Wills and Inventories

A True and Perfect infantry and Last Will of John Smyth, gent, late of Penkhull deceased taken 10th September 1681

In the name of God, Amen, I, John Terrick of Penckhull in the parish of Stoke upon Trent in the County of Stafford, Gent., being of sound mind memory & understanding, do make this my last will and testament in manner & form following,

A p[er]fect and true Inventorie of all the goods Cattell debts and Chattells of An (sic) Tittenser (sic) of Penkhull in the Countie of Stafford widow deceased taken and praised the [indistinct word deleted] xvij th day of May Millesims Sexcon losimo quadragesimo nono [1649] by Nicolas Woodcock, Henrie Stevenson and others

This document incldes both a Will and Inventory of Ann Tittensor

I Roger Tittensor of Penkhull, of the Parish of Stoke-on-Trent Yeoman.
I appoint my loving wife and my son Roger to have this tuition of my daughter Mary Tittensor

A trew and perfect Inventorie of all the goods moveable and immovable cattels and chattells whatsoever of Thomas Tittensor of Penkhull in the parish of Stoake upon Trent in the county of Stafford yeoman deceased preized by Randull Woodcock, Thomas Fenton, John Dale, Roger Dale the younger the 17th day, of May 1632

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A true and perfect inventory of all goods and chattels of
of Thomas Tittensor deceased taken 23 May, of 13th year of King
William 3rd 1701

THIS TO THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me WILLIAM TOMLINSON of Mount Villa Penkhull Stoke upon Trent in the County of Stafford cooper whereby I revoke all former wills by me made and declare this to be my last Will and Testament I appoint George Leason of Stoke upon Trent aforesaid Manufacturor William Boulton Hargraves of the same place Grocer and The Reverend Edward Duncan Boothman Rector of Shelton in the Borough of Hanley in the said County of Stafford to be the EXECUTORS

The is now The Greyhound Inn, Penkhull.

In the name of God, Amen. I John Townsend, of the Parish of Stoke and County of Stafford, Yeoman, being weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given to God, calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, so make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all,

I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and by body I recommend to the earth, to be buried in decent Christian Burial, at the Discretion of Executors, hereinafter named; nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, demise, and dispose of in the following manner and form: