I hope the formatting of this will stays intact. My problem with this is determining how many children Margaratt had and if she was the wife of Stephen Beeching the elder mentioned in the will. I would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks Jack Beeching In the name of god Amen Margaratt Beeching of Hawkhurst First I give and bequeath to Andrew Beeching John Beeching Robert Beeching Edmond Beeching and William Beeching sonnes of Stephen Beeching the elder and to each of them the saide Andrew John Robert Edmond and William twenty poundes of laufull money of England to be paid to thym thyre heirs Executors administrators or assignes and to thyre every executor administrator or assigne of each of them when they and every of them and as each of them shall accomplish the full age of xxi years, Item I give and bequeathe to George Beeching sonne of the said Stephen tenne poundes of laufull money of England to be paid to the said George his heirs executors administrators and assignes when he shall accomplish the age of xxi years, Item I give and bequeath to Johan Beeching daughter of the said Stephen x ' of lawful money of England to be paid to the said Johan her heirs executors administrators or assignes when she shall first come to be married or come to the age of xxi yeares Item I give to Margaratt Beeching and Dorothye Beeching and to each of them xx 'of laufull money of England to be paid to them the samme Margaratt and Dorothye and to every of them thyre executors administrators or assignes and to thyre exc. adm. or assignes when they and every of them shall first come to be married or to the age of xxi yeares, Item I give and bequeathe to Stephen Beeching sonne of the above named Stephen and to the heirs and assignes of the said Stephen all my landes and Tenements [with thyre appurtinances] being now in the parish of Hawkhurst and more in the occupation of Alexander Slowman To have and to hould the said landes and tenements with thyre appurtinances to the same Stephen his hyres and assignes forever Provyded that he the said Stephen sonne of the above named Stephen do dye without issue of his body laufully begotten Then the same landes and tenements shall [remayne] to William Beeching brother of the same Stephen And his hyres forever, Item I give to the above named Margaratt my best ffethear bedd and boulster with the best rowlett and Pillowes Item I give to Johan Beechynge my daughter a flannel bedd a bolster a rowlett and pillows, [ To] the said Johan one other feather bed now in the[ ] of my sonne Stephen and the boulster to the same, The goodes so last given to be delivered at the day of their marriage or at xxi years age at the discretion of my Executors, And if any of them last named that is to say Margaratt and Johan dye [then to their heirs] Item I give and bequeath to John Mynge and Andrewe Mynge sonnes of Henry Mynge and Johan my daughter And to each of them the same Johan and Andrewe xx poundes to be paid by my Executors to them the said John And Andrewe their executors administrators or assignes when they and every of them shall come to the age of xxi yeares, Item I give to Henry Mynge sonne of the said Henry and Johan my daughter xxx poundes to be paid him when he comes to xxi years, Item to Susanne Mynge daughter of the said Henry and Johan xxx poundes to be paid her when she shall first come to xxi years of age or shall be maryed, Item I give to Margaratt the daughter of the said Henry and Johan xx poundes to be her within one year after my deceasse, Item I give and bequeath to Andrewe Beeching and John Beeching sonnes of my said sonne Stephen all my landes and tenements lying in the said parish of Hawkhurst and now in the [ ] of John Collyer, To have and to hould the said landes and tenementes to the same Andrewe and John and theyr assignes for [ their natural lives ] and to the [longest lived] of them, The [remaynder] of the same landes after the deceasse Of the same Andrewe and John, To remayne and come to George Beeching brother of the same Andrewe and John, And to the heirs of the said George for ever, Item I bequeath all my household goods not before given that is to say of brass pewter Lynnen woollen iron and surge [saving one payer of Iron Andyrons and Hooke of Iron ] shall [ ] as implements to my sonne Stephens [ heirs] for [ever ] I give to all the children of Stephen my sonne and Johan my daughter axcept, To Johan the daughter of Henry Mynge and Johan my daughter to be equally divided between the saide children with the saide Johan daughter of the saide Henry and Johan, Shall [have no part] of the same [division], Item I give to Robert Emmery xx poundes to be paid within one year after my decease Item [whereas] my sonne Stephen [now at this instant oweth me x (?shillings)], I give the same to all the children of my saide sonne Equally to be divided among them [to be delivered time and age above lymyted for the delyvery of the porticions above given, Also my Saide sonne Stephen at his own Costes shall repayre and amend] from tyme to tyme to tyme the landes and Tenements before given to the saide Stephen until the [child] come to xxi yeares of age, Item I give to John Carpenter my Kinsman of [London] and his children xx poundes to be paid within one year after my decease, the rest of all my goodes and Chattells aswell moveable and immoveable I give and bequeathe to Stephen my sonne whom I make myn Executor upon condition that he do [become bound] by sufficient [bond] in [wrytinge in] the Some of three [ hundreth] [poundes] to John [Gewell] and Edmonde Wood[gatte] whom I make myn overseers and give them xx poundes to the[performance] Hereof, and [everything herein contained And if he doe not enter into such bond within - weeks next] after my decease, Then [ after ] the Same [Refusall], the same John [Gewell] and Edmonde shall be myn Executors and execute the [ ] [ ] executors for [ ],

Jack, My view is that Stephen the elder is Margaret's husband and is called the elder just to differentiate from their son Stephen. I also think that for certain there are 8 children (Stephen [the eldest], Andrew, John, Robert, Edmund, William, George and Johan [Joan]. I don't believe Margaret and Dorothy are their children. More likely Stephen[the elder]'s sisters or nieces but possibly [as no clarification given to where they live] living with them. Regards Peter I hope the formatting of this will stays intact. My problem with this is determining how many children Margaratt had and if she was the wife of Stephen Beeching the elder mentioned in the will. I would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks Jack Beeching In the name of god Amen Margaratt Beeching of Hawkhurst First I give and bequeath to Andrew Beeching John Beeching Robert Beeching Edmond Beeching and William Beeching sonnes of Stephen Beeching the elder and to each of them the saide Andrew John Robert Edmond and William twenty poundes of laufull money of England to be paid to thym thyre heirs Executors administrators or assignes and to thyre every executor administrator or assigne of each of them when they and every of them and as each of them shall accomplish the full age of xxi years, Item I give and bequeathe to George Beeching sonne of the said Stephen tenne poundes of laufull money of England to be paid to the said George his heirs executors administrators and assignes when he shall accomplish the age of xxi years, Item I give and bequeath to Johan Beeching daughter of the said Stephen x ' of lawful money of England to be paid to the said Johan her heirs executors administrators or assignes when she shall first come to be married or come to the age of xxi yeares Item I give to Margaratt Beeching and Dorothye Beeching and to each of them xx 'of laufull money of England to be paid to them the samme Margaratt and Dorothye and to every of them thyre executors administrators or assignes and to thyre exc. adm. or assignes when they and every of them shall first come to be married or to the age of xxi yeares, Item I give and bequeathe to Stephen Beeching sonne of the above named Stephen and to the heirs and assignes of the said Stephen all my landes and Tenements [with thyre appurtinances] being now in the parish of Hawkhurst and more in the occupation of Alexander Slowman To have and to hould the said landes and tenements with thyre appurtinances to the same Stephen his hyres and assignes forever Provyded that he the said Stephen sonne of the above named Stephen do dye without issue of his body laufully begotten Then the same landes and tenements shall [remayne] to William Beeching brother of the same Stephen And his hyres forever, Item I give to the above named Margaratt my best ffethear bedd and boulster with the best rowlett and Pillowes Item I give to Johan Beechynge my daughter a flannel bedd a bolster a rowlett and pillows, [ To] the said Johan one other feather bed now in the[ ] of my sonne Stephen and the boulster to the same, The goodes so last given to be delivered at the day of their marriage or at xxi years age at the discretion of my Executors, And if any of them last named that is to say Margaratt and Johan dye [then to their heirs] Item I give and bequeath to John Mynge and Andrewe Mynge sonnes of Henry Mynge and Johan my daughter And to each of them the same Johan and Andrewe xx poundes to be paid by my Executors to them the said John And Andrewe their executors administrators or assignes when they and every of them shall come to the age of xxi yeares, Item I give to Henry Mynge sonne of the said Henry and Johan my daughter xxx poundes to be paid him when he comes to xxi years, Item to Susanne Mynge daughter of the said Henry and Johan xxx poundes to be paid her when she shall first come to xxi years of age or shall be maryed, Item I give to Margaratt the daughter of the said Henry and Johan xx poundes to be her within one year after my deceasse, Item I give and bequeath to Andrewe Beeching and John Beeching sonnes of my said sonne Stephen all my landes and tenements lying in the said parish of Hawkhurst and now in the [ ] of John Collyer, To have and to hould the said landes and tenementes to the same Andrewe and John and theyr assignes for [ their natural lives ] and to the [longest lived] of them, The [remaynder] of the same landes after the deceasse Of the same Andrewe and John, To remayne and come to George Beeching brother of the same Andrewe and John, And to the heirs of the said George for ever, Item I bequeath all my household goods not before given that is to say of brass pewter Lynnen woollen iron and surge [saving one payer of Iron Andyrons and Hooke of Iron ] shall [ ] as implements to my sonne Stephens [ heirs] for [ever ] I give to all the children of Stephen my sonne and Johan my daughter axcept, To Johan the daughter of Henry Mynge and Johan my daughter to be equally divided between the saide children with the saide Johan daughter of the saide Henry and Johan, Shall [have no part] of the same [division], Item I give to Robert Emmery xx poundes to be paid within one year after my decease Item [whereas] my sonne Stephen [now at this instant oweth me x (?shillings)], I give the same to all the children of my saide sonne Equally to be divided among them [to be delivered time and age above lymyted for the delyvery of the porticions above given, Also my Saide sonne Stephen at his own Costes shall repayre and amend] from tyme to tyme to tyme the landes and Tenements before given to the saide Stephen until the [child] come to xxi yeares of age, Item I give to John Carpenter my Kinsman of [London] and his children xx poundes to be paid within one year after my decease, the rest of all my goodes and Chattells aswell moveable and immoveable I give and bequeathe to Stephen my sonne whom I make myn Executor upon condition that he do [become bound] by sufficient [bond] in [wrytinge in] the Some of three [ hundreth] [poundes] to John [Gewell] and Edmonde Wood[gatte] whom I make myn overseers and give them xx poundes to the[performance] Hereof, and [everything herein contained And if he doe not enter into such bond within - weeks next] after my decease, Then [ after ] the Same [Refusall], the same John [Gewell] and Edmonde shall be myn Executors and execute the [ ] [ ] executors for [ ], ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I tend to agree Peter, they are the only ones she does not mention as (daughters sons or whatever) so quite likely they are sisters of Stephen. Other neices and nephews are mentioned as sons of Stephen my son etc but could still possibly be nieces........ Jack have you databased all your findings because you may have to scout around Parishes surrounding Hawkehurst adding other Beechings and Mynges etc as you go? cheers Pam from Adelaide Australia Cheers Pam > Jack, > > My view is that Stephen the elder is Margaret's husband and is called the > elder just to differentiate from their son Stephen. I also think that for > certain there are 8 children (Stephen [the eldest], Andrew, John, Robert, > Edmund, William, George and Johan [Joan]. I don't believe Margaret and > Dorothy are their children. More likely Stephen[the elder]'s sisters or > nieces but possibly [as no clarification given to where they live] living > with them. > > Regards > > Peter > >

Hi Jack, I too have transcribed a lot of wills, congrats it's a doozy. I reckon that Margaratt is the 2nd wife of Stephen Beeching the elder. Here's my thoughts. 1. She mentions the boys first and states they are the sons of Stephen Beeching the elder. 2. She also mentions Margaret, Dorothye and Johan all daughters of Stephen Beeching. BUT she mentions giving pillows to Johan (and for the first time) states MY DAUGHTER. Could be wrong, but when you are hunting, take into consideration that she could be the second wife. Cheers Pam > > I hope the formatting of this will stays intact. My problem with this is > determining how many children Margaratt had and if she was the wife of > Stephen Beeching the elder mentioned in the will. I would appreciate any > thoughts. Thanks Jack Beeching > > > In the name of god Amen Margaratt Beeching > > of Hawkhurst First I give and bequeath to Andrew Beeching John Beeching > Robert Beeching Edmond, > Beeching and William Beeching sonnes of Stephen Beeching the elder and to > each of them the saide Andrew John Robert Edmond and William twenty > poundes of laufull money of England to be > paid to thym thyre heirs > > give and bequeath to Johan Beeching daughter of the said Stephen x ' of > lawful money of England to be paid to the said > > Johan her heirs executors administrators or assignes when she shall first > come to be married or come to the age of xxi yeares > > Item I give to Margaratt Beeching and Dorothye Beeching and to each of > them > xx 'of laufull money of England to be paid to them > > the samme Margaratt and Dorothye and to every of them thyre executors > administrators or assignes and to thyre exc. adm. > > or assignes when they and every of them shall first come to be married or > to > the age of xxi yeares, Item I give and bequeathe to > > Stephen Beeching sonne of the above named Stephen and to the heirs and > assignes of the said Stephen all my landes and > > Tenements [with thyre appurtinances] being now in the parish of Hawkhurst > and more in the occupation of Alexander Slowman > > To have and to hould the said landes and tenements with thyre > appurtinances > to the same Stephen his hyres and assignes forever > > Provyded that he the said Stephen sonne of the above named Stephen do dye > without issue of his body laufully begotten > > Then the same landes and tenements shall [remayne] to William Beeching > brother of the same Stephen > > And his hyres forever, Item I give to the above named Margaratt my best > ffethear bedd and boulster with the best rowlett and > > Pillowes Item I give to Johan Beechynge my daughter a flannel bedd a > bolster > a rowlett and pillows,

Hi Jack  I am hoping to add the will of Margaratt Beeching to the Kent Genealogy website will transcripts. One problem is I can't find the will listed on the Kent indexes.  Can you tell me which court it was probated at?  If you have a document reference that would be even better. Would you like me to include an email link for you in case anyone wants to contact you about it?  Obviously they can do that already through the Kent list as your email will remain in the archives. Finally, if you have any other Kent will transcripts, or extracts, pre 1858 I welcome all contributions to the website. Maureen Rawson [email protected] Kent Genealogy Website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mrawson/ >________________________________ > From: Jack Beeching <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 11:25:04 AM >Subject: [KENT-ENG] Help with Will of Margaratt BEECHING Hawkhurst 1570 > > >I hope the formatting of this will stays intact. My problem with this is >determining how many children Margaratt had and if she was the wife of >Stephen Beeching the elder mentioned in the will. I would appreciate any >thoughts. Thanks Jack Beeching > > >In the name of god Amen Margaratt Beeching > >of Hawkhurst First I give and bequeath to Andrew Beeching John Beeching >Robert Beeching Edmond > >