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Abstract of will from Chelsfield proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Geoffrey Copus.2005

Mary Aynscomb of Chelsfield dated 6 May 1753

Abstract of the will of Mary Aynscomb of Chelsfield widow dated 6 May 1753.
   I give to my two daughters Susannah Parsons widow and Rebecca Bath £10 each.
   I give to my son John Aynscomb and to his heirs for ever all that my moiety of a messuage or tenement, gardens, orchards, lands and premises in the parish and Manor of Bletchingly, Surrey and in the parish of Nutfield, Surrey, now in his own occupation.
   I give to my son James Aynscomb and his heirs for ever my moiety of that windmill called Nutfield windmill at Nutfield, now in the occupation of James Collins.
   I give to my son Anthony Aynscomb and his heirs for ever my freehold messuage etc. at Nutfield, between the said windmill and the said messuage in the occupation of John Aynscomb, together with the use of the well there in common with my said son John.
   I give to my said son John for life an annuity of £5 to be paid out of the messuage called Goldington wherein I now dwell in Chelsfield, and I give to my son Edward Aynscomb £500 to be paid within six months, to be paid out of Goldington and out of my personal estate.
   I give to my two sons James and Anthony Aynscomb and their heirs for ever as tenants in common all that my Manor or reputed Manor or messuage or tenement and farm commonly called Goldrington [sic] together with all houses, outhouses, barns, stables, buildings, lands, tenements and premises thereto belonging in Chelsfield, and now in my own occupation, subject to the payment of the annuity of £5 to my son John and £500 to my son Edward.
   Whereas by agreement on the marriage of my daughter Rebecca Bath I agreed to pay or to leave to her £100 I do therefore now leave her the said £100.
   I also give to her three children John, William and Mary Bath £10 each to be paid to them at age 21.
   I leave all residue of my estate after payment of debts etc. to my two sons James and Anthony Aynscomb equually and I appoint them my Executors.
   Mary Aynscomb witnesses James Glover, Johnson Rowles, T. Sanders.
Proved 2 June 1755 by James and Anthony Aynscomb the sons.      [PCC will PROB11/816]

Transcribed by Geoffrey Copus 

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