Probate of the Will of John Bridger the elder of Rotherfield, yeoman
Creation dates: 9 Feb 1721
Proved at Lewes, 27 Sept 1723
Pecuniary legacies to 4 grandsons, Thomas, William, Edward and Samuel Wickens, sons of John Wickens of Rotherfield and Elizabeth his wife (daughter of the testator); two grand daughters, Ann and Mary Wickens, daughters of the said John & Elizabeth; Mary Hoadly and Elizabeth Hoadly, daughters of John Hoadly and Elizabeth his wife, testator's grand daughter; to grand daughter Sarah, daughter of son John Bridger and wife of William Brown of Withyham, and to said granddaughter's children John Brown, Sarah and Mary Brown
To grandson John Bridger at 21 a farm and tenement in Merwith, co. Kent
Residuary legatee and executor: son John Bridger
Reference: East Sussex Record Office SAS-WH/328
| John Bridger | m: c 1660 | Mrs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1640 d: 1723 | b: c 1640 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth | John | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: c 1665 d: Oct 1722 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 17th Oct 1722 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: c 1665 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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