Medieval and Tudor Kent Wills
Leland Lewis Duncan (1862-1923)
On his death many of his notebooks were deposited with the Kent Archaeological Society, of which he was a life-time member. What has been typed up below is all that seems to have survived. See Leland L. Duncan for fuller details of his work.
Index of Notebooks
Books 1 to 6. Shoreham Deanery: book 1, book 2, book 3, book 4, book 5, book 6; includes Bexley, Brasted, Chevening, Chiddingstone, Crayford or Eard, St. Mary Cray, Darenth, Downe, Eynsford, East Farleigh, Farningham, Gillingham, The Isle of Grain, Halstead, Hayes, Hever, Hunton, Ifield, Ightham, Keston, Knockholt, Lydsing, East Malling, Meopham, Northfleet, Orpington, Otford, East Peckham, Penshurst, Sevenoaks, Shoreham, Stansted, Sundridge, and Wrotham.
Books 7 to 10. Rochester Consistory Court: book 7, book 8, book 9, book 10.
Books 11 to 16. South and Mid-West Kent: book 11, book 12, book 13, book 14, book 15, book 16 still missing.
Books 17 to 20. Rochester Diocese; have not survived in the Library.
Books 21 to 24. Lambeth: book 21, book 22, book 23, book 24, books 25 to 27 have not survived in the Library.
Books 28 to 31. East Kent wills; have not survived in the Library
Books 32 to 35. Mid-Kent Wills (Maidstone Area); have not survived in the Library
Books 36 to 42. South-East Kent (Cranbrook Area); have not survived in the Library
Books 43 to 46. North-East Kent (Thanet etc); have not survived in the Library
Book 51; Charing, Little Chart, Detling, Eastwell, Egerton, Godmersham, Harrietsham, Headcorn, Hollingbourne, Kennington, Langley, Leeds
Book 52; Ashford, Boxley, Bearsted, Boughton Malherb, Boughton Monchelsea, Challock
Book 53; High Halden, Woodchurch, Ebony, Appledore, Warehorne, Wittersham, Stone-in-Oxney, Kingsnorth, Great Chart, Shadoxhurst, Smarden, Frittenden
Book 56. Marden and Staplehurst
Book 57. Romney Marsh; including New Romney, Old Romney, Brookland, Ivychurch, Newchurch, Blackmauston (Blackmanstone), Snave, Lydd, Midley, Brenzett
Book 59. Tenterden, Rolvenden and Sandhurst
Book 60. Hawkhurst, Newenden and Benenden
Book 61. Bilsington and Bishopsbourne
Book 71. Upton family; mostly East Kent
Arthur Hussey