Inpri[mi]s I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Anne the some of fourty pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her by
my Executor within twelve months next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my Sonn in Law Arthur Wallenger of Deale aforesaid Pylott the sume of twenty pounds of like lawfull money to
be paid unto him within twelve months next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my Sonn in Law William Bessilly of Deale aforesaid Pylott one guinea of Gold to be paid unto him by my
Executor within one month next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son John Parsons the sume of twenty pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto him by my executor
within twelve months next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Parsons the sume of fifty pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her on the day
of her marriage, and in the meane time to be put out at interest by my Executor and the Interest thereof to be paid to her yearly towards her
maintenance
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Parsons the sume of fifty pounds of like money to be paid unto her on the day of her marriage,
and in the meane time to be put out at interest by my Executor and the Interest thereof to be paid to her yearly towards her maintenance
Item I give and bequeath unto my said wife Anne all the rents issues and profitts of all that messuage ground and pr[e]misses now in the Occupacon of the said Arthur Wallenger, And all that messuage ground and prmisses next adjoyneing in the Occupacon of Joseph Virgo to be had received and taken by my said wife for and during the Terme of her natural Life, so as my said wife doe well and sufficiently repaire the said two messuages and prmisses from time to time as need shall require
Item from and after the decease of my said wife, I give and bequeath all the said messuage or Tenem[en]t ground and prmisses in the Occupacon of
the said Arthur Wallenger unto my daughter Mary her Executors Adm[inistrato]rs and Assigns
Item from and after the decease of my said wife I give and bequeath all the said messuage or Tenemt ground and prmisses in the Occupacon of the
said Joseph Virgo unto my said daughter Hannah her Executors Adm'rs and Assigns
Item I give and bequeath unto my Executor hereafter named all that messuage or Tenement brewhouse ground and prmisses now in my Occupacon together
with the Copper and utensills belonging to the said brewhouse, and all that messuage or Tenement, Ground prmisses late in the
Occupacon of William Archer, Cooper and alsoe all that messuage and ground late in the Occupacon
of Mary Stupple, widow, and alsoe all that barne, ground and prmisses lyeing and being at the North
End of Deale called the folly, all which I give to my Executor to the intent and purpose that he may
be enabled to pay and discharge my debts and the Legacies herein bequeathed
Item all and singular the rest and residue of my goods Chattells and personall Estate whatsoever and
wheresoever I give and bequeath the same and every parte thereof unto my Executor hereafter named his Executors, Adm'rs and Assigns
Provided always and my mind and will is that if either of my said two daughters shall happen to dye before she shall receive the bequests and
Legacies hereby given her I will that the parte and share of her soe dyeing shall goe to the Survivor of
them her Executors, Adm'rs and Assigns
And alsoe if both my said daughters shall happen to dye before they shall receive the bequests and Legacies hereby given them, then I give and
bequeath the same unto my said Sonn John Parsons and the said Arthur Wallenger equally share and share alike
And I doe hereby make constitute and appoint the said Arthur Wallenger full and sole Executor of this my last will and Testament
And I doe hereby revoke and make void all former and other Wills by me heretofore in any wise made and doe make and declare this onely to be my
true and last Will and Testament
In Witness whereof I the said Henry Parsons have hereunto set my hand and Seale the day and yeare First abovewritten
The marke of the said Henry Parsons
Signed subscribed and declared by the said Henry Parsons the Testator for and as his last will and Testament on the day of the date thereof in the
prsence of
Edward Taylor, Not. Pub. [Notary Public]; John Taylor
Exaiatur: Ca : Lukin
Probatum fuit: 26th February 1705/06
An Inventary of all and Singular the goods and Chattells of Henry Parsons late of Deale in the County of Kent Brewer dec[eas]ed taken and Appraised by us whose names are hereunto Subscribed the one and Thirtieth day of October Anno Dom: 1705 : in manner following, vizt.
£. s. d.
Impri[mi]s the Wearing Apparrell of the deced. 02 0 0
In the Parlor
Item two pair of Fire Irons with brass heads & a Candlestick 00 6 6
Item a Clock & Case 01 0 0
Item a Napkins press, a Table, six Chaires, 5 pictures, an earthen punch bowle & some glass things 00 14 6
Item a Close Bedsted, a feather bed, two bolsters, two blankets & two pillows 03 0 0
In the Kitchen
Item five leather Chaires, a large Table, a small Table & a looking glass 00 13 6
Item nine brass Candlesticks, a sconce, a Chaffing dish, a Scumer, a pair of brass Sunsters?, &
two Savealls 00 14 0
Item a Jack, four earthen dishes, a China bason & two flower potts 00 09 0
Item a pair of Grates, a pair of Andirons, two pair of Tongs, a Spit, a grate shovel, a fire pan,
a fork, a hook, a frogg, a Fender, an iron Candlestick & pot hangers 01 00 0
In the Chamber over the Kitchen
Item a pair of irons with bras heads, a looking Glass, a Table, six chaires & a Chest of Drawers 00 19 0
Item a bedsted, red curtaines & vallance, a Rugg, a blanket, two pair of window Curtaines 00 09 6
In the Chamber over the parlor
Item two pair of brass Irons, a fire pan & tongs, seven turkey-work Chaires, a Chest, a Chest of
Drawers & a Table 00 15 0
Item a Bedsted, white Callico Curtaines & vallence head Cloth, a Quilt, a Counterpane,
four blankets & 2 pictures 01 2 6
In the Garrett
Item two feather Beds, two bolsters, Curtaines & Vallence & Bedsted 02 0 0
Item a flock Bed, a bolster, a blanket, a Clock & Iron Cradle 00 10 0
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£15 13 00
In the Wash house
Item a Copper, a brass sheiner?, a brass Skillet, a baseing Ladle, a fish plate 00 12 0
In the Cellar
Item two Feathers Beds, two bolsters, two pillows, a Spanish Table & some Lumber 00 12 0
Item a parcell of Pewter 03 10 0
Item a parcell of Linnen, vizt. a dozen of damask Napkins, a dozen and five diaper Napkins, a damask
Table Cloth, three diaper Table Cloths, three fine Towells, a Course table Cloth and two Napkins 04 05 0
Item a parcell of Course Linnen, vizt. five pair of Sheets, two dozen of Towells & Six Table Clothes 01 00 0
Item a Silver Cup & Two Spoons 00 15 0
Item the Copper and utensills of the Brewhouse 15 06 6
Item a Messuage Buildings Brewhouse & ground in Deale, wherein the deced. lived, & also in occupacon
of John Woollet and William Bridges, being Leasehold Estate 250 00 0
Item a Messuage & garden ground in occupacon of William Archer in Deale, being Leasehold Estate 37 00 0
Item a Messuage in two dwellings in occupacon of Arthur Wallenger and John Farrar, in Deale,
being Leasehold Estate 110 00 0
Item a Messuage & ground in Deale in Occupacon of Samuel Sanders, being Leasehold Estate 30 00 0
Item a Barne & ground at the North end of Deale in occupacon of John Baseden & Jeremiah Cobby
being also Leasehold Estate 35 00 0
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488 00 6
Brought over: 15 13 0
Total £503 13 6
Appraised by us: Daniell Denn; Joshua Sayer
Notes:
Henry Parsons married Anne Sayer 17 May 1687 at St. Leonard's.
Ann Parsons, widow, was buried at St. Leonard's on 29 Mar 1725.
Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh A. Mason, 21st March 2023
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