Item I give unto my Brother Gregory Baker and his heires for ever my house and land in Thanet in Satisfaction of a hundred pounds wch [which] I owed him long since of wch lands hee hath a Lease already for the terme of about one hundred yeares, or else I will that my Executor shall sell away the sayd land and take the money Comminge thereby to his owne use for the Consideracon aforesayd
Item whereas I owe him the sayd Gregory Baker two hundred pounds more for divers yeares rents of his mannors of Ripple wherein I now dwell I will that hee paye himselfe the sayd two hundred pounds out of my goods & Chattells
Item I give to my loving wife Jane Baker one hundred pounds
The Residue of my goods & Chattells my other debts being payd & fuenrals discharged I will to be
equally devided by my Executor amonge my Children & imployed for their placinge abroade by him as
hee shall thinke fitt, or for their other maintenance & bringing upp, at his discretion & as longe as they
shall remayne with my wife, my wife shall have the benefitt of their severall porcons towards their bringing upp
Item I will that as many of their porcons as shalbee in my Executors hands at their severall
ages of one & twenty yeares shalbee paid to either of them by him then
Item I make my said Brother Gregory Baker sole Executor of this my last will & testament desiringe him to take some care & respect of my wife & children
In Witnes whereof (I have) sett my hand and Seale the last day of August 1624 in the xxijth yeare of the
Raygne of our Sovereigne Lord Kinge James
Richard Baker
Sealed published & acknowledged for the last will & testament of Richard Baker
The marke of Henry Cadman The marke of William Marshall?
Probatum fuit: 26th March 1630.
Notes:
Richard Baker was buried at St. Mary, Westwell on 5th March 1630.
His wife Jane Baker was buried at Westwell on 14th February 1633, Widow of Richard Baker.
Richard and Jane Baker�s children (all christened at Westwell):
23-Oct 1614 John; 08-May 1617 Elizabeth; 28-Jul 1619 Margaret (Bu: 8 Oct 1619); 02-Nov 1621 Jhoan; 09-Mar 1624 Mary;
29-Sep 1626 Margaret.
Richard was the sonne of Ralph Baker, christened at Westwell thus:
Gregorie 21 Dec 1576 at Westwell; Richard 23 Jan 1578 at St. Margaret, Hothfield.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 24th October 2019. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.
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