Harrison Will 1766

Extract of Will of Thomas Harrison

of Chevening, Kent


Source: Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1766
Thomas Harrison late of Ightham but now of Chevening, dated 6 May 1765
aged & infirm
to be buried near my wife at Bessells Green, Chevening

messuage in Lingfield, Surrey occupied by John Brister
kinsman John Harrison of Ightham, executor
& his sons Thomas, John & Benjamin
messuage in Pembury occupied by Stephen Gibbons
messuage at Mount Ephraim near Tunbridge Wells, Speldhurst occupied by Giles Young
messuage at Chipstead in Chevening occupied by Jonathan Quint, perukemaker

�70 owed by John Burt of Chipstead, cordwainer
cousin Thomas Sparrowhawk of Shoreham
cousin Susanna Edwards
kinsman Thomas Harrison of Northiam, Sussex, weaver
kinsman Benjamin Harrison of Ashford & his sisters
kinsman Knott once of Ashford, late of Chatham, who married Mary daughter of the late Thomas Harrison of Ashford
children of kinsman Henry Johnson of Ashford at 21

kinsman Thomas Siffleet at Chilkington near Lewes, Sussex or his wife, & his children by his first wife
kinsman John Juden? of Brasted & his sisters
kinswoman Susan Wood of Chailey, Sussex
kinswomen Rebecca Francis of Shoreham & her daughter Ann Sparrowhawk
kinsman William Smith of Meopham
kinswoman Ann Smith wife of John Smith of Brasted
kinswoman Ann Smith daughter of Thomas Smith late of Darn, Kent

kinswoman Susanna Edwards of Chipstead <21
Martha Cackett servant to Susanna Edwards
kinswoman Sarah daughter of James Smith late of Brasted & now wife of Jesse Wren, papermaker working for Simon Pine of Loose
kinswoman Mary Smith daughter of the said James Smith <21
Daniel Dobel the elder of Cranbrook
William Evershed of Billingshurst, Sussex
kinsman James Smith late of Brasted

kinswoman Carreck of Seal, widow
kinsman Robert Pyall of Cranbrook
kinswoman Michal Hunt, widow of Ightham
kinswoman Mary Pearson otherwise Baldwin, sister of said James & William Smith

James Snow of Bessells Green
poor of Ightham
John Burt or other of the Deacons of the Baptist Congregation at Bessells Green
David Sale of Sundrish & John Colgate of Chevening, trustees if John Harrison dies before his 3 sons are 21
reference to manuscript delivered at Sevenoaks 14 Oct 1764 & published by Michael Bligh

Witnesses Sam'l Benge - Thomas Deane - Josiah Ranger.


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