{"id":4541,"date":"2020-02-11T18:29:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T18:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/?p=4541"},"modified":"2020-02-12T19:02:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T19:02:11","slug":"cicely-sladden-bedlake-1714","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/probate\/cicely-sladden-bedlake-1714\/","title":{"rendered":"The will of Cicely Sladden n\u00e9e Bedlake (1630-1714)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/getperson.php?personID=I28184&amp;tree=tree1\">Cicely<\/a> was my 8 x great grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>Cicely left everything to her one surviving child, her son, Richard. This included two tenements described as &lsquo;on the beach&rsquo; in Deal, no doubt the same properties which were later described in Richard&rsquo;s will as in Beach Street. She stipulated he should pass these on to his children, doing nothing to hinder this unless there was a good reason. The OED gives 3 meanings for &lsquo;beach&rsquo; (as a noun) &ndash; it can mean shingle or pebbles of the sea-shore, or a ridge or bank of stones \/ shingle, not just that part between the high and low water mark. Its use by Cicely would seem to imply one of the first two meanings. In this rather flat part of East Kent, shingle can extend well beyond the reach of the sea. &nbsp; <\/p>\n<div class=\"transcribed-doc\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>In the Name of God Amen I <\/b><\/span>Cicely Sladden of<br>Deale in the County of Kent Widow Being of Sound and perfect mind and memory<br>But being aged and Considering the Uncertainty of this life Doe make and Declare my<br>last Will and Testament in manner following. First I com[m]end my Soul unto Almighty God,<br>my Maker; and my Body to the Earth from whence it is. <span style=\"font-size: large;\">And<\/span> as for my Worldly Estate, I<br>give and bequeath the same as followeth (That is to say) I give and bequeath, All<br>Those my two Leashold Tenements Ground and Appurt[enance]s thereunto respectively belonging<br>Scituate lying and being upon the Beach in Deale aforesaid, and now in the tenure or occupacon<br>of [blank] Cooper, and Grace Denne or their Assignes, unto my Son <a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/getperson.php?personID=I28177&amp;tree=tree1\">Richard Sladden<\/a> For and<br>During the Term of his natural life, he keeping the same well repaired And after his Decease to<br>to the Children of his Body lawfully begotten and to be begotten, and to their Executo<sup>s<\/sup>. Adm<sup>s<\/sup>. and<br>Assignes. <span style=\"font-size: large;\">And<\/span> my mind and Will is, That my said Son Richard shall not doe any act or thing<br>Whatsoever whereby to hinder and prevent the said Tenements Ground and prmisses, from<br>descending to his Children, according to the true meaning of this my Will, Except he shall find a<br>Necessity and good occasion otherwise to dispose of the same, which in such case I hereby give him<br>Power to doe (any thing aforesaid Notwithstanding) Item <span style=\"font-size: large;\">All<\/span> and singular the rest and<br>Residue of my Leasehold Estate Goods Chattells moveables and personal Estate whatsoever and<br>wheresoever Of what nature kind or quality soever I give and bequeath unto my said son<br>Richard Sladden his Executo<sup>s<\/sup>. Adm<sup>s<\/sup>. and Assignes, <span style=\"font-size: large;\">And<\/span> I doe make Ordeine appointe<br>and Constitute my said Son Richard Sladden Sole Executor, of this my last Will and Testament,<br>And Revoking All former Wills by me made I Doe make and Declare, this only for my<br>true and last Will and Testament. In Witnesse Whereof I have hereunto sett my hand<br>and Seale the three and Twentieth day of June, Anno Dom: 1711: And in the<br>Tenth Yeare of the Reigne of Our Soveraigne Lady Anne Queen of Great Britain\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">Cicely XX Sladden<br>her mark&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>[a very complicated mark. possibly an attempt to sign &ndash; not simply XX, not easy to represent]<\/div>\n<div>Signed sealed Published &amp; Declared<br>by the said Cicely Sladden For and as<br>her last Will and Testament on the<br>day of the date thereof in the p[re]sence<br>of:.\/ Rich<sup>d<\/sup>. Knowlden<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Jno: March<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; John Taylor Not Pub: [Public Notary]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Probate granted to Richard Sladden, the executor named in the will,on 20 May 1717;<em> full probate statement to be transcribed and added<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Source<\/h3>\n<p>This is a transcription by me, Teresa Goatham, of an image of the original will, <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;KHLC&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;What was the Kent Record Office, then the Centre for Kentish Studies is now known as the Kent History and Library Centre.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;It is in Springfield in Maidstone.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Unlike most modern archives offices it was not built with suitable parking. There seems plenty nearby for a couple of hours, but if you want to stay all day you may be better using the park and ride or public transport.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Website&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Catalogue&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Although I was staying on the edge of Canterbury in 2015 I decided to go to the KHLC to print off some(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/khlc\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>KHLC<\/a> ref. PRC\/31\/187 S\/2, viewed on FamilySearch at Yeovil <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;FHC&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Family History Centre&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; - centres run by the LDS Church where more content can be viewed on the FamilySearch website than at home. They have also now begun having affiliated libraries that offer the same. Also, as in certain public libraries, they offer free access to sites like Ancestry and FindMyPast.\nFrom the point of view of this website the main benefits at present are:\n&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;\n \t&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;access to 1858-1925 England and Wales wills;&amp;lt;\/li&amp;gt;\n \t&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;with about a quarter of my ancestry including a significant chunk of(...)&amp;lt;\/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/ul&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/fhc\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>FHC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cicely left everything to her surviving child, Richard. This included two tenements described as &lsquo;on the beach&rsquo; in Deal, which she stipulated he should pass these on to his children, doing nothing to hinder this without good reason.<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/probate\/cicely-sladden-bedlake-1714\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,158],"tags":[155,165,166,167,13,134,144],"class_list":["post-4541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-probate","category-wills-probate","tag-direct-ancestor","tag-sladden","tag-slodden","tag-bedlake","tag-kent","tag-c18th","tag-womans-will"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Teresa","author_link":"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/author\/admin-tt\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - 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