Ashford, Kent
Wills - collected
by the late Arthur
Ruderman
THORPE
Thomas Thorpe of Ashford, gent
[physician]
PRC17 - 80/312
7 July 1704
to poor of Ashford -
£3 to be distributed by friend Thomas James, clerk
brother Edmond
Thorpe, neece Rebeccah Purichard and brother John Thorpe
- £10 each
Thomas James
- £5 to preach funeral
sermon, and books
son-in-law John
Tookey -
£20
Mr John Tournay -
books called Dr Willis' Silvius and Morton's
John Mills -
books, Riverius and Barbett
grandson Thomas
Martin - all other books, or if deceased before aged 16 years, to nephew
Edmond Thorpe.
all maid servants
at my death - £10 each
all boy servants
at death -
5sh each
daughter
Elizabeth, wife of John Tookey -
bed linen
granddaughter
Elizabeth Martin - copyhold messuage in Ashford, occupied by wid.Tookey
Presbyterian
minister in Ashford - £5 p.a. for 20 years
Presbyterian Meeting to have free use of my house in Ashford, as
now, but Thomas James may
live there for 11 years
[19 High street see : Manor rental ref 153 etc and CKS U2865]
son-in-law John
Tookey - 30 acres of land in Lydd
granddaughter Elizabeth Martin - lands in Old and New Romney, and
in Hope all Saints, or if no
heir to my brothers Edmond and John Thorpe
grandson Thomas
Martin - land in Newchurch, dwelling in Ashford and all other property
residue to grandson Thomas Martin
Executors :Thomas James and Thomas Waterman jun. and to have £5 each
Witnesses : Wm Barrett, Elizabeth ffowle, Katherine Plummer and Jno
Maskall
Probate : 10 July 1705 [bur.
23 June 1705]
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