John Badger

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John Badger 1566

John Badger resided at Wotton, a village in Gloucester County, not far from Painswick. His Will is dated March 33, 1637, Probated 1638/39. He styles himself a yeoman and his Will reads as follows:

I, John Badger, of Wotton in the parishe of St. Mary de Load, Yoeman, make this my Last Will and Testament. I appoint and devise that ANNE BADGER my wife shall presentlie after my decease enter upon my Messauge or Tenements in Payneswicke. I give to her twoe of my best bedds and the best boulster and pillowe and two payer of sheet, etc.

I give to Margaret FFort my sister three pounds.

I give to Daniel Badger my sonne and his heires forever one Messauge or Tenement lying in Hucklecott in the Countie of the Cittie of Glouc. wch I bought of Thomas Roberts, he to pay yearly to my wife Anne the sume of three pounds duringe her natural life.

I give to my sonne John Badger in money x s.

I give to Henry Badger my somme in money x s.

I give to Thomas Badger my somme x s.

I give unto Isabell Badger my daughter xx s.

I give unto Giles Badger my sonne one Messuage or Tenement lying in Taynton in the County of Glouc. wch I bought of Willm.

Watts, and the sume of fifteen pounds.

I give to Nathaniel Badger my sonne in money fifteen pounds.

I give unto my sonne Richard Badger one messuage or tenement in the paryshe of Mattson now in the occupacon of Alice

Hornidge, widdowe or her assignes, he to pay to Anne my wife the yearly sume of ffortie shillings.

I give to the poore of Paynswicks parishe x s.

I give the rest and residue of my goods and chattles, etc. to my somme Daniel Badger and I make him sole executor.

Witnessed by Nathaniel Burrowes John Gosling Humfry Lye.2, 3