wil 16 Dale John 1654
£3.00Will of John Dale 10th June in the year of our Lord 1654.
I John Dale of Penkhull in the county of Staffordshire yeoman being weak in body but with perfect memories thanks be to God for making this my last Will and Testament.
Will 1654 PDF
wil 20 in latin 1668 of Thomas Doody
£2.00The Will of Thomas Doody, a true and perfect inventory, late of Penkhull, gent
Laying of Mr. Doodys grave there is a charge made and also a cost paid on the income side.
wil 21 Fenton Thomas 1668
£2.00A true and perfect inventory of goods and shattles for Thomas Fenton late of Penkhull Bank within the parish of Stoke-on-Trent taken at Penkhull. Thomas Fenton 1668
wil 22 Fenton William 1667
£2.00A true and perfect inventory of goods and shattles for Thomas Fenton late of Penkhull Bank within the parish of Stoke-on-Trent taken at Penkhull 1667
wil 23 Fenton William 1676
The Will of William Fenton dated 24th December in the year of our Lord 1676,
Husbandman being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory.
wil 24 Harrison Thomas 1703
£3.00In the name of God, Amen. I, John Harrison of Newcastle under Lyme in the County of Stafford, Inn holder, being of sound & disposing mind & memory, doe make this my last will & testament, as first I comitt & commend my soue into the hands of Almighty God, my creator, assuredly trusting & believing in & through the merits and mediation of my ever blessed saviour & redeemer Jesus Christ to be received into everlasting happiness, and my body I leave to be decently & Christianly buried by my executors herein after named, & my worldly estate, which it hath pleased Almighty God of his goodness to bestow upon me, I dispose as followeth :
wil 26 Henney Michael 1802
£3.00Henney Michael 1802
In the name of God, Amen;
This is the last Will and Testament of me, Michael Henny, of Penkhull in the parish of Stoke upon Trent in the County of Stafford, Maltster;
wil 27 Henney Michael 1799
£3.00This is the last Will and Testament of me, Michael Henny, of Penkhull in the parish of Stoke upon Trent in the County of Stafford, Maltster;
18 June 1802
To this same Court came the said Hannah Henney, in her proper person, and prayed to be admitted tenant to: follows the list of assets left to Hannah.
wil 28 Leigh Margaret (Molly) known as the Burslem witch 1752
£3.00In the name of God Amen. The last will and Testament of Margaret Leigh of Jackfield in the parish of Burslem in the County of Stafford Spinster made the twenty-fifth day of March in the twenty first year of the Reign of King George the Second over Great Britain and so forth and in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and forty- eight.
This is a copy of her will. However, I have undertaken research of this document in an attempt to dismiss all the stories about her life and her connections with evil spirits. And thereby show its validity. Following her death all sorts of rumours followed which included quite a number of the made not only during her life but even more following her death. All these have been investigated and as a result discharged as totally fabricated in an attempt to gain some financial benefit. None of the theories have been proven.