I will and give unto Edmund Willard my sonne tenne pownds of good and lawfull money of England to bee payd unto him the daye of one and
twenty yeeres of age
Also I will and give unto Elizabeth Willard my daughter tenne pownds of good and lawfull money of England to bee payd at her daye of
marriage or one wholle yeere after my decease first come first to bee payd
Mye will and minde is yf my wife doe happen (to) marry that then shee shall paye unto Edmund Willard my sonne the some of tenne pownds of good
and lawfull money of England before shee doe marry w[hi]ch is the full of twenty pownds
Also I (will) that (she) doe paye unto Elizabeth Willard my daughter yf shee doe marry tenne pownds of good and lawfull money of England wch
shalbee the sume of twentye pownds
My debts and legacies being payd All the rest of my moveable goods I give unto Margaret my Wiffe wch I doe ordeyne and make my Wholle
executor
The marke of Richard Willard
No witnesses are given.
Probatum fuit: 27th September 1613
Notes:
Rychard Willard, Householder, was buried at St. George, Benenden, Kent on 4 Aug 1613.
Richard Willard married Margery Reeve 1 Aug 1585 at St. Mary, Goudhurst, Kent.
Their known children (all baptised at St. George, Benenden): 7 Dec 1586 Marget; 3 Mar 1588 Elizabeth; 8 Apr 1588 Henry (Bu: 3 Apr 1603);
12 Oct 1589 Phillip (Bu: 23 Apr 1603); 1 Aug 1591 Katherine; 16 Sep 1593 Edmund; 19 Nov 1600 Francis.
Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason 31st December 2022
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