Lewisham & Lee Kent Wills & Admon. Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 70 page 25

Christopher Boone - Will 18 March 1685/6

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158. Lloyd

Dated 18 March 2 James II. I Christopher Boone of London merchant.
To poor of parish of S^t Mary Mag. in Taunton in Somerset where I was borne £50. To poore of parish of All Saints in the Towne of Lee in Kent where I now live.
   To M^rs Mary Boone my wife. Poor of S^t Stephen, Coleman S^t, London £50. To Goo^rs of Christs Hospital £100. To Goo^rs of C^y of Merch^ts of London trading into the East Indyes. 
   To my cozen Anne Whatlock, D^r of Jⁿ Whatlock and my cozens Anne Whatlock his wife deceased £1000.
To my coz. Tho^s Boone of London, merchant £1000 and to Sarah his wife.
   To my great neice Sarah Crocker £1000. My mother in law M^rs Dorothy Brewer widow. My sister in law M^rs Dorothy Brewer. My brother in law M^r John Brewer, gent.
   My friend M^r Gilbert Upton of London, merchant. My cozens John Boone now at fflorida. My cozen Charles Boone. My cozens Robert Bodington and Dorothy his wife. My cozens Tho^s Martin and Jane his wife.
   S^r Francis Drake of Buckland C^o. Devon, Barronett.
My cozens Jⁿ Oldberry and Wm Ivatt and Eliz^th his wife. Charles Barksdall and Mary his wife. Susanna Hurst. Rich^d Goodall and Abigail his wife. Eliz^th Lloyd my goddaughter. My friend M^r Ed. Watts of London, mercht and his daughter Mrs Dorothy Turner my Godd. My godson Henry Boone, son of Henry Boone of London, Chirugeon. My friend S^r Benj. Bathurst of London K^nt. Mr Benj. Rookley of London, mer. My friend M^r Robt Hubbold of London mer^cht. The Right Worshipfull S^r John Mathewes of London, K^nt. M^r John Paige. To my Cozen Henry Wagstafte and Eliz^th his wife. My brother in law Rich^d Bowater £10 each. To my coz. Eliz^th Henslow, spinster. My Cozen Sam. Hardcastle. To my friends M^r Joseph Sibley sen^r of London, tallow Chandler. M^r W^m Cuastin of Lee, gent. James Bowen, marriner. Ed. Chapman. Rich^d Watts in the Indyes.
   My wife M^rs Mary Boone £10,000 and my mansion house of Lee place where I now dwell. My new built Tenement in Lee als Leigh neare Blackheath the gardens etc and my 5 acres of pasture named Hawcroft which I purchased of Francis Griffith of the Mid-Temple, gent and Anne his wife.
   To M^r Tho^s Lucas min^r of S^t Stephen, Coleman S^t and M^r John Jackson, Rector of All Saints, Lee. To my cozen Christ. Boone, son of said Thomas Boone. in p^r of W^m Moses, Tho^s Gery, Jⁿ Baber.
   Codicil 20 March 1685 to servants.
   Prob. 29 July 1686.

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