Will of Richard Joade

of Stourmouth, Kent

Concerninge my tembrale esetate [temporal estate] wch God hath blese mee w[i]thall
I give and beequite unto Steaphen Joade and William Joade all my house and lands lyinge in the prashe [parish] of Stourmouthe and ore Prestone whine [when] they shaule come unto ther sev[e]rall aige of twenty and one yeares payinge unto ther mother fife poundes a yeere a peace duringe hir naturalle life

Conser[n]ing all the residue of my lands and tenements lyinge in Wistable [Whitstable] and Seasoltere [Seasalter] or Swaklife [Swalecliff] my parte of them my will and mee[n]inge is that they shaule bee soulde by my exsotore to pay my debts and legasies
I give unto the pore pepele of Sturmouthe fife shillenges to bee paid at the day of my beralle [burial] by my exsextor

Item I give unto Mearye Joade my datere [daughter] foure Coare [score?] poundes to bee paid unto hire [her] at the aige of Eaitetene [18] yeares

Item I give unto Marry my wife all my movable goods and mony made of my landes my detes and legasicies being paiud whom I doe make my sole exsexotore [executor] of this my last will and testament and Steaphen Hunte my father in lawe to bee my Overseer

In Witnes where I have set my hand and seale:
Thomas Huffame; Omfrie Churchmane by his marke

Probatum fuit: 14th May 1631

Notes:
Source: Canterbury Marriage Licences:
Joad, Richard, of St. Lawrence in Thanet, yeom[an], ba[chelor], about __ years, at his own govt.,
and Mary Hunt, s.p. [same parish], maiden, about 21, d. of Stephen Hunt, s.p., yeom., who consents.
At. S. M. Bredman’s, Cant. [St. Mary Bredman’s, Canterbury]. Sept. 17, 1621.

Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason 4th April 2022

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