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- SOURCE: The Pilgrim Archives, Leiden, Holland
039 reg./ONA541no. 131/28-10-1643 Last Will and Testament
Parties: Bridget Alexander's daugther, widow of John Robinson, Leyden; DeEngelse Poort;
Testamentary disposition in which Isaac Robinson, the son who resides inNew England, and Bridget and Fear Robinson, daughters of the testatrix,are appointed sole heirs, each for one third share and with the right ofsubstitution. For her son John Robinson, doctor medicinae, who resides inEngland, a special arrangement is provided. Some pre-legacies andlegacies are bequeathed.Pre-legacies of forty guilders each arebequeathed to Isaac and Fear Robinson because their sister Bridget hasalready received a similar amount from their father's estate. To Fear isbequeathed a silver cup and all the household goods; to Bridget and Fearall the clothes, with the exception of a cloak and a black skirt ofbroadcloth which are bequeathed to Isaac's wife.Apart from the aforesaidcloak and skirt the following legacies are bequeathed: to John and MaryRobinson, children of John, and to Mary and Martha, children of Bridget,a silver spoon each; to John the Reims Testament [Reference is made tothe English translation of The Vulgate; the translation of its NewTestament was published in Reims in 1582; the Old Testament translationwas published in Douai in 1609/1610].John Robinson is in charge of theproperty in England. Because this means that he is overendowed he shouldwaive his rights to his mother's estate. If he refuses this then sheprovides the following, different arrangement: he will then equally shareand share alike with his brother and sisters, but the English propertywill be added to the estate before it is divided.
Witnesses: Stephen Butterfield,fishmonger,John Masterson,say-worker.
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1576 - 1643 (67 years)