Robert Tylden

The Will of Robert Telden of Benynden, 25 July 1479. To be buried in the churchyard of Benynden. To the high altar there 20d. To every godson 4d. To the mending of the bad way between wodesend and peperbondesgate 3s. 4d. The residue of all my goods and legacies to Alice my wife and John Telden my brother, whom I make executors.

My last will concerning my lands. My foefees of all my lands in Benynden and Cranbrok in the County of Kent are Thoe’ Wat’man, Richard Evynded, Water Denman, John Stace son of Thomas Stace, and John Nenne son of Robert Nenne. To wife Alice during her widdowhood my lands on the den of Crotehole, with reversion after her death or marriage to son john at the age of eighteen years. To son John, after my wife’s decease or marriage, seven pieces of land called hersetgrove, Gretefeld, longfeld, Fyveacres, Griggissmede, and the two pypesland. Provision made for any further child born. To brother John Telden two pieces of land called yaldfeld and yalefeldwode, he to pay to my daughter Johane 12 marks at her marriage, and if she die before legal age and unmarried, reversion to any other daughter I may have, to whom I give 12 marks at marriage. If son John or any other son I may have before eighteen years without heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten,my garden and lands on the den of Crotehole, after the death of wife Alice, to my brothers John and Thomas, they paying to my daughters at marriage or the age of twenty-eight years 20 pounds each. To brother John arrabel land and wood called le knoll, knol wode, whithm, whithm wode, cul’towne, and culv’towne wode, containing twenty acres, in payment of 22 pounds 13s. 4d. which I owe to him; 16 marks which Thomas Hendle of Crnebrok owes me for land there he bought of me, in payment of 50 marks which I owe my said brother; and two pieces of land called Jociscrofte and Slystowne on the den of Telden, in payment of 6 marks which I owe him. Proved 11 July 1480 by the executors names in the will. (Archdeaconry of Canterbury, Vol. 3, fo.18) )” (English Origins of New England Families, publised by NEGHS)

"The Will of Robert Telden of Benynden, 25 July 1479. To be buried in the churchyard of Benynden. To the high altar there 20d. To every godson 4d. To the mending of the bad way between wodesend and peperbondesgate 3s. 4d. The residue of all my goods and legacies to Alice my wife and John Telden my brother, whom I make executors.

My last will concerning my lands. My foefees of all my lands in Benynden and Cranbrok in the County of Kent are Thoe’ Wat’man, Richard Evynded, Water Denman, John Stace son of Thomas Stace, and John Nenne son of Robert Nenne. To wife Alice during her widdowhood my lands on the den of Crotehole, with reversion after her death or marriage to son john at the age of eighteen years. To son John, after my wife’s decease or marriage, seven pieces of land called hersetgrove, Gretefeld, longfeld, Fyveacres, Griggissmede, and the two pypesland. Provision made for any further child born. To brother John Telden two pieces of land called yaldfeld and yalefeldwode, he to pay to my daughter Johane 12 marks at her marriage, and if she die before legal age and unmarried, reversion to any other daughter I may have, to whom I give 12 marks at marriage. If son John or any other son I may have before eighteen years without heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten,my garden and lands on the den of Crotehole, after the death of wife Alice, to my brothers John and Thomas, they paying to my daughters at marriage or the age of twenty-eight years £20 each. To brother John arrabel land and wood called le knoll, knol wode, whithm, whithm wode, cul’towne, and culv’towne wode, containing twenty acres, in payment of £22 13s. 4d. which I owe to him; 16 marks which Thomas Hendle of Crnebrok owes me for land there he bought of me, in payment of 50 marks which I owe my said brother; and two pieces of land called Jociscrofte and Slystowne on the den of Telden, in payment of 6 marks which I owe him. Proved 11 July 1480 by the executors names in the will." (Archdeaconry of Canterbury, Vol. 3, folio 18)

["Genealogical Research in England," NEHGR, Oct., 1911].