Aspects of Kentish Local History

Medieval & Later Kent P.C.C. & C.C.C. Wills
Wills of 17th Century Gentlemen of Chatham 1647-1698

Jacob NORMAN 1668

In the Name of God Amen
I Jacob Norman of Chatham in the County of Kent gent doe make and declare my last Will and Testament in manner following
   First I give and bequeath unto my sister Elizabeth Hawlett all the debts which her husband oweth mee
   Item I give and bequeath unto my brother Francis Joett the debts of Tenne pounds which one Joshua Mathews oweth mee if it can be recovered
   Item I give to my mother Mrs Elizabeth Joett the summe of five pounds which one Robert Whitehead oweth mee on bond if the same can be recovered
   Item I give to my sisters Elizabeth and Mary Joett the summe of five pounds apeice to be paid to them respectively within one yeare next after my decease by my executrix hereafter mentioned
   Item I give and devise the rents and proffitts of my house with the appurtenances in Codenham? (Cottenham?) in the County of Cambridge late in the occupation of Francis Taylor to my mother Joett for and during the Terme of her life
   And after her decease to Mary my wife for her life
   And after her decease to the child wherewith she is now Ensient if a sonne and to his heires and assignes for ever But if a daughter then I will the same house afterwards to that daughter and to my daughter Elizabeth Norman their heires and assignes for ever to be equally divided betweene them
   Item I give and devise all my Lands whatsoever with their appurtenances in Suff[      ] Bulbeeke? (Swaffham Bulbeck) in the County of Cambridge to my deare wife Mary for the terme of her life
   And after her decease to the Child whereof shee is now Ensient and to his heires for ever if it happen to be a sonne but if a daughter then to that daughter and to my daughter Elizabeth Norman their heires and assignes for ever equally to be divided
   Item I give & devise my house with the appurtenances in Suffworme Bulbeeke (Swaffham Bulbeck) above said in the occupation of my mother Joett to my said mother Joett for her life and after her death to my said wife for life And after my said wife's death to the child wherewith shee is Ensient if a sonne and to his heires for ever but if a daughter then to that daughter and my daughter Elizabeth Norman and their heires for ever equally And it is my further mind and will That in case the Child wherewith my wife [        ] happen to be a sonne then I give and devise the summe Two hundred pounds to my daughter Elizabeth Norman to be paid att her age of one and twenty yeares or day of marriage which shall first happen
   And it is my further will and meaning That if my mother Joett shall      ?     any parte of my estate by vertue of my     ?     or Third That then shee shall have noe benefitt by this my will anything aforesaid to the contrary     ?     standing
   All other my personall estate of what nature or Kinde soever not before bequeathed I give & bequeath unto my said deare wife Mrs Mary Norman whome I make sole Executrix of this my Testament
    In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this Third day of October one Thousand six hundred sixty and eighte 1668 James Norman Sealed Subscribed and Published in the presence of the interlyning of the words (Elizabeth Norman) being done all along before    ?    John Owen Wilson Henry Sheafe
   Proved [?] December 1668

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