Edward Alfrey1
M, #11660, b. 22 October 1598
| Note* | | Edward Alfrey, of Gulledge, in East Grinstede, son and heir3 |
| Baptism* | 22 October 1598 | East Grinstead, Sussex;
Edward s. of Edward Alfrey the younger2 |
| Will* | 4 April 1642 | East Grinstead, Sussex;
In the name of God Amen The fourth day of Aprill Anno Domini one Thousand six hundred fourty twoe I Edward Alfray of Gullidge in the parish of East Grinsted in the County of Sussex gent beinge weake and sickly but of perfect memorie (God be praysed therefore) Doe make this my last will and Testament in manner followinge First I comend my soule to God my maker hopeing through the meritts of Jesus Christ my Redeemer to obteyne life ever lastinge and my body I comitt to the Earth till the day of Resurrecion to be decently buried in the Church of East Grinsted afoursaid by mine Executor Item I give to the poore of East Grinsted fforty shillinges Item I give to my twoe younger sonnes Richard & John six silver spoones twoe silver salts and one silver bowle to be equallie divided betwixt them by mine Overfeers Item I would have all my debts my funerall and the charges of my will payd first out of my personall Estate (soe farr as itt will runn) by mine Executor whome I appoynt to be Edward mine eldest sonne And afterward I would have my said sonne Edward receive all the rents and revenues of all my Lands and Tenements and therewith pay the residue of my debts soe fast as may bee and soe soone as he may raise money thereout to doe the same to bringe to his owne * in the meane tyme five pounds a yeare for his mayntenace And likewise payinge and allowinge to Hester myne eldest Daughter out of my said rents in the meanetyme till my debts shall or may be paid five pounds a yeare payable halfe yearly by equall porrons as my rents shall come in for her maintenance And to Anne my youngest Daughter other five poundes a yeare payable in like manner for her maintenance And to Richard my second sonne fifty shillinges a yeare payable in the same manner for his maintenance And to John my youngest sonne fifteen pounds a yeare payable in like manner for his Maintenance And next after all my debts shall or may be paid as aforesaid Then I will and appoynt all the rents and revenues of my said Lands and Tenements (the tymber and wood excepted) to my said eldest daughter till she shall or may receive thereof the full some of twoe hundred and fifty pounds for her porron in the meane tyme she likewise allowinge out of my said rents five pounds a yeare to my said eldest sonne and five pounds a yeare to my said daughter Anne and fifty shillings a yeare to my sonne Richard and fifteene pounds a yeare to my sonne John payable in manner aforesaid for theire maintenance And after my said eldest Daughters porron shall or may be soe paid I will and appoynt all the rents and revenues (except the trees timber and woods) of my said Lands to my said daughter Anne till she shall or may receive thereof the full some likewise of two hundred and ffifty poundes for her porion she likewise in the meane tyme makinge the payments and allowances aforesaid for my other Childrens mayntenance except my eldest Daughters and her owne without diminuton of any of my said daughters owne porrons And if my said Daughters or either of them shall happen to Dye before theire porrons shalbe paid haveinge noe child of her owne bodys lawfully begotten liveinge then my will and minde is that their or her porion soe dyeing childless or soe much thereof as shalbe then unpaid shall goe to my said three sonnes equallie and to the survivors or survivor of them Item after my said Daughters porron paid I will and appoynt all the rents and revenues of my said Lands and Tenements (except as excepted) to my sonn Richard till he shall or may receive thereof the full some of three hundred pounds for his porron Hee likewise in the meane tyme alloweinge out of my said rents five pounds a yeare to my eldest sonne and fifteene poundes a yeare to my youngest sonn payable in manner aforesaid Item next after my said sonne Richard [portion] paid as aforesaid I will appoynt all my rents and revenues of my Lands and Tenements (except as before excepted) to my son John till hee shall or may receive thereof the sume of three hundred pounds for his porron hee alloweing to my said eldest sonne five pounds a yeare payable as aforesaid And if either of my said twoe younger sonnes happen to dye childlesse before his porron be paid then his porron or soe much thereof as shalbe behind shall remayne to my other twoe sonnes equally And if both my younger sonnes dye childlesse before payment as aforesaid Then their porrons to remayne to my eldest sonne Item after all my debts legacies and porrons as aforesaid payd I will devise all my Lands Tenements and hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever theire appurtenances to Edward my eldest sonne to the heires males of his body begotten And for want of such issue to Richard my second sonn and to the heires males of his body begotten And for want of such issue to John my third sonne and to the heirs males of his body begotten And for want of such issue to my owne right heires forever Item if my said Executor shall not pay my said debts soe farr as money may be made out of my Stocks or personall estate and raysed out of the rents and revenues of my Lands as aforesaid accordinge to this my will and the true meaneinge hereof or shall refuse to be ordered and issued by myne Overseers or the greatest part of them in the performance of any part of my Will or of any thinge remaineinge the same then my will and meaninge is that hee shall loose all the Benefitt of this my Will And then I will and devise all my Lands and Tenements with theire appurtenances after my debts and porrons paid as aforesaid to my sonn Richard and the heirs males of his Body begotten And for want of such issue to my sonn John and to the heires males of his body begotten And for want of such issue then to my said sonn Edward and the heirs males of his body begotten And for want of such issue to myne owne right heires for ever And likewise if there shall arise any Doubt or mistake or quarrell or contention in any thinge concerninge this my Will amongest my said Children or any of them Then I would have them to repaye to my Overseers before they beginn any suite thereupon and to be ordered and ruled by them my said Overseers or the greatest part of them or else hee or she of my said Children that will not be soe ordered and ruled shall loose his or her porron And I doo appoyntThomas Dyne Henry Faukoner Walter Smith gent and John Dungate yeoman to be Overseers of this my will intrustinge them to ayde and assist my said Executors and the rest of my Children with their best advice and counsell touchinge the sameAnd if any of my said Children shall happen to dye before payment of their porron haveinge one or more Children of their body lawfully begotten then liveinge my will and meaneinge is that my Overseers shall receive the rents of my said Lands at such tymes as my Said Sonns and Daughters themselves should have received it if they had lived and imploy the same for my said Sonns and Daughters Children at their discresions or as the greater part of them shall direct and apoynt And I doe hereby revoke all former and other wills that I have made And doe under my hand and seale confirme this to be my only Will Edward Alfrey Read published sealed and subscribed in the prefence of Anthony Ayoe the marke of Anthony Maynard the mark of AliceMaynard4 |
Citations
- [S1723] Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, online https://ancestry.com, baptism John Alfrey 1634.
- [S1919] Ancestry West Sussex CofE Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1538-1812, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Edward Alfrey 1598.
- [S1921] William Berry, County Genealogies: Pedigrees of the Families in the County of Sussex, Alfrey family.
- [S1512] The National Archives - Access to Archives, online http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A, PROB 11/191/274 Will of Edward Alfray, Gentleman of East Grinstead, Sussex.
- [S1919] Ancestry West Sussex CofE Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1538-1812, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Hester Alfree 1619.
- [S1920] Family Search England East Grinstead Parish Registers, online https://familysearch.org, baptism Edward Alfrey 1621.
- [S1920] Family Search England East Grinstead Parish Registers, online https://familysearch.org, baptism An Alfrey 1623.
- [S1920] Family Search England East Grinstead Parish Registers, online https://familysearch.org, baptism Richard Alfrey 1624/25.
- [S1920] Family Search England East Grinstead Parish Registers, online https://familysearch.org, baptism William Alfrey 1628.