Ashford, Kent
Wills - collected
by the late Arthur
Ruderman
OKES
William Okes of
Ashford, yeoman
PRC17 - 51/264
to poor of Ashford 40sh, of
Frittenden 10sh and of Tenterden 10sh
Mr Poulter vicar of Ashford -
10sh. If he lectures on
Saturdays in Ashford church a further 40sh.
If not this 40sh to the poor.
Mr House minister
of Egerton -
10sh
Mr Chambers
-do- [
] -
10sh
Mr Jackson
-do- of Wye
- 20sh
Mr Byshoppe
-do- of
Godmersham -
6/8d
Mr Halden
-do- of Sellinge
- 6/8d
Mr Hilles
schoolmaster of Ashford
- 6/8d
Catherine Hunt my
neis -
40sh
Peter Wynde of
Eastwell -
20sh
his daughter Anne
Wynde -
40sh
Myles ffowle my
kinsman of Witersham & his son Miles
- 6/8d
Edward ffowle his
brothers sons [sic] -
13/4d each
cosen Peter
ffowle -
10sh
Grace, Obedyence,
Parsonet & Mary Hall, daughters of cosen Robert Hall of Ashford
- household goods
Josias Michell
son of Mr Josyas Michell of Eastwell & his
2 youngest sons
- 10sh between them and
his daughters 3sh
John Donn of
Ashford -
5sh
two
Coulters, 2 poor maydens
- 5sh
Sawyer's
widow -
5sh
mother
Hucke -
5sh
ffaith
Myles of Wye - 3/4d
William
Rydden of ffritteden -
5sh
ffaith
Posier of Ashford -
3/4d
wife of
John Beale of Bettnams Wood in Cranbrook
- 3sh
Sara Guye of
Tenterden -
10sh
Margery Comber
previously my servant -
10sh worth of russet
widow
Longley of Eastwell -
12d each as bearers
olde Mapesden of
Hedcorne -
5sh
Barrington of
Maidsone -
5sh
Edward Lovell of
Cranbrook -
5sh
Edward Pembrooke
of Ashford -
6/8d
Kenn &
Savory, joyners of Ashford
- 5sh each
old woodowe [
] -
5sh
Jane, ffrances,
William, Abigail, John & Elizabeth Hall children of Edward Hall of
Ashford
- 40sh
[etc]
Executor : Robert Hall
Witnesses : Thomas Hasell, Erasmus Elmstone &
Edward Hall
Probate : 9 October 1598
[not buried in Ashford]
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OSBORNE
John Osborne of Ashford tanner
PRC17 - 52/344
27 July 1603
to youngest daughter Anne
- £50 at 18 years
eldest daughter
Willimi -
£50 at 18 years
son Thomas
-£80 at 21 years
Profit to wife Thomasine [née Allen married 12 June 1588] dduring
minority
All corn, kyne and horsebeasts and household goods to wife
to Edmund Everden my man
- 20sh
Thomas Dixon
my boy
- 2sh
Executors : cozen John Smaarte and brother Jeremye Osborne
- 10sh each
Overseers : father Thomas Osssborne & Thomas Allen
Witnesses : Thomas Osborne & Edward Everden
Probate : 24 August 1603
[bur.28 July 1603
Thomas Osborne of Ashford ?
PRC17 - 58/312
27 February 1606[07]
[introduction & many of details illegible]
to Martha & Anna my wife's
daughteeers -
20sh each
son Edward
- furniture, £10 and £10 I lent him
Edmund son
of Edmund Mellowe -
20sh
Thomas son
of Michael Osborne -
£10
son Edward copyhold land purchased of John Aaadams sen. &
copyhold purchased of William
Browne
son Jereme
copyhold purchased of Daniel Lewes & wife Martha
Executor : son Jeremie and to have residue
Overseers : Nicholas Sawkins & John Smaart
Witnesses : John Wallis [vicar]
Probate : 16 October 1611
[bur.12 October 1611]
Jeremy Osborne of Ashford, tanner
PRC17 - 62/118
3 September 1622
to poor of Ashford -
20sh
son Joseph
- turkey carpet
son Richard
- ssilver etc
son Thomas
-silver & tanning vessels
Sons to share residue of household goods, subject to wishes of wife
to wife Constance [?] -
tenments, late Richard Punnett & messuagae late Dennis Lyne's for
life,
then to son Joseph
son
Josephtenements laate Robert Mellowe's
son Richard
tenements in St.Dunstans [Canterbury] & Ebony
[poor film]
mortgage for £50 from nephew Thomas Osborne
Executor : son Joseph, and to have residue
Witnesses : ? [film
illegible]
Probate : 12 April 1623 [?
bur.8 February 1620/21]
Edward Osborne of Ashford, yeoman
PRC17 - 65/418
3 April 1623
to be buried in Churchyard of Ashford
to
wife Mary - £20 owed to me by Stephen & John Page of
Willesborough, & ½ household goods,
& £4 pa. from messuage in Ashford in which I dwell
daughter
Elizabeth wife of Richard Watte -
turkey quilt
and copyhold messuage & land in
Ashford occupied by Thomas Abraham
daughter Mary messuage etc in Ashford in which I dwell &
copyhold shop occupied by Johnson,
given to me by my father Thomas Osborne, & copyhold land in
Ashford purchased of John
Banke.
Executor : ?
Witnesses : James May & John Woodland
Probate : 21 April 1623 [bur.10
April 1623]
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OWER
or OWRE
Richard Ower of Ashford, fellmonger
PRC32 - 58/319
9 March 1710[/11]
to wife Ann
- £100 & household
goods for life, then to children
son
Boys Ower messuage or tenement with orchard etc in Minster-in-Thanet
son
John -
£50
daughter
Elizabeth - £100
daughter
Ann Lawrance - £100
son-in-law
Richard Wraight -
1sh
granddaughter
Elizabeth Wraight -
?
granddaughter
Hester Wraight
- ?
Executors : wife Ann & son Boys
Witnesses : Mary Taylor, James LAke & Stephen Lancefield
Probate : 10 Ocvtober 1711
[Quaker bur.16 July 1711]
[for Boys Ower of Faversham (previously of Ospringe) see Peter Clark Migrant
in Kentish Towns
note
98]
Ann Owre of Ashford, widow
PRC17 - 90/30
19 May 1733
to son Boys Owre
- £
5
daughter
Elizabeth Hall
- £20
daughteer
Ann Lawrence
- £20, and her
children £20 between them
sister
Margaret Turner
-
20sh
granddaughter
Elizabeth Slaughter
- £10
granddaughters
Hester & Sarah Wraight -
£ 5 each
daughter
Ann Ower [sic] widow of John
- 10sh
grandson
Richard Ower, their son
-
20sh
granddaughter
[ ?
] Ower their daughter
- 10sh
Elizabeth
Lawrence daughter of John Lawrence - 10sh
Executors : daughters Elizabeth Hall & Ann Lawrence
Witnesses : John Woodland & John Pattenson
Codicil : 7 December 1734
granddaughter
Sarah Roberson's son Richard to have £5
Probate : 14 July 1737 to executors
[ bur.Quaker ? ]
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OXLEY
Walker Oxley of Ashford, labourer
PRC17 - 107/59
8 March 1822
All goods to wife Leach Oxley, and to be Executor
Witnesses : Margaret Elizabeth Gold & Fras Norwood attorney
Probate : 7 August to executor [not
buried in Ashford]
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