John Comber ³⁴

  General Notes:

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 AmenThe Two and Twentyeth Day of January in the year of our Lord OneThousand Seven Hundred Twenty Six I John Comber of Balcombe inthe County of Sufsex husbandman being ill but of **ort mind andmemory (blefsed be God for the same) yet calling to minds the**tain state of ** in this life do hereby make my last will andteftament in manner & form following (that is to say) First Ibequeath my soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth tobe decently buryed at the discretion of my Executors hereafternamed and as for my worldly goods the which it hath pleased Godto blefs me with all I give and bequeath after this manner FirstItem I give to my Son John One Guinea Item I give unto mydaughter Anne Box Twenty pounds Item I give to my son ffrancisTwenty pounds Item I give to my son Stephen Thirty Pounds Item Igive to my daughter Mary Thirty Pounds Item I give to mydaughter Elizabeth Thirty Pounds all to be paid in one yearafter my decease All the rest of my goods and chattells afterall my debts are paid funerall Expenses discharges and willproved I will give and bequeath to the same to my two sonsThomas & William and I do hereby make them whole and soleexecutors jointly for this my last will and testament with thisconfidence in the ** that they will jointly agree to pay thesaid Legacies before mentioned and I do hereby desire mygoodfriend and Landlord Henry Bray Esq and my goodfriend JohnNewnham of Ardingly Gent to be ** in trust and do direct them tosee the same fullfilled and that this is my last will andtestament and no other contained in ** [lines on film obscurewords] Witnefs where of I have here unto set my hand and sealthe day and year first above written the mark and seale of JohnComber published and declared to be my last will and testamentand sealed and delievered in the presence ofJohn Illman Mary Peters George TaskerThe next part detailing when, where, etc, his will was proved isin Latin, and I've not attempted to try and transcribe, letalone translate.Transcribed from the original - ref ESRO A53-92 - by MandyWillard on 24 January 2004.The Testator John Comber was born on 16 March 1660 in Ardinglyand was buried in Balcombe on 30 December 1729.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Husbandman.

John married Judith White, daughter of Thomas White and Ann Langridge, on 26 Jun 1690 in Balcombe, Sussex. (Judith White was born about 1665 in Balcombe, Sussex, christened on 25 Feb 1665 in Balcombe, Sussex, died on 8 May 1726 in Balcombe, Sussex and was buried on 10 May 1726 in St. Mary's Church, Balcombe, Sussex.)