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Ashford, Kent Wills - collected by the late Arthur Ruderman

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  -  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  -  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    -  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   -  £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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