Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne William twentie shillings to be paid twelve moneth after my decease by my Executor
Item I give to my sonne John five shillings to be paid twelve monethes after my decease
Item I give to my sonne Edward my house and land at or in Saint Nickles [St. Nicholas-at-Wade?] with the out housing and fences belonging to it to him and his heires for ever
Item I give to my grandchild John Blasland the sonne of William Blasland my house wch [which] I lately purchased of Samuel Coly and now in the occupacon of goodman Hogben after my daughters decease to him and his heries for ever
Item I give to Debora my grandchild my bed in the parlor which I now lodge in and one paire of sheetes and two blanketts and one rug with the featherbed and bedsted and curtaines & vallance and all belonging to it at her age of eighteene yeares or at her day of marriage
I give to my grandchild Elizabeth three pounds to be payed to her att her day of marriage or att the age
of eighteene yeares
Item I give more to my grandchild Katherine three pounds to be payed to her att her day of marriage or
att the age of eighteene yeares
Item I give and bequeath all the rest of my goods not bequeathed and chattles to my daughter Catherine
the now wife of Thomas Roger
Item I ordeine and make my daughter my Executrix of this my last will and Testament
In Witnes thereof have put my hand and Seale John Baker
Sealed and delivered in the p�sence [presence] of us William Foade Henry Mot � his marke
Probatum fuit: Sexto dei Aprillis [6th April] 1661.
Notes:
John Baker was buried at St. Andrew, Wickhambreaux on 28th January 1661.
John Baker married Sara Pope on 11th October 1619 at St. Andrew, Wickhambreaux.
Their known children (all christened at Wickhambreaux):
William 21 Sep 1623; Katherine 5 Mar 1625; John 10 Aug 1628; Edward 6 Jul 1634; Sara 12 Aug 1638.
Daughter Catherine Baker married William Blaksland (sic) on 15th May 1645 at Wickhambreaux. Due to the Commonwealth, many children cannot be found, and it is assumed William died in the Commonwealth as she re-married Thomas Roger, according to the Will.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 5th October 2019. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.
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