Wills of Sampford Peverell residents

These transcriptions of wills have nearly all been done by members and friends of the Sampford Peverell Society, so may contain a few inaccuracies.  If you spot anything you think is wrong, please let us know.  The date of the will is a rough indication of when they died but the will could have been written some time before they died, or it may have taken a while after the death for it to go through probate and be registered.  Some of the items are links to wills on the GENUKI website.

They are in approximate date order

Elias Cotel 1335
James ap Jenkins 1529 (see also the page about him here)
Thomas Morrell 1589
Ambrose Curwood 1593
Margaret Poulet 1602
Corony Way 1627
Walter Sheppard 1632: will_of_walter_sheppard_1632.pdf
William Lock 1638: will_of_william_lock_1638.pdf
Thomas Morrell 1642: will_of_thomas_morrell_1642.pdf
Hugh Pullen 1658

Henry Dawbney 1754
Francis Cowlen 1757
Francis Hagley als Surrage 1763 - a transcription of his will is on GENUKI here
John Cowlen 1765
John Broom 1786 - a transcription of his will is on GENUKI here
John Cowlen 1791
Nicholas Slee 1804
Thomas Row 1805
William Cowlen 1807 (summary)
John Chave 1826
John Cowlen 1826 (and 1841 indenture)
William Hellyer the elder 1828
Humphrey Mills 1828-32
Thomazine Row 1824-28
John Merson 1832 - a transcription of his will is on GENUKI here
James Lavalade 1835 - a transcription of his will is on GENUKI here
Francis Taylor 1836