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Letter D - Abstracts from
Ashford, Kent
Wills -
collected
by the late Arthur Ruderman
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DANE
John Dane of Ashford
PRC17 - ?
6 November 1638
to hos Baxter, my sister's son, mess & 2 perch
land in Snave, but wife Eliz to have ½ rent
to Jane, Eliz & Margaret Rineley or Reinley, 3 daus of my now wife £10
each
£40 in hands of Edw Nower of Ashford (with Edw Master of Hinxhill
as surety) to wife Elizabeth
to wife Elizabeth
-
residue & to be Exor
Overseer: John Sturton of Ashford & to have 40sh
Witness: Thos Grigsby & John Sturton
Probate: 25 November 1638
[bur 25 November 1638]
Elizabeth Dane of Ashford, widow
PRC17 - 70/519
27 November 1638
[ of John ]
to daus Jane, Eliz & Margaret Rineley - all goods
Exor: uncle John Coveney
Witness: Thos Grigsby, Wm Worsley, John Sturton
Probate: 4 Jan 1638 [/9]
[bur 30 November 1638]
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DAVIS
Robert Davis jun of Ashford, cordwainer
PRC17 - 75/50
28 April 1680
to eldest son Mathew Davis, mess or ten in which I live, when he is 21
to
dau Ann, son Robt & dau Elizabeth, 2 mess or tens, one in
Ashford at New Rents occup.
widow Hills, wid Cox & Will Haywood, other at Pluckley
son Mathew, to pay exor £15 from mess, to be divided between 3
children
to
wife Deborah all goods & chattels
Exor: bro Mathew Davis
Witness: Margaret Coast, Margaret Colley, Daniel Cuckow
Probate: 31 May 1680 to exor
[bur 8 May 1680, a Muggleton]
Inventory 17 May 1680
PRC 11
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44/42
In Hall £3/14/0, Coachhse £2/9/0, Cellar 10/-, Chamber over Hall £6/15/0
In Garrett £1, linen £4, silver £2, leather in hse & at curriers £13/7/0,
lasts 10/-
Boots & shoes [stock in trade] £6/15/0, purse & wearing app £8,
misc 5/0, Total £49/5/6d
Appraisers: John Marsh & Robt Greenhill.
Bridget Davis of Ashford, widow
PRC16 - 316
20 March 1685
to son John Davis 5sh
grandson Edward Davis 1sh
son Thomas Davis exor & to have residue
Witness: Phillip Howard, Ann Baber & John Bettenham
Probate: ?
[not buried in Ashford]
Robert Davis of Ashford, cordwainer
PRC16/319 or
PRC 17 - 77/294
17 Sep 1688
to wife Ann hsehold goods for life, then -
granddau Ann Davis one of daus of dec'd son Robert best bed etc
& £39.6.8d
granddau Ann, one of daus of son Matthew Davis (dec'd) another bed
etc & £7
granddaus Susann & Hannah, other children of Robert £9.6.8d
each
grandch Elizabeth & Robert, other children of Robert £9.6.8d
each
granddau Elizabeth - silver cup
After death of wife Ann, all goods etc to be sold, and after paying
debts divided between 6
grandchildren
to Matthew, eldest son of son Robert, 1sh
Exor: friend Robt Greenhill of Ashford, tanner
Witness: John Wade, John ?
, Hilkiah Sherwood
Probate: 10 October 1689 to exor
[bur 31 May 1689]
Inventory PRC 11 - 53/68,
20 Sept. 1689
assessors Robert Pullen & Charles Hubbard -
£ 105/ 9/ 6d
Thomas Davis of Ashford, gent
PRC17 - 97/443
15 April 1765
to granddau Mary, wife of Rchd Greenhill of Ashford, gent., all mess,
lands etc in Kent & Canterbury, and also right of reversion in land in
Ashford called Cherry ground, now estate for life of Wm & Ann
Hunt
[ MR
194]
to nephew John Davis, late of Barnstable, £10 & wearing apparel
niece Sarah Clark of Totness, Devon,
£10 "
"
"
Edward Miller of Canterbury woollendraper - gold ring value £1/1/0
Edward son of Thos Thompson esq (lately dec'd)
-do-
granddau Mary - residue
Exor: Edw Miller
Witness: Mary Garner, Sarah Standen & Edw Norwood
Probate: 3 Sep 1767 to Mary Greenhill, exor renounced by Edw Miller.
[bur 11 August 1767]
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DAY
Richard Day of Ashford, chirurgion
PRC17 - 74/99
22 Feb 1676 [/7]
to be bur in St Mary, Dover near grave of mother.
to
10 poor widows of St Mary, Dover £10, when exor rec's £100 from
uncle Robt Day, now held by Mr
ffrancis Wraight of Ashford, & Mr Hy Wreight of ffaversham.
kinsman Hy Master of Ashford, gardner [?] £10
uncle Robt Day £40 & hse & land in Brabourne occup John
Friend
landlord Edward Master of Ashford, butcher £5
Wm Botting of Ashford & Wm Eaton of Ashford, 20sh each
father Thos Day of Dover, chirurgion -
prop in Dover etc. & goods in shop in Ashford, etc
Witness: Wm Botting, Edw Masters, Will Eaton
Exor : father Thomas Day
Probate: 6 Apl 1677 to exor.
[not buried in Ashford]
Inventory PRC 11
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39/12
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DEALE
Thomas Deale of Ashford, clockmaker
PRC16 - 316D
2 June 1687
PRC17 - 77/139
[CML Thos Deale, clockmaker (25) mar Jane Philpott of Willesboro (17)
May 1680]
to son Samuel mess or ten in 2 dwellings, in Ashford occup self &
Thomas Burbage
daus Mary & Elizabeth Deale, 23 acres of fresh marsh in All
Saints in Romney Marsh,
occup Robt Hamms & purchased of Thos & Jonathan Jones,
subject to annuity of £10
to my mother Mary Tyler if widowed again
to wife Jane - rents from Marsh for maintenance of daus until they are 21
Exor: wife Jane to have residue for life then to children
Witness: Wm Botting, Thos Deale of Boughton Aluph, John Marsh
Inventory PRC 11
51/30,
16 Sep. 1687
Assessors
Thomas Burbidge & George Knight
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total
£138 - 14 - 11d
Probate: 22 Sep 1687 to exor.
[not buried in Ashford]
Other refs to DEALE
CML 8 Jan 1673 Thos of Boughton Aluph, carpenter, wid & Mary Paine,
wid
"
20 May 1675 Thos of
"
"
, yeoman (28) & Catherine Brooke (23+)
"
23 June 1704 Thos "
"
"
, grazier & Ann Soresby
Bap 31 Aug 1708 Saul son of Thos & Ann
CML 6 Feb 1710 Mary of Boughton Aluph & John Broadfoot
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DENNE
Mary Denne of Ashford, widow
PRC 17 - 82/93
5 July 1705
1. 1 pair of gloves & hatbands to Minister of Ashford Church
2.
-do-
to exor & his wife
3.
to grandson Vincent Denne, son of son John Denne, late of
Canterbury, gent - £40
4.
to Cousin Wm Hopkins of Snelson House, near Landon, Bucks £140 to
be distributed equally
between cozens Anthony, Thomas, Robert, Samuel, Martha & Alice
Hopkins
5.
to kinsman Wm Hopkins £90 to be divided betw Cousins Susanne
Estoll, & Alice, Martha, Ann
& George Valentine.
6.
-do-
£90 to be divided betw Cousin Gearyes children
7.
to cozen Wm Hopkins £140 to be divided betw his children
8.
ordinary clothes betw Margaret Pain, wid & ffrances Austen, wid,
both of Ashford
9.
to kinswoman Elizabeth fforgham 1/-
10.linen & best suit to
kinsman
Wm Hopkins
11.mess or ten in Ashford, occup by self & Kenn Shrubsole to
John
Simmonds of Ashford, gent.,
as trustee for sale
Witness : Rchd Greenhill, - Barnar & Emlyn Fisher
Exor: John Simmonds, to have £5, and his wife £2/2/-
Probate: 24 April 1713 to John Simmonds
[bur 16 Oct 1712]
INVENTORY of Mary Denne
PRC11
71/77
by Daniel Morton, salesman & Stephen Atkins, carpenter
Cash
10.11.6
wearing apparel
8. 0.0
household goods (brief desc)
8.
5.0
silver
3.10.0
Money at interest
170.
0.0
£200. 6.6
19 Dec 1713
Burials
12 July 1683
John Denn, an old man
4 Sep 1672
Thos, son of Mr John Denn (bapt 12 Oct 1669)
20 Feb 1672/3 John,
-do- (bapt 2 May 1672, son of John & Mary Denn)
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DERING
Henry Dering of Ashford, gent
PRC17 - 94/374
10 Jan 1752
to all children Manor of Shelve & manor hse in Lenham, & new
hse at Shelve, & 340 acres, smith's forge etc
Also manor of Cobham, land etc in Lenham
Also land in Snargate, Brenzett & Westwell
Exors: Peter Paris of Goudhurst, bro Edw Dering & Mrs Martha Wightwick
of Ashford, sp.
Witness: Eliz Apsley, ffrances Reynolds & A Ingles
Probate: 22 May 1752 to Edw Dering & Martha Wightwick
[bur 19 Jan 1752]
[Esther, wife of Mr Dering, bur 13 Oct 1751]
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DEWARD
William Dewarde of Ashford, draper
PRC17 - 24/198
6 July 1545
[this will is indexed but not printed in 'Ashford Wills']
to wife Alice
£80
to mother Thomasine
£4 pa & hse in which she lives for life
Exor: brother Robert Deward
to
brother Richard - my part of hse at towne's end in Ashford for life
& 40sh, 20sh from the parsonage & 20sh from house at Lydde.
to sister Margaret Deward - 20 marks [
] when 21 yrs
to bro Robert my part of house in Lydde, & residue
Overseer: parson of Cheritonne
Witness: Thos Ealton, Julyan Toft, wid & Eliz Stockewell
Probate: 28 October 1545 to exor.
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DITTON
Mary Ditton of Ashford, spinster
PRC17 - 95/280
25 June 1755
to be buried with old pall & 6 poorest neighbours as bearers, each
to be paid 1sh
to cousins Mary & Eliz daus of Danl & Eliz Ditton £10 ea &
all linen & clothing
Eliz Bennett of Selling, dau of Peter B & wife Grace, £10
Henry son of John Ditton of Woodchurch yeo & wife Ann £5
Mary Quested £1.1.0d & to her 3 children by late husb William Jordan
ie John, Mary
& Wm Jordan
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£1.1.0d ea
Exor: cousin Edw Ditton of Sturry, Kent, yeo, and to have residue
Witness: A Ingles, Eliz Ingles
Probate: 19 Feb 1757 to exor.
[bur 16 February 1757]
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DODD
(or DOD)
John Dodd of Ashford, gardener
PRC17 - 81/245
30 Nov 1709
[John Dodd & Ann Ellenden mar 25 Feb 1689/90]
to wife Anne, mess or ten in which I dwell in Ashford, for life
then to Sarah Martin & Dinah Whiston,
spinster, who dwell with me
Exor: wife Anne, & to have all hsehld goods
Witness: Joseph Marsh, John Carden, ffree Stace
Probate: 16 Feb 1709[/10] to Anne Dod
[bur 8 Feb 1709/10]
Thomas Dodd of Ashford, victualler
PRC17 - 96/561
19 Jan 1763
to
dau Mercy Grant, wid, mess or ten in Kennington in occup of myself
& Stephen Austen for life,
then to grandchildren John, Thos, Elizabeth & Sarah Dodd, &
Thos & Mary Ann Grant
to son Robt Dodd wearing apparel
to dau Margaret Dodd wid [sic] & her dau Margaret Dodd
[ie dau in law]
Exor: dau.
Margaret Dodd
Witness: Jnno Smith, Mathew Harrison
Probate: 14 July 1763 to exor
[bur 2 July 1763]
Thomas Dodd of Ashford, yeoman
PRC17 - 97/331
4 October 1750
to wife Elizabeth, all goods & chattels, and after her death half to
my relations in greatest need,
half at her discretion
Exor: wife
Witness: Jon Wrigt, Wm Dodd
Probate: 30 May 1766 to exor.
[not buried in Ashford]
Austen Dodd of Ashford, yeoman
PRC17 - 104/415
21 October 1812
All prop in Ashford or elsewhere to wife Elizabeth & all goods
[ Austin Dodd of Hothfield & Mary Waistell, mar. 9 June 1768 ]
Exor: wife Elizabeth
Witness: Geo Walter, innholder, Wm Walter his son, Wm Smart of Charing,
atty
Probate: 21 October 1812 to exor
[bur 26 April 1812]
Elizabeth Dodd of Ashford, widow
PRC17 - 107/57
6 June 1823
All mess or tens in Ashford or elsewhere to friend John Wraight of
Bethersden, farmer, as trustee -
son Mathew Dodd to live in any mess & to have profits for life, then
to grandchildren, Austen, John, Daniel, Richard, William, Michael,
Gabriel, Mathew, Robert, Mary & Martha, children of son Mathew.
Exor: John Wraight
Witness: Mary Wraight, Ann Wraight, Martha Small
Probate: 7 August 1823 to exor.
[bur 27 March 1823, aged 88]
[ Austen Dodd, wid., & Elizabeth Cook, mar. 9 Oct.1769 ]
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DOWNE
Anne Downe, spinster
PRC17 - 75/376
2 Jan 1683
Interest on £200 on mortgage on White Horse Inn at Sandway in Lenham,
estate of Norton Downe
to kinsman Edward Downe 40sh/yr for 13 years
kinswoman Elizabeth Downe £15 owed by Anne Downe, from 1st &
2nd yrs interest
cousen Susannah Infeild £5 from 2nd yrs interest
kinsman Rodger Kempe son of Edw Dempe £10 from 3rd yrs interest
kinswoman Elizabeth Downe £10 from 4th yrs interest
kinsman Thos Kempe of Wye £10
"
5th
"
"
"
Edw Kempe ygr
£10
"
6th
"
"
cousin Mary Hope
£10
"
7th
"
"
exor Edward Downe
£10
"
8th
"
"
kinswoman Mary Bargrove, wife of Nicholas, £10 from 9th yrs
interest
kinsman Henry Downe
£10 from 10th yrs interest
cousin George Downe
£10
"
11th
"
"
"
Katherine Downe
£20
"
12th & 13th yrs interest
then £200 loan to cousin Norton Downe, son of Norton, dec'd.,
subject to £40 being paid
(from £200 to exor)
wife of John Jarman of Brooke 40sh
company to whom I am joyned 20sh
speaker at funeral 10sh
poor of Ashford 10sh in bread
brother Edward Kempe 20sh
to
4 children of cousin Phillipp Smith, Phillipp, Edward, Sarah &
Mary £5 each, this £20 in their
father's hands
Exor: to spend £7 on funeral
Overseers: Cousins Thos Crux & John ffearne.
Witness: Edmund Bourne, Priscilla Bourne & Wm Botting
Exor : Edward Downe
Probate: 1 March 1683
[bur 15 February 1683 an ancient maid]
Inventory PRC 11
- 48/56
Benjamin Downe of Ashford
PRC17 - 111/373
15 September 1843
to wife Elizabeth - house recently purch of Wm Alexander Allen in New
Rents in Ashford, for life,
then to sons Benjamin & Wm Downe
to
wife all househld goods
to sons Benjamin & William - all other lands etc
Exors: son Benjamin & William
Witness: Henry Whitfeld, surgeon, Robt Hodgson
Probate: 12 September 1846 to exors.
[not buried in Ashford]
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DUFTY
William Dufty of Ashford, yeoman
PRC17 - 66/28
30 April 1617
to poor of Ashford
6/8d
daus Katherine Dufty
bed etc
& Susanne
"
all other househld goods & to be Execuor
Witness:
Probate: 1 May 1617
[bur 4 May 1617]
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DURRANT
Thomas Durrant of Ashford, mason
PRC17 - 50/351
1 July 1597
to dau Bridgett Durrant - sheets etc
Exor : wife Ellaine and to have residue
Witness: Thos Watte & Thos Cloke
Probate: 10 October 1597
[not buried in Ashford]
[Ellen Durrant married William Baker, 27 October 1597 !]
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DUSTON
Elizabeth Duston of Ashford
PRC17 - 48/98
?
(nuncupative)
to Wm Baynes - cupboard
son John Mathys - bed etc
"
Robert "
- 5sh
Thos Cooke of Willesborough - 5sh
Exor : son Nicholas and to have residue
Witness: Wm Taylor, Robt Virgyn & Edward Young
Probate: 21 April 1591
[not buried in Ashford]
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DYKE
Dorothy Dyke of Ashford [ ? spinster ]
PRC17 - 31/198
or PRC32 - 60/340
8 May 1727
to be buried at Waldron, Sx
to nephew Sir Thos Dyke, stock in the South Seas
to maidservant Elizabeth Martin £20 & clothes
to poor of Waldron £5
Exor: neece [sic] Mrs Elizabeth Cockman, and to have residue
Probate: 21 May 1728 to exor
[not buried in Ashford]
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DYNE
John Dyne of Ashford, gent
PRC16 a 751
10 April 1646
to be bur in churchyard of Ashford
poor of Ashford
40sh
“
Bethersden 50sh
sister Mgt Marton - £5 & to her children 20sh each
Elizabeth Sherin, dau of [
] Sherin £5
John Crowes of Bethersden, my godson £5
wife Anne - £5 and to each of her children 20sh each
Wm Barrow, my grandson, £5
three children John & Gregory Dine, & Grace Axon or Axton -
feather bed etc etc
John & Thos Vidian, sons of my dau Martha Videan, dec'd prev
wife of Thos Vidian - £5 each
Margaret Vidian, dau of Martha - £5
John Axon or Axton, my godson £5
dau Mary, wife of Mr Thos Butcher - £5
I purch 22 acres land in Walton Marsh from Sir W Brockman settled by
indtrs 22 Dec 1623 on Danl Nower & John Nower of Pluckley to use of me
& wife Ann [marriage settlement] to son Gregory moiety of this 11
acres, and if John wants this ½, he to pay £250, and £100 to Daniel
ffitch, one of my wife's sons
to son Gregory - mess in Gt Chart
friend John Sturton 20sh, to cosen Thomas Baker of Frant & wife
Jane 20sh each.
Exor: son John Dine and to have residue
Witness: John Sturton, senr & junr
Probate: 20 May 1646
[bur
Bethersden 5 May 1646]
John Dyne of Ashford, gent
PRC32 - 62/480
21 November 1746
[ John Dyne maried Elizabeth Tylden of Shadoxhurst ]
to eldest son John £20 & residue
wife Elizabeth - mess or ten etc in North lane, Ashford, occup by
me, for life, then to all children
son Edward, mess or ten etc & 54 acres land in Bethersden &
further 6a in Bethersden
son Wm barn & land 60 acres in Bethersden & Hothfield &
4a woodland & 7a & mess in Bethersden
son Thos, & Eliz, Mgt, Mary & Sarah - mess & ten with
shop etc in Ashford, occup by ffrancis Allen
wife - all hsehld gds for life, then to children
Exors: bro in law Geo Geree Elwick & friend ffrancis Whitfeld of
Bethersden, who should raise -
160 guineas, to educate son William
100
guineas, to educate son Thomas
Exors to have £5 each.
Witness: Martha Waterman, Ann Hyland, Hy Franklyn
Probate: 20 Feb 1746[/7] to Geo Geree Elwick
[buried at Bethersden ,
10 December, 1746 - see Arch Cant XVI/73 for pedigree]
Elizabeth Dyne of Ashford, widow
PRC17 - 99/376
29 July 1776
[ of John ]
[nee Tylden of Shadoxhurst - Arch Cant XVI/73]
to daus Margaret & Sarah Dyne £150 each
sons John & Edward Dyne
£100 each
chargeable on mess in North lane, Ashford in my occup & copyhold mess
in North lane occup
William Spratt & [John] Nash, which are to son William Dyne.
Exors: sons John, Edward & Wm & daus Mgt & Sarah Dyne
Witness: Abigail Fowler, servant to Mrs Dyne, Jos Pattenson & Edw Pike
Probate: 18 Nov 1776 to John & William Dyne
[bur at Bethersden 13 Sep 1776]
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