Item I give & bequeath unto the poore of the parish of Tunstall aforesaid the Sume of Tenn Shillings of Lawfull money of England to bee paid
and distributed to and amongst them by my Executors hereafter named in such manner as they shall thinke fitt
Item I give and bequeath unto my Loveing wife Mary Segar All my plate whatsoever and alsoe the
sume of One hundred pounds of Lawfull money of England
And my minde and Will is that my said Wife (if she thincke fitt) shall have and take such and soe
much or many of my Lynnen Bedds Bedding household stuffe Cattle and other p[er]sonall
estate as she shall best like and make choise of not exceeding in value the sume of One hundred
pounds for and in leiu of or towards satisfaccon of the said One hundred pounds soe to her by mee given as aforesaid
And in Case such of my said psonall estate as my said wife shall soe like and make choyce of as aforesaid shall not be of the reall value of One
hundred pounds That then what the same shall be short or of Less value then one hundred pounds shall bee
made up and paid to her my said wife in ready moneyes
And all the residue and remainder of my Lynnen, Woollen, Bedds, bedding, Brasse, pewter,
Household stuffe, Cattle, Corne, Implem[en]ts of Husbandry, goods, Chattells and psonall
estate whatsoever (my debts Legacies and Funerall expences being first paid and satisfied) my Will
and minde is shall bee apprized at the reall and true worth and value of the same
And that the same apprizem't shall be divided into Five equall partes whereof
two partes I give and bequeath unto my Sonne Charles Segar to bee paid unto him att his age of one and Twenty yeares,
One other Fifth parte thereof I give and bequeath unto my Sonne Henry Segar to bee paid unto him alsoe at att his age of One and Twenty
yeares,
One other Fifth parte thereof I give and bequeath unto my Sonne William Segar to bee paid unto him at att his age of One and Twenty yeares,
And the other Fifth parte thereof I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Jane Segar to bee
paid unto her at att his age of Eighteene yeares or day of marriage wch shall first happen
And as for Touching and Concerning all those my two severall third partes (the whole being in three
partes to be divided) of and in all that the Mannor of Borden (or by whatsoever other name or names
the same is or heretofore hath been Called or knowne) with the rights members and appurtenncs thereof in the said County of Kent
And of and in all that Capitall Messuage or Manor house commonly called or knowne by the name
of Borden Hall or by whatsoever other name or names the same is or heretofore hath been called or
whether called by any name or names or not Scituate in the parish of Borden aforesaid and the
Maulthouse barnes stables Dovehouses outhouses gardens orchards yards backsides and all those
severall peices or parcells of Land arrable Meadowe pasture and wood conteyning altogether in the
whole by estimacon Two hundred and Twelve acres more or lesse with their and every of
theire appurtenncs) in Borden aforesaid to the said Mannor and Capitall house or one of them
belonging or apperteyning or therewth used or enjoyed and Late in the occupacon of Ralph Hayward gent or his Assignes or Undertennants
And alsoe of and in Two other Messuages or Tenements with the backsides gardens and
appurtenncs to them severally belonging scituate lyeing and being in Borden aforesaid and late in the severall tenures of occupacons of Ralph
Hayward gent, Mathew Sturgion and Elizabeth Thurbarne widdow some or one of them their some or one of their assignes or Undertennants
And alsoe of and in all that the Rectory or Parsonage of Borden aforesaid and all and every the
Messuages glebe Lands tithes and pocons [portions] of Tithes Comodities
Hereditaments and appurtenncs whatsoever to the said Rectory or Parsonage belonging And alsoe all that the Advowson and right of patronage and
prsentacon of and in to the Vicaridge of the Church of Borden aforesaid wth the rights members and appurtenncs thereof
And alsoe as for touching and concerning all and every other my Messuages Lands Tenements Annuities and Hereditaments whatsoever Scituate lyeing
and being ariseing comeing renewing increaseing or groweing due or becomeing payable in the severall parishes of Borden and Tunstall
aforesaid or either of them or else where in the said County of Kent and all and every my Revercon
and Reverccons [Reversion and Reversions] remainder and remainders and estate whatsoever of and in
whatsoever Mannor Messuages Lands Rectoryes Tenemts and Hereditaments are Scituate lyeing
and being in Borden and Tunstall aforesaid or either of them or else where in the said County of Kent
with their appurtenncs I give and devise the same in manner and forme following (that is to say)
two full individed Fifth partes thereof (the whole in Five partes being to bee divided) with
thappurtenncs I give and bequeath and devise to my said Sonne Charles Segar and to his heires
and assignes for ever,
One other full individed Fifth partes thereof (the whole in Five partes being to bee divided as aforesaid) with thappurtenncs I give bequeath and
devise to my said Sonne Henry Segar and to his heires and assignes for ever,
One other full individed Fifth partes thereof (the whole in Five partes being to bee divided as aforesaid) with thappurtenncs I give bequeath
and devise to my said Sonne William Segar and to his heires and assignes for ever,
And the other full individed Fifth partes thereof (the whole in Five partes being to bee divided as aforesaid) with
thappurtenncs I give and bequeath to my said Daughter Jane Segar and to her heires and assignes for ever
And if it shall happen that if either or any of my said sonnes Charles Segar, Henry Segar and William Segar shall happen to dye and departe this life without any issue of his or their respective body or bodyes Lawfully begotten and before he and they respectively shall have attained his or their respective age or ages of One and Twenty yeares and that the said Jane Segar my said Daughter shall survive him them or any of them soe dyeing as aforesaid Then I doe hereby chardge every the said severall and respective Fifth partes last menconed of him or them so dyeing as aforesaid with the payment of her my said Daughter Jane Segar (she soe surviveing as aforesaid) of the Sume of One hundred pounds of Lawfull money of England
And my minde and will is that shee my said Daughter Jane Segar shall and may enter into and have hold and enjoy and receive and take to her owne proper use the rents issues and profitts of the same severall and respective Fifth partes of such of my said Sonnes as shall dye and depart this life as aforesaid untill shee the said Jane shall thereby or otherwise be fully payd and satisfied aswell the respective Sume or Sumes of One Hundred pounds wth the payment whereof I have hereby before Chardged the same their said severall Fifth partes respectively as aforesaid As alsoe all such respective Chardges Damages and expences as she shall severally susteyne expend or be put unto in those severall behalfes respectively
Provided further and my minde and Will is That if my said Daughter Jane Segar shall departe this naturall life before she be Legally married to any person whatsoever That then the Estate share and Fifth parte of my Lands and Tenemts herein before given and devised unto my said Daughter Jane Segar as aforesaid shall bee equally divided betweene my said Sonnes Charles Segar, Henry Segar and William Segar and the Survivor and Survivors of them and his or their heires
And my minde and will is that my said loveing Wife Mary Segar shall have the education and bringing upp of my said Daughter Jane Segar untill she attaine her age of One and Twenty yeares or day of marriage which shall first happen and in the meane wise my said Wife to receive the rents benefitt and profitt of my said Daughters Estate by mee given and devised to her as aforesaid to beare and pay the Chardges of her educacon and maintenance
Item my minde and Will further is and I doe hereby give and devise unto my said Loveing wife Mary Segar and her assignes One Annuity or yearly rent of Tenn pounds of Lawfull money of England to be had received and taken out of all those my said two severall third partes (the whole being in three partes to be divided) of and in all that the Mannor of Borden and of and in all that Capitall Messuage or Mannor house comonly called or knowne by the name of Borden Hall and the Lands and Prmisses thereunto belonging To have and to hold receive perceive take and enjoy the said Annuity or yearly rent of Tenn pounds to the said Mary and to her assignes imediatly from and after my decease for and dureing the terme of her naturall Life payable yearlie at the Feasts of St. Michael the Archangell and the Annuntiacon of the blessed virgin Mary by even and equall porcons, the First payment thereof to beginne att such of the said Feasts as shall next happen and bee after my decease
And if it shall happen the said Annuity or yearlie rent of Tenn pounds to be behind or unpaid in parte of in all by the space of One and Twenty daies next after either of the said feasts on which as aforesaid the same ought to be paid That then it shall and may be Lawfull to and for the said Mary and her assignes into the said Mannor Messuage Lands and prmisses thereunto belonging and apperteyning and every or any parte thereof to enter and distreyne and the distresse and distresses then and there had and taken Lawfully from thence to take drive and carry away and the same impound detaine and keepe untill she and they shall be well and Truely satisfied and paid the aforesaid Annuity or yearlie rent of Tenn pounds and all arrears thereof together wth their reasonable Costs and Chardges in that behalf susteyned
Item I make and ordaine my said Loveing wife Mary Segar and my said Sonne Charles Segar full
and only Executors of this my Last will and Testament hereby revoakeing and makeing void all
former wills and Testam[en]ts by mee at any time heretofore made and declare this to be my Last will and Testament
And I doe hereby desire nominate and appoint my Loveing freinds Mr. Thomas Lake of Newington and Mr. Anthony Stringer of Borden to bee
Overseeres of this my Last will and Testamt to each wch Thomas Lake and Anthony Stringer I give the Sume of Forty shillings to buy them rings
in remembrance of mee
In Witnesse whereof I the said Charles Segar to every sheete of paper of this my Last will and
Testament conteyning Five sheets of paper have sett my hand and (to) the last sheete thereof have
affixed my Seale dated the day and yeare first above menconed
Charles Segar
Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Charles Segar as his Last will and testament in the presence of:
John Lake, Luke Dix, Peter Theobald
Probatum fuit: Proved 23rd July 1679 and re-sworn 2nd March 1680/81
Notes:
The entry in the parish register of St. John the Baptist Tunstall, Kent states: Charls Seager, Gent. was Buryed June 25 [1679]
SS Mary & Sexburga, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: November 14 [1633] Charles the son of William Seagar.
Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason 6th December 2022
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