea, they my said son and daughter being provided for. And also my will and desire is that son Randle Loomes shall rent and profit
and enjoy all the Farmhouse, Home close
and Orchard Yard Garden and territories and also all those closes of pasture
Ground which I now rent of the Honourable Lord Spencer And also this my Will and
desire further is that my son Henry Loomes immediately after my decease shall
enter upon,rent and profit and enjoy all that
parcel of land which I now rent of the Rev’d Mr. Rogers and also this is
my will and desire is that my son Randle Loomes and my said son Henry Loomes
shall be joint partners and of all that land lying and being in the Lordship or
Liberties of North Kilworth which I now rent of the Rev’d Mr Belgrave. Also I give and bequeath all my horses,
mares, colts, fouls, cows or cow kinds of what sort soever and also all those
my sheep and lambs and all my wagons, carts and all other my implements and
materials of husbandry whatsoever and all my grain and stack of hay and all
those my household goods and all implements
and material for housekeeping chattels, ready money and personal estate
whatsoever and wheresoever and this my Will is that as soon as conveniently may
be after my decease a true account may be taken of my aforesaid personal estate and effects and that the same
may be valued and paired into three equal parts, two parts thereof I give unto my said son Randle Loomes and the
other third part I give unto my said son Henry Loomes. I give to my said son
Henry Loomes Ten pounds of Lawful British Money over and above his third part
of the said personal estate and this my will further is that in case it shall
happen that if either of my said sons Randle Loomes or Henry Loomes shall
depart this life being single and unmarried that he so dying shall not make any
summittation or appointment to any person or persons by any Deed or Will writing or Wills of his real and
personal estate than to his surviving brother and that the surviving brother
shall be an administrator of the real and person effects he so dying shall be
profited of at the time of his decease.
This lastly I do hereby make, nominate, constitute and appoint my said
son Randle
Loomes my sole executor of this my last Will therefore revoking all former Wills
by me at any time heretofore declaring to be my last in testimony whereof I the said Thomas Loomes, the Testator have to this my last Will set and put my hand and seal this Seventeenth Day of
November in the year of our Lord One thousand and Seven Hundred and Eighty One.
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