Watts Will 1677

Will of Richard Watts

of Ringwould, Kent

Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives PRC 16/298 W/9
Submitted by Margaret Wills

In the name of God Amen I Richard Watts of the Parish of Ringwould in the Countie of Kent Coller-maker beinge weake in bodie but of good and perfect memory Praised be God for it, doe make and ordaine this my last will and Testament in manner and forme Followinge
Firste I comend my soule to Allmigtie God hopinge to be made pertaker of everlastinge life by the only meanes & merits of Jesus Christ my glorious Saviour and redemer And my Bodie to the earth In decent maner to be buried in hope of a Glorious Resurrection to Eternall life And Concerninge my worldly Goodes

First I give to my sonne John Wattes Fower poundes of lawfull money of England to be paid by my Executors
And yf he die without ysshew as my meaninge is That my sonne Antiny Wates Fower Children shall have his portion Equally devided betwene them
Item I give to my sonn Thomas Wattes tenn poundes to be Paid by my Executors
Item I give to my sonn Thomas Wattes Dafter Five poundes to be payd to him for her to bringe her up to learninge at her scolls [schools]

Item I give to my loveinge Wiffe Mary Wattes Thurtie poundes
more I give to her my loveing wife The Beed I now ly apon with all the Furnituer belonging to it
more I give unto here the best Cow as doth belong to mee
Item I give to my wife t[w]o Fatt hogges as any I have More I give unto her to great platters & a warming pan & a Iron pott and a brase stapen? & a Cettell [kettle] More one tabell & Fower Chaires in the pa[r]llor

Item I give to my Sonn Courte & his wiffe Twentie poundes of good & lawfull money to be paid by my Executors
Item I give to there Dafter Tomsen my grandchild Five pounds
Item I give to my sonn John Belen Five shillinges
Item I give to my sonn Frances Belen five shillinges
Item I give to my Grandchild Richard Belen Fortie shillinges
all This to be paid by my Executors

I doe ordaine and Contistute my sd. Loveinge Sonn Anthony Wattes my Sole Executor of this my last will & Testament of all my goodes whatsoever moveabell and unmoveabell My meaninge is as he shall pay all those Lageses [Legacies] & all my debtes whatsomever as I doe owe

which whereunto in Wittnes I sett my hand and seale Thes 29th day of May in the yeare of our Lord Christ one thousand six hundred seventy & seven
Memorandum my desire is that my Executor shall pay all these Lageses in & Betwene this & our Ladie Day next Ensuinge after the Date hereof withoute any Delaye
Richard R Wattes by his marke
Se[a]led & delivered in the presentes of
Edward Arnold; Jeremie Ottirie?

More Five hundred of salt porke, more 4 beedes with the Funituer, more t[w]o kenninge whe[e]lls & a wollen whelle
more 3 Iron harras & to plowes [harrows and ploughs], Seed Cord, more five barrilles [barrels], more 3 great tubes & 3 beares
more 2 Chestes & a ould trunke, more to hides & a halfe above in the Lought [loft], more a lande? hide & to peece of lether in the Shope more 13 seames of wheate

Probatum fuit: 20th June 1677 – to Anthony Watts, son.

Notes:
Richard Watts, Housholder was buried at St. Nicholas, Ringwould, 8 Jun 1677.
Richard Watts married Thomasine Kelsey 9 Feb 1636 at Ringwould.
Their known children: Emblen 26 Feb 1636/37; Anthony 17 Mar 1638; John Dec 1640; Mary 5 Mar 1642/43; Richard 2 Mar 1644/45; Thomas 2 May 1647;
& Elizabeth 7 Aug 1653.
Thomasin Watts, wife of Richard, was buried at Ringwould 15 Jun 1660.
Richard Watts re-marries by Licence:
Wattes, Richard of Ringwould, Collar-maker, Widower and Mary Counstable of Coldred, virgin, 30, whose father Matthew Counstable, same parish, Yeoman, consents, At All Saints, Canterbury, 24 Nov 1664.

Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh A. Mason, 4th July 2023

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