Item I give to Angnes my wyff my two tenementes wtall [with all] thinges thereto belonginge wth [with]
therapptenanncs [their appurtenances] wtall other thinges movable and unmovable whatsoever they be
deuinge [during] her lyff onely and she shall kepe my children deuringe her lyfe
And after her lyffe I will that Robart Cooke my youngest sonne shall have to him and hys my howse whr [where] I now dwell in
wth thapptenncs thereto belonginge
Item I give to Thomas my eldest sonne my other howse on the west syde to him and tohys [to his heirs]
wth the apptenanncs therto belonginge
And if one of my children (fortune to dye) fairle the other to have hys pte. [part] And if booth dye before
they come to Lawfull age I will that Christen Usse my wyves dowghter shall enoiye [enjoy] all pts.
Wytnes Thomas Grannte John Austen John Sanndes wth others
Item I make and ordeine Angnes Cooke my wyfe whome I make and appoint my sole and hole executrix of thys my Last will & testament
Probatum fuit: Ultimo dei [30th] Aprillis [1558]
Notes: Wingham parish registers do not commence until 1568.
Wife Agnes Cooke died and is buried at St. Mildred, Preston-next-Wingham on 20th November 1560.
Son Thomas Cooke marries Ursula Deane 1st Sept. 1569 at Wingham and dies there in July 1614.
See his Will: PRC 32/42/385 Will of Thomas Cooke of Wingham, undated but proved 19th July 1614.
Son Robert Cooke is buried at Wingham on 6th March 1618.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 24th July 2019. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.
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