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RABBET
John Rabbett, bricklayer
PRC17 - 99 / 569
11 January, 1776
married
Mary Ladd of Mersham ( at Ashford ) 9 September, 1765
to wife Mary for life -
messuage or tenement in New Rents in Ashford, occupied by Edward Dering,
grazier
and premises at rear occupied by me, then to daughter Martha
Rabbett.
Other
property to son William and daughter Martha
equally
to wife premises in New Rents, occupied by Mary Griggs and James
Shingleton, and all goods.
Executor : wife Mary and friend Thomas Perham of Ashford, breeches maker.
Witness :
John Scott, John Gifford and Richard Rabson, junr.
Probate : 22 December, 1777
[ not buried in Ashford ]
from Manor Rental -
ref
15 messuage
in High street ( 102 )
acquired by Rabbett 1804
16
New Rents ( later
Quaker meeting house )
acquired in 1789, occupied by Edward Dering
17
New
Rents ( later 11 ), acquired in 1796, occupied by William Heade
37
11 High street occupied
by Rabbett before 1773
260
14 - 20 New Rents, and land in New street
owned
by Rabbett in 1773, occupied by John Farmer & Sarah Quested
261
land in Mersham, owned by Mary Rabbett in 1772, and John Rabbet
from 1790
Mary Rabbett, widow of John
PRC17 - 102/80
12 September, 1784
to son Richard -
messuage in two dwellings in New Rents in Ashford, occupied by
me and Mary Griggs,
or if deceased to som William
to daughter Martha -
wearing apparel and specified goods
Executors : sons John & Nicholas Rabbett,
trustee Martha Hayward
Probate : 18 March 1790 to
sons
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RABSON
Richard Rabson, hatmaker
PRC17 - 91 / 45
19 June, 1739
[ CML Richard Rabson, ba., & Ann Butler, wid., mar. 26 August,
1703 ]
to eldest son Peter Rabson
£ 30
youngest son
Richard
£ 25
eldest daughter,
Sarah Boucle
£ 15 ( plus £ 15 already paid. )
next daughter,
Ann Burrows
£ 30
“
Mary Rabson
£ 35, because of weak
health
“
Dorothy Rabson
£ 10 plus £ 20
already paid
“
ffrances Rabson
£
30
“
Elizabeth
£ 30
youngest
daughter, Mercy Rabson
£ 30
to wife [ Anne ] - residue
Executors : wife, brothers
John & William Rabson, Mr. James Viney & Mrs. Dorothy Blackmore,
& Mrs. Edward Silcock,
cousins
- £ 1 - 1 -0d each
Witness : James Coutts and John Broadfoot
Probate : 30 April
1742 to Anne Rabson, widow
bur. 7 January, 1741 / 42
Ann Rabson, widow
[ of Richard ] PRC17 -
96/373
22 October, 1760
to daughter Sarah
Boucel
£ 35
Ann Hardy
£ 35, and silver cup
Mary Rabson
£ 35, stock in trade, linen, etc.
Dorothy Rabson
£ 28 and £ 7 she owes
me
ffrances Rabson
£ 35
Mercy Sampson
£ 35 and silver, bible, etc.
also each to have a gold ring, and to divide wearing apparel
to son
Peter Rabson
[ named ] household goods
Richard Rabson
£ 5 and
- do -
to grandchildren,
Richard, Ann, Joseph, John, William Rabson, & John, Richard,
Peter & Ann Sampson
£ 3 each
to Revd. Thomas Gellibrand
£ 1 - 1 - 0d for funeral sermon, and one year’s salary as
usually paid by me
Residue to daughters Mary & Mercy Rabson, and to be executors
Witness : Josias Pattenson and
Thomas Pemble
Probate :
16 June, 1762 to Mary
Rabson & Mercy Sampson
bur. 20 July,1761
Richard Rabson, elder, shopkeeper
PRC17 - 102/412
9 February, 1793
to nephew William Rabson -
messuage in Ashford, now occupied by my sister
[ in-law ] Martha
Rabson, widow.
All other messuages to nephew Richard Rabson
to sister Dorothy Rabson, spinster
£ 120
“
Frances Palmer, widow and nephew & nieces William, Joseph, John
&
Ann Rabson
£
100 each
“
Martha Rabson, widow, and nephew and nieces John, Ann, & Mary
Sampson, & my great
nephews and niece, Peter, John & Martha
Rabson, children of my nephew
William [ John ? ] Rabson, deceased
£ 50 each
to nephew Richard Rabson, stock - in - trade, household goods
etc.,
Residue to nephews Richard & William Rabson,
and to be Executors.
Witness :
William Smart, John Part, and
Anthony Hills
Probate :
19 March, 1795 to
executors
bur. 20 February, 1795
Dorothy Rabson, widow
PRC17 - 103 / 607
8 November, 1796
to sister [ in law ] Martha, wife of deceased brother Peter Rabson
£ 10
nephews Richard
& John Rabson, as trustees
£ 50
for benefit of the Presbyterian Meeting of Ashford
nephew John
- bedclothes,
etc.
to nieces Ann Rabson & Ann & Mary Sampson
- wearing
apparel
to Mary & Ann Rabson, daughters of nephew William Rabson
£ 5 each
Residue - 1/9th
equally between Peter, Martha, children of nephew Peter Rabson
&
1/9th each to
Richard, Joseph, John, William and Ann Rabson, children of
brother
Peter, and John, Ann & Mary Sampson, children of brother in law
John
Sampson
Executors :
nephews Richard & John Rabson
Witness :
James Skinner and
Joseph Mace
Probate 17 December 1804, to
executors
bur. 30 November, 1804
Richard Rabson, shopkeeper
PRC17 - 105/449
14 March, 1817
to nephew Peter Rabson - messuage in Ashford, in my occupation for
life, then to Richard
Rabson
sister Ann Rabson
- 3 tenements in Ashford, occupied by her, Elizabeth Blacker &
Mary
Mummery, for life, then to Peter Rabson for life, then to Richard
Rabson
brother William
messuage in Wye
& £
50
nephews Peter
& John Rabson
£ 100 each
niece Martha,
wife of Edward Kemp
£ 100
Mary & Anne,
daughters of brother William, servant Thomas Millen & Anne. M. Bourne
£ 25 each
Elizabeth,
daughter of Peter Rabson, & James Skinner of Cranbrook, minister
£ 10 each
Richard Rabson
£ 100
to nephew Peter Rabson -
messuage in Ashford in my occupation for life, then to Richard
Rabson
sister Ann
Rabson - 3 tenements in Ashford occupied by her, Elizabeth Blackker &
Mary
Mummery for life, then to Peter Rabson for life, then Richard
Rabson
brother
William -
messuage in Wye &
£ 50
brother
Joseph -
£
50
nephews
Peter & John Rabson
£ 100 each
niece
Martha, wife of Edward Kemp
£ 100
Mary &
Anne, daughters of brother William, servant
Thomas Millen & Anne M. Bourne
£
25 each
Elizabeth,
daughter opf Peter Rabson &
James Skinner of Cranbrook, minister
£ 10 each
Richard
Rabson
£ 100
Sarah, Mary
Ann & Martha, children of nephew Peter
£ 5 each
Edward,
William, Sarah, Rabson & James, children of niece Martha, wife of
Edward Kemp
- £ 5 each
Stephen
Garteen of Canterbury, Edward Ralph of Maidstone, John Blackstone of
Ashford,
ministers, Thomas Bourne of Cranbrook, Joseph Doble of Cranbrook,
& his brothers
Jacob & William. John, Mary & Ann Sampson, children of my
aunt Mercy Sampson,
John & Henry Miller, senior & Daniel Kingsland of Ashford,
& Stephen Sillibourne, senr.
- £ 1 - 1 - 0d each
I have £ 50 given in trust by
my aunt Dorothy Rabson for Presbyterians in Ashford
to brother William, nephews Peter & John and Thomas Millen, to
be trustees
to brother Joseph -
all clothes, etc.
sister Ann, Mary,
wife of brother William, Elizabeth , wife of nephew Peter & Martha,
wife of
Edward Kemp
- all household linen.
Messuage in Ashford, occupied by Elizabeth Miller
- to nephew Peter for life, then to Richard
Rabson
Martha,
wife of John Kemp
- furniture
sister Ann
Rabson
-
furniture
Richard
& Elizabeth Rabson, daughters of nephew Peter
- silver
Rabson, son
of Martha Kemp
- silver
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READER
This Will was kindly provided by Mike Paulick to be
added to Arthur Ruderman's listings 10th September 2011
Hilkiah Reader
PRC 32/51, fol. 66,
Will dated 18 November 1637
Hilkiah Reader of Kennington next Ashford, woollendraper.(northern suburb
with own church) To poor of parish of Ashford - 40 shillings,To poor of
parish of Kennington - 20 shillings
To my brother Thomas Reader's children - 40 shillings
To my son Hilkiah Reader - all my counters and shelves in the shop in my
house in Ashford, the great wainscot press that stands in the parlour, and
the wainscot press in the chamber over the hall.
To my wife Lidia - the use and occupation of all the estate and household
goods, as long as she remains a widow. She also has power to sell what she
can spare of the household goods.
After wife's death or remarriage - the household goods to be divided
equally between my children.
Executrix - wife Lidia
Overseers - my good friends John Player of Kennington, clerk; John Knight
of Wye, yeoman; my son-in-law George Co[lt]e of Ashford, woollendraper; my
cousin John Woodgate of Tenterden, yeoman; George Denley of Maidstone; my
brother-in-law Edmund Sherewood of Ashford.
Overseers to receive 20 shillings each, and reasonable expenses.
Overseers to put younger children to suitable employment, or to make them
scholars. My eldest son John Reader to be directed to an employment most
fitting to him.
Lands and tenements -
Wife Lidia to receive £11.6s.8dfrom rents of property in High Halden.
To son John Reader - all messuages, lands and tenements in High Halden, in
recompense of bequests given to him by his grandparents John and Johan
Jeffery.
Wife Lidia to receive £ 11.6s.8d from rents of property in Ashford.
To son Hilkiah Reader - all messuages, lands and tenements in Ashford, in
recompense of bequests given to him by his grandparents John and Johan
Jeffery.
Wife Lidia to receive £ 11.6s.8d from rents of property in Kennington,
Wye, Mersham and Braborne.
To son Paul Reader - all messuages, lands and tenements in Kennington,
Wye, Mersham and Braborne, in recompense of bequests given to him by his
grandparents John and Johan Jeffery.
Executrix, as soon as possible after my decease, should spend £400 on
purchasing land, to be bought in the name of my son Hilkiah Reader. Also
to spend £200 on lands in name of my son Paul Reader, and £200 on lands
in name of my daughter Lidia Colte. Executrix to spend £250 to buy lands
in name of my daughter Abigail Reader.
John Jeffery willed all his lands and tenements in Tenterden (called
Fowlesheet) to my wife Lidia during her life, and after her decease, to
her children. To avoid arguments, Abigail is to receive these lands in
Tenterden.
The executor is to make an account every year, three copies are to be
made; one to remain in hands of executor and two in the hands of the
overseers.
Witnesses - John Knight, Nathaniel Coate, Thomas Chapman.
Signed - Hilkiah Reader.
Will proved - 5 February 1637
Additional Information, PRC 18: Archdeaconry Court Miscellaneous Records
READER
1615 Sep 17 c . . . . . Thomas, son of Hilkiah [ & Lydia née Jeffery]
& 1615 Sep 18 b . . . . .
1616 Oct 13 c . . . . . Abigail, dau. of -do-.
1618 Jan 17 c . . . . . Hilkiah, son of -do-.
1620 Mar 18 c . . . . . Mary, dau. of -do-. & 1621 Sep 10 b
1622 Oct 27 c . . . . . Thomas, son of -do-.
1623 Nov 5 c . . . . . Paul, son of -do-.
1624 Nov 21 c . . . . . Marie, dau. of -do-. & 1624 Nov 21 b
1624 Nov 21 c . . . . . Elizabeth, dau. of -do-. & 1628 Sep 3 b
1630 Apl 28 b . . . . . Thomas, son of -do-.
1637 Nov 26 b . . . . . Mr. Hilkiah, of Kennington
Ashford, Kent - Index of all known births,
marriages and burials from c.1570 - late 1800's.
Testator or Intestate: Hilkiah READER Kennington; Plaintiff: Lydia R rel
exix; Defendant: John, Hilkiah & Paul R sons; Lydia COLTE als R &
Abigail R daus; Documents: Sent, 1638, Reference: DCb/J/J/63/20
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RUTTON
Isaac Rutton of Ashford,
esquire
PRO
Prob 11 / 172
12 July 1791 (
1216 )
to daughter Mary, wife of Stephen Hills of Ashford, butcher, for life, and
then to son Isac Rutton -
messuage or
tenement in Ashford, with garden, etc., occupied by Thomas Parham,
purchase by
me of William
Spratt,
to son-in-law Rev. Thomas Randolph for a period of 99 years, to be sold or
mortgaged to raise
£250 + interest
at 5% to be invested in government stock, interest for use as in indenture
dated 4
June 1785,
securing £ 1000 to the same trustees, being settlement of my daughter
Catherine and
William
Coppard -
barn and
land, 7 acres near New Rents in Ashfod, occupied by John Trice, now
William Allen,
purchased
by me from Juliana Curteis, widow, [ 278 & 279 ], and woodland
in Smarden.
to son, Thomas Rutton £350 which I lent to him when my sister lent him £650,
and £250 he received
from George
Jemmett, purchase money of house in Walbrook, London, occupied by widow
Norris,
which I sold to
City of London. This to be
subject to bond for £500 for Philadelphia, wife of Thomas,
if she outlives him.
to son, Isaac Rutton, freehold and copyhold messuage, occupied by John
Weller, messuage or
tenement
near the Market place of Ashford, occupied by Rev. Charles Stoddart,
master of the
Grammar
school. Copyhold part
surrendered to Bertram Thorne, as trustee.
to Jane Rutton, widow of my brother, Matthias Rutton, three messuages in
Bunhill Row and Twisters
Alley, in
the parish of St. Luke, Middlesex, occupied by Nathan Doll, etc., for
life, then to son
Thomas and
wife Philadelphia, and after their deaths, then to heirs of Thomas.
to Thomas and Philadelphia, messuage near Walbrook for life, and then to
the heirs of Thomas.
to sister, Sarah Rutton, £21.
to grandchildren, Catherine and Mary, daughters of my son Isaac, £10
each.
to Philadelphia, wife of Thomas, Margaret,
wife of son Matthias, Judith, wife of Thomas Randolph,
and
Catherine, wife of [ ]
Coppard -
£ 20 each.
to son - in - law, Thomas Randolph
- £ 100
to Mary Hills, wife of Stephen -
£ 10.
to her sister Caroline, wife
of Thomas [ ?
] of Ashford, tailor -
£ 5
to John Weller of Ashford, barber -
£ 5
to daughter, Judith Randolph -
silver kettle, etc.
to son Matthias Rutton - £
100 invested in Faversham / Ashford Turnpike Trust, and £25 payable for
him of sister Sarah and son Matthias, by indentures 1 / 2 June
1774, granted by John Mills, of
Great Saint Helens, London, merchant, to John Toke of Godinton,
from estates of St. John
Figtree, in island of Nevis.
to servant man and maids living with me ay my decease, £ 5 each
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to son Isaac, freehold messuage, etc., and 13 acres at Luddington in
Maidstone, and 2 messuages, etc.,
at
Barrowhill in Ashford, occupied by [
] Tookey and Thomas
Skinner, lately purchased of John
Friend,
and all unmentioned property.
Residue to son Isaac, and to
be sole executor.
Property left to son Matthias and daughter Judith Randolph as trustees for
my daughter Catherine
Coppard
is raised on property in marriage settlement to Judith Stokes, dated 27
April, 1743.
Property in Bunhill Row and Twisters Alley to Thomas and Philadelphia, are
in settlement of his rights
under
this same indenture.
Witness : Edward Filmer, rector of Crundale, Philip Hawkins, rector of
Kingsnorth, and George Jemmett, attorney, of Ashford.
Probate : 24 March, 1792 to executor.
not buried at Ashford.
Sarah Rutton of Ashford, spinster
PRO Prob 11 / 172 ( 1216 )
14 October 1791
to be buried in parish church of Ashford, near vault of brother
to nephews Isaac, Matthias & Thomas Rutton, and nieces Judith
Randolph, wife of Rev. Thomas
Randolph,
and Catherine, wife of Rev. William Hicks Coppard
- £20
each
Moiety in trust of Johm Toke of Godinton of £50 p,a, from rent charge
given to Toke by John Milles
of
Great Saint
Melous [ ? ], City of London, from land in parish of St.John
Figtree in island of
Nevis
in America -
to nephew Matthias.
to sister Judith, £300,
and to sister Catherine £
400.
to Thomas Randolph £10, as
execitor.
to niece Philadelphia, wife of nephew Thomas Rutton
- £ 5 -5-0d, etc
to niece Margaret, wife of nephew Matthias Rutton,
£ 5-5-0d.
Residue to brother Isaac Rutton
Executors : brother Isaac and
Thomas Randolph.
Witnesses : John Mascall,
George Jemmett and
T.C.Burt.
Probate :
21 September, 1792 to surviving executor, Thomas Randolph
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