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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Mentioned in Ursula Pierce's will. "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23180-59874-43?cc=1949814 : accessed 14 January 2016), Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury > Wills > 1641, A-Z > image 274 of 410; County Record Office, Maidstone. Wills 1641, A-Z, image 274 of 410; Pierse, Ursula; Otterden, 1640, 1641, PRC/16/234 P/6, 1641:
Will written 6 Jul 1640, Ursula Pierse of Otterden, Kent spinster
-sister Margaret Craftes the wife of Edward Craftes
-sister Joane Barrow the wife of Henry Barrow
-unto my Mother Pierse [step-mother?]
-brothers Gabrael Perse, Michael Pierse, John Pierse,
-sister Elizabeth Down the wife of William Downe
-sister Abigale Weekes wife of John Weekes
-sister Anne Whitfilde the wife of Henery Whitfilde
-godchildren Joseph Pierse, James Clinch, Ursula Craftes and Ursula Wyse
-all of the children of Elizabeth Clinch, my sister, excepting James Clinch
-all the children of my sister Margaret Craftes exceptin Ursula Craftes
-all the children of my sister Joane Barrow exceptin Ursula Wyse
-goddaughters Elizabeth Wyse and Tonsin Downe
-goddaughter Ursula Filmer
-godchildren: Sara Hatch, Annis Amis, Benet Mosse, Elizabeth Moore and William Woodland
-cousin Elizabeth Gurney
-cousin James Clinch my great chest
-brother-in-law Edward Clinche of Otterten[Otterden] as executor
Witnesses Edward Gurney, Gregory Reason, Edward hatch
Proved 25 September 1641.
2. Will of Sampson Piers [Pierce] of Stalisfield, Kent 1615.
Source: "England, Kent, Wills and Probate, 1440-1881," accessed 14 January 2016, Kent, Archdeaconry of Canterbury, image 462 of 743; Will: Peirs, Sampson at Stalisfield, written 1615, proved 1615, referencence PRC/17/57/396, original reference PRC/16/154 P/6.
Link: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRGP-9BVV?mode=g&i=461&wc=M68K-PP8%3A250713701%2C250719201%2C251294201%3Fcc%3D1949814&cc=1949814
Extract:
-Will written 27 January 1615/16
-Sampson Piers of Stalisfield, Kent, yeoman
-poor of Stalisfield
-wife Agnes property until son Gabriel Piers comes to age 21
-eldest son Gabriel to have the lands etc. in parish of Challock
-son Michael Piers property in Uppharde? Kent
-land in Eastry
-land I bought of my brother Robert Giles [brother-in-law?]
-son John Piers
-property in Shadoxhurst, Bekenlden?, Ehcring? and Stalisfield,
-youngest son George Piers under 21
-daughter Ursula Piers
-daughters Elizabeth, Abigail and Anne Piers whom I had by my present wife?
-daughter Joan the wife of James Wise
-married daughters
-nephew Sampson Craft
-executors son Gabriel Piers and my son-in-law Edward Clinch?
-Will proved 23 Feb 1615/16
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