Whereas the said George Gibbon by certain Indentures bearing date the Seaventh Day of
September in the one and twentieth Year of the Raigne of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second now
King of England etc. [1670/1] made between him the said George Gibbon of the one part And
William Stretton of Tenterden in the said County of Kent gentl. late decd. (son
of the above named William Stretton decd.) and Richard Haffenden of Bennenden aforesaid
gentl. of the other part
Hee the said George Gibbon for and in consideracon of the naturall Love and affeccon
which the said George Gibbon in and by the said recited Indenture did expresst to bear to
me the said Margarett his wife And to the End the Lands and Tenements in the said recited
Indentures menconed with their appurtenncs [appurtenances] might be settled and estated in such
manner as was therein after specified and for divers other good causes and consideracons him the
said George Gibbon especially thereunto moveing
Hee the said George Gibbon for himselfe his Heires and Assignes Did covenant and grant to and
with the said William Stretton and Richard Haffenden their Heirs and Assignes That hee the said
George Gibbon his Heires and Assignes should and would forever thereafter stand and be seized of
and in all that peece or parcell of Land and Pasture with Thappurtenncs
containing by estimacon nine acres be more or lesse lying and being in Brookland in the said County
of Kent and then or late in the Tenure or occupacon of William Barworth or his Assignes Farmers or
Undertenannts and of and in all other his Lands in Brookland aforesaid and of and in the
revercon or revercons remainder and remainders of the said Pmisses with the appurtenncs
to the severall uses intents and purposes thereinafter specified and declared (that is to say)
To the only Proper use and behoofe of him the said George Gibbon and me the said Margarett during our Joynt lives
And after the decease of either of us which should first happen to the only
use and behoofe of me the said Margarett and my Assignes during my life (In case I should survive
him the said George) And in case I should dye before the said George Then and imediately after
my decease to the only proper use and behoofe of such Person or Persons for such Estate or estates
and in such manner as I by my last Will and Testament in writeing or any other lawfull conveyance or
Assurance by me Signed and sealed in the prsence of two or more credible Witnesses should give
convey or assure the Same And for want of such Gift conveyance or assurance then to the only
Proper use and behoof of the right heires of me the said Margarett for ever
Now I the said Margarett Gibbon according to the power libertie and authority to me given and reserved in and by the said recited Indentures as aforesaid by this my last Will and Testament in writeing by me Signed and sealed in the prsence of three credible Witnesses with the consent of my said Husband George Gibbon testified soe as afore menconed Doe give convey and assure Devise limitt and appoint the said parcell of Land and prmisses in the said recited Indentures menconed with the appurtencs and the revercon [reversion] and revercons remainder and remainders of the said prmisses with the appurenncs from and imediately after my decease to the only Proper use and behoofe of Nathaniell Stretton one of the Sons of me the said Margarett by the aforesaid William Stretton my said late Husband deceased and to his Heirs and Assignes for ever
Upon this Trust and confidence neverthelesse that he the said Nathaniell Stretton his Heires and Assignes being first allowed all his and their necessary costs charges and expences which he or they shall from time to time expend and lay out in and about the execucon of the trust hereby in him and them reposed receive take and pay over the clear yearly Rent issues and Profitts of the said Land and primisses with Thappurtenncs (the whole in four equall parts to be devided) All Taxes and Assessments Parliamentary or otherwise and all other Dutyes ariseing Taxable or payable out of the same Land and Prmisses being also first deducted allowed and paid in manner and forme following, vizt.
One full fourth part of the same (the whole as aforesaid in Four equall parts to be devided) unto the
Proper hands of Rose Scoone now Wife of John Scoon of Chart next Sutton Vallence in the aforesaid
County of Kent Yeoman only Daughter of me the said Margarett by John Wyatt my first husband
deced. for and during her naturall life for her maintenance and subsistence
And from and imediately after the Decease of the said Rose Scoone That then the same fourth part shall be continue and
Remain over to the only use and behoof of Elizabeth Scoon Thomas Scoon Sarah Scoon Mary
Scoon and Edward Scoon Children of the said John and Rose Scoon and to their Heires and
Assignes for ever in equall Shares and prcons to be paid and devided between them (He the
said Nathaniell Stretton his Heires and Assignes from and imediately after the death of the said Rose
receiving and keeping the same to the respective uses of the said Elizabeth Thomas Sarah Mary and
Edward Scoon untill their severall and respective aged of one and Twenty years or dayes of marriage which shall first happen)
And in case any of them the said Elizabeth Thomas Sarah Mary or Edward Scoon shall happen to
dye without Issue of their Body lawfully to be begotten Then his her or their share or shares
Proporcon or porporcons of the said Fourth part of the said Rents (who shall so happen to dye) shall
be remain and continue to the use and behoofe of the Survivor or Survivors of him her or them and to
the Heires and Assignes of Such Survivor or Survivors for ever in equal Shares Dividends and
Proporcons to be paid and devided between them in the same form and manner as is above hereby limitted and appointed
Then as to the three remaining parts of the said Rents issues and Profitts of the said Lands and prmisses (the whole as aforesaid in four equall parts to be devided) he the said Nathaniell Stretton his Heires and Assignes shall receive take and pay over one full and equal halfe part of the said remaining Three parts unto the only use and behoof of Thomas Stretton (one other of the Sons of the said Margarett by the aforesaid William Stretton my said late Husband deceased) and of his Heires and Assignes for ever
And as to the other halfe part of the said three remaining parts of the said Rents of the said Lands and prmisses to receive and keep the same to the use and behoofe of him the said Nathaniel his Heires and Assignes for ever
And that he the said Nathaniell Streeton his Heires and Assignes shall pay the respective Dividends shares and Porporcons [Proportions] of the said Rent issues and Profitts of the said Lands and prmisses to the respective persons above named and appointed to receive the same respectively att the Feast of St. Michaell the Archangell in every year yearly for ever The first payment to begin and to be made to them respectively at the first Feast of St. Michaell the Archangell with shall next happen after my Decease (Except alwaies what is Above hereby appointed concerning the Shares and Proportions of Elizabeth Thomas Sarah Mary or Edward Scoon untill their said respective ages of one and Twenty years or dayes of marriage)
And if in Case the said severall and respective Annuities Dividends Shares and Proporcons of the said Rent issues and Profitts of the said Land and prmisses soe as aforesaid hereby appointed to be paid to the said Rose Scoone Elizabeth Thomas Sarah Mary or Edward Scoon and Thomas Stretton their Heires or Assigns shall happen to be behind and unpaid by the space of Fourteen dayes next after any Feast day or time above hereby appointed for payment thereof That then and from thenceforth att all and every or any such default or defaults of payment It shall and may be lawfull for and I doe hereby authorise and impower the said Rose Scoone Elizabeth Thomas Sarah Mary or Edward Scoon (after the death of the said Rose Scoone and att their respective ages of one and Twenty years or dayes of marriage as aforesaid) into and upon the said Land and prmisses with the appurtenncs and every or any part thereto severally and respectively and for their severall and respective Annuities Dividends Shares and Proporcons to enter and distreyne and their severall and respective distresse and distresses then and there soe found to take lead drive and carry away and the same to detaine and keep untill they shall be of their said severall and respective Annuities Dividends Shares and proporcons and of the severall and respective Arrearages thereof or any of them together with all their severall and respective costs and charges for or by reason of such distresse well truly and fully sattisfied and paid
But if in Case my said Son Nathaniell Stretton his Heires or Assignes shall and doe at any time
hereafter think fitt to sell and convey away the said Land and prmisses Then (for and
notwithstanding any such annuities Dividends shares or proporcons as are above hereby given and
granted out of the same) Itt shall and may be lawfull for And I doe hereby authorise him the said
Nathaniell Stretton his Heires and Assignes (for a valuable consideracon) to make good and perfect
sale thereof by any deed Assurance or Conveyance in Law whatsoever (upon this trust and confidence notwithstanding)
That imediately after such sale thereof (in lieu recompence and place of the said severall and
respective Annuities and pporcons [proportions] given and granted out of the same) He the said
Nathaniell Stretton his Heires or Assigns (haveing first deducted all reasonable costs and charges
which he or they shall have laid out or expended in or about the sale thereof or any otherwise
concerning the same) shall and does pay over and dispose of all the remaining purchase money and
other Profits which shall arise and be made upon the full and valuable sale thereof in manner and forme following, vizt.
shall and doe pay the full Interest or use (after the rate of Six pounds p Cent p Annum) [Six pounds per Cent per Annum] of one full fourth parte thereof (the whole in four equall parts to be devided) unto the proper hands of the said Rose Scoon for and during the Terme of her naturall life for her maintenance and subsistence and from and imediately after the death of the said Rose Scoon That then the said full fourth part of the said Purchase money and Profitts ariseing upon sale of the said Lands and prmisses shall be continue and remain over to the use and behoofe of the said Elizabeth Thomas Sarah Mary or Edward Scoon between them equally to be divided and paid as they shall severally attaine to their respective ages of one and Twenty years of dayes of marriage, together with Interest of the Same after the rate aforesaid to be accompted from the time of the death of the said Rose Scoon
And if in case any of them the said Elizabeth Thomas Sarah Mary or Edward Scoon shall happen to dye before they shall attaine to their respective ages of one and Twenty years or days of marriage as aforesaid That then his her or their share or shares proporcon or proporcons of the said fourth part of the said purchase money and Profitts (who shall soe happen to dye) shall be remain and continue to the use and behoofe of the Survivor or Survivors of him her or them and their Executors Administrators and Assignes for ever in equall Shares Dividends and Proporcons to be paid and devided between them in the same forme and manner as is last above hereby limitted and appointed
And then as to one equall halfe part of the three remaining parts of the said purchase money and Profitts ariseing upon sale of the said Lands and prmisses (the whole as aforesaid in four equall parts to be devided he the said Nathaiell Stretton his Heires or Assignes shall pay the same imediately after the said Lands shall be so sold) unto my said Sonne Thomas Stretton his Executors Administrators or Assignes And as to the other halfe part of the said three remaining parts he the said Nathaniel Stretton his Heires or Assignes shall and may keep and dispose of the same to his and their own proper use and behoofe
And Whereas the above named George Gibbon my said Husband in and by a certain Bond or
writeing Obligatorie under his hand and Seal bearing date the two and Twentieth day of October in
the one and Twentieth year of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles the Second that now is
over England and Anno Dini One thousand Six hundred and Sixty Nine
Standeth firmly bound unto the above named William Stretton the Younger who is lately deced.
being the sonn of the above named William Stretton my said late Husband ) in the penaltie or Sume
of Eighty pounnes [pounds] of lawfull money of England with Condicon thereunder
written for the payment of the Sume of Forty pounds of lawfull money of England unto me the sd.
Margarett of my Assignes or unto such person or persons as I the said Margarett should by my
last Will and Testament in writeing or otherwise by me subscribed in the prsence of two or more
Credible Witnesses limit and appoint Att or in the South Porch of the Parish Church of Bennenden
above written one year next after the Death of either of us the said George Gibbon my husband
or me the said Margarett (which should first happen) as in and by the said Bond or Obligacon
(relacon being thereunto had) more fully plainly and at large it doth and may appear
Now I the said Margarett Gibbon according to the power libty and authority to me given and reserved in and by the said Obligacon and Condicon thereof by this by this my said last Will and Testament in writeing by me Signed and Sealed as aforesaid with the consent of my said Husband George Gibbon testified as is above menconed Doe give will devise bequeath an dispose of the said Sume of Forty pounds in manner and form following (that is to say)
First all necessary charges disbursments and expences in and the Probat(e) and execucon of this my
said last Will and Testament and all manner of Charges and Costs of Suite or otherwise in or about
receiveing sueing for and recovering of the said Sume of Forty pounds and all other necessary
charges in or about the same being first deducted paid and discharged
Then the residue and remaining part of the said Sume of Forty pounds (being divided into four equall parts ) I doe hereby
Will devise and order and appoint
That my Executor hereinafter named shall and doe pay or cause to be paid unto my above named
Daughter Rose Scoon the full and yearly Interest of one full fourth part of the sume (after the rate of
Six pounds p Cent p Annum) Once in every year yearly for and dureing the Terme of her naturall life
for her further maintenance and subsistence The first payment thereof to begin and to be made at the
end of the Second year after the Death of the said George Gibbon my said Husband or of me the said
Margarett (which shall first happen) if within that time my said Executor hereafter named shall have
received the said Sume of Forty pounds or any otherwise compounded or agreed for the sume
And that from and imediately after the Death of the said Rose Scoon The said full fourth part of the
said residue and remaining part of the said Sume of Forty pounds I doe hereby give will devise and
bequeath unto the said Elizabeth Thomas Sarah Mary or Edward Scoon (the above named Children
of the said John and Rose Scoon) between them equally to be divided and to be paid to them by my
Executor hereafter named as they severally shall attaine to their respective ages of one and Twenty
years or dayes of marriage (which shall first happen) together with the Interest for the same after the
rate aforesaid to be accompted form the time of the Death of the said Rose Scoon
And in Case any of them the said Elizabeth Thomas Sarah Mary or Edward Scoon shall happen to
dye before they shall attain to their respective ages of one and Twenty years or dayes of marriage
That then his her or their share or shares proporcon or proporcons of the said full fourth part of the
said residue or remaining part of the said Sume of Forty pounds (who shall soe happen to dye) shall
be equally paid and divided between the Survivors of him her or them in equall shares dividends and Proporcons
said in the same form an manner as is above hereby limitted and appointed
And then I doe hereby Give Will devise and bequeath One equall halfe part of the remaining Three
parts of the said residue or remainder of the said Sume of Forty pounds (the said three parts beign in
two parts equally divided) Unto my said Loveing Son Thomas Stretton
And the other halfe part of the said three parts I hereby give will devise and bequeath into my said Loveing Son Nathaniell Stretton
And further I doe hereby give Will devise and bequeath unto the said Elizabeth Scoon One pair of
Sheets One Dozen of Napkins one Table Cloath & one Towell
And I doe give Will devise and bequeath unto the said Sarah Scoon Two pair of Sheets One table Cloath and one Towell
And I doe give Will devise and bequeath unto the said Mary Scoon Three Sheets One pair of Pillow Coats and two Towells
(to be delivered unto every of tem respectively as they shall severall attaine to their respective ages of one and Twenty years or
dayes of marriage) (which shall first happen) All which are now remaining and being in the Custody of my said Son Nathaniell Stretton
and Devided into three severall pcells Each parcell being severally superscribed for the respective person unto whom Itt is hereby given
And further I doe hereby Will devise Order and appoint That if in case either of them the said Elizabeth Thomas Sarah Mary or Edward Scoon shall happen to dye before shee or they shall attain to her or their respective age or ages of one & Twenty years of daye of marriage then her or their parcell or parcells of linnen to them soe as aforesaid hereby respectively given and bequeathed (who shall soe happen to dye) shall be equally divided between the Survivors of them att the discretion of my Executor hereafter named if there be two Survivors And if there shall be but one Survivor off them Then to be and remain to the only use and behoofe of such Survivor the same to be delivered to her or them in manner and forme as is last above mentioned
And I doe hereby nominate and appoint my said Loveing Son Nathaniell Stretton to be full and sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament And I doe hereby revoake disanull and make void all former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made
In Witness whereof I the said George Gibbon and Margarett my Wife have hereunto sett our Hands
and seals the sixth day of November in the two and thirtieth year of the Raigne of our Soveraigne
Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scotland and France and Ireland defender
of the Faith etc. Anno dini 1680
Margaret Gibbon George Gibbon
Signed and sealed by the within named George Gibbon And also signed and sealed by the within
named Margarett Gibbon and by her published and declared to be her last Will and Testament In the prsence of
George Gibbon Junr. - John Dunkin - Martha Gibbon
Probatum fuit: Decimo sexto die Februarij [16th February] 1687(8) to Nathaniell Stretton
Notes:
£40 in 1680 equates to approx. £8,935 today. [Source: Bank of England Inflation Calculator]
John Wyatt married Margarett Haffenden 27th November 1623 at St Mildred Tenterden, by Licence.
William Stretton married Margaret Wiat (Widow) on 29th October 1635 at St. Dunstan, Cranbrook, Kent.
William Stretton, Juratt, died and was buried on 1st December 1647 at St. Michael, Tenterden, Kent.
Margaret Stretton, (Widow), married George Gibbon on 1st October 1653 at St. Mildred, Tenterden.
Margaret Gibbon, Wife of Mr. George Gibbon Senior died and was buried on 4th May 1687 at St. George, Benenden.
George Gibbon Senior, aged 86, Gentleman, died and was buried on 9th July 1696 at Benenden.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 13th June 2020.
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