The Will of
John Comber (1660-1729)
NOTE: I have embolden names. Anything I am unsure of is in [ ] after
the word or phrase. Original spelling has be kept.
In the Name of God Amen
The Two and Twentyeth Day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
Hundred Twenty Six I
John Comber of Balcombe in the County of Sufsex
husbandman being ill but of **ort mind and memory (blefsed be God for the same)
yet calling to minds the **tain state of ** in this life do hereby make my last
will and teftament in manner & form following (that is to say) First I bequeath
my soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be decently buryed at the
discretion of my Executors hereafter named and as for my worldly goods the which
it hath pleased God to blefs me with all I give and bequeath after this manner
First Item I give to my Son John One Guinea Item I give unto my daughter
Anne Box Twenty pounds Item I give to my son ffrancis Twenty
pounds Item I give to my son Stephen Thirty Pounds Item I give to my
daughter Mary Thirty Pounds Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth
Thirty Pounds all to be paid in one year after my decease All the rest of my
goods and chattells after all my debts are paid funerall Expenses discharges and
will proved I will give and bequeath to the same to my two sons Thomas &
William and I do hereby make them whole and sole executors jointly for
this my last will and testament with this confidence in the ** that they will
jointly agree to pay the said Legacies before mentioned and I do hereby desire
my goodfriend and Landlord Henry Bray Esq and my goodfriend John
Newnham of Ardingly Gent to be ** in trust and do direct them to see the
same fullfilled and that this is my last will and testament and no other
contained in ** [lines on film obscure words] Witnefs where of I have here unto
set my hand and seal the day and year first above written the mark and seale of
John Comber published and declared to be my last will and testament and
sealed and delievered in the presence of
John Illman Mary Peters
George Tasker
The next part detailing when, where, etc, his will was proved is in Latin, and
I've not attempted to try and transcribe, let alone translate.
Transcribed from the original - ref ESRO A53-92 - by Mandy Willard on 24 January
2004.
The Testator
John
Comber was born on 16 March 1660 in Ardingly and was buried in Balcombe on
30 December 1729. He was my 7x Great Grandfather.
COMBER
Page Revised
16 March 2008
