Will of John Savage

of Maidstone, Kent

I give devise and bequeath unto my Sons James Savage and Thomas Savage and unto their heirs forever All that my small messuage or Tenement with the Garden and Appurtenances thereunto belonging now in the Tenure or Occupacon of Netter Webb or his Assignes situat and being in Maidstone aforesaid in the Burrough of West Tree there and next adjoyning to my owne dwelling house Southerly equally betwixt them two share and share alike

Provided alwayes nevertheless and my Will and meaning is that each of my two said Sons shall and do well and truely pay or cause to be paid within twelve Months next after my decease the respective sume of five pounds of Currant English Money unto my Daughter Mary Savage
and in Case of Refusal or Default of Payment of the Same I do hereby empower and order my said daughter to enter thereupon and to take receive and have to her owne proper use and benefit the Rents and profits thereof untill she shall be fully satisfied and paid each respective Sum of five pounds and every part thereof

Item I give I give and bequeath unto my said Sons and daughter namely James, Thomas and Mary all and singular my household goods, ready Moneys, Plate, Linnen, Woollen, beding, brass, pewter and all other my in door Goods, Chattells and Implements whatsoever to be equally shared, shifted and divided between them three share and share like (my debts and Funeral Expences being first paid and discharged)

And I do hereby make nominate constitute and appoint my said two Sons James Savage and Thomas Savage to be joynt Executors of this my prsent last Will and Testament revoking and absolutely unulling and making void all former and other Wills by me at any time or times heretofore made

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seale the day and year first abovewritten
John Savage
Signed Sealed published and declared to be the last Will and Testament of the of the said John Savage and that it is his last Will and Testament in the prsence of Us, who in his prsence we have subscribed our Names as Witnesses
Rob: Joy; William Green; Edw: Rose

Probatum fuit: 25th February 1715/16

An Inventory of all and singular the goods Chattells and Creditts which were of John Savage late of Maidstone in the County of Kent, Carpenter, Deceased, taken & appraised this Fourteenth day of February in the yeare of the Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Fifteen by us whose names are hereunto Subscribed as followeth

													£.	s.	d.
Imprimis	His wearing Apparell of all sorts							01	01	06
		In the Kitchen
	Item	One Jack with Lines and weights, One spitt, Two Tables, Three joynt Stooles, 
One old press, cuppboard, One Dresser Cupboard, One settle and three Chaires				01	03	06 
		In the Chamber over the Kitchen
	Item	One High Bedstead with Matt and Corse Head=peece and Teaster, One sute of green Searge, 
Curtains and Vallans, and Curtain rodds, One Feather bedd, Boulster and two Pillows, One green Rugg 
and two blanketts, One Small Table, Two	Chairs, Two Stooles, One Case of Drawers, one Chest, One high 
wicker Chaire, One paire of Andirons with brasses, One Brasse Firepan and tongs, One other Firepan 
& tongs alsoe wth brasses and One paire of Bellows							06	00	00
		In Linnen
Item	Three paire of sheetes, Six pillowcoates, Five Table=cloaths and Four dosen of Napkins		03	16	00
		In the Chamber over the Parlour
Item	One high Berdstead wth wainscott headpeece and Teaster, One paire of of Curtains & vallancs, 
One Flockbedd, One Feather Boulster, Two Pillows, Two Chaires, Two Stooles, One Looking	glass and 
one Window Curtaine and Curtaine rodd									02	10	00
		In the Little Chamber		
	Item	old joynt Bedstead, Feather bedd, Matt and Gard, One old rugg, one blankett, 
One nest of Draws, One Chest and one stoole								01	10	00
		In the Brewhouse and Sellar
	Item	One Brass Fornace, One old Pott, One Brewing tubb, One Tunn tubb, Six keelers 
& Four kilderkins											02	02	00
       	In the Buttery
	Item	Two Brine tubbs and one Pott, Brass skillet						00	10	00
       
	Item	in moneys recd [received] since his death						00	11	00
	Item	some Few old Books									00	06	00
	Item	some small peeces of Earthen and wooden ware and for Lumber and things unseene 
and forgotten												00	05	00

											Sum total	£19	17	0

Notes:
John Savage junior was buried at All Saints, Maidstone, Kent on 18 Jan 1715/16.
John Savage married Christian Lee 10 Apr 1654 at All Saints, Maidstone.

Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 29th October 2023

Return to Kent Genealogy