Chelsfield Wills - Part 1
Abstracts of will from Chelsfield proved in
the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
Abraham Dalton
of Chelsfield dated 20 June 1727
Abstract of the will of Abraham Dalton of Chelsfield
yeoman dated 20 June 1727.
I give to my dear mother Alice Dalton an annuity of £5 for
life, and a legacy of £10, and I also give to her the use of all or so
much of my household goods as she may please to have during her life.
I give to my niece Ann Chapman and her heirs for ever all
that cottage or tenement in Farnborough in the occupation of John Costen.
I give to my brothers in law William Childe and Thomas
Chapman and their heirs for ever all that cottage or tenement and smith’s
forge with the lands thereto at Greensted Greene in Farnborough, in the
occupation of Allen Dilley, and also all my cottages or tenements in
Chelsfield, subject to the payment of the several legacies hereinafter
mentioned, that is to say –
To my nephew William Childe £40.
To my brother George Dalton, my nephew Thomas Childe, my
nieces Jane Plomer, Mary Plomer and Alice Plomer and my cousin John Graves
£10 each.
To my nieces Elizabeth Chapman, Mary Chapman, Elizabeth Relfe
and Elizabeth Childe and my nephews John Plomer, Richard Plummer [sic] ,
William Plummer, William Chapman, John Chapman and John Relfe £5 each.
All these legacies are to be paid within 6 months after my
mother’s death, and if any of the legatees should be under 21 at the
time, their legacies shall be paid to their parents for their use.
My brother George Dalton shall hold and enjoy that part of my
cottage or tenement wherein he now dwells during his lifetime.
I give to my said brothers William Childe and Thomas Chapman
all residue of my personal estate, and I appoint them Executors.
Abraham Dalton witnesses Thomas Mace Francis X Buster John
Petty.
Proved 19 July 1727 by William Childe and Thomas Chapman. [PCC will
PROB11/616]
Transcribed by Geoffrey
Copus