Inprimis I give and bequeath unto the poore of the parishe of Minster aforesaid twenty shillings of lawfull money of England to be paid and
distributed unto them by my Executor wthin one month next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto the Children of my sonne Edward Fuller late of Minster aforesaid deceased the some of twenty pounds of
lawfull money of England, to be paid unto them by equall portions when they shall attaine unto their severall ages of one & twenty yeares;
Item I give and bequeath unto Margarett my daughter now wife of John Russell of the parishe of St. Peters [Thanet] the some of Twenty pounds of lawfull money of England, to be paid unto her by my Executor wthin sixe monthes next after my decease; And if shee fortune to dye before that tyme be expired then I give the said some of Twenty pounds to the heires of her body lawfully begotten equally to be divided amongst them;
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anne now wife of Henry Austen of Birchington the some of Twenty pounds of lawfull money of England, to be paid unto her by my Executor wthin sixe monthes next after my decease; And if shee fortune to dye before that tyme be expired then I give the said some of Twenty pounds to the heires of her body lawfully begotten equally to be divided amongst them;
Item I give and bequeath unto John Goldfinch, Thomas Goldfinch, Elizabeth Goldfinch & Martha Goldfinch, Children of William Goldfinch my
sonne in lawe of Minster aforesaid, five pounds apeece to be paid unto either of them by my executor wthin sixe monthes next after my decease;
Item I give and bequeath unto my grandchilde Sarah Ambrose daughter of William Ambrose deceased five pounds of like lawfull money of
England to be paid unto her by my Executor when shee shall attaine unto her full age of eighteene yeares; and yf shee happen to dye
before shee shall attayne unto the said age, then I will the portion of give pounds before bequeathed unto her Surviving Sisters at their
severall ages of eighteene yeares equally to be divided amongst them
Item I give and bequeath unto the Children of my sonne Thomas Fuller late of Ickham deceased, vizt to Thomas, Richard, Sarah and Elizabeth five pounds apeece of like lawfull money of England to be paid unto them by my Executor when they shall attaine unto their severall ages of Eighteene yeares; And if it happen any of them to dye and depart this life before they shall attaine unto their sayd severall ages then my will and meaninge is that the portion of him or her soe dyeinge shalbe equally devided amongst the brothers & sisters survivinge;
All the Residue of my goods, Cattells, Chattells, bills, bonds, ready money, Creditts & debtes whatsoever and wheresoever not before given and bequeathed, I give and bequeath unto my loveinge grandchilde John Fuller of Minster whome I make and ordaine my full and whole executor of this my last will and testmaent, revokinge and disanulleinge all former wills by me heretofore made, hee payinge my Debtes, Legacies and funerall expen[s]es
In witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the daye and yeare first above written
The marke of Sarah Fuller, testator
Sealed, signed, published & declared as her last will and testament in the presence of:
Robert Hammonde; Richard Genney Noty. Pub. [Notary Public]
Probatum fuit: 1st April 1646
Notes:
Sarah Fuller was buried at St. Mary the Virgin, Minster in the Isle of Thanet, Kent on 20th March 1645[/6].
See her husband's Will: PRC 17/64/357b Will of John Fuller, Yeoman of Minster, Isle of Thanet Proved 10th May 1626.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 18th September 2022
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