| The will of John Burrill gentleman of East Mersea 25th May 1667 transcribed from Essex Record Office D/ACW 17/277
Transcription by Jenny Ennew June 2021
1. In the name of god Amen: I John Burrill of Eastmarsey In the
2. Countie of Essex gent beinge Sicke In body butt In good and p[er]ficte
3. Memorie thanks bee to god for itt doe ordaine & make this my Last Will
4. And teastment In manior & forme Followinge First I give And
5. Bequeath My Soule Into the hands of god that gave itt Mee and
6. My body to the earth In hope of A Joyeffoll Resuerection & to bee buried
7. att the descricon of My exectrix heare Affter Minconed and as For
8. the Worlie goods w[hi]ich god of his Mearcie heath Lent Mee I give &
9. beequeath ass Followeth Imprimus I give Untoo My Lovinge Wife
10. Rose Burrill all that My Copiehold Lands & teneamants Called Munken
11. and Stevens peckertt with all the appurtneces there too beelongen with the
12. Comening hereto bee Longen & Holden of the Manior eastmersey hall
13. to Shee & to her heairs for ever. Item I give allsoe Untou
14. My said Wife Rose burrill all my Freehold Lands w[i]th there apper
15. t[e]nenc[e]s Called Finches \Hoyles & browns/ or by what other Name soever knowen or
16. Called by & holden of the Manoir Afforesaid to Shee & her
17. heairs for ever all the Rest of My Movabell goods Chattells
18. bills bonds debts dues demands What Soever I give allsoe Untoo
19. My Said Wife Rose \whom I doe make my sole executrix/ payinge My debts and bringen
20. My body deacantlie to the grownd Wittnes My hand & Seall
21. this Five and twentie daie of May one thousand Six hundred
22. Sixtie and Seven
23. Sealled Signed In
24. the p[re]senc of Us
25. William Locker
26. Susand + glascok
27. her Mark
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In 1650 Captain William Burrell was appointed Commander of Mersea Island and its garrison. Is he related to the John Burrill in this Will ?
See The Tudor Fort at East Mersea
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