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Upton Family Wills - Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan Book 71 page 28

George Upton - Will 9 September 1755

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Book 64, folio 49

George Upton of the City of Canterbury, gentleman. To be buried in the church of Saint Alphage, Canterbury, near the gtraves of my late deceased father and mother as ?may be.
   To Honora BOTTING who now lives with me £30 yearly out of lands in Boughton under the Blean, Faversham, Herneill, Sheldwich, Fordwich, Sturry, Westbeer, Hastingleigh, Wye, Lidden and Ewell in Kent.
   To Frances REMPAND my servant £10 yearly. To Anne, wife of John REDFERN of Fordwich, husbandman £5 yerely. To Martha, daughter of my late cousin Elizabeth FLARELL deceased £5 yerely.
   After the death of my kinsmen Heneage NORTON of London, gent, Anthony JENNINGS KEELDER of Fordwich, coal merchant and Thomas JENNINGS the elder of the same, coal merchant, I bequeath to Thomas JENNINGS the younger (one of the sons of Thomas JENNINGS the elder) £20 yerely. John JEKIN of Canterbury, gent, trustee.
   To remain to Upton JENNINGs, 1st son of said Anthony JENNINGS the younger by Martha his wife.
   To Elizabeth FAIRWAY, Dulcbella GINDER, Susan UNDERDOWN, Margaret WILSDEN, Marella GIBBS and Anne JENNINGS (daughters of said Thomas JENNINGS the elder) and to Thomas HAARTRUP and Elizabeth HARTRUP (son and daughter of the same Anne REDFERN) and to Thomas NORWOOD (son of Elizabeth NORWOOD) £100 each.
   Dated 9 September 1755. In presence of William BENNETT, George PLOMER, William LEGRAND.
   Proved 9 October 1755 by George HAMMOND, executor.
   Fills 17 large pages

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