Item I give and bequeath unto Anne Margarett William and Hester Hernden the four children of my late neece Elizabeth wife of Isaac Hernden deceased the sum of Fifty pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain (equaly to be devided between them) and to be paid to them by my executor hereinafter named at their severall and respective age or ages of one and twenty years, and in case either or any of them shall happen to die and depart this life, before they attaine their said age or ages of one and twenty years, then my will and meaning is that the said sum of Fifty pounds shall be equally divided between the survivors of them
Item I give and bequeath unto my neice Anne
now wife of John Rabson daughter of my deceased brother William Baldwin the sum
of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid unto her by my
executor within one year after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my neice
Elizabeth now wife of Isaac Tomlyn daughter of my brother Thomas deceased the
sum of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to her by my
executor within one year after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my nephew
Francis Baldwin the sum of one hundred and fforty pounds of lawfull money of
Great Britain to be paid to him by my executor within one year after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my neice Hester now wife of Stephen Chilman the sum
of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to her by my
executor within one yeare after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto Hannah
Baldwin daughter of my nephew William Baldwin deceased the sum of fforty
shillings a year to be paid unto her yearly by my executor hereinafter named until she
sall attain the age of one and twenty years if the said Hannah shall soe long live, and
from and immediately after she shall have attained her said age of one and twenty
years, then I give and bequeath unto her {the aforesaid} Hannah the sum of seventy
pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain, and to be then paid to her by my executor
hereinafter named out of my personall estate and the house and land hereby devised to
him and his heires,
Item I give and bequeath to Thomas Baldwin son of my aforesaid
nephew William Baldwin deceased the sum of four pounds of lawfull money of Great
Britain to be paid to him by my executor at his age of one and twenty years if he shall
soe long live and not otherwise out of my personall estate and the house and land I
hereby give to him and his heires,
Item I give and bequeath unto William Eversfeild
the elder of Wrotham aforesaid the sum of ffive pounds to be paid to him by my
executor within one year after my decease,
Item I give and bequeath unto John
Cogger son of my neice Rachell deceased the sum of twenty pounds of lawfull
money of Great Britain to be paid to him by my executor at his age of one and twenty
years if he shall soe long live and not otherwise out of my personall estate and the
house and land I hereby give to him and his heires,
Item I give and bequeath unto
my nephew Reuben Baldwin youngest son of my brother Thomas Baldwin deceased
the sum of seventy pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to him within
one year after my decease by my executor hereafter named
Item I give and bequeath
unto John Joanes grandson to my late deceased wife Sarah the sum of three and
twenty pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to him by my executor
hereinafter named at his age of one and twenty years if he the said John Joanes shall
soe long live,
Item all the rest and residue of my goods cattle chattells household
stuff ready money debts oweing bills bonds leases mortgages and all other my
personall estate whatsoever I give and bequeath unto my nephew Thomas Baldwin
son of my brother Thomas Baldwin deceased & whom I doe hereby make and ordain
full and sole executor of this my last will and testament
Item I give and devise unto
my said nephew and executor Thomas Baldwin all that messuage or tenement
wherein I now dwell with the barnes stables outhouses edifices and buildings yards
gardens orchards land and appurtenances thereunto belonging situate lying and being
at Plaxtoll aforesaid in the aforesaid parish of Wrotham which I purchased of
Elizabeth and Charles Johnson to have and to hold to the said Thomas Baldwin his
heires and assignes for ever (chargeable with the payment of all my aforesaid
legacies)
Item I give and devise more unto my aforesaid nephew Reuben Baldwin all that my messuage or tenement with the barnes stables outhouses yards gardens orchards barksides and appurtenances thereunto belonging situate lying and being in Ightham in the aforesaid county of Kent in the tenancies or occupations of John Button Shaw and Thomas Bright or their assignes To have and to hold unto the said Reuben Baldwin his heires and assignes forever
In Witnesse whereof I the said
Robert Baldwin have to this my last Will and Testament (revoaking all former wills
by me made) written in two sheets of paper to each sheet thereof sett my hand and
seale the day and yeare first above written.
Signed ROBERT BALDWIN Seal
{Signed} sealed published and declared by the said Robert Baldwin
{missing} his last will and testament in the presence of us who in
{missing} subscribed our hands and witnesses hereunto
THOMAS STREATFEILD Jun - JAMES {ARMERGEND} - WILLIAM MORGAN
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