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| Name |
William STIKER |
| Born |
Abt 1534 |
Bethersden, Kent, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I12296 |
Young Kent Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
30 Mar 2018 |
| Family |
Rose |
| Children |
| | 1. Robert STIKER, c. 9 May 1557, Bethersden, Kent, England , bur. 20 Nov 1597, Westwell, Kent, England (Age ~ 40 years) |
| | 2. Rebecca STIKER, c. 28 Mar 1568, Bethersden, Kent, England |
| | 3. Mary STIKER, c. 14 Nov 1560, Bethersden, Kent, England |
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| Last Modified |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F3639 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S78] Will, Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah).
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, the twelfth day of January [1560 O.S.] I WILLIAM STYCKERD, of Bethersden, etc.
First, I give and bequeath to ROSE, my wife, all my household and cattylle, corne and moveable goods she bringing up my children sufficiently and also to pay my debts,
Also my will and if my wife be with child with a woman child then my will is the said woman child shall have one of the pair oxen which I give to my wife to the said woman child and to either of them, [N.B. most of this paragraph has been crossed through with some attempt at erasure of some of the crossing through]
Also I ordain and set ROSE, my wife, and JOHN HOLLNAST the younger to be my Executors to see my present testament and this Will fulfilled.
Signature [William Stiker]
THIS is the last Will of me the foresaid WILLIAM STECKARD of Bethersden made and by me presently declared the day and year first above written,
First, I give and bequeath immediately after my decease my house with the appurtenances and all my lands thereto belonging to ROSE, my wife, for the whole term of twenty years next immediately following after my decease, she keeping it sufficiently repaired and paying the Lord's rent. Provided always and also it is my will if my wife fortune to be with child, with a woman child or with more, then my will is that the said woman child or more if she fortune to have more woman children to either of them twenty-six shillings, eight pence, which money shall rise out of the terme of my house and lands the next two years after my wife's twenty years which I have afore willed to her be fully expired and my will is my daughter or daughters for lack of payment my will is and shall be lawful for her or either of them to enter into my house or any part of my lands and there to stress and strayne for any of the parts the which I have afore willed unto them so being behind.
Signature [William Stiker]
Witness John Robson, Vicar of Bethersden, Thomas Bressenden and Fransyh Bowne
Exhibited 1st March 1560 [O.S.] by Holness
PROBATE 16th July A.D. 1561 to the Executor, the Executrix being deceased
- [S96] Depositions, Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury
Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, (Kent Family History Society), 1557/1560.
Inasmuch as the early depositions concerning the Stikkard and other families in the Bethersden area are indicating close relationships, it is quite likely that the examinations that were held concerning William Stikkard of Bethersden will one day prove to be of relevance to the family of Mary Stiker. Accordingly, those transcripts have been included here at this time.
Examinations held circa 1557-1560 in Canterbury concerning the Last Will and Testament of William Stickard.
Joannes [John] Holnest, Senior, of the parish of Beatrisden [Bethersden] was examined regarding the Will of William Stickard and says that the testator made a Will being the same word for word that is exhibited, reddens cam. Scie, [I suspect that this is a Latin legal phrase indicating first-hand familiarity with the subject Will] saith that upon the 12th day of January last at evensong time this deponent was sent for to come to the testator whereupon immediately after he came to the said testator together with John Robson and the executor who were likewise sent for by the said testator and at their coming they found with the testator Thomas Bresenden and his wife, Frauncis Bond and his wife, mother Sinxsell, Gervice [sic] Sinxsell’s wife, Margaret Turnor [sic] and other who he remembreth not at which _______ _________ _________ had between the testator and the said John Robson, the testator declared to them that he had sent for to make his Will and then desired this deponent to write the same at whose request the Will was written by this deponent and when he had ended the same he read it to the testator who allowed it to be his Will and desired that it were put to bear witness of the same in the presence of the parties above named (saving Mother Sinxsell and Jervice [sic] Sinxsell’s wife who departed before the Will was written) and also he saith that at the reading of the Will John Starck and his wife was also people who came in immediately after it this deponent had begun the same Will and further saith that the testator at that time was of good remembrance [one line almost entirely incomprehensible] after he this deponent, said John Robson and Starck departed from there and the other remained still so there _____ her departed after it and ________ [4 or 5 words incomprehensible]
Examinations held circa 1557-1560 in Canterbury concerning the Last Will and Testament of William Stickard.
Francis Bowne of the parish of Smarden was examined regarding the Will of William Stickard and says that the Sunday after 12th day last about five or six of the clock in the evening this deponent was at Stikkard’s house, the testator, in the parlour of the same house there being also present John Holnest, the younger, Thomas Brisenden and his wife and this deponent’s wife at which time the said Stikkard lying stricken in his bed made a certain disposition of his goods and lands, that is to say, he willed to his wife all his house and lands and all his movables for the term of 20 years and to bring up his children and he willed also to his daughter or daughters if his wife were with child with a daughter [the words “a daughter” were crossed out and in that place was the word “any”] 26 shillings 8 pence a piece and he willed his wife to be his executrix only and being further examined he saith that at the same time there was in the hall next to the said parlour one John Holnest, the elder and who wrote the said Will and disposition in the hall as it was reported unto him by Holnest the executor pretensed and he saith also that the Vicar of the parish was in the hall at the same time by the fireside and he saith further that after that Holnest had written the said Will and disposition the said Holnest came into the parlour and did read the same that he had written to the testator and when he had read it the _________ demanded of the Testator “how say you neighbour Stikkard is this your Will and is it as you would have it” unto whence the testator in the hearing of this deponent and the others before rehearsed “No it is not well for by this another man’s children shall be as far forth as my own” and after that said no more words concerning his Will. And this deponent further saith that at the time that Holnest ended the Will he remembreth well that he did read John Holnest to be executor with the woman which nomination this deponent never heard of the testator. Also interrogated saith that the testator at the time of the foresaid declaration was of good memory as he believeth notwithstanding he saith that both afore that time and also some after he was not of good memory. He saith that he was not required to bear witness by the testator.
The Testator was uncle to this deponent’s wife.
Thomas Brissenden of the parish of Beatrisden [Bethersden] was examined regarding the Will of William Stickard and says that the Sunday after 12th day last past this deponent was in Stikkard’s, the testator’s, house in a lower parlour next the hall door at which time the testator did lie sick in his bed there, being present this deponent’s wife, his contests [?] Francis Bowne and his wife, one Stark and his wife, at which time the testator made and declared his Will vizt: he willed that his wife should have all his movables and his house and lands for 20 years and to bring up his children and that his daughter or daughters, if his wife were with any child, to have 26 shillings 8 pence a piece in two years after [remainder of interlineations incomprehensible] and as touching the nomination of the executors he saith and deposeth that the testator named his wife to be executrix only whereupon the woman desired him that John Holnest might be executor with her to which the testator then said “if you will have it so, so be it” and otherwise Holnest was not named executor. And being further examined saith that John Holnest the writer was in the hall and the Vicar of the parish also and the said Holnest did write the said Will there in the hall upon the words to him reported by John Holnest the pretensed executor and after the writing thereof the said writer did write the names of this deponent and of the other that were present as witnesses and moved the testator to require them to bear witness thereunto, but the testator would make no answer to the same and then he did read the Will to the testator in the hearing of this deponent and the other before deposed and after demanded of the testator whether it was his will and as we would have it, saith the testator “it is not well for so another man’s children shall be afforth as my own, etc.” and more words he did not speak touching his Will for he died within two or three hours following.
Interrogated afore deponent saith that he thinketh that the testator was of good remembrance the very time of the rehearsal the words of the Will before deposed albeit that about half an hour before he was not of good memory for he did speak jibyly [?] and so he did within a while after the declaration. Also this deponent saith that Stark and his wife was at the beginning of the Will and not at the ending for he and his wife departed them away before it was all written etc.
The testator was natural brother to this deponent’s wife.
Joannes Robson, the then Vicar of Bethersden was also examined. However, that deposition still requires much work to transliterate and will be added in due course.
The Will of William Styckard of Bethersden was proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury between 1557-1562, and can be found in volume #35, folio 164, on LDS Film #0188937.
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