Will of Nicholas Ellis of Hartley (1615) (Summary)
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Dated 6 March 1614/5
He bequeaths soul to Almighty God and Jesus his redeemer. To be buried in Hartley Churchyard.
To Katharine his wife he leaves his house and land in Hartley during her life and then half to his daughter Anne and half to his son Nicholas (with reversion to Anne).
To Anne, his daughter: £5 on her marriage; to William, his son: £5 to be paid on his 30th birthday; to Nicholas, his son: £60 to be paid on his 30th birthday - if Katharine dies or remarries, then money to be paid by William Kipps and Richard Kettlewell.
To Richard Kittlewell: 20s
To Katharine his wife: all other goods.
Katharine appointed sole executrix. William Kipps and Richard Kittlewell to be overseers (to be paid 5s each for their pains).