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Letters O - Abstracts from Ashford, Kent Wills - collected by the late Arthur Ruderman Back to Ashford, Kent Wills introduction To search the webpage press CTL and F at the same time. In the small window that opens, type the name. The first occurrence will be found. The number of occurrences of the name will appear in the window. Click on the down ↓ to jump to the next occurrence. OKES William Okes of Ashford, yeoman        PRC17 - 51/264 to poor of Ashford  40sh, of Frittenden 10sh and of Tenterden 10sh                 Mr Poulter vicar of Ashford  - 10sh.  If he lectures on Saturdays in Ashford church a further 40sh.                 If not this 40sh to the poor.     Mr House minister of Egerton    -   10sh     Mr Chambers   -do-   [     ]    -   10sh     Mr Jackson    -do-   of Wye     -   20sh     Mr Byshoppe   -do-   of Godmersham  -  6/8d     Mr Halden     -do-   of Sellinge    -  6/8d     Mr Hilles schoolmaster  of Ashford  -  6/8d     Catherine Hunt my neis    -   40sh     Peter Wynde of Eastwell   -   20sh     his daughter Anne Wynde   -   40sh     Myles ffowle my kinsman of Witersham & his son Miles  -  6/8d     Edward ffowle his brothers sons [sic]  -    13/4d each     cosen Peter ffowle      -   10sh     Grace, Obedyence, Parsonet & Mary Hall, daughters of cosen Robert Hall of Ashford                              -  household goods     Josias Michell son of Mr Josyas Michell of Eastwell & his  2 youngest sons                              -  10sh between them and his daughters 3sh     John Donn of Ashford      -   5sh      two  Coulters, 2 poor maydens   -  5sh      Sawyer's widow    -   5sh      mother Hucke      - 5sh      ffaith Myles of Wye   - 3/4d      William Rydden of ffritteden   -  5sh      ffaith Posier of Ashford    -   3/4d      wife of John Beale of Bettnams Wood in Cranbrook   - 3sh     Sara Guye of Tenterden   -   10sh     Margery Comber previously my servant   - 10sh worth of russet     widow  Longley of Eastwell  -  12d each as bearers     olde Mapesden of Hedcorne    -   5sh     Barrington of Maidsone    -  5sh     Edward Lovell of Cranbrook   -   5sh     Edward Pembrooke of Ashford   -  6/8d     Kenn & Savory, joyners of Ashford    -  5sh each     old woodowe [      ]    -   5sh    Jane, ffrances, William, Abigail, John & Elizabeth Hall children of Edward Hall of Ashford                        - 40sh             [etc] Executor : Robert Hall Witnesses : Thomas Hasell, Erasmus Elmstone &  Edward Hall Probate : 9 October 1598           [not buried in Ashford] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  OSBORNE John Osborne of Ashford tanner          PRC17 - 52/344 27 July 1603 to youngest daughter Anne    -  £50 at 18 years     eldest daughter Willimi   -  £50 at 18 years     son Thomas                -£80 at 21 years Profit to wife Thomasine [née Allen married 12 June 1588] dduring minority All corn, kyne and horsebeasts and household goods to wife to Edmund Everden my man     -   20sh     Thomas Dixon  my boy      - 2sh Executors : cozen John Smaarte and brother Jeremye Osborne  -  10sh each Overseers : father Thomas Osssborne & Thomas Allen Witnesses : Thomas Osborne & Edward Everden Probate : 24 August 1603          [bur.28 July 1603 Thomas Osborne of Ashford ? PRC17 - 58/312 27 February 1606[07] [introduction & many of details illegible] to  Martha & Anna my wife's daughteeers   -   20sh each      son Edward - furniture, £10 and £10 I lent him      Edmund son of Edmund Mellowe   -  20sh      Thomas son of Michael Osborne   -  £10                  son Edward copyhold land purchased of John Aaadams sen. & copyhold purchased of William                     Browne      son Jereme copyhold purchased of Daniel Lewes & wife Martha Executor : son Jeremie and to have residue Overseers : Nicholas Sawkins & John Smaart Witnesses : John Wallis [vicar] Probate : 16 October 1611         [bur.12 October 1611] Jeremy Osborne of Ashford, tanner      PRC17 - 62/118 3 September 1622 to poor of Ashford    -   20sh     son Joseph    -  turkey carpet     son Richard   - ssilver etc     son Thomas    -silver & tanning vessels Sons to share residue of household goods, subject to wishes of wife to  wife Constance [?] - tenments, late Richard Punnett & messuagae late Dennis Lyne's for life,              then to son Joseph     son Josephtenements laate Robert Mellowe's     son Richard tenements in St.Dunstans [Canterbury] & Ebony [poor film] mortgage for £50 from nephew Thomas Osborne Executor : son Joseph, and to have residue Witnesses : ?   [film illegible] Probate : 12 April 1623  [? bur.8 February 1620/21] Edward Osborne of Ashford, yeoman   PRC17 - 65/418 3 April 1623 to be buried in Churchyard of Ashford to         wife Mary - £20 owed to me by Stephen & John Page of Willesborough, & ½ household goods,             & £4 pa. from messuage in Ashford in which I dwell     daughter Elizabeth wife of Richard Watte  - turkey quilt           and copyhold messuage & land in             Ashford occupied by Thomas Abraham             daughter Mary messuage etc in Ashford in which I dwell & copyhold shop occupied by Johnson,             given to me by my father Thomas Osborne, & copyhold land in Ashford purchased of John             Banke. Executor : ? Witnesses : James May & John Woodland Probate : 21 April 1623  [bur.10 April 1623] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  OWER  or  OWRE Richard Ower of Ashford, fellmonger   PRC32 - 58/319 9 March 1710[/11] to    wife Ann  -  £100 & household goods for life, then to children        son Boys Ower messuage or tenement with orchard etc in Minster-in-Thanet        son John   -  £50        daughter Elizabeth   - £100        daughter Ann Lawrance   - £100        son-in-law Richard Wraight   -  1sh        granddaughter Elizabeth Wraight   -  ?        granddaughter Hester Wraight       -  ? Executors : wife Ann & son Boys Witnesses : Mary Taylor, James LAke & Stephen Lancefield Probate : 10 Ocvtober 1711       [Quaker bur.16 July 1711] [for Boys Ower of Faversham (previously of Ospringe) see Peter Clark  Migrant in Kentish Towns         note 98] Ann Owre of Ashford, widow    PRC17 - 90/30 19 May 1733 to  son Boys Owre                                          -  £  5      daughter Elizabeth Hall                             -  £20      daughteer Ann Lawrence                          -  £20, and her children £20 between them      sister Margaret Turner                                       -   20sh      granddaughter Elizabeth Slaughter           -   £10      granddaughters Hester & Sarah Wraight  -  £ 5 each      daughter Ann Ower [sic] widow of John             -  10sh      grandson Richard Ower, their son                      -   20sh      granddaughter  [  ?  ] Ower their daughter          -  10sh      Elizabeth Lawrence daughter of John Lawrence -  10sh Executors : daughters Elizabeth Hall & Ann Lawrence Witnesses : John Woodland & John Pattenson Codicil : 7 December 1734       granddaughter Sarah Roberson's son Richard to have £5 Probate : 14 July 1737 to executors       [ bur.Quaker ? ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  OXLEY Walker Oxley of Ashford, labourer        PRC17 - 107/59 8 March 1822 All goods to wife Leach Oxley, and to be Executor Witnesses : Margaret Elizabeth Gold & Fras Norwood attorney Probate : 7 August to executor  [not buried in Ashford]

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