Margaret Mill ^{1 2}

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• Will, 10 Sep 1629.

• Will, 14 Dec 1640, Greatham, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2ET, GB. ⁴ In the name of God Amen The fourteenth
day of December Anno Domini 1640 I Katherine Mill of Gretham in the County

of Sussex singlewoman being sicke in body but of good and perfect memorie
praised be God doe make and ordeyne this my last will & Testament in forme
followinge First and principally I Comend my Soule into the handes of
Almighty God my Creator trustinge most assuredly to be saved by the meritte
death and passion of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and by noe other wayes
or meanes whatsoever My body I Comitt to the Earth to be decently buryed in the
Chappell of Pulborowe in the County of Sussex aforesaid And as touchinge
my worldly goods which it hath pleased Gof of his mercy to bestowe on mee I
dispose the same as followeth Whereas my brother William Mill oweth mee
the some of Fiftie poundes by bond And I likewise owe my said brother about Sixe
or Eight pounds for some Comodities that I have had of him I doe freely give and
bequeath the said some of Fiftie pounds unto my said brother William Mill soe as
my said debt unto him be therein Concluded and remitted And whereas alsoe John
Apsley of Pulborow aforesaid Esqr George Smithson and Thomas Smithson of ye
parish of St Andrew Holborne London Vintners by one Obligacon bearing Date
the Fiveth day of May last past stand bound unto me in the some of Two hundred
poundes for the payment of One hundred poundes of lawfull money of England on
the Sixt day of November now last past And where alsoe my brother Thomas Mills
Esqr oweth mee One hundred and eight pounds by bond And whereas my Brother
William Pellatt Esqr hath put forth Fiftie pounds of my money to some persons
whose names I doe not knowe Out of which last mentioned Two hundred Fifie
and eight pounds I give and bequeath to my Brother John Mill the somme of Twentie
poundes of lawfull money of England Item I give and bequeath my sister Elizabeth
Mill my sister Margarett Moncke my sister Elinor Goodman wife of my Executor
hereafter named To my sister Mary Minshaw and to my sister Jane Mill wife of
my said Brother William Mill to every of my said Sisters Six pounds Thirteene
shillings four pence to make them mourninge Gownes Item I give & bequeath to my
Brothers Thomas William Richard John Henry Edward and Francis Mill And to my
brother George Goodman to every of my said Brothers the like Some of Sixe
pounds Thirteene shillings and four pence to make them mourning Item I give to
my Cozen Margarett Coldham the some of Tenn pounds to make her a Ring Item
I give unto Anne the wife of / my cousin John Hallywell the like somme of Tenn pounds to make
her a Ringe Item I give to the poore of Pulborow and Gretham in the County of
Sussex aforesaid the some of Five poundes to be bestowed amongst them at the discrecon
of my Executor hereafter named Item I give to my Cozen John Coldham and my
Cozen Elizabeth Coldham of Waverly to each of them Tenn shillings a peece Item I
give to my Cozen John Hallywell a mourning Cloake Item I give to Jane Newman
my Brother Goodmans mayde Fiftie shillings And to Jane my Brother William
Mill his mayde Fiftie shillings to make them mourninge Gownes Item I give to my
Godsonnes John & Thomas Lampard Twenty shillings a peece Item I give to my
Godsonne John Pellatt the some of Five poundes Item I give to my Goddaughter
Mary Butterwick Five poundes Item I give and bequeath to my Goddaughter Alice
Banister the some of Thirtie shillinges Item I give to my Goddaughter …. Harbert
daughter of Mary Harbert Twenty shillings Item I give to every of ye Children of
my Brothers & Sisters Tenn shillings a peece. And I doe hereby nominate & appointe
my said Brother George Goodman to be Executor of this my last will & Testament
hereby revokeing all former Wills by mee made In Witness whereof I have hereunto
sett my hand & seale the day and yeare first above written Katherine Mille Signed
sealed read published and declared to be the last will and Testament of the said Katherine
Mill in presence of us The marke of Milbery Ripley Allen Trott

[Transcribed by Helen Hartley]

• Will, 15 Jun 1646, Storrington, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20, GB. In the name of god Amen The fifteenth day of
June Anno Domini 1645 [6?] I Elizabeth Mille
of Storrington in the County of Sussex gentlewoman
being weake in body but in sound and perfect memo
ry (god bee thanked) doe make and ordaine this
my last Will and testament in manner and forme
following. First I bequeath my soule into the
hands of almighty god my Creatour and redeemer
hoping faithfully by the meritts of Jesus Christ
my saviour to have remission of all my sinnes
and my body to bee buried expecting a ioyfull resur
rection Item I give to the poore of Greatham
twenty shillings Item I give to the poore of Stor
rington twenty shillings Item I give to my brother
John Mille fifteen pounds of lawfull english money
Item I give to William Mille the sonne of my bro
ther Richard Mille fifty pounds of lawfull
english money Item my will is that my brother
Richard Mille shall give good security to mine
executor and overseers to pay unto my brother
Henry Mille three pounds of lawfull money to
bee paid to him the said Henry Mille yearly during
his life viz: at every halfe yeare and thirty
shillings and after his decease to the whole summe
of fifty pounds be returned to his sonne William
Item I give to Mary Minshull the daughter of
Christopher Minshull fifty pounds Item my

will is that the said Christopher Minshull shall
give good security to mine executor and overseers
to pay unto my brother Henry Mille three pounds
ten shillings of lawful english money yearely suring
his life to be paid to him halfe yearly and after his
decease to retrn to the said Mary wholy. Item I give
to my brother Francis Mille forty pounds of lawful
english money provided that the said Francis shall pay
to my brother Henry ten shillings
.. or yeare during the life of said Henry Item I give
to the two daughters of my brother Thomas Mille
Elizabeth and Barbara ten pounds a yeare to bee
put out to the best use for them Item I give to
my brother Nicholas Monck his daughter Joane
ten pounds Item I give to my brother George
Goodman his child George five pounds Item I give
to Elizabeth the daughter of my brother in law William
Pellate five pounds Item I give to my brother in law
Nicholas Monck ten pounds to buy him an horse Item
I give to my brother in law Christopher Minshull
ten pounds Item I give to my brother Richard Mille
ten pounds to buy him an horse. Item I give to
Elizabeth Monck my goddaughter five pounds
Item I give to my sister Monck sixe pound Item
I give to my sister Minshull sixe pounde Item I give

to my sister Goodman sixe pounds Item I give

to William Wolfe the sonne of Nicholas Wolfe
thirty shillings to buy him a suite of clothes
Item I give to Robert Eede? of Greatham thirty
shillings Item I give to my Cosen Margery Monck
ten shillings Item I give to my Cosen Mary Monck
ten shillings Item I give to my Coseen John Monck
ten shillings Item I give to my Cosen John Minshull
ten shillings Item I give to my Cosen Christopher
Minshull ten shillings Item I give to my Cosen Eliza
beth Minshull ten shillings Item I give to my other
Cosens Frances Margaret and Thomas Minshull
ten shillings a peece Item I give to Hubr…?
Goodman my Cosen ten shillings Item I give to my
Cosens Thomas Pellate Mary Pellate William
Pellate and Joseph Pellate and John Pellate
ten shillings a peece. Item I give to my brother
Thomas Mille ten pounds Item I give to his sonne
Richard Mille ten shillings Item I give to his two
sonnes William and Ralphe ten shillings a peece
Item I give to my Cosen Mary Minshull the best
of my wearing clothes linnen and woolen. Item
I give to Eleanor Greene and Joane Bridger
servants here? x sh a yeere and to the rest
of the servants of my brother Monck ij sh vi d
a peece Item I give to John Chaloner minister

of Wiggonholt thirty shillings All the residue
of my goods debts and demands I give to my
brother Richard Mille whome I make my whole
and sole executor of this my last will and
testament hee paying and discharging these my
legacies and all my funerall expences And for
the due and true execution hereof I ordaine
my welbeloved frends Mr Nicholas Monck
and Mr Christopher Minshul my brothers in law
the overseers of this my last will and testament
Item I give to the poore of Pulborough xx s
Provided that whereas there lieth an hundred pounds
in Mr Nappers hands which it in danger to bee recovered? all
my will is that if the said hundred pounds bee
not received? in part or in whole Then all those
to whome I have given legacies shall abate of their
portions given them by my will to mine executor that
according that hee receive no demand

In witnesse I hereunto set mine hande and seale this
fifteenth day of June Anno Domini 1646

Elizabeth Mille

Witnesses to this will & testament
John Chaloner minister
Nicholas Monk
Francis Mille

[Transcribed by Helen Hartley]

Margaret married Nicholas Monke of Storrington, Sussex, son of John Monke of Hurston (Storrington), Sussex and Mary Covert, on 9 Oct 1628 in Greatham Parish Church, Brook Lane, Greatham, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 2ET, GB.¹ (Nicholas Monke of Storrington, Sussex died before 30 Jun 1658.)