I have a member in my tree who died in 1640 i have a copy of the will he is described as a Yeoman.I know this as a "Well off "Farmer?. When he died in 1637 he left a will.I have a copy also it has been decifered into modern day as its so hard to understand. Basically its saying apart from all the goods Oxen , "Pigges","Sheepe " etc he left a grand total of ; £161 - 1-10 (£ S d). Does anyone know in todays money what it roughly is basically as im trying to trace him further. There is a few families that bare the same name but one particular family are Gents & Yeoman but they are titled i am trying to connect or rule out. Any help apprecited. sue

Hi Sue, I looked on this site;- http://measuringworth.com/calculators/ppoweruk/ And below is what it comes up with in today's money - it only goes up to 2006. In 2006, £161 1s 10d from 1637 is worth £18,362.39 using the retail price index. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue Horn To: DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 11:39 AM Subject: [DUR-NBL] Yeoman I have a member in my tree who died in 1640 i have a copy of the will he is described as a Yeoman.I know this as a "Well off "Farmer?. When he died in 1637 he left a will.I have a copy also it has been decifered into modern day as its so hard to understand. Basically its saying apart from all the goods Oxen , "Pigges","Sheepe " etc he left a grand total of ; £161 - 1-10 (£ S d). Does anyone know in todays money what it roughly is basically as im trying to trace him further.