Extract of Will of John Brenchley

of Maidstone, Kent

Cousin Edward Brenchley of Sittingbourne, coachbuilder, executor
friend & partner Flint Stacey of Maidstone, brewer, executor
friend George Burr of Maidstone, gentleman, executor

John & Charles <21, Susannah & Mary Ann <21 children of Edward Brenchley
John Brenchley of Maidstone, son of Richard of East Peckham & now Secretary of the Kentish & Maidstone Bank Co.
Mary & Susannah & Frances (<21), daughters of Richard Brenchley
Thomas Brenchley of East Peckham, farmer
Robert Brenchley of East Peckham
Robert Brenchley of Frindsbury, grocer

Lt. John Harris of the Royal Artillery, son of John late a Lt. in H.M. 88th Regiment of Foot
Thomas Day of Maidstone, surgeon & Elizabeth his wife
Thomas Ellis son of Robert & Mary of East Peckham, & his brothers John, James, William & Richard
Thomas Finch of East Peckham, yeoman
2 daughters of Richard & Elizabeth Ellis
Thomas & Robert sons of Robert Baker of East Peckham, cordwainer, & their sisters Elizabeth, Sarah & Ann

John Wise of Maidstone & brother in law of Flint Stacey
Susanna widow of Aaron Harris late of Maidstone plumber
friend Thomas Coure the younger of Newgate St. London, brandy merchant
& his brother in law & partner Thomas Rose Swain
Thomas Harris, a poor Lunatic now in Bethlem Hospital
Elizabeth & Catherine Oram, daughters of Richard Oram of Boxley, farmer

Sarah Boorham his servant
servants Ann Mitchell & Richard Ledger
Robert Phillips
Richard Baker of East Peckham
Susanna Pellman his servant
Mary wife of Edward Brenchley

Thomas Baker of East Peckham
tenants John Lamprey & William Gorham in Stone St.
William son of Flint Stacey
Camilla Harris daughter of James Harris of Harper St. Theobalds Rd. London surgeon & late of Farningham
tenant Rev. Marmaduke Lewis at Farningham
properties at Sittingbourne purchased from John Smith & Rev. Henry Dove, occupied by Edward Brenchley

half share of brewery in Stone St. & Public House, jointly purchased with the late George May & his wife Elizabeth
Witnessed by John Wallis of Maidstone, gentleman, John King of Maidstone, builder & Elias Honey of Maidstone, draper

Codicil dated 20 Jul 1791
godsons Thomas Coare of Newgate St., George May brewer of Maidstone, Edward Wise son of John of Maidstone, brewer, John Brenchley Harris son of Lt John Harris
Witnessed by Elias Honey, John King, Charles Topping.

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