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Will detail

Will of Alice Hammon of West Chiltington

Date signed: 21 Feb 1608, Probate date: 01 Apr 1609

In the name of god amen I ALICE HAMMON of the parishe of CHILTINGTON & in the County of Sussex Widdowe doe make & ordayne this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme following Imprimis I give & bequeathe my Soule into the hands of Almighty god my maker & redeemer And my body to the Earth to be buryed in the Churchyard of CHILTINGTON at the discrec[i]on of my frends

Item I give & bequeath unto the high Church of Chichester vid

Item I give unto the Church of CHILTINGTON xiid

Item I give unto the poore of the parrishe of CHILTINGTON xs – iiiid a peece to bee devided equally among them

Item I give unto AGNES DARTNALL xxs And to her three Children xxs A noble a peece to bee paid when they Come to age And yf it happen that any one doe dye before they Come to age Then that porc[i]on to remayne to the longer liver

Item I give unto THOMAS BARNED my daughters sonne xxs & two payre of sheetes & two pewter platters

Item I give unto FRANCIS BARNED my daughters sonne xxs & two payre of sheetes two pewter platters

Item I give unto ANTHONY HAMONs foure Children vis viiid a peece when they come to age And yf it happen that any one doe dye before they Come to age Then that porc[i]on to remayne to the rest

Item I give unto EME BUSHEPs six Children vis viiid a peece when they doe Come to age And yf it happen that any one of them to dye before they Come to age that then that porc[i]on to remayne to the rest

Item I give to ELIZABETH HOLLENS five Children vis viiid a peece when they doe Come to age And yf it happen that any one of them to dye before they doe Come to age Then that porc[i]on to remayne to the rest

My Will is that these legacyes given to these Children should be put forth to use after one yeare after my decease

Item I give unto ev[er]y one of my Godchildren vid a peece

Item I give all my wearing Apparrell unto my daughter ELIZABETH HOLLEN & unto my daughter EME BUSHEP to bee devided equally between them

Item I give & bequeath all the rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable unto ANTHONY HAMMON my sonne & EME BUSHOPE my daughter & ELIZABETH HOLLEN my daughter whome I doe make & ordayne my full & whole Executors of this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme as it is sett downe in my Will & Testamenr In witness hereof I ALICE HAM[M]ON have sett unto my hand the xxith day of FEBRUARY And in the yeare of o[ur] lord god 1608 ALICE HAM[M]ON her marke Testes JOHN SCUTE EDWARD GOBLE RICH BOLEY

Proved 1 APRIL 1609 by ANTHONY HAMMON EME BISHOP ELIZABETH HOLLAND

Transcribed by:

Norma Podesta.

Notes about this will:

WSRO – STCI/15 f305

Alice was the widow of Richard Hammond who died in 1588.

Source:

Unknown.

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