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Wills of 17th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1603 - 1699)
Daniel
EDERIDGE - 1672
In the name of God amen I Daniel
Ederidge of Chatham in the
county of Kent shipwright being sicke and weake in body but of sound and
perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for it do make and ordaine this
my present last will and testament in manner and forme following that is
to say first and principally I committ my spirit into the hands of
Almighty God my saviour and redeemer in whom and by the merits of the
precious blood of Jesus Christ I hope to have eternal salvation and my
body I committ to the ground from whence it was taken assuredly
believing the glorious resurrection of soul and body through the meritts
of Christ's death and as for that temporal estate goods chattels and
debts which it hath pleased God far above my deserts to bestow upon me I
do order give and dispose of the same in manner and forme following viz.
first I will that all those debts which I owe or shall be owing by me
after my decease be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease
by the overseer of this my will by me hereafter named Item
I give and bequeath unto my deare and loving wife Jane Ederidge
all my stock household goods ready money and debts to me owing after the
payment of my debts by my overseer as cept a debt due to me from Mr
John Pader? of Gillingham, gent. concerning
? house goods which he bought of me
Daniel Ederidge and were by Mr Thomas Rogers of Luton
and John Baniard of Chatham yeoman? rated at six score and seaven
pounds lawfull money of England whereof I have received? but thirty
pounds which said debt I will and desire my loving friend Mr Ralph
Twiss of Gillingham clerke and Mr Francis Allenson of
Chatham gent. to get in of the said Mr Parder and pay in that
debt I owe that one of them are engaged with me for and the charge that
shall be at in getting the same being deferred to pay the remainder to
my said loving wife to whom I also give and bequeath my house called The
Ship Taverne in Gillingham with the barn stable out houses
yard backside garden orchard and field with all thae appurts. to the
same belonging during her natural life and from and after her decease I
give the same to my oldest son Daniel Ederidge he paying to each
of his brothers James , Edward and Samuel Ederidge the sume of
tweny pounds of lawfull money of England at their respective ages of one
and twenty yeares if he then enjoy the same and the like sume of twenty
pounds to his sister Joanna Ederidge to be paid to her at the age
of sixteene yeares and if any his brothers and sister dye first then
what is given them to be devided betweene the survivors of them and I do
hereby appoint my son Samuel Ederidge executor of this my last
will and testament and my loving friends Thomas Dean? of
chatham shipwt. and Daniel Painter? of Chatham ropemaker
overseers of this my last will and testament and guardians of my said
children during their minority in witness whereof I have hereto sett my
hand and seale this twentieth day of September in the four and twentieth
yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord King Charles the
Second anno dni. 1672 Daniel Ederidge signed sealed published
and declared to be the last will of the said Daniel Ederidge in
the presence of Peter Carter John Rosewell.
Proved 9th October 1672.
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