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Ashford, Kent Wills - collected by the late Arthur Ruderman

HADLEY

Robert Hadley of Ashford, victualler     PRC17 - 105/417
5 February 1812


   [ ? of Hare & Hounds, Potters Corner ]

to         wife Anne - all household goods etc for life, then to four children Mary Ann, John, William Robert
            & Sarah Elizabeth Page Hadley

Exors: wife Ann & Henry Tappenden of Hothfield

Witness: Henry Pearson & Thomas Woolley

Probate: 26 May 1818 to widow as surviving exor           [ not buried in Ashford]

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HADLOW

Thomas Hadlow of Ashford, gardener  PRC17 - 103/450
16 December 1789

to be buried in Ashford churchyard
to wife Mary - mess or ten in Ashford, occup Ann Knowlden, & residue
to sister Susanna Hadlow - forgive debt of £32
to cousin William Allen of Ashford, taylor - my horse

Exor: wife Mary

Witness: B Thorne, John Norwood, Geo Norwood

Probate: 28 May 1802 to exor.   [bur. 28 October 1801]


Mary Hadlow of Ashford, widow           PRC17 - 103/590
18 November 1801

to William Allen of Ashford, fellmonger, mess in Ashford, occup Henry Trice
to cousins Sarah & Mary Knowlden, late of Ashford £5 each
to    "    Thomas Ady, late of Ashford, now of London, £5
to William Allen - all hsehld goods & residue

Exor: William Allen

Witness: Thomas Munns, Samuel Thornton & Humphrey Chittenden

Probate: 20 June 1804 to exor   [bur.9 March 1804]

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HAFFENDEN

John Haffenden of Ashford, surgeon & apothecary            PRC17 - 104/103
10 August 1798

All prop in parishes of Ashford & Bethersden to brother Charles Haffenden of Ashford, surgeon, &
          bro in law Thomas Viny junr of Bethersden, as trustees for benefit of children John, Thomas,
          George, Elizabeth, Anne, Mary & Charlotte.

Also all hsehld goods etc for benefit of wife Elizabeth, she to receive £30pa.

If wife & children all die, then for benefit of bros & sisters ie Thomas, William, George, Charles,
          James & Elizabeth Haffenden

Exors: Charles Haffenden & Thomas Viny

Witness: Henry Miller, John Scott & R G De Lasaux, atty

Codicil : 16 November 1807

all lands now to bro Charles & son Thomas Haffenden

Witness: R G De Lasaux, C Harris, apprentice to T & C Haffenden, Charles P Cowtan,
                            clerk to Messrs De Lasaux & Boghurst.

Probate: 20 August 1808 to Thomas Haffenden  [bur 29 May 1808]

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HAKE

John Hake of Ashford ?            PRC17 - 45/79
            date ?
[no preamble]

to John, Thomas & Daniel, sons of John Robyns - £40 betw them when 21 yrs, my bros Richard & Robert Hake to have £20 each until then, paying £3.6.8d interest to Agnes Robyns, their mother

If they all die £40 to exor for benefit of children of my dau Agnes Robins

to servant Idden Newstreet         20sh
Agnes Teelinge                           10sh
Roase Casbee                            10sh
Bartholomew Casbee - godson     5sh
Ann Hake - goddau                       5sh
poor men's box                              5sh
Agnes, wife of Roger Grover         5sh
bro Richard Hake                best cloak
dau Agnes Robyns & her children 1 cow

Exor : wife Joane & to have residue

Witness: Joseph Mynge, Robt Hall, John Spicex

Probate: ? 5 October 1582         [bur. 13 June 1582]

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HALFORD

William Halford of Ashford, clerk         PRC17 - 88/29
20 March 1715 [/16]

to one of two sons of wife Sarah by prev husband Rchd Greenhill - books

to wife Sarah all personal estate.

Witness: Catherine Brett, Susannah Woolley, Jas Reader

Exor : wife Sarah

Probate: 20 May 1731 to exor    [not buried in Ashford]

Sarah Halford of Ashford, widow          PRC17 - 94/202
19 Nov 1745

to poor of Egerton £5 & of Ashford £5
    Mrs Mary Ayherst £5
    maidservant at time of death £10
    granddau Elizabeth Greenhill - £500 at marr if with consent of father Stephen G to be paid by
    my 2 sons Rchd & Stephen Greenhill out of prems in Egerton, who are to have all other lands etc
    granddau Elizabeth - all hsehld goods, linen etc
    grandson Richd Greenhill - silver salver
             "     Stephen Greenhill - other silver

Exor : sons Richard & Stephen Greenhill & to have residue

Witness: Ann ffranklyn, Hn ffranklyn & Thomas Pemble

Codicil : 20 Aug 1747

to grandson Rchd Greenhill, £250 to be paid by son Stephen out of his moiety

Witness: Mary Elvey, Henry ffranklyn, ffrancis Symond

Codicil: 28 July 1750

Servants to get suit of mourning clothes

Witness: Mary Drikir, Hen ffranklyn, Austin Dodd

Probate: 6 Mar 1750 [/1] to exors.          [not buried in Ashford]

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HALL

Robert Hall, ygr, of Ashford, yeoman   PRC17 - 45/379
17 August 1584

to wife Margaret - £120 & hsehld goods etc
    my bro Thomas, late of London, by his will, left legacies

Wife to have government of dau Elizabeth until 18 yrs

Benefits for daus of wife, Tabitha & Priscilla

Residue to father, Robert Hall

Lands -
        to wife Margaret - land called Billams in Kingsnorth for life

Residue to father for life, then to dau Elizabeth or in default to William & Padnole Knight,  Robt &
    Peter Goatley, William, John Thomas & Robert Felles, & Geo Carter & Peter Goately, my sister's
            sons

Witness: Henry Hall, Richard Linsher, Caleb Banks & Rose Harte

Exors: father Robert Hall & bro in law Robert Goteley

Probate: 31 August 1584           [bur.20 August 1584]

Inventory  PRC 12/113


Robert Hall, senr of Ashford     PRC17 - 47/204
22 April 1585

to poor of Ashford 10sh
to Robert [?] Seathe 5 marks left to him by my son Robert Hall & a further 5 marks
    Agnes Kennett, dau of John K of Ulcombe 40sh
    Agnes Seathe, my dau 20sh
    bro Rchd Hall 20sh
    son in law Robt Goteley, lease of land demised by [  ] Smith esq to son Robt dec'd. 
            Goteley is bound to Hall by deed - William Chalcroft of Kingsnorth to be exor of this.

House in which I dwell to wife for life, then to her three daus Eliz, Mary & Susan

Exor : wife Jone and to have residue

Witness: Jervase Leedes, Thomas Hall & Thomas Urricke

Probate: 8 October 1588            [bur 19 July 1588]

Inventory    17/303


Edward Hall of Ashford, gent   PRC17 - 56/130
3 March 1607 [/8]

   [very poor]
to wife Elizabeth
    ygst dau Abigail

Residue to wife Elizabeth

to son William, lease of lands in Westwell etc
to sons William & John ?

Exor : ?

Overseer: son in law Rchd Thurston     [no witnesses]

Probate: 13 July 1608    [bur 22 June 1608]


Thomas Hall of Ashford, yeoman         PRC32 - 45/107
14 December 1619

to wife Mary - all goods & to be Exor

Witness: William Chesson, Thomas Marsh
Probate: 5 December 1620        [bur 2 November 1620]


Mary Hall of Ashford, widow    PRC32 - 48/246
27 January 1625 [/26]
to servant Robert Hall £10
    grandch Thomas & Jerimie Osborne £5 each
    Thomas Osborne, husb of dau Marie £50
            dau Sarah Goatlie £250 at 20yrs, or if dec'd betw sons John & Peter Goatlie & dau Maria Osborne
                son John Goatlie - all lands leased to me by John Byhumbles, gent & mess in which I dwell for 21 
        years, then to bro Peter Goatlie; lands prev William Greenlands' to Peter Goatlie £180 on release
        of land prev my late husb Peter Goatlie, & all hsehld goods.
    Mother in law Elizabeth Hall, wid - £5 a year

Exor: eldest son John Goatlie

Overseers: Thomas Osborne, son in law & Danl Fusse

Witness: Danl Moorcocke, Gabriel Belke, Thomas Marsh

Probate: 19 August 1628 to exor            [bur August 12 1628]


Thomas Hall of Ashford, tayler           PRC17 - 72/321
3 October 1667

to 3 daus Mary, Martha & Elizabeth Hall - my freehold hse in Ashford, & to share all goods

Exor: dau Mary

Witness: Tho. Snelling, Henry Wise

Probate: 8 Nov 1667 to exor      [ bur 22 October 1667]

Inventory  28/137

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HAMMON

Richard Hammon of Ashford, upholsterer        PRC17 - 107/61
18 April 1823

to bro & sisters Thomas & Ingram Hammon, Mary Tritton, wid, & Ann, wife of Rchd Dursley - £5 each

to wife Sarah Abigail - all prems, free & copyhold in Ashford for life, then to John Tunbridge & Sarah,
         wife of Thomas Sampson (dau of wife by first marriage)
    also all other property similarly

Exors: bro Ingram Hammon, John Tunbridge (son of wife by first marr) & friend Jas Phillips of Hothfield

Witness: Weller Norwood (atty of Charing), Charles Norwood & William Castle

Codicil: same day & witness

Legacies to bro & sister only after death of wife

Probate: 23 April 1823 to widow - others renounced        [not buried in Ashford]

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HAMMOND

Edmund Hammond of Ashford, cordwainer     PRC17 - 90/58
8 May 1738

to wife Mary, my mess in Ashford, occup Henry Gibbs & small ten, washhse, etc adjoining, in my
            own occup, & residue

to son Thomas, mess or ten etc in which I dwell

to son Edmund, mess or ten occup Henry Back & £50
   dau Amy Hammond, £50

Exors: wife Mary & son Thomas

Witness: Arthur Hurst, William Lake, Beane Sinnott

Probate: 12 Dec 1739 to exors   [bur 5 November 1739]


Mary Hammond, late of Ashford, now of Dover, widow            PRC32 - 62/492
24 Apl 1744

to         son Thomas two copyhold mess in churchyard of Ashford, occup John Sampson & William Busher,
     & also mess or ten now occup John Smith, & lower dwelling & chamber, garrets & two closets in
        Ashford, and silver
to daus Amy & Elizabeth linen, clothes etc
to dau Amy £40 & bed etc, & dau Elizabeth £50, silver, etc
to dau Mary Monday - wedding ring & £5
to sister Ann Tookey £5

Exor : son Thomas & to have residue
Witness: Jas Hammond, Joanne Hammond, William Lane
Probate: 13 Oct 1746 to son Thomas     [bur. 31 August 1746]

Thomas Hammond of Ashford, cordwainer      PRC17 - 99/65
30 Nov 1770

Daughter Elizabeth to have furniture in best chamber of my house, silver etc
Other goods to wife Mary & £5 for mourning, & all mess etc for life

Residue to dau Elizabeth & mess etc after death of her mother

Witness: John Bourne, Hen. Franklyn, Jos Pattenson

Exor: dau Elizabeth Hammond

Probate: 26 May 1773 to exor    [bur 8 Jan 1773 - clerk of parish]

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HANDFIELD

Thomas Handfield grazier, of Ashford 
      
PRC17 - 86/38
18 Mar 1725 [/26]

to bro John Handfield - wearing apparel
to wife Mary - plate & linen, & goods that were hers before marriage & all other goods etc
           
All monies to be put out to interest & to be paid to wife Mary. 
     After her decease, capital sum to bro John Handfield.

Exor: wife Mary

Witness: Susanna Stroud, Abraham Bankum, Jas Reader.

Probate: 16 Aug 1727 to exor    [bur. 18 May 1727]


Mary Handfield of Ashford, widow        PRC17 - 95/498
20 Feb 1754

Exors to pay moiety of annuity of £14 given by mother in law Mrs Apsley for life of maid Ellenor
        Sampson, & after her death to be paid to god-daus Mary Tournay, dau of Anna Tournay of
        Ashford, & Katherine Adcock, dau of John Adcock ygr of Ashford, apothecary.

to bro William Glanville esq - forgive debt of £200

to widow Sampson, mother of servant Ellenor £5

to poor of Ashford £5

to goddaus Anna Tournay & Katherine Adcock - all mess, lands etc & residue

Exors: friends Thomas Tournay of Ashford, grocer & John Adcock & £20 each

Witness: Anna Tournay, Jas Tappenden & Henry ffranklyn

Codicil 3 June 1757
Revokes benefits to goddau Katherine Adcock [Catherine dau of John & Mary A]
all prems etc to goddau Mary & her mother Anna Tournay, wid
Geo Patey, maltster to be exor in lieu of John Adcock

Witness: Henry ffranklyn, Jos Pattenson junr & Henry ffarbrace
Probate: 22 July 1758 to Thomas Tournay          [bur.30 June 1758]

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HANDFORD

Clement Handford of Ashford, London carrier              PRC17 - 92/95
7 June 1735

to son John Handford - £150, when 21
    wife Bethulia Handford - £150

Residue ½ to wife, ½ for son

If son dies before 21, then
       1/3 to children of dec'd bro Thomas Handford
       1/3 to bro James Handford
       1/3 to sister Anne Godden, wid

Exors: friends Anthony Paul of High Halden, tilemaker & John Adcock of Ashford, apothecary.

Witness: Susan Stroud, John Samson, Hen ffranklyn jun

Probate: 31 Jan 1744[/45] to Anth. Paul  [bur. 18 November 1744]

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HARKER

John Harker elder, of Ashford, yeoman            PRC16 a1099
6 December 1647

to         John, Robert, Elizabeth, Mary & Sarah Tritton, children of John Tritton of Kennington, yeo, my
              son in law - 20sh each at 1 yrs
       grandson John Tritton - bed etc
       granddaus Eliz, Mary & Sarah - do -
              "          Mary - gold ring & bible
to         Thomas, Robt, Joseph & Mary Boulden, children of Thomas Boulden of Wye - 20sh each at 21
        years
to         son John & wife Jane, 2 mess in Kennington (purch of Thomas Grigby gent) for life, then to their
    son Edward, subject to £10 p a to his mother if widowed
to         son John, mess, malthse, etc in Ashford (purch of Thomas Gorham) for life, then to their son John
to         son John, 3 mess etc in Ashford, copyhold, purch of Thomas Abraham & George Amys, co heirs
    of Thomas Amys, subject to paying £40 betw Margaret, Jane, Anne & Elizabeth, his daus, when
     then 18 years.

Exor : son John & to have residue

Witness: John Turpin, ffra Burston

Probate: 22 May 1648    [? buried in Ashford]

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HARLACKENDEN

Elizabeth Harlackenden [widow]           PRC17 - 39/316
[no date]

to be buried at Warehorne
to poor of Warehorne            13/4d
                Ashford                  13/4d
                Kennarton                6/8d
                Kingsnorth                6/8d

to godson Thomas Harlackenden        3/4d
                 William   "                            3/4d
    sons John & Michael Pix            £6.13.4d each
    goddau (dau of John Pix) Elizabeth  6/8d & clothes
    goddau Elizabeth Took 20sh
    George & Emme Took 6/8d each
    goddau Elizabeth, dau of Michael Pix 20sh
    Judythe Pix 20sh
    Thomas, Henry, Margaret & Agnes, children of son John Pix 6/8d each

Residue to John & Michael Pix & Margaret Took, my children

Exors: sons John & Michael Pix

Witness: John Smith & John Armar

Probate: 4 August 1566 [not buried in Ashford]

Inventory  2/351

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HARLEY

Mary Harley of Ashford, widow PRC17 - 68/240
10 February 1631 [/2]

to dau Susan, wife of Robert Goldhatch 10sh

Witness: Edmund Hayes, Michael Woodcocke

Probate: 10 April 1632   [bur. 14 February 1631/32]

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HARLOCK

Peter Harlock of Ashford, yeoman        PRC32 - 58/3
20 June 1706

'ill in body'

to         wife ffrances, mess or ten with barn etc in New Rents, (occup by me) for life, then to kinsman
      Thomas Hunt, son of Robt Hunt of Ashford, cordwainer, but he to pay £5 each to kinswomen
      Margaret & Mary Snoad, daus of John Snoad of Ashford, cordwainer

to         wife ffrances, use of goods & chattels for life, then to kinsman John Snoad & Mary, wife of Robt
      Hunt [nee Harlock]


Exor: wife ffrances [bur 25 Sep 1709]

Witness: Will Hills, John Ansell & Jnno Simmonds

Probate: 30 June 1706 to exor   [bur 25 June 1706]

Inventory           37/63

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HARMAN

Jane Harman of Ashford, widow           PRC17 - 113/58
6 August 1848

to be bur near husband

to grandson John Sims, son of William Sims, my silver watch
   only surviving dau Harriot, wife of William Sims - all household goods

Exor: William Sims of Ashford

Witness: Rchd Rabson, Mgt Sharp Rabson

Probate: 19 July 1854 to exor    [not buried in Ashford]

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HARRIS

Gregorie Harris of Ashford       PRC17 - 48/246
8 June 1590

to Mary Farbrace, dau of sister Cicelie - all hsehld stuff
    bro in law William Clarke £4 from lands in Molash & Wye
    wife Marie £5
    sister Thomasin 20 sh a year for 7 years
          & her daus Eliz, Priscilla, Anne & Hester, 20sh each
    godson Tobias Clarke £4
         "       Raymonde & Robt Clarke, sons of sister Thomasin - 20sh each
    Mary & Anne ffarbrace, daus of sister Cecilie 20sh each
    William & Edw Cripps, sons of sister Marryan 20sh each
    godchildren Luce & John Goble 10sh each
    godson Raynolde Harris - lands in Wye
         "      Alexander      "        "          Molash

Witness: Henry Tritton & Robt Mathew

Exor : bro in law William Clarke

Overseer: Thomas Parremonow bro in law

Probate: 2 June 1591     [not buried in Ashford]

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HARRISON

Benjamin Harrison of Ashford, grocer & tallow chandler            PRC17 - 99/284
22 April 1770

to         John Langley of Ashford, basketmaker, two mess or tens etc in Ashford (occup by me) as trustee
     for wife Martha for life, then for Ann Turner of Ashford, spin, dau of Martha by prev mar for life,
      then her children, or in default to my sister Mary, wife of John Cavell of Deal, maltster, my sister
      Phillis Godden of Ashford, wid & sister Dorothy, wife of William Copping of Sandhurst, glover.

to  sisters Mary Cavell, Phillis Cavell & Dorothy Copping £10 each

Exor : wife Martha, & to have residue

Witness: John Snatt, John Snatt junr, Rchd Greenhill

Probate: 21 June 1775   [not buried in Ashford]


Mary Harrison of Ashford, widow         PRC17 - 104/270
15 October 1805

to be buried at Charing near husband
to son George Harrison, pair of drawers in garret of my house which belonged to my father
    dau Ann            "        bed, etc & furniture

Residue: betw 3 children, George, William & Anne equally

Exors: children George, William & Anne

Witness: John Humble of Ashford, Weller Norwood of Charing, atty

Probate: 27 December 1810 to William Harrison  [n ot buried in Ashford]


Benjamin Harrison of Ashford, plumber           PRC17 - 110/213
12 December 1832

to wife Charlotte, freehold house in Highstreet, Ashford, and all property

Witness: Charles Gibson of Royal Oak Inn, William Holmes of Dymchurch, & William A Allen of Ashford

Exor : wife Charlotte

Probate: 23 April 1839 to exor.   [bur. 29 November 1838]

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HART

Robert Hart of Ashford, tallow chandler            PRC17 -83/7
28 March 1716

to dau Martha Hart £5
 "  Mary Hart £5 & bed etc
    3 granddaus Elizabeth, Martha & Mary Ager £3.6.8d each
    dau Sarah Pack - plate, hsehld goods etc
    dau Elizabeth Hart, mess or ten, 5 acres land & right of pasture of 3 cows on common called
                Kingsnorth Wood, occ Walter Bigg in psh of Ulcomb
            dau Bathulen Hart, mess or ten, 24 acres land, in pshes Eastling & Ospringe, occ Nicholas Bush
to         dau Sarah Pack for life, then her son Hart Pack, hall, parlour, cellar, 3 chambers & garret, shop
   & hay koth etc, occ Thomas Back
to dau Mary Hart rest of hse, occup Margt Bodkin & wid Hodgman cont 1 room, 1 chamber, 1
   garret & buttery, & other part of hse occup wid Herrington, wid Harris, with 3 rooms, 2 chambers.

Exor: dau Sarah Pack

Witness: Elizabeth Court, Barn ffrench, Jno Barber

Probate: 22 June 1716 to exor   [bur 8 June 1716]

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HARVEY

John Harvey of Ashford, victualler       PRC17 - 80/224
4 Dec 1704

to be buried at Kennington, under yew tree

to  sister Susanna Weekes, widow, living in Devon £10
     Rchd Weekes of Cherver, Devon                 £10
    Joan & Judith Weekes, sister of Richard my cozen £10 each
    Dorothy King of Ashford, wid                  £10
                Robert & Peter Back, of Kennington, gents, Mary Else, widow of Kennington, Thomas Deale elder,
               of Boughton Aluph, yeoman - 20sh each

Exor: James Reader of Ashford, gent & to have residue

Witness: Barnabas ffrench, Edward Jeffery & William Smith

Probate: 2 Jan 1704 [/05] to James Reader         [not buried in Ashford]

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HARWOOD

Thomas Harwood, senr, of Ashford      PRC17 - 42/36 & 42/101 (duplicate)
2 August 1573 

to  poor of Ashford                     20sh
       "        Brookland                  20sh
     dau Joane Harwood         £10
       "       Thomasyn  "           £40 etc
       "       Elizabeth "                   40sh
    Averye, child of Elizabeth   ewe & lamb
    servant Robt Gladyshe           40sh
    Eliz ffortune, dau of my dau    40sh
    William Gladyshe             ewe & lamb
    Symon Harwood                 £5

Lands:
to son Thomas - lands in Mersham
    wife Elizabeth for life, & then son Thomas - lands in Ashford
    son John - 21 acres land in Brookland
      "    Vincent - lands i Newchurch, Brookland & Brenzett
      "    Simon - hse in Brookland Street
    wife Elizabeth for life - other mess in Brookland, then to son Thomas

Witness: Thomas Pett, vicar, William Woodward, Thomas Basnett, Edw Byrde, John Robynson

Exors: wife Elizabeth & son Thomas and to have residue

Overseer: Mr Woodward of Ashford - 40sh

Probate: 6 September 1573       [bur 4 August 1573]

Inventory    7/119

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HAWTREY

John Hawtrey of Ashford, gent 
                 PRC17 - 70/499
24 August 1637

[steward to Manor]
to         son John Hawtrey - two houses in which I dwell, called Lower House & Uper[sic] House, in Ashford,
   & 4 pieces land called Wist meddowes, purch of Edw Miller, for life & his heirs.  In default to my son
   Phillip & his heirs
to         son Phillip - freehold & copyhold lands & houses in Ashford Highstreet, purch of William Marshe,
   John Dane & Edward Miller
to         daus Ursula, Joane, Elizabeth, Susann & Barbar £100 each i.e. £300 held by Edward Nower for the three eldest & lease & profits of Bishops Wood (purch of Thomas Cuckowe)- the felling will be worth £100 - for the fourth, & fifth from interest after October 1639

All plate etc to be sold

to wife Mary £30 if she remarries.

Guardian Edw Woodward of Ashford, gent, or if dec'd, vicar of Ashford until 31 October (when Phillip
           will be 21 years), or 1 April 1648 (when John will be 25 years).
to stock of poor children of Ashford, for setting them to work in the manner of schooling for them to
    come & work together in one place to be provided for them - £5, subject to school being provided
    within 5 years.

Exors: wife Mary but if she remarries, son John, or if he dec'd son Phillip
Published 11 October 1637, witness Rchd Martyne, Geo Ashenden

Probate: 6 June 1638 to Mary Hawtrey, wid         [bur.3 April 1638]

Margaret Hawtrey of Ashford, widow    PRC17 - 80/287
20 Feb 1702 [/3]

Interest on £100 due from cousin Cole on mortgage to three sisters Mary Lownds, Alice Cook & Anne Lock

Exor: kinsman Robt Gibbs

Witness: Elizabeth Holt, John Bettenham

Probate: 29 Aug 1705 to Robt Gibbs      [bur.31 August 1705]

Inventory  66/168

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HAYES

Edmund Hayes, vicar of Ashford          PRC17 - 70/479
25 August 1638

[long religious introduction]
to eldest son William, library, but to pay his sister Elizabeth £10
    dau Elizabeth plate with her name

Residue - in five parts
   two to wife Prudence, one each to children Mary, Danyell & John

Exor: wife Prudence

Witness [none]

Probate: 4 October 1638            [bur.3 September 1638]

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HAYWOOD

William Haywood of Ashford, husbandman      PRC16 - 337
29 January 1696 [/97]

to son Robert       £20
    dau Elizabeth   £20
      "    Katherine  £20
    wife Ann           £20 and residue

Exor: wife Ann & brother Thomas Haywood

Witness: Robt Stede, Perry (?female) May x, James Wise

Probate: 2 Sep 1701 to Ann Haywood    [not buried in Ashford]

Inventory  69/53


Thomas Heywood of Barrowhill in Ashford, yeoman            PRC17 - 85/13
1 December 1720

to dau Elizabeth Hodgkins, wid, mess or ten etc at Barrowhill in which I dwell, for life, then to
     grandson William Heywood, her eldest son, for 5 years, then to Rebecca, ygst dau of Elizabeth
     also all wheat, threshed or unthreshed
to servant maid Frances Browning 5sh
to 5 grandchildren, William, Mary, Eliz, Rebecca & Richard Hodgkins - all household goods etc

Exors: dau Elizabeth & grandson William

Witness: Frances Sherwoodx, Margaret Ransomx & Free Stace

Probate: 11 Jan 1720 [/1] to Elizabeth Hodgkins
            [bur 6 Dec 1720 as Thomas Hayward aged 80]

Thomas Hayward of Ashford, yeoman 
                         
PRC17 - 113/219
28 October 1854

to dau Jane Elizabeth Hayward £100
Residue betw dau Jane & three sons George, James & William Hayward

Exor: dau Jane Elizabeth Hayward

Witness: Robt Sankey, solr, Canterbury, Denne Adams, his clerk

Probate: 31 March 1856 to exor [bur 31 May 1855]

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HEAD

William Head of Ashford [grocer]         PRC16 a 777
30 October 1646

Lands in Charing, Lenham etc to sisters Jane Edgisden of Faversham & Elizabeth, wife of
           Thomas Elvine

to wife £40 + £40 in bonds

to servants Mathew Wills & Thomas Bunce 40sh each

Overseer: grandfather Thomas Capeman of Ashford

Exor: mother Elizabeth Kennard

Witness: Thomas Capeman, Josiah Rocke

Probate: 31 December 1646       [? buried in Ashford]

Inventory   13/75 (list)

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HEASELL

Richard Heasell of Ashford, butcher     PRC 16/301
30 January 1679[80]
to brother John Heasell      -  £10 to Thomas Fowler of Hothfield my two cows, now in tenure of
           John Stanley of Great Chart  [ ? ]

John Stanley to be given 40sh due to him

Exor : Mark Wanstall of Ashford, and to have residue.

Witness : Elizabeth Hermitage x, Jane Taylor x, Daniel Cuckow.

Richard Heasell x

Probate : 28 February 1679 [80] [buried 3 February 1679/80] to executor.


?  Robert Heasell, 1588    PRC17 47/171

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HILLS

Francis Hill of Ashford, grocer PRC17 - 84/30
30 Jan 1723

to wife Mary, mess in Tenterden, to be sold & she to have interest for life, then to children Elizabeth, Sarah, ffrancis, Mary & Martha Hill
Exor : wife & to have personal estate
Witness: Rchd Rabson, Ann Rabson, Jno Harrison
Probate: 20 June 1724 to exor   [bur 27 Apl 1724]


John Hills of Ashford, innholder          PRC17 - 89/21
16 March 1731 [/32]

to servant Eliz Scultopp (niece to my wife Lucy, dec'd) all household gds etc in my dwelling hse 'Duke of Marlborough' & to be Exor
Witness: Thos Cattrell, Kathe Cattrell, Thos Greenfield
Probate: 23 Oct 1733 to exor     [bur 11 Oct 1733]


John Hills of Ashford, blacksmith        PRC17 - 89/37
7 February 1733[/34]

[CML John Hills ba & Mary Manooch of Charing sp 18 Nov 1704]

to    wife Mary - residue after expenses & debts, & also house in which I dwell, with yard & gdn &
            slaughterhouse
            house, gdn & butcher's shop occup by John Kite
            house, yard & stable occup by Thos Lavender
            house, smith's forge & stable occup by James Baldock
            shop occup by William Smith & Thomas Brice
            (all in Ashford)

After death of wife, premises equally between son John & dau Sarah, wife of Jeremiah Smith, with reversion to John after death of Sarah

Exor: Mary Hills

Witness: Mary Norwood, Sarah Barling & John Icken

Probate: 21 Jan 1734/5 to Mary Hills      [not buried in Ashford]

Inventory           PRC11 80/171
17 June 1734  Appraisers Stephen Atkins & ...   Barnar  Total £28.11.6d


Anthony Hills elder of Ashford, butcher           PRC17 - 101/315
11 Apl 1785

to  son Stephen £50.  If no children, then to children of son Anthony
       "    Anthony £5
     grandson John Hills (one of sons of Anthony) £20

Exor : dau Mary Hills, & to have all goods & stock

Witness: John Wilson, Saml Munn

Probate: 10 Dec 1788 by exor    [bur. 19 October 1788]


Mary Hills of Ashford, spinster 
       PRC17 - 102/132
3 April 1788

to nephew John Hills of C'bury, butcher      £50
to niece Mary Ann Hills                                £5

Exor : niece Catherine Hills, & to have residue

Witness: Saml Munn, Thos Miller

Probate: [as Sarah Hill] 23 Dec 1791 to exor       [bu r 7 Nov 1791]


John Hills of Ashford   PRC17 - 103/88
20 October 1790

to wife Sarah - all estate for life, then to children
            Mary, wife of Stephen Pack
            sons John, Thomas, Joseph, Richard, Stephen, George & William

Exor: wife Sarah

Witness: Jas Heard, Edw Boys

Codicil : 30 Aug 1794 - to sons George & Wm £15 each in addn to share, in consideration of help
               in business

Witness: Jas Head, Wm Boys

Probate: 26 May 1797 to Sarah Hills       [bur 24 Nov 1794]


Stephen Hills of Ashford, gent
                      PRC17 - 103/647
31 January 1801

to  Thos Allen of Ashford, draper & taylor & Edw Barton of Kingsnorth farmer, as trustees £1400
          for benefit of wife Mary for life, then
to  Anthony Hills, butcher                    £250
to  Mary, wife of Wm Hayward, butcher         £150
to  Rchd Wyngard of Chatham, carpenter        £200
to John Hills of Canterbury, butcher
    Catherine, wife of Edw Barton
    Margaret, wife of [ - ] Molyneux of Faversham, baker
    Elizabeth, wife of [ ] Steddy of Dover, carpenter
    Thos Allen, draper
     Mary Ann, Caroline, Elizabeth, Frances & Louisa (his daus) Allen
    Thos Wynyard, Wm & Stephen W (who reside with their mother Eliz. Wynyard, wid of Chatham)
                & Eliz W, wid
    Sarah & Charlotte Evans, daus of Rchd E of Goudhurst
        £50 each          [16 x £50 = £800]
to  wife Mary - all hsehld goods & residue

Exors: Thos Allen, Edw Barton & wife Mary

Witness: John Rogers of Ashford, baker, & R G Delasaux, attorney

Probate: 15 May 1805 to exors  [bur 19 Dec 1804]


Mary Hills of Ashford, widow              
PRC17 - 108/44
22 December 1823

to sister Caroline, wife of Thos Allen of Ashford - hsehld goods

Exors: Thos & Caroline Allen

Witness: John Cullen Knott, ironmonger, Stephen Tournay, gent

Probate: 23 June 1828 to exors  [bur 13 July 1827]


John Hill of Ashford, millwright           PRC17 - 113/217
12 March 1849

to wife for life - use of furniture etc, all lands, then to sons

to dau Sophia - £30

Residue between all children

Exors: wife Mary Abigail & sons John, Edward, Philip & William Hill

Witness: P Andrews, stonemason, Jas Capeling, shoemaker both of Ashford

Probate: 6 March 1856 to four sons       [bur 15 Oct 1855]

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HINDE

John Hinde of Ashford [gent]  
          
PRC17 - 51/20
26 November 1597

to poor of Ashford            40sh
    John Morebye of Kenarton - clothes

Exor & residue: only dau Ruthe, & to have all lands & mess in Ashford, Hothfield & Westwell

John Hindex

Witness: Thos Hasell, Thos Osborne, Rchd Huntex

Probate: 29 March 1598                                                                      [bur 15 December 1597]

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HIXE

Stephen Hixe of Ashford [shoemaker]  PRC17 - 49/408
4 March 1593 [/4]

to son Samuell - bed etc
    dau Marie, wife of Simon Mantle - sheets etc
      "    Susan,  "   "  Aabell Cowlie - brass pot & bible
      "    Debora Hixe - sheets
    Abell Cooley - my great English cook called   [  ?  ]

Exor: wife Elizabeth and to have residue

Witness: Thos Hasbee, Abell Cooley, John Die & Thos Nower

Probate: 5 April 1594     [bur. 5 March 1593[/94]]

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HODGES

James Hodges of Ashford, chirurgion 
                
PRC32 - 57/391
6 Jan 1704 [/5]

[mar Hannah Pritchard, 6 May 1680]

to wife Hannah £20 p a (charged on mess or ten in Ashford near end or corner of North lane in my occup) for life, & all goods & stock in both my shops and all other goods, after her death to two
    children James & Hannah Hodges

In default of issue of either child ½ goods & mess to heirs of my 2 sisters Magdelen & Catherine
     Gyles, & ½ to Danl Prichard & Katherine Whealer or heirs

Exor: wife Hannah or if dec'd friends Walter Rasell & Stephen Atkins

Witness: John Bunce, Geo Barham & Thos Salmon         [bur 22 Sep 1705]

Probate: 6 Nov 1705 to Hannah Hodges             [bur. 2 September 1705]

[Hannah bur 14 Jan 1706]

[CML 6 November 1731 Hannah Hodges of Warehorne sp mar John Andrews of Hinxhill ba]


John Hodges of Ashford, officer of excise        PRC17- 95/187
4 March 1756

to be buried at Christ Church, Canterbury
to Thos Jones of Malden, Beds., cooper, Mary Prigmore of town of Bedford, widow & two daus of
          Wm Betts, late of Turvey, Beds., to share residue equally

Exors: Henry Gold, fellmonger & Les Apsley, carpenter & to receive £15 each

Codicil 25 May 1756:
£20 to Thos Sweetlove of Ashford, baker, in satisfaction for an arrest made up on him by my mistake & not out of any malice, prethought or for the sake of any profit or advantage to accrue to me.

Witness: A Ingles, John Peirce

Probate to exors 16 July 1756    [not buried in Ashford]

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HOLMES

Thomas Holmes of Ashford, victualler PRC17 - 83/34
25 Jan 1714/15

[CML Thomas Holmes, innholder ba 40 & Jane Hills, wid of Woodchurch, 24 Oct 1682]
to         grandchildren William ffagg, Daniel, John, James, Margaret & Thomas & Mary Sutton, Jane &
               George Comber       5/- each
to         wife Jane mess & ten barn etc & 4 pieces of land, 18 acres, in Ashford occup by me, Thomas
     Holmes, for life or widowhood, she providing clothes for dau Pearcy, wife of Henry Young & her
     children, & to receive annuity of £4 if remarried.  After her death, prems to Pearcy Young, but to
     provide clothes food etc for children by her former husband Robert ffagg, Pearcy, Elizabeth &
    Jane ffagg, and Thomas ffagg.  If any part of land (other than that abutting east to the highway)
    be ploughed etc, then lands & mess to Daniel Suthan of Hinxhill, carpenter & Samuel Swift of
    Bilsington, yeoman as trustees for Pearcy, Elizabeth & Jane & Thomas ffagg, and other children
    of Pearcy  Young

to wife Jane, chattels etc & residue, for life then to P E J & T ffagg

Exor: wife Jane

Overseers: Danl Sutton & Saml Swift

Witness: Walter Rasell, Jas Reader & Barbs ffrench

Probate: 24 October 1718 to Jane Holmes          [bur 8 October 1718]

Inventory PRC11 74/35 16 Oct 1718

Appraisers Stephen Atkins & Thos Cullen.  Total £83.3.9d.
          [ ? Bears End ]

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HOPE

John Hope of Ashford, carpenter          PRC17 - 103/510
26 January 1797

to wife Elizabeth, mess in High St of Ashford occup prev by Matthew Houghton, now Josiah
          Sparrow (which I purch of Joseph Worrald & wife Katherine) for life, then to dau Elizabeth,
          wife of John Gillett of Dymchurch, grazier,

to wife all goods & chattels in front room on north side of mess in which I live in North lane in Ashford
          & in bed room over that room

Exor : wife & dau Eliz Gillett, & to have residue

Witness: Joseph Chittenden, R G Delasaux, attorney

Probate: 3 Mar 1804 to exors.    [bur. 1 October 1803]

part of 6 - 8- 10 North street [ MR 72 ], owner John Cole

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HOPKINS

William Hopkins of Ashford, salesman
           PRC17 - 100/268
16 March 1780

to Jno Apsley, carpenter of Ashford                 £10.10.0.
    Thomas Brett      "               "                        £20
    Mary Wright                                                 £10
    William Martin                                              £  5
    bro in law Richard Pierson of Sellinge         £  5
    late nieces 2 sons, Austins                           £ 1.1.0d each
    Stephen Henley                                           £10.10.0.
    Richard Ladd & Edward Maylam, taylors    £ 5.5.0 each

Exor : John Apsley & to have residue

Witness: John Lanes, Hy Stroud, John Weller

Probate: 13 June 1780 to exor   [bur. 6 June 1780]

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HORDEN

Richard Horden of Ashford, husbandman        PRC17 - 31/94
20 December 1558

to high altar for tithes forgotten 20d
    poor of Ashford 6/8d at burial & 6/8d at month's day &3/4d at twelvemonth

Cattle etc to be sold, & £11 paid to Thos Harlackenden of Warehorne

to daus Elizabeth & Katherin - a heifer each
       "    Edith - red cow with white face

Lands in Ashford - to wife Elizabeth for life, then to daus

Land in 'Palster' meadow, 2½ acres, 1 acre called 'acre at Oke' 1½ acres joined to Wattes lands
      to be sold & pay debts

Exor: wife Elizabeth (to have residue), & friend Thomas Cuckow of Gt Chart (to have 10sh)

Witness: Vincent Engesham, gent, Jas Wattes, Andrew Fowler, Robt Goldhatch

Probate: 11 January 1558 [/9]     [pre-register]


Robert Horton of Ashford, whitesmith  PRC16 - a69
30 August 1641

to son John Horton - house & land on Snoade Hill bridge in Bethersden, when 22 years
to         son Thos Horton - house & land at Rowesend in Great Chart, when 22 years, and working tools
to dau Sarah Horton - £40
If John dies, hse to Thos.  If Thos dies, hse to wife
   Wife to receive rent etc during minority of sons, then 40sh a year

Overseers: John Millen of Westwell & unkell Joseph Hodges - to sell house purchased by me in Kingsnorth

Exor : wife Sarah and to have residue

Witness: Roger May

Probate: 24 November 1641       [bur. 16 September 1641]

Inventory   8/132 (list)


Susan Horton of Ashford, wid  PRC17 - 80/180
10 Feb 1704 [/05]

to  5 grandchildren Martha, Anne, John, Rchd & Wm Reeve £10 ea
    Martha Reeve, bed linen etc
    Anne        "    -do-
    John, Rchd & Wm Reeve, silver spoon and to share residue of goods
    dau Martha, wife of Laurence Neames, £20 & £10 due after my death from her sister Susan
            Beddow, wid, dec'd., & bed for life then to Martha Reeve

All money to John & William Reeve

[Susanna Horton mar Wm Beddowe of M'stone 1687]
[Martha Horton mar Laurence Neame of C'bury, maltster, 1697]

Exor: dau Martha Neames

Witness: Martha Simmonds, Judith Kent, Jon Simmonds

Probate: 30 Mar 1704 to Martha Neames            [not buried in Ashford]


John Horton, elder, of Ashford, maltster          PRC17 - 92/59
            9 July 1741

to wife Abigail               £40
    son Edward Horton          £50
    son in law Michael Coxsell £100
    grandch Elizabeth & Charles Coxsell - £50 each at 21 yrs
    Wife to have use of hsehld goods for life, then linen & plate to 3 ch, John, Edward & Martha
           Coxsell, residue to exors.
to         exor, £300, interest to wife for life, then dau for life, then £300 to her children, or in default to my
          two sons
to  son John, two mess or tens in Ashford, one occup John Burbedge, other of wid ffirminger &
     Thomas Barrett, held on lease from Earl of Thanet, but wife to have right to live in one of them.
     also mess in Bethersden, occup bro George Horton & other lands
to  wife for life - mess etc & land, 42 acres in Gt Chart, then to son John, subject to £16 p a to
      son Edward

Exor & residue: son John

Witness: Mary Hadds, John Blechynden, Hen ffranklyn

Probate: 12 April 1743 to exor    [bur 27 Mar 1743]


John Horton of Ashford, maltster         PRC17 - 99/403
4 Feb 1772

to dau Mary, moiety of mess with shop etc in Appledore, & prems in High Halden, 60a & 10a
to son William Horton, prems 2a in Gt Chart
to dau Hester Horton, mess, land etc in Kingsnorth
to         dau Harriet, mess called Red Lyon in North Lane, Ashford, occ by Robt Tompkin & 7a meadow
        near Beaver Bridge prev occ Wm Gorham, but now in my occup, & mess in town of Ashford,
        occup Edw Greenland, then Mary Knowlden, wid, & also small mess in Hempstead lane
        occup Mildred  Allen, wid, and Rchd Spicer, carpenter, & £5 from prem in Mersham
to son William        £150
    dau Mary           £500
      "    Elizabeth    £800
      "  Sarah           £400       [CML marr Edw Marshall of Bredgar 15 Dec 1780]
      "  Hester          £400
      "  Harriot          £120            [total £2370]

Household goods to be divided between children,  residue to William & daus

Exors: son John Bennett H & dau Mary Horton, friends George Geree Elwick of Ashford, gent,
            & John Mascall of Ashford, gent

Witness: Jos Pattenson, Saml Munn, Edw Pike

Probate: 19 June 1776 to J B Horton, Mary Horton & John Mascall
            [bur 25 Apl 1776]


Mary Horton of Ashford, spinster         PRC17 - 102/244
29 September 1791

to         sister Harriet Horton £950 as trustee to pay £200 to goddau Jane, dau of bro John Bennett Horton,
    £200 betw nieces Sarah & Mary Hannah Marshall, children of my sister Sarah Marshall.
           
Interest on £250 to sister Hester Horton for life of her or our mother Mary, then £150 to nieces Jane Horton & £100 to nieces Marshall

Interest on £350 to sister Harriet Horton then as above

to         sister Hariot £400 as trustee, interest to bros Wm Horton & John Bennett Horton, & bro in law
            Edward Marshall

Witness: J Whitfeld junr, Geo Jemmett

Exor: sister Harriet Horton

Providence 28 Jan 1793 as to authenticity - Edw Marshall of Milton near Sittingbourne, grazier & Wm
Bates of Canterbury, chymist

Probate: 28 January 1793 to exor.          [not buried in Ashford]  


Mary Horton of Ashford, widow            PRC17 - 103/723
17 September 1798

to son William Horton & daus Sarah Marshall & Harriet Horton £10 each

Exor : dau Hester Horton, & all goods etc & residue

Witness: Geo Jemmett & Sophia Quested

Probate: 21 October 1806 to exor          [bur. 15 October 1806]

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HOUGHTON

Matthew Houghton of Ashford, barber & peruke maker            PRC17 - 101/108
8 May 1785

All goods to wife Priscilla Houghton & to be exor

Witness: Rchd Rabson jun, Offington Banks

Probate: 7 Dec 1785 by Priscilla Houghton                                           [bur. ]7 July 1785]


Robert Houghton of Ashford,  weaver   PRC17 - 107/182
13 Nov 1818

All prop to exors as trustees for sale for benefit of wife & children and Margaret Laurence, dau of
              wife Elizabeth before marriage [? Houghton?]
Annuity to wife £50 pa

Witness: Mary Clements of Molash, Jas Lester atty, Ashford & H B Gale, his clerk

Exor: wife Eliz & friends Robt Kettle of Ashford, innkeeper & John Elliott, watchmaker

Codicil: 9 May 1825
bro Hendon Houghton to replace Elliott as exor

Witness: Geo Elliott, Jas Lester, John Worger

Probate: 23 June 1825 to exors. [bur. 26 May 1825]


Esther Houghton of Ashford, spinster  PRC17 - 110/688
16 April 1842

to father [Henden Houghton] legacy of £100 to my sisters Catherine, wife of Wm Philpott, Mary
    Ann, wife of Hy Elgar, Sarah, wife of Robt Houghton & Amy, wife of Hy Broadbridge £50 each
to dear friend Fredk Green of Rye, grocer, £300

to exor £5
Residue to father, Henden Houghton

Exor: friend Wm Hayward of Ashford, butcher

Witness: Mary Houghton of Ashford, spinster, Thos Ednett, clerk to Messrs R & G Furley of Ashford, solicitors

Probate: 18 July 1842 to exors   [bur. 13 Jun 1842]


Henden Houghton of Ashford, baker    PRC17 - 110/716
14 July 1842

All prop to wife Mary

Exor : wife Mary

Witness: Robt Furley, Eliz Horn, Ashford

Probate: 3 Nov 1842 to widow & exor     [bur. 1 September 1842]


Robert Houghton of Ashford, [linen] weaver                 PRC17 - 111/287
9 February 1842

to wife Sarah £40

All prop to wife Sarah, friends Wm Clarke of Ashford, baker & Wm Taylor of Ashford, plumber as trustees

Wife to carry on business as weaver

Exors : wife, Charles & Taylor & to be guardians of children

Witness: Wm Cruttenden, solr, Ashford, Archd Miles (his clerk)

Probate: 23 May 1845 to Sarah Houghton & Wm Taylor   [bur. 3 April 1845]

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HOWLAND

Elizabeth Howland of Ashford, wid      PRC17 - 100/154
28 June 1769

by indtres of lease/release 17/18 June 1720 betw (1) Thos Howland ygr of Warehorne, grazier,
    son of Thos Howland elder of Headcorn & wife Eliz & Thos Hodges of Warehorne, gent
    (2) Nicholas Walker  (3) Eliz Howland as Eliz Clarke, spin (marr settlement) re mess, barns, etc
         & 28 acres at Headcorn to secure £200 - now to be paid to -
    dau Mary, wife of John Maylam         £40 & china etc
    dau Sarah  "   "  John Martin              £30 & silver
            & to her dau Sarah                    £10
    dau Eliz, wife of Saml Fullgate          £40 & goods
    dau Deborah Else                              £40 & wedding ring etc
    dau Frances, wife of Thos Hancock  £40 & furniture

Residue equally betw daus

Exors: J Maylam, Saml Fullgate & Thos Hancock

Witness: A Ingles, Rchd Rabson, Thos Lanes
Probate: 26 Oct 1779 to Saml Fullgate & Thos Hancock, the surviving exors.
            [not buried in Ashford]


Harman Howland of Ashford, gent        PRC17 - 104/347
21 June 1810

I have given my son Harry Harman at 21 yrs £500, and since advanced to him £1200 in money &
    stock for £550 (for part of which I have his note) & he has purchased the house in which I dwell
    in Ashford, with slaughterhouse, part freehold, part copyhold, and I have spent money to repair &
    improve same.  It is my wish that my wife Mary may continue to live there, and receive rents
    during her life.
to son Wm Howland £500 (plus £500 already given)
to exors £400 as trustees for benefit of son Harman Howland & £500 to him when 21 yrs
to         dau Mary wife of Geo Lester of Dover, sadler, £300 after death of her mother (+ £400 already given)
to dau Harriett - £400 + £300 after death of mother
to John Mace £20
to exors all articles purch from estate of son in law John Collins which my dau Sarah now uses
to         friend Clarke Howland of Orlestone & G E Jemmett, as trustees, £600 for benefit of dau Sarah Collins

Exors: wife Mary & John Mace, junr, of Tenterden, surgeon.  If requ'd son Harry to convey house to
            his mother for life.

Witness: Geo Lepine, corn chandler, Mark Dorman, currier

Probate : 22 May 1811 to exors [not buried in Ashford]

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HUBBARD

Agnes Hubberde of Ashford [spinster?]            PRC17 - 45/78
20 August 1582

to Thomas obarde, alias Hubbarde of East Greensted        20sh
     bro John Obbard  "      "     of Bronsley                            13 /4d
    John Obarde                                                                    10sh
    Joke? Obarde                                                                    6/8d
    Roberte Hubbarde dau of Thomas Hubbarde                  10sh
    John & William, sons of John Hubbarde                             6/8d each
    Mary, daughter                 "                                                10sh
    Rose Hubbarde                                                                   6/8d
    other Webbs children, children of my sister                         3/4d each

Exor & residue: Anne Hubbarde

Overseer: Edmonde Masterson

Witness: Nicholas Sharpe & Edmonde Masterson

Probate: 9 October 1582            [bur. 28 August 1582]

Inventory    13/46


Charles Hubbard of Ashford, cordwayner         PRC17 - 83/23
1 Feb 1717

to eldest son Chas Hubbard £10
    3 daus Elizabeth, Mary & ffrancis [sic] 5sh each
     ygst son Arthur Hubbard 10sh

Exor:  wife Elizabeth & to have residue

Overseer: Wm Spratt, woollen draper

Witness: Barnabas ffrench, Wm Hope

Probate: 21 March 1717 [/18] to exor      [bur 28 Feb 1717/18]

[wife Elizabeth née Hunt - see will of Thos Hunt 80/155]


Jane Hubbard of Ashford, widow         PRC17 - 98/74
1 July 1778

            to Jane Claringbould, dau of sister, part of 3 mess or ten & residue & 86 acres land at Stourmouth etc
to sister Joanna Claringbould, wid                 £10
to bro Nicholson's widow                               £10
to Nicholson Claringbould                              £10 to pay his debts
to Joanna Vanson [?] & Mgt Claringbould, dau of sister £5 ea
to Mary Hubbard, Ann Elger, Thos Hubbard & Jas Vilet 10s each
to Elizabeth Apsley gold ring
to Mary Claringbould, sister's dau in law          20s
to poor £5 for bread
to Jane Claringbould estate to pass to eldest daus onwards or to youngest sons
to Mrs Apsley, Ann & Eliz Apsley                    20s each
to Mary Ricards & Eliz Rouse                          10s each

Exor: Jane Claringbould

Witnesses: Anthony Hills, John Mannooch, Mark Wanstall & Jane Hubbard

Probate : 12 Nov 1768 to exor   [bur. 9 November 1768]

Inventory  73/124

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HUDSON

Henry Hudson of Ashford, grocer         PRC17 - 68/305
16 September 1632

to Mr Hayes, minister at Ashford, & Mr May at Willesboro' 10sh ea
to poor of Ashford 6/8d, & poor of Willesborough 6/8d ea

to uncle John & uncle Thos Deering & ffrancis Deering 10sh each
    aunt Pukering                                      20sh
       "   Masters                                       20sh
    cosin Katherin Masters                              3sh
        "    Mr Robert Wivill of Wye                      40sh
        "    ffrancis Bringborne                          10sh
        "   Ann Mary, widow                              10sh
        "   Rchd Hawker

[poor copy]

Exor :  ?

Witness: Edm Hayes, John Dering, John Rabocke

Probate: 21 Nov 1632    [not buried in Ashford]

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HUGGETT

Stephen Huggett of Ashford, tailor       PRC17 - 111/183
29 February 1844

All clothes betw bro John & his two sons Wm & Stephen
to ch of dec'd sister Elizabeth, wife of John Newington of Dover, mariner, £16 each when 21 yrs
    ch of bro John Huggett, £8 each when 21 yrs
    godson, Stephen Huggett, son of John Huggett - my watch
            Frances, wife of John Wolfenden of Ashford, tailor - timepiece & £8 for acts of kindness in the years
            I lodged with her
bro John Huggett - £5
to   Elizabeth Ratten of Brookland - £5
      Mrs Katherine Dawson, wid of friend John Dawson, brazier of A £5
      Rhoda, wife of John Read of Ashford, gent - £5
      friend John Newport, now at Bearsend, Ashford - £5
      friend Alfred Briggs of Ashford, attorney's clerk, my likeness painted by Mr Harrison

Exors :  Alfred Briggs & Wm Mate of Ashford, saddler & to have residue

Witness: Toke Staples, atty clerk, Ashford, Rchd Greenhill junr, clerk to Mr Cruttenden, solr, Ashford

Probate: 17 August 1844 to exors          [bur. 7 March 1844]

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HUGHES

Michael Hughes of Ashford, chirurgion            PRC17 - 58/151
26 March 1613

to eldest son Andrewe       )
    second  "  Richard         )
    third   "  Thomas            )
    fourth  "  Alexander        )    £20 each
    eldest dau Catherin       )
    second  "  Debora         )
    third   "  Martha              )
    fourth  "  Mary                )

House in Milk Street, Cranbrook to be sold

Exor: wife Catherin & to have residue

Overseers: Alexander Taylor & Sidracke Kemsley

Witness: Guy Wood, Alexander Taylor & Sidracke Kemsley

Probate: 19 April 1613   [not buried in Ashford]


Joseph Hughes of Ashford, dyer          PRC17 - 82/277
25 Jan 1714

[CML Jos Hughes wid & Phoebe Osborne 15 Apl 1703]
to dau Jane Gilham £5
    her dau Margaret Sheafe £5
    Sara & Mary Hughes [  ]  £50 each
    kinsman Stephen Hughes, mess or ten & land called Gallows acre, occup by me
    Susanna Hughes, wife of Stephen, mess in Romney
    Stephen Hughes, copyhold land in Ashford, occup Robt & Rchd Austen & mort by them to me

Exor: Stephen Hughes & to have residue
Overseer: Geo Sinnott
Witness: Thos Marsh, Hy Longly, Thos Weekes
Probate: 3 Feb 1714[/5] to exor  [bur 1 Mar 1714/5]


John Hughes of Ashford, maltster        PRC17 - 92/109
28 Feb 1745 [/6]

to         mother Ann Idenden & bros Edward & David Hughes mess etc in Mersham, occup bro Edw, & residue
      to bro Wm Hughes £20 + £10 for cloathes
      to sister Anne Hancocke, £30

Exor: mother Ann Idenden
Witness: Mary Horton, Ann Bayley, Hen ffranklyn
Probate: 3 July 1746 to exors    [bur. 9 March 1745[/46] of smallpox]

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HUNT

Susan Hunt, late of Ashford, widow     PRC17 - 71/287
15 January 1657 [/8]

to bro Nathaniel Brattle   10sh in gold
    his wife Susan          5sh   "   "  & 4 half crowns
    his son Thomas Brattle  £12 & sheets etc
      "  dau  Elizabeth "    brass pot, etc
      "   "     Susan     "    £4
to John, son of James Brattle, dec'd 5sh
     Isaac  "    "       "           "           5sh
     Mary, dau  "     "           "           ring

Goods to be divided between Elizabeth & Susan Brattle
Exor: Elizabeth Brattle & to have residue

Witness: Thos Hider, Thos Brattle

Probate: 1 Dec 1662 to exor      [bur. 10 December 1662]
Inventory           19/120


Robert Hunt of Bybrook, Ashford, yeoman       PRC16 - 299
4 March 1677 [/8]

to wife Margaret - all estate, real & personal
Exor: wife Margaret
Witness: John Stringer, Eliz Huntx, Jo Wade
Probate: 16 Apl 1678 to exor     [bur 13 Mar 1677/8]

Inventory           40/197


Margaret Hunt of Bybrook        PRC17 - 75/275
6 June 1681

to 3 children (Wm Robt & Mgt, wife of Edw Arrowes)   5sh each
to grandson Robert Hunt, son of William              4sh
to dau Elizabeth bed etc in parlour chamber of house
Residue divided between sons Thomas, James, John & daus Eliz & Jane
Exor: dau Elizabeth
Overseers: Rchd Atkins, maltster & Thomas Jemmett, carpenter
Witness: Rchd Luckettx, Thos Waters, Wm Botting
Probate: 18 July 1681 to exor    [bur. 15 July 1681]

Inventory   45/240


Thomas Hunt of Ashford, cordwainer   PRC17 - 80/155
15 Aug 1702

to 3 daus, Mary, wife of Peter Lum of London, coachmaker
                Margaret, "   Robt White of Ashford, fellmonger
                Elizabeth "   Chas Hubbard of Ashford, cordwainer 10s each
to dau ffrancis [sic] & Thos Hunt [?son] £5 each
    son Robert, mess or ten occup by Thos Hunt & all goods

Exor: son Robert Hunt

Witness: Mary Allen, Judeth Kent, Jon Simmonds

Probate: 9 Feb 1703/4 to Robt Hunt       [bur 4 Feb 1703/4]


Margaret Hunt of Ashford, spinster       PRC17 - 82/259
13 November 1714

to cozen Mrs Mary Mascall of Ashford, sheets etc & £20
     "   Mr Robt    "     of New Romney, to be exor & to have £10
    bro John Hunt - residue

Witness: Eliz Morton, Eliz ffowle, Jas Reader
Probate: 17 Dec 1714 to exor Robt Mascall        [bur 15 Jan 1714/5]


Thomas Hunt of Ashford, salesman     PRC17 - 91/3
8 April 1740

[CML Thos Hunt wid & Isabella Quested wid 24 Nov 1735 -
            NO -  see Register - wife Elizabeth bur 25 Sep 1739]

to eldest son William Hunt mess or ten in Ashford in which I dwell
to         youngest son Edward Hunt, mess or ten, lands etc in Seavington occup Wm Post, purchased
            of Thomas Hope of Maidstone
to dau Elizabeth, wife of Wm Vane [= Vaughan] of Canterbury, butcher £100
to grandson Viat Vaughan - forgive all debts
to brother John Hunt, cutler, wearing apparell

Exors : two sons William & Edward to be exors & to have residue

Witness: J Gillibrand, Eliz ffreand, Thos Pemble

Probate: 27 Jan 1740/1 to Edward Hunt & renunciation by Wm Hunt         [bur. 6 Jun 1740]

Inventory: 15 Jan 1740/1.  Appraisers Stephen Atkins & Samuel Flint.  Total £19.19.9d


William Hunt of Ashford, yeoman         PRC17 - 98/520
23 Jan 1769

[CML Wm Hunt & Ann Philpott 26 Jan 1739]
to wife Ann mess in High Street occup by Vincent Varham,         (for life) mess in New Rents occup by
        self mess & land in Westwell, & residue

then -
½ to nephew Thos Vaughan of Sheerness, shipwright
½ to Thos Page of Boughton Aluph, farmer & Chas Barker ygr of Ashford, carpenter as trustees for
            life of Sarah Crow of Ashford, spinster
            then to Thos Vaughan, subject to £50 each to Wint Vaughan (nephew) & Priscilla Vaughan
                 (niece)

Witnesses A Ingles, Martin Videau & Amy Jacob            [b ur 21 Aug 1771]

Probate by Ann Hunt, executrix 11 Apl 1772

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HURT

Joan Hurt of Ashford, widow    PRC17 - 80/352
[given as HUNT in PRC16 - 345]
21 October 1702

to be buried at St Mary's Romney Marsh, near husband

Not more than £30 to be spent on funeral, including 20 gold mourning rings
to minister at funeral - gold piece of £1.1.0d
to sister Anne, wife of John Wade - clothes
to poor of St Mary's - 10sh
to Henry Hurt, son of [   ], my husband's grandchild - £20
   Mary Hurt, dau      -do-                    - gold ring
   friend John Skinner of Lydd - all mess etc for benefit of sister Ann Wade
   all income to sister Ann Wade, separate from her husband George

Exor : John Skinner, to receive £10

Witness: John Mascall, Mary Mascall, Eliz Rutton

Probate: 3 May 1705     [not buried in Ashford]

Inventory  66/174

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HYDER

Thomas Hider of Ashford, clothier       PRC16 - 5/292
31 May 1674

to dau Mary - £30, her mother's wedding ring & goods with £1.10.0d pa for mtce
to son Thos - £10

Exors : 3 sons John, George & Edward and to have residue

Witness: Susanna Botting, Wm Botting

Probate: 4 Sep 1674      [bur 3 June 1674]

Inventory           36/55


John Hyder of Ashford, batcheller (nuncuperative)       PRC16 - 299
19 March 1677 [/8]

he declared: to wife Mary £20
             to bro Thos Hyder £5
             to Edw & Mary Hyder, children of Thos - all clothes etc
             & 20sh each

Residue betw his brothers, George & Edward Hyder

Declared in presence of Saml Warren, vicar [signed] & John & Mildred Shrubsole [by mark]

Probate: 10 Apl 1678     [bur. 22 March 1677[/78]]


Edward Hyder of Ashford, clother        PRC17 - 75/275
13 September 1681

to wife Margaret, all goods & chattels, she to maintain children Thomas & Edward Hyder
to Edw & Mary, ch of bro Thos Hyder, 20sh between them
to bro Thos all woollen wearing apparel

Exor: wife Margaret & bro George

Witness: Mary Hyderx, Edw Michell, John Marsh

Probate: 7 Nov 1681 to exor      [bur 14 Oct 1681]

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