{"id":2137,"date":"2014-08-15T16:24:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T15:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/?page_id=2137"},"modified":"2015-09-30T10:14:09","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T09:14:09","slug":"thomas-terry-1584-1653","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/wills-about\/kent\/becon\/thomas-terry-1584-1653\/","title":{"rendered":"The will of Thomas Terry (1584-1653) (husband of Maria Becon)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thomas<\/a> was the husband of Maria BECON<\/a>, a 9 x great aunt of mine.<\/p>\n

In this will Thomas refers several times to relations being the ‘naturall sister’, etc. ‘Natural’ is often used to mean illegitimate, but really it means biological. Often the only reason to refer to e.g.<\/em> a son as natural was when he was illegitimate and so not also a legal son. Here I believe there is no suggestion that these relations are connected by illegitimate links, rather it is to distinguish his blood relations from those by marriage (who at this time were often simply referred to as ‘sister’, ‘brother’ etc. without the qualification of in-law or similar).<\/p>\n

[Page numbers are included and line breaks as in the document to make referring to or from images of the will easier]<\/p>\n

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\nIn the name of God Amen
\nThomas Terry thelder of Braburne in the County of Kent yeoman beinge
\nweake in body and consideringe the frayle estate of man which is cut downe as the
\ngrasse doe make and ordeyne this my last Will and Testament in manner and
\nforme followinge, And first I bequeath my soule unto God haveinge through the
\nDeath of his sonne Jesus Christ to have my sinnes pardoned, and my body to the
\nearth from whence it came to be Decently buried and my funerall expences paid
\nwith this probate of this my Will, and then for my temporall estate I
\nbequeath as followeth Imprimis I give unto my sonne Thomas<\/a> five
\nshillinges Item I give unto my sonne Basill<\/a> or Barzillai Five shillinges Item
\nI give unto my sonne John<\/a> Five shillings Item I give unto my Daughter
\nKatherine<\/a> Five shillinges Item I give unto my daughter Jane<\/a> Five shillings
\nAnd more I give unto my Daughter Jane the sume of Forty shillinges by
\nthe yeare and quarterly to be paid by equall portions to bee issueinge and
\ngoeinge out of all that Sixteene acres of land of mine (be it more or lesse)
\nlyinge in Brabourne and usually called the Cow pasture, to receive the same
\nyearely dureinge her naturall life, And further I give unto her my said
\ndaughter Jane for her life tyme that Annuity of Twenty shillings by the
\nyeare (after my Sister Strowds<\/a> death) issueinge out of the said lands called the
\nCow pasture which was formerly given unto my naturall sister Elizabeth
\nStrowd by the last Will and Testament of my naturall father William Terry<\/a>
\ndeceased, Item my Will is that my Welbeloved wife Dorothy<\/a> shall yearely
\nreceive and take as part of her Joynture the sume of Forty shillinges by
\nthe yeare out of the said Sixteene acres called the Cow pasture Item
\nI give unto my ^ {said} sonne Basill or Barzillai the aforesaid Sixteene acres of land
\n(be it more or lesse) called the Cow pasture he payinge the aforesaid sumes
\ngiven out from the same which beinge kindly performed I give the said
\n[p.2]
\npremisses unto him the said Basill or Barzillai and to his heires for ever Item I
\ngive unto my naturall daughter Katherine the sume of Forty shillinges
\nby the yeare in Currant money to be levied issueinge and goeinge fourth of
\nall that Messuage or Tenement of myne in Brabourne aforesaid and in
\nStowting(?) Cant Lyminge Eight acres thereof (be it more or lesse) alwayes
\nexceptinge the Cow pasture and potten feelds to be paid her yearely dureing
\nher naturall life at the fowre usuall quarter dayes in the yeare of
\nChristmas day, our lady day, Midsomer day and Michaellmasday by equall portions Item I give unto my grandchild Thomas<\/a> the sonne of my
\ndaughter Katherine Five pownds in Currant money to be paid him out
\nof all that ^ {my} Messuage Tenement and lands of myne in Brabourne and
\nStowtinge (except the Cow pasture and potten feeld at his age of one
\nand twenty yeares, Item I give more out of my said messuage and lands
\nin Brabourne (except the ^ {Cow} pasture and potten feelds) the some of Forty
\nshillinges to be paid unto my other two grandchildren of my daughter
\nKatherine beinge James<\/a> and Edward<\/a> at their severall ages of one and
\ntwenty yeares Item my Will is that my Welbloved wife Dorothy shall
\nyearely and quarterly receive accordinge to her Joynture dureinge her
\nnaturall life out of the said messuage and lands in Brabourne and Stowting
\n(except the Cow pasture and patten feilds) the some of Eight pownds by the
\nyeare accordinge to the quarter dayes by equall portcons, at Christmas day
\nour Lday Day Midsomer day and Michaellmas Day, Item I give unto my sonne
\nJohn and to his heires for ever (if he take not to wife Kathern Beckett)
\nall that my said Messuage and lands belongeinge to the same in Brabourne
\naforesaid and Stowtinge (exceptinge the Cow pasture and except potting
\nor Tyle lodge feelds formerly given and now againe confirmed by this
\nmy Will) which land premisses conteyne Eight acres (more or lesse)
\nbut if my said John shall take to wife her the said Katherin Beckett
\nthen I give unto him my said John Forty shillinges and noe more, and
\nI give all the said Messuage and lands of mine in Brabourne and
\nStowtinge (except before excepted) unto any sonne Thomas and Barzillai
\nequally betwixt them and to their heires forever Item I give unto my
\nwelbeloved wife Dorothy one Bedstedle with bedd boulster Coverlett blankett
\nand all of her furniture as it stande nowe in Smeex [Smeeth] parrish (beinge
\nformerly her owne before she became my Wife) Item I give more unto
\nmy said wife the value of Tenn powndes in householdstuffe accordinge as
\nit shall be apprized in the Inventory which shee shall best accept off And
\nmy Will is that my said wife shall have her dwellinge in my said house at
\nBrabourne where I now live, and to have the Hall or kitchin freely to her
\nselfe dureinge her life tyme with such other roome as she shall Chuse for
\nher owne dwellinge and free passage to the same and about the house
\nfor washinge dryinge of Lyninge and other necessaryes Item my Will is
\nthat all such debts which of right I owe unto my man shalbee truely paid
\nout of my goods and estate and then I give further as followeth Item
\nI give unto my sonne John Tenn pownds worth of house hold stuffe
\nas it shall bee apprized in the Inventory (if he take not to wife Katherin
\nBeckett) And all other my householdstuffe which is not disposed of by this
\nmy Will I give unto these three of my Children Thomas Katherin and
\nJane to be equally devided betwixt them Item I give unto my sonne
\nThomas and my Daughter Jane all that Sixeteene pownds and odd
\nmoney (accordinge as ane writtinge sheweth) which is due unto me from
\nmy naturall sister Martha Terry<\/a> beinge due for householdstuffe, and I
\ngive them likewise all such use and interrest which shall arrise and
\ngrowe payable thereon from my fathers death untill the same shalbee
\n[p.3]
\npaid And all the remanieinge part of my goods Cattle and Chattles unbequeathed
\nI give unto my said wife Dorothy And my Will is that if any of my said sonnes or
\ndaughters shall refusse the fullfillinge of this my Will and Testament, that is, of
\nany of my sonnes shall refusse to pay such somes of money given out of the
\nlands bequeathed them, or if they or any of them or of my daughters shall not
\nbee satisfied with such legacies and portions herein given that then those and
\nentry of them shall have either or each of them twelve pence, and soe utterly
\nto loose all benefitt whatsoever elce of this my Will and their part or partes
\nto bee devided amongst the other here with contented, And my said Wife
\nDorothy I doe hereby make full sole and whole Executrix of this my last will
\nand Testament And my sonnes Thomas Terry and Basill or Barzilai Terry I
\nmake overseers of this my Will, And further whereas heretofore I did give and
\ngrannt by deed unto my sonne Thomas those two feelds called pottings or
\nTyle lodge feelds in Brabourne aforesaid Conteyninge Eight acres of land (more
\nor lesse) now for further sure makeinge and full security thereof I will
\nas followeth Imprimis I give unto my said sonne Thomas and to his heires
\nfar ever All that North feeld of those two feelds called pottins or Tyle lodge
\nfeelds in Brabourne aforesaid as it is bounded from the other and conteyninge
\nFowre? acres (more or lesse) Item I give unto my sonne Thomas and to his wife<\/a>
\n Elizabeth<\/a> all that South feeld of those two feelds called pottins or Tyle lodge
\nfeelds conteyninge fowre acres (more of lesse) to have hold and use the same
\nduringe their naturall lives and then after their and each of their decease
\nI give the said Southfeild unto my Granchild Thomas<\/a> the sonne of him my
\nsaid naturall sonne Thomas and to his heires forever And this is the
\nlast Will and Testament of me the said Thomas Terry thelder made and
\nwritten this sixt day of June conteyninge three sheets of paper beinge in
\nthe yeare of or Lord Christ one Thousand six hundred Fifty and three
\nThomas Terry by his seale and marke, Sealed signed published and declared
\nto be the last Will and Testament of him the said Thomas Terry in the
\npresence of us Witnesses William Britten Cr The marke of Anne Rigden
\nwife unto Nicholas Rigden Elizabeth Everden her marke \/<\/div>\n
This will was proved att Westminster the Thirtieth day of
\nSeptember in the yeare of or Lord God one thousand Six hundred Fifty three
\nbefore the Judges for probate of Wills and grantinge of Administracons accordinge
\nto an Act of Parlyment entituled an Act for probate of Wills and grantinge
\nof Administracone by the oath of Dorothy Terry the Relict and sole Executrix
\nnamed in the said Will To whome was comitted Administracon of all and
\nsinguler the goods Chattles and debts of the said Deceased she beinge by Comission
\nlegally swarne faithfully to Administer the same, Exr.\/<\/div>\n

Thomas Terry’s will was proved during the interregnum when there were no Bishops or Archdeacons, and all wills had to be proved centrally in London. There was no Prerogative Court of Canterbury<\/a> (PCC<\/a>) either, as that was the Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, but the wills proved in London at that time are deposited with the PCC<\/a> wills at the National Archives.<\/p>\n

TNA<\/a> ref: PROB 11\/230\/717<\/span> (more details about source on Thomas’s page<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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