Aspects of Kentish Local History

Wills of 17th Century Chatham Shipwrights
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills 1603 - 1699)

Peter AMOS - 1693

In the name of God amen the twelth day of September in the third year of the raigne of our soveraigne Lord and Lady William and Mary by the grace of God King and Wueen of England Scotland France and Ireland Defenders of the Faith etc. annos dni one thousand six hundred ninety one I Peter Amos of Chatham in the counnty of Kent shipwright being sick in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory praised be God therefore doe make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and forme following that is to say first and principally I bequeath and surrender up my soule into the hands of Allmighty God my creator believing to be saved by and through the only merritts and satisfaction of Jesus Christ my saviour and redeemer and my body Ii comitt to the earth to bee decently interred by and at the discretion of my executorix hereafter named Item I give devise and bequeath unto my loving wife Gilby Amos all and every the rents issues and proffutts of all and every my messuages lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever with their and every of their appurtenances to have and to hold unto her my said wife for and during the terme of her naturall life my said wife keeping the same messuages lands tenements and hereditaments with their appurtenances in good and sufficient repair Item I give devise and bequeath unto my sonne Richard Amos after my said wife's decease all that my messuage or tenement with the yard backside garden and appurtenances thereunto belonging situate lying and being in the parrish of St. Margarett's next the citty of Rochester in the aforesaid county of Kent and now in the tenure or occupation of Malchi Edwards or of his assignes undertenant or undertenants to have and to hold to my sonne Richard Amos his executors admins and assignes for during out and untill the full end of all the residue and remainder of the terme of yeares conteyned and expressed in the lease thereof which I hold of and from the brethren of the hospitall of St Bartholomew neere unto the citty of Rochester aforesaid and within the libertyes of the same citty which at the time the decease of my said wife be then to come and unexpired Item I give devise and bequeath unto my sonne Peter Amos after my said wife's decease all that my messuage or tenement with the yard backside garden and appurtenances thereunto belonging situate lying and being in the parrish of St Margts aforesaid and now in the tenure or occupation of Ann Glynes wodow or of her assigne or assignes undertenant or undertenants to have and to hold unto him my said sonne Peter Amos his executors assigne and assignes for during out and untill the full end of all the residue and remainder of the terme of yeares conteyned and expressed in the lease thereof which I hold of and from the bretheren of St Bartholomew's Hospital aforesaid which att the time of the decease of my said wife shall bee then to come and unexpired Item I give devise and bequeath unto my grandchild Mary Amos daughter of my sonne Richard Amos aforesaid after my said wife's decease all those my two severall messuages or tenements with their appurtenances situate lying and being in the parish of Chatham aforesaid and now in the severall tenures or occupations of Lawrence Capelin and Nathaniel Jolly or one of them their or one of their assigne or assignes undertenant or undertenants to have and to hold unto her my said grand daughter Mary Amos and to her heires and assignes for ever Item all and every other my leases and all my ready money plate debts due and owing unto mee goods chattels and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever not herein before given devised or bequeathed unto my said loveing wife Gilby Amos her executors admons and assignes she paying and discharging all such debts as I shall owe att my decease and also the legacies herein and hereby given and bequeathed and I doe make and ordaine her my said wife Gilby Amos sole executorix of this my last will and testament hereby revokeing and makeing void all other wills and testaments by mee formerly made in witness whereof I the said Peter Amos the testator have to each sheet of this my present last will and testament conteyning and written in two sheets of paper sett my hand and seale dated the day and yeare first within written the marke of the said Peter Amos signed sealed published and declared by the said Peter Amos the testator as his last will and testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the said testator John Holloway Thomas Cotton John Rosewell.

Proved 27th May 1693