Smoothing Will 1559

Will of Marian Smoothing, widow

of Harrietsham, Kent


Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury PRC 17/34/239c
Submitted by Brian Richardson
DATE: 3rd April 1559, Proved: 12th .... 1559

Item: to the poor 12 shillings and 7 pence at my months mind.
Item: to Marion ....... my goddaughter 2 pairs of sheets, one table cloth, two platters of pewter, 2 pewter dishes, a salt seller of pewter, one candlestick and a large kettle.

Item: to Henry Smoding and to Marion Smoding the children of James Smoding by my daughter Alice deceased, to each 6 shillings and 8 pence, each to be each other�s heir.

Item: to Joanna my daughter now wife of Robert Smoding of Harrietsham 27 shillings and 8 pence to be paid and delivered unto her own hands and for her own purpose.

Item: To Joanne Bassock, daughter of Richard Bassock of Leeds �20, stuff from my house to be sold to that value to pay for it.

Item: To Eleanor Bassock my daughter, the wife of Richard Bassock the residue of all my goods, they to be my executors.
Witnesses: John Pende and James Everden of Leeds to be my overseers

My properties in West Street of Harrietsham I late bought of Christopher Eddinden to Richard Bassock and his wife Eleanor my daughter and their son William, he to pay his brothers and sisters 12 shillings and 8 pence each at 20 years of age.

Winesses: John Peende, Symond Mason, Ralph Webb, Arthur Reynolds and Thomas Woode.


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