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Ashford, Kent Wills - collected by the late Arthur Ruderman

NETHERSOLE

Richard Nethersole of Ashford                     PRC17 - 35/238
23 January 1560[61]
to poor of Ashford   - 6/8d
    bearers at funeral   - 6/8d
    vicar of parish       - 6/8d
    Richard Younge & John Lytawaaard [?], my two lads  -  6/8d each
    [    ] Wattes, daughter of James Wattes   20sh
    my servant Margaret Younge      40sh

Goods to be appraised by neighbours William Padnall, Walter Cowley & George Posyer, and value
    to brother William nethersole of Hawkinge for bewnefit of brother Robert Nethersole and his man
    children

to brother William Nethersole house & lands at Ashford called ffrighte, where I dwell

Executor : brotherr William Nethersole, he to have 10sh

Witness : William Padnall, Edmund Goteley, henery Posyeeer, Walter Cowley, Richard Claraes,
                         Richard Gooddddeale, etc.

written by John Fuller, clerk and vicar

Probate : 24 July 1561   [bur.14 Jan 1560[61]

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NEWPORT

Sarah Newport of Ashford widow         PRC17 - 110/367
9 August 1816

to  John Newport, my natural born son of Thomas Newport, my late husband, and to Thomas
            Newport - all my plate
           
     daughters Ann wife of Robert Ashton of Dover tailor, and Catherine Newport of Ashford spinster
           -  all clothes
     all children household goods

Executors : sons John & Thomas Newport

Witnesses : Thomas Millen tailor, J. Sparrow land surveyor and Edward Lurcock glover, all of Ashford

Probate : 5 January 1840 to John Newport, surviving executor     [bur.13 May 1839 aged 85]

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NEWSTREET

Thomas Newstreet of Ashford, yeoman            PRC17 - 43/13
6 September 1576

to poor of Ashford                      10sh
    brother George Newstreet     10sh
    brother William Newstreet      10sh
    sister [      ] Crowe                    6/8d
    sister Anne Pulley widow          6/8d
    Robert Cowper & wife Margaret, my daughter - a bullen Royal of 10sh each
    their children Joshua & Susan               3/4d each
    children of brother William Newstreet   3/4d each
    all other children of brothers and sisters   - 12d each
    daughter Elizabeth wife of Thomas Pett [vicar]  - 10sh
    Alice Newstreet, my daughter and wife of [Jeremy] Austen  -  10sh
    daughter Margery Newstreet    - £30  when 20years old, and the furniture in the Swane
    wife Margery - whheat, malt etc., and 3 houses in Romney Marsh
    three sons Henry, Thomas & Richard  - all household goods
    wife Margery - my house the Little Swane,  for life

Property in Aashford, High Halden & Bethersden -

to son Henry messuage & 12 perch of land in High Halden
    wife to have profits of land purchased from Master Wyman & John Pemble until my son
      Richard Newstreet is 18 years, then to him for life, then to son Henry Newstreet
           
son Thomas Newstreet messuage called Swane, one tenement & close on the east side of North
      lane in Ashford, and ½ acre meadow in East Meade, and copyhold lands

            wife  profits of lands in Bethersden until daughter Ann is 16 years, the daughter to have the lands

Executor : son Henry and to have residue

Overseers : Thomas Pett & Robert Cowper  - to havae 20sh each

Witnesses : Thomas Basnett, Robert Goldyche and John Hinde, the writer

Probate : 12 October 1576         [bur.20 September 1576]

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NICKALLS

Daniel Nickalls of Ashford, draper        PRC17 - 103/527
28th of 7th month called July 1795

to brother Thomas Nickalls & and a friend Richard Baker - all property , as trustees for sale.
    a dwelling house in Ashford etc., for the benefit of wife Sarah whilst a widow, but £29 p.a.
    if remarried, then to four sons William, Daniel, James and Thomas

£250 already paid to William to be deducte from his share
            [36/38 High street]

Executors : wife and brother Thomas Nickalls

Witnesses : John Bourne, John Austen & Henry Hopkins

Codicil : 23rd day of 1st month 1801

brother Thomas now dead. Cousin William Marsh hosier of London, appointed trustee in his place,
          & Richard Baker as executor.

£10 each to Baker & Marsh

sons  Daniel & Thomas to have my business. If they decide to separate, to cast lots for choice,
        winner to pay brother £200.

Sarah, daughter of son Wiliam to have £10 p.a.

Witnesses : John Bourne  & John Gold

Probate : 17 December 1803 by affirmation, to William Maarsh, Richard Baaker & Sarah Nickalls


Daniel Nickalls of Ashford, linen draper           PRC17 - 106/356
24 June 1820

to trustees James Elgar of Canterbury, grocer & Thomaas Beck younger of Dover, draper
    £10 each and all goods for benefit of wife Abigail for life, then to children when 23 years,
    or in default to two nephews James and Thomas Nickalls, sons of brother James Nickalls

if wife remarries, she to have £50 p.a. in lieu

Executors : wife Abigail, James Elgar and Thomas Beck

Amendment : Samuel Ayerst, John Hutton & Daniel Smith (original trustees) replaced by James
           Elgar & Thomas Beck

Witness : J Z Plummer, Stephen Plummer & Edward Plummer

Probate : 26 August 1822 on affirmation of Abigail Nickalls, James Elgar & Thomas Beck, being
                        Quakers

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NICHOLS or NYCHOLLES

Johane Nycholles of Ashford                           PRC16 / 42

film very poor

Alexander Nichols of Ashford, shoemaker        PRC17 / 49/392
7 November 1594
(nuncupative)

he forgave debts of Stepehen Hixe, and of cosen Lynghe Davies.

to wife Joane - one half of goods.

to daughters Elizabeth, Susanna and Marie - other half.

Executor : not given.

Witnesses : Jefferie Maste and John Gyles.

Probate : 8 January 1594[/5]

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NORDEN

Anne Norden of Ashford, widow           PRC17 -  54/346
3 August 1608

to godson Stephen Spice    -  20sh
    Robert Quested's three children  - 20sh each
    Robert Quested's wife   - best tablecloth, etc.
    Peter Bennett's wife     - bedding etc.
    Mary Bennett   -  clothes and pewter
    wife of William Goodall   - silver
    Ann Goodall    - chest
    wife of John Robins    - household goods
    wife of Robert Quested   -    -do-
    ffrancis Quested       - pewter
    Ann daughteer of John Robins  - table linen

[etc]

Executor : Isaac Fusse                                     Ann Norden x

Witnesses : William Goodall, Robert Quested & John Robins

Probate : 10 October 1608         [bur.28 September 1608]

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NORLEY

John Norley of Ashford, yeoman          PRC17 - 108/294
4 September 1829

to Stephen Tunbridge - all household goods in his house at my decease

All messuages & lands to executors as trustees for bebefit of daughter Mary, wife of Peirce
          Andrews of Ashford, stonemason

all other goods, monies etc. to executors as trusteea for the benefit of childrren of my daughter Mary

Witnesses : James Jenkin Skinner, William Morley grocer and JAmes Lester solicitor, all of Ashford

Probate : 5 February 1831 to executors  [bur.13 November 1830 aged 46]

[from diary of John Sills -   [ KAO U442  Z 6 (3) ]
            November 1821 - Mary Norley aged 15/16, daughter of John Norleey of ther White Hart, eloped with Pierce Andrews, druggist, aged 334/35 years. The ypung brat was determined on having him at all events. Married at church near Temple Bar, Decembeer 1821]

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NORMAN

William Norman  of Ashford, yeoman   PRC17 - 62/338
28 May 1623

to son Stephen Norman     -  £10 and furniture

Executor : wife Katherine   and to have residue
Witnesses : Thomas Brownex, Edmund Hayes, vicar
Probate : 22 September 1623     [bur.8 June 1623]


Mary Norman widow of New Romney   PRC17 - 102/65
20 February 1784   
widow of Thomas Norman of New Romney, gent.

reference to -
Fine: Thomas & Mary Norman and William Wightwick of New Romney, 22 September 1782
to         sister Martha Wightwick of Ashford, land in Tenterden & Halden 6a + 27a, in New Romney 14a,
            and in Romney Marsh 34½ acres for life, then -
            ½ to nephew William Wightwick, half each to Mary Marten Wightwick & Sarah  Wightwick,
                   daughters of deceased nephew Marten Wightwick

            Elizabeth daughter of Richard Wightwick and first wife Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Pollett) 14
           acres in New Romney

William Wightwick & sister Elizabeth Apsley of Ashford widow 6a + 27a in Tenterden etc. as
     trustees for nephew James Wightwick of New Romney for life, then toWilliam Wightwick for
     benefit of children of James Wightwick
           
nieces Hester wife of William Loftie of Canterbury surgeon, & Martha wife of Henry Creed of
      Ashford, nephew Edward Dering of Ashford grazier, and nieces Mary Marten Wightwick &
          Sarah Wightwick  -  £200 each

            nephew John Dering of Canterbury, nieces Elizabeth wife of Baker Coates of New Romney gent,
     and Elizabeth Wightwick daughter of nephew Richard Wightwick and sister-in-law Ann Pollett
      widow  - £100 each

niece Mary wife of Josias Pattenson of Ashford esq  - £30
           
Thomas and William Tookey both of New Romney yeomen and James Tookey of Ashford
          butcher - £100 each

Sarah wife of John Sanders of Aldington carpenter, Sarah Tookey spinster and Edward Sanders
          of Hythe  - £100 each

two children of Norman Sanders of New Romney baker dec'd  - £50 each

Elizabeth & Humphrey Wightwick, children of nephew Wiliam Wightwick - £100 each

to cousin Martha Wightwick spinster daughter of brother Richard Wightwick  -£30

to nephew William Wightwick & Baker Coates as trustees  for the benefit of children of nephew
          James Wightwick  -  £200
to nephew William Wightwick -  silveer etc & his wife gold watch
     sisters Martha Wightwick, Elizabeth Apsley and niece Elizabeth Coates - silver etc
     niece Elizabeth Wightwick, daughter of nephew Richard Wightwick and nieces Mary Marten , 
     Wightwick and Sarah Wightwick  - balance of silver
     sister-in-law Ann Pollett - household goods, books, etc.
     poor of New Romney  - £20
     each servant at time of death  - £10
     brother Richard Wightwick - 2/6d pw. & Matthew Cutbeard of New Romney - 1sh pw.

Executors : sisters Martha Wightwick & Elizabeth Apsley and William Wightwick  and to have
                          residue

Witnesses :George Jemmett, William Allen and Henry Head

Codicil : 5 December 1789
messuage and orchard in Ashford purchased of Mrs Jane Walter, now occupied by me to new
    executors -
    Mary Marten Wightwick, now wife of Henry Harnett of Minster in Thanet, grazier
    Sarah Wightwick, now wife of George White of Great Chart, yeoman

Witnesses : John Bayley, Henry Hopkins and George Jemmett

Probate :2 June 1790 to executors         [not bur.in Ashford]

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NORRINGTON

 Avery Norrington of Ashford, husbandman     PRC16a - 261
? 1642

to wife Grace - profits from houses and land for life, anfd all household goods
    John Norrington son of Michael Norrington, my nephew  - £30
    Elizabeth Norrington daughter   -do-           - £10

Residue and house and lands to brother John Norrington

Executor : nephew John Hills

Witnesses :Thomas Capemaan &  william Headges

Probate :11 January 1642[43]     [bur.13 DEcember 1642]


Thomas Norrington of Ashford, yeoman          PRC17 - 72/262
17 September 1666

to two sons John & Thomaas  - my dwelling house in Ashford
    daughter Jane  -  £30 and 36sh pa.

Executor : wife Elizabeth and to have residue

Witnesses : Thomas Marke, Amy Hopper and Henry Wise

Probate : 11 February 1666[67]  [not bur. in Ashford]


John Norrington of Ashford, [ ? ]         PRC17 - 83/28
26 June 1718

to wife [ ? Mary née Constable married 19 August 1708] - 20sh pa. & goods
    son John - all messuages or tenements
    son [in-law or stepson ?] William Toker's two sons, John & William - £5 each

Executor : son John

Witnesses :Thomas Cullen, John Harve & Mary Harve

Probate :12 July 1718 to executor          [bur.2 July 1718]


John Norrington elder of Ashford, barber         PRC17 - 91/7
16 April  1740

Cites indentures of lease and release 4/5 July 1712 -
  1.John Norrington of Norwich barber chirurgeon & perriwig maker
  2.Mary Tibbenham spinster of Norwich (now my wife)
              3. Thomas Wharton of Costessy Norfolk, yeoman and George Wharton of Horfford Norfolk yeoman

being marriage settlement, lease of 3½ acres marsh at Newchurch and 3 acres at Bilsington both late occupied by my father Michael Norrington.

Trustees dead, and indenture lost.  Premises to wife

to daughter Abigail   -  £10
    son John  -  wearing apparel and trade stock

Residue to wife Mary for life, then to daughter Abigail, with stock-in-trade as glover & breeches maker.

Executor : wife Mary

Witnesses : Mary Noakes, Mary Ladds, Henry ffranklyn jun

Probate :15 April 1740 to widow and  executor

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NORWOOD

John Norwood of Ashford, ironmonger            PRC17 - 89/57
23 April 1735

to         son Peter moiety of messuage or tenement& marsh land in parishes of Newchurch and Hope
              All Saints, occupied by John Bedo

       daughter Jane Norwood the other moiety

            son Edward messuage or tenement, land etc.in Stelling, occupied by Henry Attwood, subject
              to he paying £4 pa. to my wife (being marriage settlement) and also _ of messuage or 
              tenement in Willesborough near Aylesford Green occupied by Robert Court

            to son John Norwood  two messuages or tenements, land etc. in Ashford occupied by William
              Spratt,  Thomas Johnson & myself     [46 High street  MR237 & 238]

to son John ironmongers goods, subject to him paying trade debts etc.
           
to wife Mary messuage or tenement (by indentures given to my sons Peter & Edward) in North lane
            in  Ashford occupied by William Tournay, for life then to sons Peter & Edward
                   [13 North street MR236, sometime the property of John Epps]

to wife Mary £300 and £20 for mourning, and use of household goods for life

to  daughter Jane £500 and £10 for mourning

to sons Edward & John  - £200 and £5 for mourning each
           
to son Peter £50 given by my brother-in-law William Marsham for my daughter Mary deceased, he
            to pay Marsham 50sh pa. for life

Residue to sons Peter, Edward & John Norwood

Executors : wife Mary and three sons

Witnesses : Mary Hills, Sarahb Smith and Elizabeth Allen

Probate :7 January 1735[36]       [bur.23 November 1735]

from R H Goodsell Stede Hill  ( October 1949 ) -
           
John Norwood ironmonger of Ashford advanced £200 to Edwyn Stede of Harrietsham on security of
        54 acres of land in Newchurch & St Mary's.
This land, then occupied by Richard Kennett was sold to William Horsmonden Turner of Maidstone,
             10 March 1725


Peter Norwood of Ashford, clerk          PRC17 - 91/6
20 April 1740

to my mother Mary Norwood    -  £20
    cozen Mrs Brown,  1sh weekly for life, from estate at ffaversham purchased from Mr.Taswell
                                                                        [Tassell ?]
    Rev.John Clough vicar of Ashford - gowns, cassocks etc., and to his wife my gold sleeve
     buttons.
    Miss [Jane] Clough daughter of John - £5 piece of gold, as remembrance
    Mr Parsons of Oakstead near Linisfield Surrey, my grey mare

Executors to buy 10sh.of bread from each of the four bakaers in Ashford, ie. Osbourne, Lavenden,Ertzberger and Sympson, to be distributed to poor people of Ashford by Churchwardens

Executor : brother Edward Norwood and to have residue
Supporters of pall at funeral : Rev,Whitfield, Dr.William Wightwick if in country, if not his brother Rev.Curteis Wightwick), Rev.Cobb, Rev.Greenhill, Rev.Apsley and Rev.Bagnal jun.
Rev.Clough and Rev.Bate to walk before the coffin

Witnesses : Anna Tournay, William Tournay and Henry ffranklyn

Probate : 5 May 1740 to Edward Norwood          [bur.1 May 1740]


Charles Norwood of Ashford, surgeon              PRC17 - 110/67
8 June 1836

to wife Catherine immediately   - £50
            Weller & Edward Norwood as trustees - all messuages, lands etc., for sale, and all other property,
          for benefit of wife and children

Executors : wife Catherine, brother Weller & son Edward Norwood

Witnesses : Charles Wilks surgeon, George Frederick Wilks surgeon, both of Ashford and Jane
          Cook servant to Mrs Charles Norwood

Codicil 28 June 1836   - sister Elizabeth Norwood to be an additional executor.

Witnesses : George F Wilks, Mary Ransley servant to Mrs Curteis and Jane Cook

Codicil 14 July 1836

Edward Norwood to have freehold messuage as trustee

Witnesses : Ann Brookes, G F Wilks & Jane Cook

Probate : 24 May 1837 to executors       [bur.24 November 1836 aged 44 years]


Bridget Norwood of Ashford, spinster  PRC17 - 110/468
18 April 1840

All goods to Walter Murton gent, & brother-in-law Rev.George Norwood of Mersham as trustees for
      the benefit of my sister Elizabeth Norwood for life, then to Edward & Mary, children of brother
       Edward Norwood, dec'd.

to Edward & Mary Norwood   -  £50  each
    Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah, John, Edward-Curteis and Charles-Young children of brother George
            Norwood  -  £100 each
           
to  Charles-Morgan, Ann, Elizabeth and John-Francis children of brother Charles Norwood dec'd
            -  £100 each

to cousin Mrs [Anne] NAyler   -  £10

Residue to sister [in-law] Ann wife of brother George Norwood

Executors : Walter Murton & George Norwood

Probate 12 December 1840 to executors            [bur.10 August 1840 aged 46 years]

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NOWELL

Dorothy Nowell of Ashford,
     widow of John Nowell sen physician          PRC17 - 91/6
21 September 1680

to eldest brother Richard Hinton of Boyton, Wilts gent                -   £50
    Christopher Hinton his eldest son                                            -   £50
    John Hinton another son                                                          -   £50
    Dorcas Garrett their sister                                                        -   £20
    Deborah Patience daughter of my sister Edith                         -  £10
    Rebeckah Dyer and her sister Ruth, my half-sisters                -   £20 each
    Mary widow of Edward Lyne of Ashford, clarke dec'd              -   £ 5
    Herbert Woodward of Ashford gent and his sister ffrances      -   £ 5 each
    Mary Sturton of Ashford widow                                                -   £ 5
    Daniel Morton [Murton ?] eldder of Ashford tayler                    -   £ 5
    Joan Nower of Ashford widow                                                 -      20sh
    Mary Hinton ygr. daughter of my brother Charles dec'd           -   £50
    Martha Edwards daughter of my sister [     ] Edward               -   £50
    Amy Nowell my daughter-in-law                                               - £100
to sister Martha Tyson                                                                  -   £20
    John Barker of St Margaret's Westminster, bellsalter              -  £100
    maidservant Martha Brower                                                     -      £5


Residue  to sister Edwards,  and  to children of brother Charles and to children of Martha Tyson

Executor : John Barker of Westminster

Witnesses : Mary Day, Phebe Osborne and William Botting

Probate 8 October 1680 to executor       [bur.5 October 1680]

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NOWER

Joshua Nower of Ashford, draper         PRC16a - 1117
27 September 1648       nuncuperative

to brother Thomas   -    £10

Residue to daughter Elizabeth      [see will of Thomas Robins 1648]

Witnesses : Maryx wife of Thomas Cuckow [sister] and Mary wife of Edward Cornish

Executor : brother Thomas

Probate : 24 October 1648         [not in Ashford register]


Daniel Nower of Ashford, gent  PRC17 - 77/362
1 August 1690

to wife [Ann]       -    £10
    sister Ann Masters widow       -   £20
                brother Thomas Nower residue of goods and chattels etc, and my messuage & lands in Ashford
               & Mersham

Executor : brother Thomas

Witnesses : Elizabeth Hamms, Robert Patchin and John Marsh

Probate : 9 October 1690 to executor     [bur.4 August 1690]


Thomas Nower of Ashford, gent           PRC17 - 81/180
31 January 1707[08]

to sister Masters of Canterbury     -   £10
    servant Simon Kenn               -   £5
    poor of Ashford          -     £5

Residue of personal estate to wife Sarah
to  wife Sarah messuage or tenement (formerly two dwellings) in Ashford, & garden called Croft
            occupied by me and land adjoining used by Stephen Atkins, freehold & copyhold
           
also all lands in marriage settlement and in marriage settlement of brother Daniel Nower dec'd &
           wife Anne (now wife of William Nevarr clerk)

All other lands in Kingsnorth to sister Masters for life, then to wife Sarah

Executor : wife Sarah    Thomas Nowerx

Witnesses : Stephen Atkines, Arthur Hurt & George Sinnott

Probate : 6 January 1708[09] to executor            [bur.7 December 1708]

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