Will of Adam Sutton

of Fairfield, Kent

Item I will unto the reparations of the Church of Brendset ijs vjd
Item I will to the rep[ar]ations of the church of Fayrfeild vs
Item I will unto the poore of Bendset vjs viijd to be bestowed at my buriall
Item I will unto viij poore men to beare my Corps to the Churche viijs
Item I will to be bestowed at my buriall in bread & beare ijs vjd

Item I will unto my iij god Children Adam Ingleton An Buckherste & Alice Adams ether of them xxs to be paid unto them as they come to their sev[er]all adges of xxj yeeres

All the Residue of my good[es] either moveables or unmoveables as Anuities & all other thinge or thing[es] by what name or title soever they be called I will & bequeath unto Jane my Wife she payenge all my debts & legacies
whome I make & ordeigne my Sole Executrix of this my laste will and testa[me]nt
Renouncinge all other Willes & Testamentes before this made

In witnes hereof I have sette my hande to this my laste will in the presence of
Robert Button John Bonham Nicolas Wells.

Probatum fuit etc cora[m] m[agiste]ro Steph[en] Lakes Comissar etc xxij do die Julii 1594.
Juramentis Roberti Button et Nicolai Welles test[a]m[ento] iurator App[ro]bat... et infirmatio etc Ac Comissa fuit Ad[minstrat]o bonor[um] etc Jane R[e]l[i]c[t]e et Executr... etc ... iurat etc salvo iure ..

In lvij� xiiijs

Notes
This will provides a few clues about Adam SUTTON�s life; he was married (his wife Jane inherited the residue of his estate) but there is no indication that he had an heir. I have not been able to find his marriage
The bequests made by Adam SUTTON shows he also had links with Brenzett, a parish around 2� miles to the east of Fairfield: I have read that such bequests may indicate he farmed land there.
An inventory was prepared but unfortunately does not survive: it shows his goods were valued at �57 14 shillings.

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