First I give to the poore people of the parish of Woodnesborough aforesaid Forty shillings to be distributed amongst them at the discrecon of my
wife and Executors
Item I give unto my daughters Jane and Katherine but five shillings apeece they haveing porcons out (of) my estate already paid and secured
to be paid
Item I give unto Katherine my dearly beloved wife the sume of twelve pounds a yeare for and during the terme of her naturall life out of my
personal estate to be paid her quarterly by my Executors at the fower most usuall feast dayes or terme of payment in the yeare, that is
to say, at the feast dayes of the Anunciacon of the blessed virgin Mary; the Nativity of St. John the Baptist; St. Michael th’Archangell and the
birth of our Lord Jesus Christ by even and equall porcons, the first payment thereof to beginn and to be made at the first of the said
feast dayes that shall first and next happen and come after my decease
Item I give unto her my said wife my best bedd and bedstedle furnished and all other household goods fitt and necessary for her use to furnish two
roomes togeather with five pounds of good lawfull mony of England
Item I give and bequeath unto my sonnes Stephen Jull and John Jull all the rest of my goods, cattle, corne, shipping and psnall [personal]
Estate whatsoever equally to be divided betweene them, they paying my debts & legacyes
And I doe make them my said sonnes joynt Executors of this my last will and Testament
This is the last will and Testament of me the said John Jull made and declared the aforesaid two and twentieth day of January Anno Dini 1684/85 touching the disposicon of all and singuler my Messuages lands Tennements and hereditaments whatsoever
And first I give and devise all the same unto the said Katherine my my loveing wife for and dureing the terme of her naturall life and from and after her decease I give and devise all the same to my said two sonnes Stephen Jull and John Jull their heires and assigns for ever equally to be divided betweene them
Item I nominate and desire my loveing friennds and neighbours John Harrison and Richard Harvey to be Overseers to this my will and to be adviseing and assisting to my Executors in the managing of their affaires and do charge my sonnes to be dutifull and obedient to their mother
In Witnes whereof to this my last will and Testament in two sheetes of paper conteyned to the first sheete
thereof my hand have sett and to this second last sheete thereof my hand sealed have sett dated the day and yeare first above written
John Jull his marke
Sealed published & declared to be the last will and Testament of the said John Jull in the pr[e]sence of
Isaac Lovell; Tho: Harvey; Val. Norwood
Probatum fuit: 29th February 1684/85
Notes:
John Jull married Cath Butler 13th September 1653 at St. Mildred, Canterbury, Kent.
Son Steven was christened 14th July 1654 at St. Clement, Sandwich, to John and Katheren.
Daughter Jane was christened on 29th April 1659 there to John and Katheren.
Daughter Katheren was christened there on 1st October 1661 to John and Katheren.
Son John was christened there in 11th Jan 1665 to John and Katharine.
Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason 8th April 2022
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