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Letter F - Abstracts from
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FAGG
William Fagg of Ashford, yeoman
PRC17 - 58/96
7 December 1611
to
be buried in churchyard of Mersham
to poor of Mersham
20sh
to poor of parish where I die
10sh
to poor of Hinxhill
10sh
to 3 godchildren
5sh each
to William Fagge of Ashford, hempdresser, son of bro Edward of Mersham £20
to Abram Fagge, late of Ashford, my bro Edward's son £10
William ffagge x
Witness: Edmund Roots, John Goble, Gefry Philpott
Probate: 20 January 1611 [/12]
[bur at Mersham]
Felix Fagg of Ashford, surgeon
PRC17 - 104/341
2 February 1810
to wife profits of lands & prop for life
daus - all real estate etc equally divided subject to £500 payable
to son Chas Fagg, within
1 yr from death of wife
Exors: wife Elizabeth & daus Elizabeth & Frances
Witness: Elizabeth Walter, John Ertz Berger, William Reynolds
Probate: 13 May 1810 to exors [not
buried in Ashford]
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FENNER
Edward ffenor of Egerton
PRC32 51/f47
2 Apl 1636
CML
3 May 1624 William Bullock of St Andrews Canterbury cordwainer, abt 26,
& Agnes, dau of
Edward Fenner of Egerton
27 Apl 1625 John Bullocke of St Andrews Canterbury ba 28, & Sarah,
late of Egerton now
of St Andrews, maiden, 24, dau of Edward Fenner of Egerton
14 Sept 1630 William Vandale of Maidstone, threadmaker, wid & Frances
Fenner v (36) at
Sutton Valence
to poor of Egerton 20/-
to daus Ann & Sarah 40/- each
to Mary Bullocke, dau of Ann £5
to children of Sarah 20/- each
to wife Mary, the house for life, £10 of household goods, & £8 cash
to eldest son John £10 & annuity of £8 from lands in Egerton
to [ ]
wife of John 40/-
to younger son Edward, mess & lands in Egerton & residue
Exor: Edward ffenor
Witnesses William Moss & Hy Pollard
Probate: 17 Oct 1636
[not buried in Ashford]
John Fenner of City of Rochester, yeoman
DRb/PW3
5, 1670
18 June 1669
to wife Alice £20, all goods hers before marriage, other household
goods in my house in Rochester
to granddau Elizabeth Beale dau of my dau Thomasine Beale, £60 when 16
yrs old or marriage if
first,
£10 yearly (payable to Alice) for maintenance
to dau Thomasin Beale £40, or if dec'd to grandchildren Thomas & [-]
Beale, other children of
Thomasin,
when 21
to grandson John Fenner, son of son Thomas Fenner £100 when 21
to granddaus Priscilla & Mary Fenner daus of son Thomas £10 each
to Debora sometime wife of son John, dec'd £5
Exor : son Thomas, to have residue, and all mess tens etc in
Ashford or elsewhere in Kent
Witnesses: Marg Heath, Ro Heath, John Fenner
Probate : ?
[not buried in Ashford]
John Fenner of Sutton Valence, pailmaker
PRC17/7 4 f341 (in KAO)
1 May 1677
to son in law William Austen 20sh
granddaughter
Bethyah Fenner, one of daus of son Gratius Fenner - best warming pan
granddaughter
Priscilla Fenner, another dau of G F, fire tongs
Anne Fenner,
widow of son Increase Fenner, 20s etc
son Rest Fenner -
best bed rug
widow of son
Gratius [unnamed] 20s
residue - half to
son Rest Fenner
half to grandson
John Fenner & grauddaus Bethyah & Priscilla
(children of Gratius)
lands at Sutton
Valence to grandson John Fenner
-do-
to son Rest Fenner
-do-
to grandson Robt Austen
messuage -do-
to son Rest & grandson John Fenner
Executor: son Rest Fenner, of Canterbury, bookbinder to be sole executor
Witness: ffrancis Long, Jamesen Begell, Edward Tumber
published 20 Jan 1677/8 in presence of Bithiah ffenner, John Nichols, Robt
Bishop & Rchd Nichols
Probate: 6 Feb 1679/80 to Rest Fenner
[not buried in Ashford]
Thomas Fenner of Ashford, gent
PRC16/329
or
PRC17 - 78/326
19 June 1694
to poor of Ashford £5
to
wife Mary £50 a year, from premises in Ashford, Sellindge &
Kingsnorth; £20, £5 for mourning,
furniture
etc in house in Ashford, linen etc and interest at 5% on £100 yearly
to grandchildren £400 to be divided amongst them when 21 yrs old
if dau Mary Vicaris outlives her husband, she to receive interest @
6% on balance of £400 not yet
paid)
to
two daus [Priscilla, wife of Rev Thomas James & Mary wife of
Rev Robt Vicaris] and husbands £5 each for mourning
Exor : son John and to have residue
Witness: Elizabeth Shrubsole, John Parker, Tho Hogben
Probate: 14 Aug 1694 to son, John Fenner
[bur 17 July 1694]
Inventory - PRC11 / 58/44, 13 Aug. 1694
Assessors William Botting & Stephen Atkins -
£ 503
John Fenner of Ashford, gent PRC16/339
10 Dec 1701
to poor of Ashford £5
to wife Sarah £50, furniture in 'blew' chamber of my dwellinghse etc
to mother Mary Fenner £10 & mourning ring 20s, and annuity of £50
from father (above)
to sisters Priscilla James
& Mary Vicaris £5 each
to their husbands Robt Vicaris, clerk & Thomas James, clerk 20s ring
to
4 daus Mary Frances, Sarah, Elizabeth & Priscilla ffenner,
silver etc and to share mess, land etc
in
Ashford, Kingsnorth, Sellindge, Wye, Newchurch, Snave or elsewhere in Kent
to cosine Peter Marsh, wearing apparell
Exors: Ken Shrubsole & Stephen Atkins
Witness: Robart Edwards, Joseph Stace & John Mascall
Probate: 13 Aug 1702 to exors [buried
17 July 1702]
Inventory PRC 11 63/65
4 & 5 August 1702
Assessors - Mathias Gray,
Henry Harrison, William Botting, senr., & Thomas Booth
total £ 2808/ 14 / 6d
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FIELD
Edward Field of Ashford, tailor
PRC17 -113/86
22 March 1854
to wife Lucy - £25 within one month, and such furniture etc as she
chooses, to value of £25
to dau Mary, wife of Henry Elgar £5
to son John Edward Field - mess or tenement in my occupation in [ 28 ]
High Street of Ashford,
& mess
shop etc. adjoining, occupied Henry Maxted, but he to pay £800 to be
added to residue
Exors: son John Edward Field & Lewis Reeve ygr, upholsterer (he to
have £5)
Witness: Robt Furley & John Furley, his clerk
Probate: 27 October 1854 to exors.
[buried 13 May 1854]
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FILMER
Comford Filmer of Chart Leacon, grazier
PRC17 -
104/189
15 April 1809
to son John £100
to son Thomas £5 for mourning
Residue for wife Jane for life, then to children
Exors: Hercules Pack, Rchd Fitch Horton & William Pilcher, and to be
guardians to son William
Probate: 20 October 1809
[not buried in Ashford]
John Filmer of Ashford, grazier
PRC17 - 111/358
15 January 1845
to be buried at Willesborough
to cousin Frances, wife of John Giles £30
Exor : George Back, and to have residue
Probate: 14 July 1845 [not
buried in Ashford]
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FINCH
Anna Finch, wid of Ashford
PRC17 - 78/467
15 June 1691
to poor widows of Ashford, 40sh
son George Finch,
lease from Dean & Chap of Christchurch C'bury, of lands at Bilting in
Godmersham
& £10
Executor: dau Katherine Finch, & to have residue
Witness: Jn Wade, Judith Wade, Richd Gibbon [? record damaged]
Probate: 15 Oct 1695 to Kath. Finch
[not bur in Ashford]
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FISHER
Richard Fisher of Ashford, clothworker
PRC17 - 74/20
20 June 1676
to dau Mary, wife of William Gorham
£80
to grandch Margaret Gorman
£10
"
" Richard
"
£10
to dau Margaret all lands in Ashford
Exor : wife Margaret, and to have residue
Witness: Mary Deane, Danl. Cuckow
Probate: 20 July 1676 to exor. [buried
24 June 1676 - the constable]
Mary Fisher of Ashford, widow
PRC31/200
& 32 - 60/499
21 October 1726
to be buried at Hougham, near Dover
to poor of Ashford 20s - 6d each to forty persons
Exors to pay legacies of will of daughter, Margaret from moneys held at
interest for that purpose.
Exor to have £250 in trust, to pay interest to sister Lydia, wife of John
Edwards of Ashford, sadler.
After death of Lydia - - £50
to kinsman John Adcock of Ashford, apothecary
- £50 to nephew Isaac Brissenden, son of brother Robert Brissenden,
stationer - [£20] £10 each to
cozens Mary
Goldsmith wid & Elizabeth Brissenden wid
of Ivychurch
- £10 to cozen Ann Everden, wid of John Everden farmer
- £30 (£10 each) to cozens John, George & William Brissenden,
sons of kinsman John Brissenden
of Ashford, butcher, dec'd
- £10 (£5 each) to goddaughters Margaret & Elizabeth Southouse
- £20 to Stephen Cocke of Kingsgate in Thanet, kinsman of my first
husband & Elizabeth wife of
John
Speed & dau of my dec'd
cozen John Brissenden (£10 each)
- £5 to goddaughter Margaret Adcock.
Exor to have power to sell stock in South Sea.
After death of sister, proceeds of stock & balance of £250
- to Henry
Smith's dau of Dover £10, now wife of James Blake
- £15 (£5 ea) to 3 daus of bro in law John Fisher, ie Elizabeth
Catholik Hannah wife of a man in
Folkestone, Jane wife of [
] Rogers of Wye
- £5 to godson
Edward Gates
- £5 to goddau
Margaret wife of Mr Harvey of Hougham, or her dau Margaret
- £10 to brother
John Edwards
- to poor of
Hougham 10 shillings
Exor: kinsman John Adcock, to have £5 (addtn to £50 above)
All Goods etc to be sold, and with residue to sister Edwards
Witness: ffree Stace, Tho Stace, Elizabeth Stace.
Probate: 3 Aug 1730
[not buried in Ashford]
Jacob Fisher of Ashford, yeoman
PRC 17 - 100/30
13 December 1774
to wife Sarah - all real & personal estate
Exor: wife Sarah
Witness: Mary Farrance, Richd Greenhill, jno Apsley
Probate: 7 July 1778 to exor
[bur 31 May 1778]
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FITCH
Thomas Fitch of Ashford, mercer
PRC32 - 51/366
19 August 1634
[Thomas Fitch mar Ann Nower of Pluckley 4 July 1616, CML]
to poor of Ashford 40sh
widow Walsbie
10sh
son Thomas Fitch
- 5 pces land at Orlestone
son
Daniel Fitch - shop etc purch of Rchd Lowe & hse adjoining,
copyhold, in Ashford & £200
son Edward Fitch,
mess shop etc purch of Thomas Morecocke in Ashford
& £200
ygst son John
Fitch, mess & ten etc & land in Orlestone & £200
each sister Eliz,
Care, Jane Willis & Jane Watchers £5
bro ffrodgnoll
Fitch - £5
Overseers: Daniel ? & bro ffrodgnoll Fitch
Witness: John Dodgson, John Head
Probate: 30 September 1634
[bur 28 August 1634]
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FLINT
Thomas Flint, elder, of Ashford, brazier
PRC17 - 74/21
21 August 1676
to son Thomas Flint 20sh & wearing apparell
to grandch Ralph Flint, one son of Thomas - £6 & to be apprenticed to
trade of blacksmith
to grandch Thomas F another -do-
- £5
to son Benjamin
- 1sh
to grandch John James
- £20
to "
Lydia James
- £30
to wife Sarah for life, mess
& ten copy & freehold where I now live in Ashford, then to son
Joseph & heirs, or
in default to dau Lydia now wife of John James
to Thomas Barber of Sandwich, brewer, four mess in Ashford, occup John
Hall, Rchd Harlocke
elder, John Snode & Rchd Scultopp, for sale to pay Ann Devon?
of Ashford, spin £50 plus
interest on mortgage on
these mess
to wife Sarah - hshld goods
to dau Lydia James £50
Overseers: friends Nathaniell Bennett of Cranbrook, brazier, & George
Ellis of Wye, taylor
Executor: Thomas Barber
Witness: Jon Bettenham, Elizabeth Bettenham
Probate: 15 Feb 1676 [/7] to exor.
[buried 12 February 1676/77]
Abraham Flint of Ashford, brazier
PRC17 - 90/23
1 Sep 1737
to
eldest son Samuel, mess or ten, part free, part copyhold in which I
dwell & 7 mess in Gravel Pit
Lane, occup
Thomas Butler, John Mackney, Elizabeth Guy spin, Elizabeth Taylor wid, -
ffawlkner,
wid Bigg & William Whatman
to
dau Mary, mess & 16 acres land at Rippers Cross in Hothfield,
occup Thomas Spice, purch of Mr
Hy Cotten & wife Mary
to son Abraham - land, 26 acres, in Bilsington
to ygst son James, other land etc in
"
, 34 acres
to son Samuel, £800 in stock of goods in shop
to dau Mary, £600
to son James, rights in lease of land at Bonnington from Nich Toke &
£250
to sister Sarah, wife of Henry Gipps of Ashford, £10 &
to sister Lydia Dawson of Detling, wid
£10
to friend George Green of Lym
£5
to poor of congregation of Mr Green in Ashford
£5
to 4 children, all hsehld goods & residue
Exor: son Samuel & dau Mary Flint
Witness: Jno Bushell, Stepn Costeker, Thomas Waterman junr
Probate: 2 Feb 1737 [/8] to exors
[bur 4 Jan 1737/38]
Abraham Flint of Ashford, ironmonger PRC
17 - 100/29
14 Oct 1763
to wife Priscilla (confirming marriage settlement) premises in
Bethersden for life, then to son
Thomas and for
all wood, liquors etc in my hse, & use of hsehld gds, then to Thomas
& all money
to son Thomas all other mess etc
to nieces Anne & Hannah Flint, daus of dec'd bro Samuel £200 ea
to Mary dau of bro James £300
to sister Mary - personal goods
Exor: to have £10 each Jos Pattenson, & son Thomas
Witness: Anne Norwood, Elizabeth Cook, Edward Norwood
Probate: 7 July 1778 to exors
[buried 5 December 1777]
James Flint, elder, of Ashford, gent
PRC17 - 102/127
19 Aug 1786
to
sons James & Samuel & dau Mary, mess prev called Bilsington
Cross House, now Chequers, in Bilsington, & 33½ acres land, &
mess in Martin in East Langdon & 140a land, & marshland in
Ivychurch, 95 acres, & all hsehld goods, etc
Exors: sons James & Samuel & friend George Norwood of Charing
Witness: Ann Norwood, Edward Norwood, William Smart of Charing
Probate: 4 June 1791 to James & Samuel Flint as exors.
[not buried in Ashford]
Samuel Flint of Ashford, gent
PRC17 - 110/19
12 January 1836
to
Samuel Flint - my ½ part of estate at Bilsington, 40 acres, but £100
payable to my sister Mary
Matson, widow of Deal, & £20 to housekeeper Mary Ursila Ford,
& to pay funeral etc exes
to
Elizabeth Reeve, spin & Ann Reeve, wid, both of Ashford, my
dwelling house in [ ? ] New Rents
for life, then to
Lewis, son of Lewis Ambrose Reeve
to Elizabeth Reeve,
personal property
Exor: Samuel Flint, general dealer of Lewes, Sx & Elizabeth Reeve of
Ashford, spinster
Witness: John Cobb, John Bird, Thomas Eves senr.
Probate: 25 February 1837 to exors.
[buried 19 September 1836]
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FOGGE
Edward Fogge of Repton or Ripton esq
PRC17 - 42/276
30 October 1573
all goods to wife Margaret, she to pay servants -
Edward Thurston, John Moleham, Thomas Urrick, Henry Jekyn &
John ? £5 each and Henry
Rowleft, Philip Newman,
Oliver Bennett & Thomas Gardener 20sh each
to poor of Ashford £10
All lands to cosen Henry Brooke, alias Cobham, of Sutton at Hone incl
lordships of Gr & Little
Repton, Cheriton
(Upper & Lower). Profits
to wife for life
to kinsman Cranmer Brooke £10
to John Pembroke, that married my kinswoman £5
to Charles Gellye, the french physician £10
to John Masters of Willesborough £5
Exor: wife Margaret
Overseers: Henry, Lord Cobham, Mr Goodwin, dean of Canterbury, Mr Stores,
a preacher of Christ
Church & Mr Edward Dearing the preacher.
Witness: John Masters, Nicholas Sentloger [St Leger], Henry Godfrye,
Thomas Byrde, John
Pembrooke, Thomas Hopton, Henry
John William Brooke, William Brodbridge,
Thomas Urrick, Richard Ellys, John Pickard
Probate: 6 May 1576 [buried
11 November 1573]
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FOORD
Richard Foord of Ashford, gent
PRC17 - 111/343
5 March 1846
[mar Catherine Highsted, wid 29 Sep 1817]
to wife Catherine, all
furniture etc & £20 immediately & £20 after one year
to Ann, wife of Richard Punyer
of Brook, publican - £50
Henry, son
of Sarah Cooley of Willesborough, £100 & watch
to Thomas, son of Martha "
" "
, all lands etc., subject
to paying wife £20 pa
Exor: Thomas Cooley
Witness: Charles Mercer, solicitor, G Gardener his clerk
Probate: 16 May 1846 to exor
[bur 28 Apl 1846]
Richard Foord, elder, of Ashford, labourer
PRC17- 113/170
26 August 1854
All prop to exors as trustees, to be divided between William Hughes,
son of late wife Lydia, and my
sons & daus
ie Richard, Thomas, Daniel, Jemima, Lawrance, Susannah Skinner, Lydia
Simpkins
& Mary Woods
Exors: sons Thomas & Richard Foord
Witness: George Bridger, Jas Knowler
Probate: 17 August 1855 to exors
[? buried ]
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FOSTER
William Foster of Ashford, draper
PRC - 113/222
31 January, 1856
All property to friend William Hayward, ygr, of Ashford, butcher,
& bro Charles Foster, as trustees,
for benefit of wife Jane for life, then for all children
Exors: William Hayward & Charles Foster
Witness: George Fredk Wilks & George Stone
Probate: 16 April 1856 to exors [bur
4 Feb 1856]
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FOWLER
Andrew Fowler of Ashford, coverlet weaver
PRC17- 42/223
1 October 1575
to poor of Ashford
6/8d
to poor of Kennington
10sh
to Oliver Everinden
2 bushells of wheat
Thomas Chandler
coat
Rebeca Fowler,
dau of son Walter - calf
to wife Thomasyn
househld goods & 25/8d
son Walter
£13/6/8d & clothes
"
John
£10 when 20 yrs & coverlet loom
dau Phebe
sheets etc
"
Katheryn
"
& £6/13/8d
"
Elizabeth
"
"
"
Susan
"
"
Residue betw son John & 4 daus
Exor: bro Richard Fowler - & £4.
Witness: John Braneforth of Kennington, Richard Ousnam & Thomas Byrde
& Thomas Hasell
Probate: 17 November 1575
[bur 4 Nov 1575]
Ann Fowler of Ashford, wid
PRC17 - 74/28
7 November 1676
to be buried at Great Chart
to son in law Micall Fouler of Gt Chart - househld goods
to grandson "
"
bed linen etc & £9
to "
Thomas Rainer
- do -
& £9
Exor : son Thomas Rainer of Hothfield, clothier, and to have residue
Witness: Thomas Haywood x, Elizabeth Haywoodx, John Sherwood
Probate: ? Mar 1676 [/77] to Thomas Rayner.
[not buried in Ashford]
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FOWSLEY
John Fowsley of Ashford, sadler
PRC17 - 59/253
29 January 1612 [/13]
to dau Mary £10
Exor - wife Mary, and to have residue
Witness: Edmund Roots, William ffitch
Probate: 19 March 1612 [/13]
[bur 31 Jan 1612[/13]
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FOWTRELL
Richard Fowtrell of Ashford, yeoman
PRC16 a 208
28 March 1642
to Mary Jacob, widow -
£20 to repay debt
to dau Deborah Fowtrell - £50 to be paid from debt of £108 from John
Asherst with debt of £32 to
Thomas fflynt
to Elizabeth Jacob alias Vanderslat - £5
to dau Deborah - house in Ashford, lately purch of Michael Woodcocke
to
son John Fowtrell, 3 tens in Ashford, lately purch of Thomas
Carpenter & 1 ten purchased of
Thomas fflynt
to sister Mylloby Fusse - 40sh
Guardian for dau Deborah - Richard Watte of Boughton Aluph
"
" son John -
Joseph Osborne of Ashford
Joseph Osborne to sell all househld goods
Exor: son John
Witness: Richard Osborne, Ralph ffrembly
Probate: 21 April 1642 [buried
30 March 1642]
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FOX
John Fox of Ashford, yeoman
PRC17 - 71/13
6 January 1660 [/61]
to son John Fox £10
Robert " £5
+ £5 after death of his mother
James
" £10
dau Elizabeth
wife of Thomas Fairbeard 5sh
Joan Fox £5 + £5
after death of his mother
Jane
" £10 after death
of his mother
Anne
" £10
-ditto-
Exor: wife Jane, & residue & stock of sheep & kine etc
Overseer: neighbour & friend John Sherwood, clothier
Witness: Elizabeth Sherwoodx, John Sherwood
Probate: 27 Feb 1660 [/61] to Jane Fox
[buried 9 January 1660/61]
Jane Fox of Ashford, widow
PRC16/319 or PRC17 - 77/306
3 October 1689
to eldest son John Fox £20, to include £5 due to him by will of my
late husband John Fox
son Robert Fox,
£15 including £5 from John Fox
dau Jane, wife of
Richard Lucke of Elham, yeo, £20 incl £10 from John Fox
dau Anne, wife of
William Smith of Ashford, butcher, £30 incl £10 from John Fox
granddaus Anne
& Elizabeth Glover, £5 ea
grandch Wm, Susan
& Robert, ch of my dau Jane, dec'd, late wife of - Snoklin [?] £10
ea, incl
£5 from John Fox
Exor: Anne, wife of William Smith, & to have residue
Witness: George Colt, John Brissenden, John March
Probate: 30 Oct 1689 to exor.
[buried 11 October 1689]
Inventory - PRC 11 - 53/74
Assessors John Marsh
& John Brissenden -
£ 116/ 1/ 0d
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FRANK
Frances Frank of Ashford, wid
PRC16 - 288
21 November 1671
to sister Payn of Gt Chart 10sh
cosin Mary, wife
of goodman Moon of Wye 10sh
Frances Bate,
kinswoman of my son Osborn 5sh
cosin Strood 5sh
poor of Ashford
10sh
Thomas Gorham, my
nephew 40sh
neece Ann
Sherwood, wid £2
Thomas Sherwood,
her son 20sh
William, eldest
son of my son & dau Osborn £10, musket, pistol etc
Thomas, second
son -do-
£10 -do-
John, youngest
son -do-
£10 & £30 to buy a musket
Phebe my son
& dau Osborn's daughter linen
etc & 30sh
Exor: son & dau Osborn
Witness: Danl J Hayes, Ages [Agnes] Young
Probate: 21 Jan 1672 [/73] to William Osborne
[b uried 6 November 1672]
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FRANKLYN
Henry Franklyn of Ashford, gent
PRC17 - 98/422
11 August 1766
[ CML Henry Franklyn & Jane Wightwick mar 15 Jan 1728/9 She
obit 19 Oct 1736]
wife Anne bur 17 Feb 1763
to good friend
Josias Pattenson of Ashford, gent £21, law books etc & he to settle
affairs of
partnership
with me
nephew
Henry Towne £100
housekeeper
Mrs Frances Banks, wid, £42
bro in law (or half bro) Robert
& Jas Franklyn & ½ sister Martha, wife of [
] Wraight £5/5/0 each
Robert
Franklyn, ½ clothes, ½ to neph Henry Towne
niece
Sarah Franklyn, wife of neph John Hardy F - silver coffee pot
" Elizabeth
Goodrich, wife of Rev Robert Goodrich, silver salver
"
Elizabeth Goodrich, Martha wife of John Keser, Anna, wife of
William Elliott, Jane & Louisa F,
daus of dec'd bro Rev Thomas Franklyn & Henry Towne - to share
other silver
Residue to John Hardy Franklyn, nieces Elizabeth G, Martha K,
Anne E, Jane F, Louisa F & nephew
Henry Towne
John Hardy Franklyn to pay debt to estate.
Exor: nephew Rev John Hardy Franklyn, clerk
Witness: Mary & Thomas Bonner
Codicil: 13 Sep 1678
£60 to be used for clothing etc of Robert Franklyn
addtl £5.5.0 to Martha Wraight
Witness: Saml Munn & John Gifford
Probate: 25 March 1771 to exor [bur 8
Mar 1771]
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FREMBLEY
Ralph Frembley [or Fremblin] of Ashford, linendraper
PRC17 - 72/411
14 Jan 1667 [/68]
to
Geo Colt - 3yds of meadowland in Goosepitts bought of Robert Cooper
after decease of wife Mary
to wife Mary, all other
mess & goods etc
Exor : wife Mary
Witness : Elizabeth Boys, Stephen Miller
Probate: 2 Feb 1668 [/69] to exor
[bur 1 Feb 1668/69]
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FRENCH
William French of Ashford, victualler [Royal Oak] PRC17 - 83/49
20 July 1719
[CML William French & Alice Gipps wid mar 11 July 1690]
to
wife Alice ten or mess in Ashford, occ by me & Henry Bigg for
life, then to son Barnabas ffrench,
but he to pay £45 each to his sisters Margt, Sarah, Elizabeth
& Mary ffrench
to 4 daus £100 each &
sons Barnabas & John £100 each
to son John further £100
after death of wife
to son William "
£100 & £400 -do-
Exor: wife Alice & to have residue
Witness: Martha Simmonds, Richard Atkinson, J Simmonds
Probate: 11 Aug 1719 to exor
[bur13 July 1719]
Alice ffrench of Ashford,
PRC17 - 85/34
18 May 1720
widow of William French late of Ashford, victualler (Royal Oak)
CML William French, threadtwister ba 24 & Alice Gipp, wid mar 11 Jul
1690
to son William £20, silver, linen etc
"
Barnabas linen specified & marked
"
John
-do-
dau Sarah
-do-
[ mar. John Peirce 5 Dec 1722 ]
" Elizabeth
Troward -do-
[mar William Troward 17 Apl 1720 ]
" Mary
-do-
[mar Potkin Peirce 24 Dec 1717 ]
" Margaret
-do-
balance of linen to be divided betw 6 children (excluding William) by
friends Mrs Martha Simmonds
& Mrs Abigall Horton
to dau [Margaret] Peirce - linen
[CML mar Potkin Peirce 24 Dec 1717]
to friends John Horton & Richard Atkins of Ashford - £5 ea
Residue between 6 children (excluding William)
Exors: John Horton & Rchard Atkins
Probate: 8 Nov 1720
[bur 28 Oct 1720]
Barnabas French of Ashford, gent
PRC17 - 88/7
10 April 1730
to bro John French, freehold mess called Royal Oak & all copyhold
lands
to bro William French £10 & 40s for rings for him & wife each
to
sisters Margaret Pierce, Sarah Pierce & Elizabeth Troward £10
ea & ring value 20s to each of
their
husbands
to friend Isaac Norton 20s ring
to widow Fisher £3
to 6 paul [sic] bearers 20s rings each & gloves
Exor: bro John French, and to have residue
Witness: Edward Young, Jno Adcocke & John Wimble
Probate: 20 May 1730 to bro John French
[bur 15 May 1730]
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FRIEND
John Friend of Ashford, maltster
PRC17 - 95/283
23 July 1754
[CML John Friend, ba & Elizabeth Phillips of Kennington, sp 12 Dec
1721]
to wife Elizabeth, 2 mess & malthouse etc in Ashford, in my occup
& Thomas Devalin, & marshland
in Shoulden, 9 acres, occup Martin Child, & prop, mess, lands, 6
acres, millfield, 7 acres, in Eastling,
4 pcs pasture, 3½ acres in Kennington, B Aluph & Wye, for life, then
to son John subject to annuity of £40 to William Burch of Dimchurfch for
benefit of son Thomas Friend
also to wife for life, then to son John, 10 acres pasture & arable in
Wye, purch of Danl Brissenden, of Ashford, & 46 acres in Wye,
Kennington & Ashford, purch of George & William Gooday
to son John mess etc in Hythe in occup of self & son John, purch of
Mrs Mary Boughton of Deal
Exor: wife Elizabeth, and to have residue
Witness: A Ingles, John Blechynden, Susanna Poole
Probate: 2 June 1757 to exor
[not buried in Ashford]
[ see also CKS U 511 T50/1 for
earlier will, dated 22 February, 1721 /22
witness :
John Lake, John Simmonds & William Back ]
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FRYAR
or FRYER
John Fryar of Ashford, smith PRC17
- 43/121
4 September 1578
to poor mens' box
5sh
sister Alice
Fryar £5 when 22
yrs
bro John Fryar
jun 30sh
"
Richd " & sister Mary Fryar 50sh each
Thomas Nycholas
20sh
father Robert
Fryar £5
Jane Hylls, my
father's maid 10sh
Humphrey
Littlebery, my sister's child 20sh when 18 yrs
Exor: father Robert Fryar, and to have residue
Witness: John Longe, Robert Fryar
Probate: 7 October 1578
[bur 5 September 1578]
Thomas Fryer of Ashford, yeoman
PRC17 - 65/453
16 February 1625 [/6]
to 6 poor old people of Ashford £10, at 20sh
p.a.
to sister Alice Penyale
£10
her dau Elizabeth
"
10sh
William, son of
bro John Fryer £4
sister Mary
Goldsmiths' children £4 each
2 ch of Humphrey
Littleberg, son of my sister Joane 10sh each
3 godch Thomas
Lambe, Michael Ponnet & John Willes 12d each
Exor : wife Mary, and to have all lands in Ashford etc, and residue
Witness: Danl ffusse, William Barrett, John Sturton
Probate: 5 May 1626 [bur
Apl 26, 1626]
Mary Fryer of Ashford, widow PRC16
a 582
14 Sept 1644
to be buried in chancel of Ashford parish church
to poor of Ashford 20sh
Clement Woodland
of Brabourne, my kinsman & wife Ursula £3 ea pa
William Punnett,
my kinsman 20sh
Ephraim
" "
" 20sh
Thomas
" "
" 20sh
Alexander, son of
Alexander Phillpott of Ashford £3
Hannah, dau
"
" wearing
apparel
Exor : Alexander Phillpott, senr and also to have freehold & copyhold
land in Ashford & Stone in Ebony, and to have residue
Witness: John Confrey, Robert Winterton, John Holden
Probate: 10 October 1644
[not buried in Ashford]
Mary Fryer of Ashford, widow PRC17
- 82/451
23 August 1716
to 4 daus Sara, Bennet, Mary & Lydia (Bennet marr) gold ring each
to daus Sara & Mary Sampson, dau Bennet & son Samuel Sampson £10
each
to dau Lydia Sampson £10 when 21
to son Samuel, shirts & cloaths
to Hannah, wife of son John Sampson, 1 pr sheets
all other linen to 5 ch, Sara, Bennet, Mary, Samuel & Lydia, as marked
with their names
all pewter to 4 ch Sara, Mary, Samuel & Lydia Sampson
Residue to dau Lydia
Bequest to children in satisfaction of their share of estate of their
father, John Sampson
Exors: son John Sampson & friend Henry ffirminger of Kingsnorth, yeo
Witness: Katherine Staines, ffree Stace, John Tournay
Probate: 12 Oct 1716 to son, John Sampson
[not buried in Ashford]
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FUKES
John Fukes of Ashford, miller PRC17
- 110/375
4 September 1839
to wife Sarah - all househld goods for life, then as residue
Residue, incl lands, to friends Stephen Hart of Kingsnorth, farmer &
Geo Elliott, elder, of Ashford, gent,
John Parton, junr of Woodchurch as trustees, for benefit of wife &
children
to wife - annuity of £25
son John Fukes - £100
Exors: Stephen Hart & Geo Elliott
Witness: Robert Furley, Charles Mercer his clerk
Probate: 22 February 1840 to Stephen Hart
[not buried in Ashford]
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FULLER
Thomas Fuller of Ashford
PRC17 - 42/8
20 January 1571
to poor mens' box of Ashford
20sh
"
" "
Kennington
6/8d
vicar of
"
5/-
poor of Boughton
Alulph
6/8d
and to repair of
that church
6/8d
godson Thomas
Sayer
50/-
Margery Selye,
prev servant
10sh
godson Richard
Frenchborne
13/4d
Joane, now wife
of Edward Mapylesden, previously my servant 10sh
Thomas Watte,
servant to Richard Andrew
3/4d
all servants by
covenant that ask
- 12d each
godson Thos, son
of George Haull
3/4d
all godch,
kindred of self or wife, that ask 12d
each
other godchildren
"
4d each
goddau Margaret,
wife of Robert Cowper £5.13.4d
godson Thomas
Newstreet
£10 when 22 yrs
George & Rchd,
sons of Thomas Newstreet £5
each when 22 yrs
Elizabeth, Alyce,
Anna & Margerye, daus of Thomas Newstreet & his wife Margery 5
marks each
John Watte of
Sandhurst - bedstead etc
Lands -
to
wife Edith - lands in Kennington, 60 acres, & other lands in
Kennington for life, then to Saml Dowle
to Saml Dowle - lands in Boughton Aluph
to exors mess in Ashford, purch of Robert Glover & lands at place
called Frythe, in Ashford, purchased
of Thomas Bredkyrk, 36 acres, for 12 years
If a free school established in Ashford, profits of this land towards its
upkeep
If Saml Dowle no heirs, lands to Margery, wife of Thomas Newstreet
Witness: Thomas Pett, vicar, Edward Byrde, John Bankes
Exors: wife Edith & godson Samuel Dowle
Overseers: John Pett, vicar, & John Watte of Sandhurst - 6/8d + 12d
per day each
Probate: 15 July 1573 [bur
14 March 1572/3]
Edith Fuller of Ashford PRC17- 44/250
27 November 1582
to poor of Ashford
10sh
Boughton Aluph
10sh
Elizabeth Susan
& Isabell Drewrye, daus of Thomas Drewrye, 6/8d each when 18 yrs
Thomas Drewrye,
son of Thomas D
£5 when 21 yrs
[ ]
"
" "
£5 "
"
William Wattes, son of John Wattes
£5
Samuel "
"
"
£5
Soloman "
"
"
£5
Elizabeth "
dau
"
furniture etc
kinsman William Stede
"
Susan Hall, dau of William Hall
6/8d
Sara & Johne Hall -do-
3/4d each
kinswoman Alice Moone
3/4d
"
Rose Hamon
3/4d
kinsman Thomas Stede
3/4d
Susan Elizabeth & Edith Wattes, daus of John W - brass & pewter
Exor : William Wattes, son of John Wattes, and to have residue,
but until he 21 John Wattes of Sandhurst, father of William
Overseers: John Masterson & John ffowle ygr
Witness: Jeremy ffusse, Bartholomew Reynolde, Alexander Nichols &
others
Probate: 14 May 1583 [Joane
buried 12 May 1583]
John Fuller of Ashford, sadlerPRC - 16/334 or PRC17 - 79/269
11 February 1698 [/99]
to mother in law Mrs Elizabeth Fuller 5sh
sister Elizabeth
Fuller £5
sisters Hannah
& Mary Fuller £2 each
friends Mr John
Greenhill, clocksmith, his wife & 2 daus Mary & Lydia Greenhill -
10sh ea
bro Thomas Fuller all other goods etc & lands etc in Hastings,
Heathfield & Burwash in Sussex,
subject to
payment of 20sh/yr to a Presbyterian minister usually preaching in
Ashford, for 20 years.
Exor: bro Thomas Fuller
Witness: Thomas Thorpe, George Colt & Margaret Tipp
Probate: 6 March 1698 [/99]
[not buried in Ashford]
Inventory : PRC 11 11/34, 27 Feb. 1698[99].
Assessors George Colt, Clement Tipp & George Spence.
£ 70/15/0d
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FUSSE
Simon ffusse of Ashford, yeoman
PRC 17 - 44/224
6 June 1582
to poor of Ashford - 20sh & 20sh a year for 4 yrs
Oliver Evernden
of Hothfield 5sh
Thomas Moone of
Westwell
5sh
Susan Chambers,
servant to Robert Chalcroft of Ashford 3sh
every godchild 6d
each
wife Iden ffusse
£10 & household goods
son Abraham
" brass pans
& £10
"
Jeremy "
"
"
"
Isaac
"
£10
Towards the erection of a free school in Ashford £5
to bro in law John Rychard - all debts due to me
Lands:
to
wife - parlour & chamber in house in which I dwell & gdn
now occup William Ashbye, & also wood close belonging on right side of
common way from great gate to garden, the wood close lying next to house
of George Austen, where he lives, also annuity of 40sh
to son Jeremy - house & land after death of Iden
wife Iden - annuity of £3 from mess where Geo Austen lives,
purchased by me from John Aston,
dec'd,
& barn & land, 11 acres, occup George Newstreet, with that purch
of Richard Rogers,
Bishop of
Dover, all in Ashford, then to son Abraham & wife Elizabeth.
also to wife Iden annuity of £3 from mess where Thomas & John Adames
dwell, & mess where
Richard Trillefall
dwells, & land 7 acres, occup Thomas Newstreet, purch of Richard
Rogers, in
Ashford, then to son
Isaac
Witness: Thomas Osborne, Thomas Hasell, Thomas Cuckowe
Exor: son Jeremy ffusse
Probate: 9 October 1582
[bur 11 June 1582]
Jeremiah Fusse of Ashford, yeoman
PRC17 - 53/53
3 May 1601
to only son Daniel Fusse - furniture in my mess in Ashford, now occup
Ralfe ffreeman & ½ of goods
& chattels
to wife Elizabeth & only dau Mary Fusse - other ½
Lands, in Ashford & Gt Chart
to son Danl ppl mess in Ashford, occup Ralfe ffreeman, & 3 pces land,
7 acres, sometimes
Chettenden's, now
occup ffreeman, and also copyhold land occup John Arrowe
to dau Mary, mess called "Bell", free & copyhold, in
Ashford, occup Laurence fferron, phisician
to
wife Eliz, for life, little mess in Ashford, occup John Scott &
land called [
] , 4 acres at Beaver
occup
William Whitehell ygr, then to Daniel
Jeremiah Fusse of Ashford, yeoman
PRC17 - 53/53 (cont’d)
Exor: wife Elizabeth
Overseers: bro Isaac ffusse & Ralfe ffreeman
Witness: Edward Hill, Danl Morecock, Ralfe ffreeman
Probate: 13 October 1601
[bur 21 July 1601]
Daniel Fusse of Ashford,
linendraper PRC17 -
68/101
24 October 1631
to poor of Ashford - £5
to dau Alice, farm & lands in Gt Chart occup Daniel Smarte
"
Mary, dwelling house in Ashford
"
Elizabeth [ née Hucksteed, mar. 22 Nov. 1574 ], lands bought of
George Crosse occup
John Merrye
"
Ann, 7 acres in Hempstead occup John Merrye, Roger Welland &
me, 3 acres at Bever
occup Michael Horton
Wife to have rents etc for first year
to dau Susan, wife of Dnl Morecock [ mar. 12 May 1629 ]- pce copyhold land
adj Churchfield
occup William Panter?
all other lands to wife
to John Hawtrey, gent 30sh
to bro William Smyth of Elham 30sh and his wife 20sh
to William Roper, gent 20sh
Exor: wife Susan & William Smyth
Witness: Thomas Cuckowe, Ralf Tritton, William Worsley & John Hawtrey
Probate: 2 January 1631 [/32]
[buried 18 October 1631]
Eliza Fusse of Ashford, spinster
PRC17 - 70/674
27 March 1643
to poor of Ashford 20sh
to sister Mary, wife of Richard ffletcher
[ mar. 5 Jan. 1642 ] 3
silver spoons
"
Ann, silk gown & silver bowl & 2
-do-
cosin Margaret
Morecock, gown, ring & 1 -do-
bro.law Richard
ffletcher 30sh
Lands in Ashford, occup by John Morris, butcher, to mother Susan, Mary
ffletcher & Ann ffusse,
subject to paying sister Susann Morecock, wid £40
Residue to sisters Mary & Ann
Exor: mother Susan ffusse
Eliza Fusse
x
Witness: Robert Goff, Thomas Tayler
Probate: 13 April 1643 [bur
3 April 1643]
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