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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