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- Will of Thomas Bassett proved 1616
Written 20th February 1615
Written 20th Feb 1615
All these parcels of household stuff hereafter named to remain in my mansion house or in my mills for ever:
In my hall of my mansion house my cubberde; in the kitchen my furnace, and in the mills all my stones, bins, troughs, crowes and other implements.
To Alice Geale my maid servant 40s.
Residue of my goods and chattels to my wife Kateryne, who is to be executrix.
Overseers my friends William Birsty, Henry Streatfeild, Edward Everest and Thomas Saunder of Chiddingstone.
To Kateryne for life my house wherein I dwell and certain parcels of land in full satisfaction of her jointure. If she accept that then she shall also enjoy all my other lands, together with my two mills and also all that parcel of meadow called Eyland, 12 acres lying in Chiddingstone until my two sons Pentecost Bassett and Michael Bassett come of age. On condition that she brings up my two sons in all godly education befitting their degree and pay them from age 16 to 21 20s each yearly.
At age 21 to Pentecost all my said house where I dwell with my mills and all houses barns and buildings belonging except a house standing upon a parcel of land called Gillandes together with all the lands meadows pastures waters streams flowing of waters woods underwoods etc to my said house and mills belonging situated in Chiddingstone.
All the said parcel of meadow called the Eyland to my son Michael. Katherine shall within one year after my decease at her own expense remove and take down the above mentioned house upon the said parcel of land called Gillandes and erect it on the said parcel of land called the Eyland.
To Pentecost all my lease of the flowing of water to the sawmill at 21 and in the meantime Kateryne to have it on condition she does not make void the said lease.
Witnesses: William Woodgate, Walter Woodgate, John Saxby
(Transcribed by Lionel Cole)
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1566 - 1615 (49 years)