Will of William Baker

of Barham, Kent

Item I will unto my eldest daughter Anne Baker twenty pounds to bee paid unto her at the age of sixteene yeares or if it bee that my wife doe marry before the time shee come to the age of sixteene otherwise to tarry till she come to the age of twenty yeares

Item I unto my second daughter Elizabeth Baker twenty pounds to bee paid unto her at the age of sixteene yeares or if soe bee that my wife to marry before the time fixed otherwise to tarry till she come to the age of twenty yeares

Item I will unto my sonne William twenty pounds to bee paid unto him at the age of sixteene yeares or if soe bee that my wife doe marry before the time he shall come to the age of sixteene otherwise to tarry till he come to the age of twenty yeares

Item I will unto my youngest daughter Mary twenty pounds to bee paid unto her at the age of sixteene yeares or if soe bee my wife to marry wthin [within] the time sett downe aforesaid otherwise to tarry till shee shall come to the age of twenty yeares

Item I will unto Elizabeth my wife all my goods cattell and all howshold stuffe reserving the bedd furnished whereon I doe lye with all things belonging thereunto wch [which] I will unto William Baker my sonne after the decease of Elizabeth my wife

All other goods whatsoever I will unto Elizabeth my wife whom I ordaine my whole executor to this my last will and testament
In witness whereof I have sett my hand William Bakar
In the psents [presence] of Edward Bakar Thomas Bakar

Probatum fuit: decimo [10th] dei Octobris 1629.

Notes:
William Baker, Householder, was buried on 18th September 1629 at St. John the Baptist, Barham.
William Baker married Elizabeth Cullen on 2nd April 1621 at St. Michael & All Angels, Harbledown.
Their children (all christened at Barham):
20 Aug 1622 Anne; 15 Apr 1624 Elizabeth; 24 Jul 1625 William; 12 Jul 1629 Mary; 1 May 1631 Fraunces (daughter) � assume Frances dies � not mentioned in Will.

Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 18th November 2019. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.

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