Chelsfield - Parish Information
Abstract of will from
Chelsfield proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Geoffrey Copus.2005
Mary
Aynscomb of Chelsfield dated 6 May
1753
Abstract of the will of Mary Aynscomb of Chelsfield
widow dated 6 May 1753.
I give to my two daughters Susannah Parsons widow and
Rebecca Bath £10 each.
I give to my son John Aynscomb and to his heirs for ever
all that my moiety of a messuage or tenement, gardens, orchards, lands
and premises in the parish and Manor of Bletchingly, Surrey and in the
parish of Nutfield, Surrey, now in his own occupation.
I give to my son James Aynscomb and his heirs for ever my
moiety of that windmill called Nutfield windmill at Nutfield, now in the
occupation of James Collins.
I give to my son Anthony Aynscomb and his heirs for ever my
freehold messuage etc. at Nutfield, between the said windmill and the
said messuage in the occupation of John Aynscomb, together with the use
of the well there in common with my said son John.
I give to my said son John for life an annuity of £5 to be
paid out of the messuage called Goldington wherein I now dwell in
Chelsfield, and I give to my son Edward Aynscomb £500 to be paid within
six months, to be paid out of Goldington and out of my personal estate.
I give to my two sons James and Anthony Aynscomb and their
heirs for ever as tenants in common all that my Manor or reputed Manor
or messuage or tenement and farm commonly called Goldrington [sic]
together with all houses, outhouses, barns, stables, buildings, lands,
tenements and premises thereto belonging in Chelsfield, and now in my
own occupation, subject to the payment of the annuity of £5 to my son
John and £500 to my son Edward.
Whereas by agreement on the marriage of my daughter Rebecca
Bath I agreed to pay or to leave to her £100 I do therefore now leave
her the said £100.
I also give to her three children John, William and Mary
Bath £10 each to be paid to them at age 21.
I leave all residue of my estate after payment of debts
etc. to my two sons James and Anthony Aynscomb equually and I appoint
them my Executors.
Mary Aynscomb witnesses James Glover, Johnson Rowles, T.
Sanders.
Proved 2 June 1755 by James and Anthony Aynscomb the sons.
[PCC will PROB11/816]
Transcribed by Geoffrey
Copus