In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Collett of Lower
Slaughter in the County of Gloucester, yeoman, being of sound disposition, mind
and memory, do make this my last Will and Testament in the manner following
First I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God who
gave it and my body to be devoutly buried at the discretion of my executors
hereinafter named
And as for my worldly estate I give and dispose of the
same as followeth
Item, I give and devise all my messuage or tenements at
Lower Slaughter aforesaid and the appurtenances and also all my inclosed grounds and estate lying and being in Lower
Slaughter aforesaid with all the appurtenances thereto belonging to my wife
Jane Collett to hold to her and her assigns during the term of her natural life
She my said wife paying yearly
during the said term of her natural life the interest of the money now due and
owing upon the aforesaid messuages or tenements and inclosed
grounds
I give and devise my said messuages or tenements with the
appurtenances and also all the aforesaid inclosed
grounds and estate with all the appurtenances thereunto to my kinsman Thomas
Collett, eldest son of my brother John Collett, to hold to the said Thomas
Collett, his heirs and assigns for ever, but my will
is that my said kinsman Thomas Collett shall pay (immediately after the decease
of my said wife) out of the estate herein before mentioned the two legacies
herein after expressed, that is to say
Item, I give and bequeath to Jane Collett, sister to him
the said Thomas Collett the sum of five pounds of lawful money
Item, I give and bequeath to Ann Collett, daughter of my
late brother William Collett, the sum of five pounds of like lawful money
Also I give and bequeath to my said wife the use of my
clock and case during the term of her natural life and from and after her
decease I give my said clock and case to my kinsman William Collett, son of my
said brother William
Also I order and give my table form and joint bedstead
and tester (?) thereto belonging to be standards for ever to my said messuages
or tenements herein before devised
Also all the rest and residual of my goods, chattels and
personal estate consisting of what nature or kind so ever I give and bequeath
to my said wife whom I make and appoint sole executor of this my Last Will and
Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made in writing whereof I have
herein to set my hand and seal the twenty-eighth day of March 1746
The mark of Thomas Collett X
Witnesses: Anna
Payn
Elizabeth
Tombs
Ia Payn
The above named Jane Collett, sole executor, was duly sworn before us on 4th day of June 1755.
Whilst identification of Thomas Collett has not yet been made from amongst over 13,000 of the birth Colletts on the website www.collettfamilyhistory.net it is clear from his Will that his immediate family looked like the diagram below.
The three brothers of unknown parents
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Thomas Collett died 1755 |
John Collett died after 1755 |
William Collett died after 1755 |
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married to Jane who died after 1755 |
wife unknown |
wife unknown |
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no issue |
Thomas Collett (son |
Ann Collett (dau) |
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Jane Collett (dau) |
William (son) |