Item I give and bequeath to my two sonnes Thomas Rand and John Rand the house wherein Elizabeth Ponnte now dwelleth, and my parte of the Fishing boate (whereof Edward Mullett is Master), equally betweene them
Item I give and bequeath to my Sonne Thomas aforesaid my Cypres Chest
Item I give and bequeath unto my said Sonne Thomas the Some of Tenne Poundes of that Thirtie Poundes which John Norman oweth me by bond to
be paid to him within Fower Monethes next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath to my sonne John aforesaid One Feather bedd, One Feather Boulster, One Feather Pillowe, one Flock Bolster, one Coverlett
and one Blankett
Item I give and bequeath to my Two Daughters Sarah the Widdowe of Richard Horne and Elizabeth the wife of John Wood, all my other Bedding
(except one Downe Bedd, one Boulster and one Pillowe), All my Brasse, Pewter and Lynnen (except my weareing Lynnem for body and one Greene Rugge)
equally to be divided betweene them And the said Greene Rugg I give and bequeath wholly to my said Daughter Sarah
Item I give and bequeath more to my said Two Daughters my Gold Rings, One Silver Cupp, all my
Silver Spoones and one Furnace to be equally divided betweene them
Item I give and bequeath more to my said Two daughters Fifteene Poundes of the Thirtie Poundes aforesaid equally to be divided betweene them after
all my other Legacies, debts and funerall charges shalbe paid
Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandchild Sarah Horne the other Five poundes of the Thirtie Poundes aforesaid to be paid to her at the
time appointed her in my husband's Will
Item I give and bequeath more to the said Sarah my grandchild my Feather Bed and Boulster whereon I usually lye, my Greene Curtaines, Vallence,
One peene Chaire and all my appareel aswell Woollen as the Lynnen, before excepted
Item I give and bequeath to my Grandchilde Joanne Wood The downe Bedd, Boulster and Pillowe before excepted
All the residue of my Goods not before bequeathed, Rents now due or heereafter to become due to me, One great Sheete and three Pillowbeers I give
and bequeath them wholly to my daughter Sarah aforenamed,
whom I make and appoint to be sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament and shee to pay all my debts, Legacies before bequeathed and
funerall charges
In witnes whereof I have heereunto sett my hand the daye and yeare aforesaid
The marke of the said Joane Rand
Signed published and declared for the last Will and Testament of the said Joane Rand in the prsence of us:
Timo: Winter; The marke of Thomas Beere
Probatum fuit: 21st December 1646
Notes:
Joane the widow of John Rand was buried at St. Leonard, Deal on 28 Jun 1646.
See John Rand's Will: PRC 32/52/45 made and proved in 1637. John Rand was buried at St. Leonard on 31 Jul 1637.
John Rand had married Joan Denn 4 May 1609 at Deal.
Their children (baptised at St. Leonard, Deal): Sara 4 Mar 1609/10; Thomas 30 Aug 1612;
Daughter Sarah Rand married Richard Horne 9 Aug 1630 at St. Leonard.
Wood, John of Deal, Seaman, Bachelor about 35 and Elizabeth Rand, same parish, virgin about 25, d. of Joan Rand, widow, who consents, as is
testified by her son-in-law Richard Horne, same parish, Yeoman. Thomas Nuce of Canterbury, Glazier, Bondsman. At. St. Mary Bredman, Canterbury
25 Mar 1639 [Licence].
Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh A. Mason, 14th April 2023
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