Thomas Follansby

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Gentleman, 1630, Hamsterley, DUR, England, UK.

• Will, 12 Apr 1630, Hamsterley, DUR, England, UK. Will of Thomas Follansbey 1630
In the name of God, Amen, I, Thomas Follansbye of Rockwod hill in the pish of Hamsterley, in the Co of Durham, Gent, being sick of body. To be buried within my pish Church. And for my temporall goods and blessings that god hath indued me with, dispose them as followeth etc.

I doe give 6l 13s 4d to help raise and increase the stock of money belonging to the poor people of my parish, and the consideration arising of the same to be even and equally divided year by yeare and distributed to the poore upon Good Friday and the Friday before the feaste day of the nativity of our Blessed Savior Jesus Christ, and so to continue for ever. I do give to my loving wife, Margaret Follansbye, by legacy my graye mare. I doe give unto my eldest sone, Christopher Follansbye, 40s, for a full satisfaction of his child's porcon, further I do release and acquit my said sone of All former bond or bonds, debts or demands whatsoever between him and me. I doe give unto my son, Robert Follansbye, 3l 6s 3d, for a full satisfaction of his child's portion. I give unto my son, Thomas Follansbye, 3l 6s 3d for a full satisfaction of his child's portion. I give to my sone, Henry Follansbye 3l 6s 3d for a full satisfaction of his child's portion. I doe give unto my sone, John Follansbye 3l 6s 8d for a full satisfaction of his child's portion. I do give unto my sone, William Follansbye 40l for a full satisfaction of his child's portion, if it do please god that he is living and come in person to demand the same, or otherwise if he be dead then my will is that it be equally divided amongst my other children then living after the knowledge of his deathe. I doe give unto my daughter, Grace Cossin, 3l 6s 8d for a full satisfaction of her child's portion, and my will is that the same be equally divided amongst her children now in livinge being her former husbandes.
I doe give to my daughter Ann Follansbye, fower score poundes, for a full satisfaction of her child's portion upon this condition, that she shall and will be directed and advised by her mother and my nephew Henry Follansbye, or otherwise my will is that her portion be but three score pounds by this my Will. I doe give unto my daughter, Alice Sanderson, 3l 6s 8d for a full satisfaction of her portion. I doe give to William Hodgson, Clerke, my writer, by legacy ten shillings. All the rest of my goods, moveable and unmoveable, my children's portion,s debts, legacies and funerall expences discharged, I doe bequeathe to my loving wife, Margrett Follansbye, whom I doe make the executrix of this my last Will and Testament, and my nephew, Henry Follansbye, to be Supervisor
Inventory 290l 15s 7d Proved 1630

Thomas married Margaret. (Margaret was born in 1562 in Hamsterley, DUR, England, UK and died in 1631 in Rockwood Hill, Durham, England, UNited Kingdom.)