The Will of
John BRIGHTBRIDGE
(c1595-1668)

PROB 11/328 - 18 November 1668 - John Brightridge, yeoman of Warbleton,
Sussex
The last Will and Testament of me
John
Brightridge of Warbleton in the County of Sussex yeoman made
the thirteenth day of August in the yeare of our Lord One Thousand Six
hundred Sixty and Eight and in the Twenthith yeare of the Ranyne of our
[---] Lord King Charles the Second [---] being [---] in body but of good and
perfect mind and memory (praysed be God for the same) First I give to
the poore of the parish of Herstmonceux fifteen shillings and to the poore
of the parish of Warbleton five shillings to be distributed to them within
one month next after my decease Item I give to my daughter
Susan
Wilmsherst the wife of
Stephen Wilmsherst of Warbleton the sume of forty pounds of lawfull
money of England to bee paid unto her within three months next after my
decease Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth Johnson the wife of
Thomas Johnson the summe of five and twenty pounds of lawful money of
England to bee paid to her within three months next after my decease Item I
give to my daughter Joane Classen ten shillings and to my daughter
Mary Baldy tenn shillings Item I comit unto my sonne in law George
Baker one debt of twenty pounds which hee owed mee upon Bond or Bill And
also one other debt of six pounds which hee also owed mee upon Bond or Bill
Item I give to my daughter Anne the wife of the said George Baker
the sume of fifteen pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her
within three months next after my decease Item I give to my daughter
Hester Brightridge the sume of [---] pounds of lawfull money of England
to be paid unto her within four months next after my decease Item I give all
my linnen equally to be divided between my sonne Johne Brightridge
and my daughters Item I give to my said sonne John Brightridge my
silver bowle and to my daughter Hester Brightridge one gold ring Item
I give all my household stuffe unto my said sonne John and all my
daughters equally to be divided between them my feather bedd only excepted
which I give to my sonne John Item I give to my cosen Richard
Brightridge the summe of three pounds and all my woollen apparrell Item
I give to Elizabeth Brightridge his sister the sume of four
pounds Item I make my said sonne John Brightridge executor of this my
last will and testament renouncing all former wills by mee made requiring
him hereby to pay all my debts and legacies and faithfully to perform this
my last will to whome I give all the rest of my personall estate whatsoever
unbequeathed and I [---] my brother William Hollick and my sonne in law
Stephen Wilmsherst to be the overseers of this my last will requiring
them to assist my said executor in the [---] thereof to whom I give tenn
shillings a piece over and above their charges and expenses laid out
therein In witness wereof I the said John Brightridge have hereunto
set my hand and seale the day and yeare further above written John
Brightridge Read published sealed and [---] to bee the last will of the
said John Brightridge in the presence of Henry ?aby ~
Thomas Fray his marke
This to be added to my last will that my will and mind is that if my sonne
in lawe George Baker shall refuse to seale and [---] as his [---] and
deed unto my executor one [---] [---] of all [---] promises and engagements
whatsoever then the legacie of fifteen pounds hereby given unto my daughter
Anne wife of the said George shall not be paid nor the said
debts and twenty pounds and six pounds shall not be comitted Also I give to
my daughter Joane wife of Nicholas Classen the [---] of a
[---] which I had from Mr Barton called Little (?Heroin?) also Horam
during all the terme of yeares therein yet to [---] John
Brightridge
Transcribed by me, Mandy Willard, on 20 March 2006, from a digitised copy of
the original document.

BRIGHTRIDGE

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