| Birth: | |
| Death: | |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Thomas CLAYTON |
| Mother: | Elizabeth BOOKER |
| Changed: 3 Jun 2001 |
| Spouses & Children |
| Elizabeth ? (Wife) | |
| Marriage: | 1605 |
| Children: | |
| Notes |
Note: There is a Will that mentions a wife Elizabeth.
II of William Clayton, of the parish of St. Panacras, Chichester, Susses, England, 1 Feb 1658/89. Consistory Court Will Register 1653-1668 in Chichester Miscellaneous Wills 1653-1668, vol. 218, Ref ST61/218 at the West Sussex Record Office,Chichester, Sussex. (Copied and transcribed by Marilyn London Winton, 1984).
"William Claiton. In the name of God I Will Claiton of the Parish of Pancras without the East Gate, of Chichester in the County of Sussex, Timberman, being sick and weak in body yet of perfect memory Lord to be thanked, do make and ordain this mylast will and Testament in form following: First I give and bequeath my soul into the hand of Almighty God and my body to the earth. Item: I give unto my son Will Claiton the sum of 12 pence to be paid within on whole year after my decease.
Item? Igive unto my grandchildren William Claiton (and) Prudence Claiton the children of my son Will Claiton the sum of 20 shillings apiece to be paid unto them after they shall accomplish the age of 21 years.
Item: Igive unto my sonRichard Claiton the sum of 20 shillings to be paid him when he shall accomplish the age of 21 years.
Item: I give unto my son Thomas Claiton the sum of 20 shillings to be paid him when he shall accomplish the age of 21 years.
Also I give and appoint 5 pounds for the placing of my son Thomas above said between this and the first day of May next ensuing the date hereof unto Thomas Coby.
Item: I give also unto my daughter Elizabeth Claiton the sum of 40 shillings to be paid her within one whole year of my decease.
Item: I give unto my daughter Mary Claiton the sum of 5 pounds to be paid her when she shall attain to the age of 20 and 1 years.
All the rest of my goods I give unto my loving wife Elizabeth Claiton after my debts and funeral expenses be discharged for her well being and for the bringing up of my youngest daughter Mary Claiton, and do ordain and make her my Executor of thismy last will and testament. But my will and meaning is that for as much as my wife may be uncapable to manage my estate to the best use and for the payment of debts in the due order, and for as much as my loving friend John Peche (Peachey) ofPagham doth stand bound with me for much of my only debts, I do ordain and appoint my friend John Peche (Peachey) and do give him full power and authority (not withstanding my Executor above said) to prove this my last will and meaning and to takean inventory of all my goods and to sell the same until such time my debts and funeral expenses be discharged, and then to resign up the Executorship into the hands of my loving wife, and to my meaning above said he being paid all such charges ashe shall be at in this business.
And I do ordain and appoint and my will and meaning is and I do desire my 2 friends and do give them powers to call the above named John Peche (Peachey) unto an account and unto such accounts as are needful and as often as they shall think fit,namely William Steele, miller, and living without the east gate of Chichester, and John Avery, shoemaker in Chichester, and I do desire them that they do see this my last will be performed to the true intent and meaning hereof, and I do give my2 friends Will Steele and John Avery 2 shillings apiece for their care and pains and to have their expenses borne from time to time when they shall be employed about my business.
In witness hereunto I have set to my hand and seal this first day of February, (the year) of the Lord 165 and 8.
William Claiton
In witness, us,
Thomas Hopkins
John Rogers