Copy of will of William Leche of 'Squerries', Kent, knight, dated 18 August 1673:

Reference: D 779B/T 483 Description: Copy of will of William Leche of 'Squerries', Kent, knight, dated 18 August 1673: to wife Jane her jewels and cabinets, his plate hangings, beddings, pewter and furniture belonging to the manor house of 'Squirries' [Squerryes], her coach with coach horses and harnesses, carts, wagons, with materials belonging (excepting breeding mares, saddle horses and colts); to son Edward, library, bason and ewer, of £25 price, besides which the Rectory of Duffield will descend to him at father's death, and the lordship of Shipley at his mother's death, for it is settled on her for her jointure; to son John, manor house and manor of Squerryes, farms called Gasham or Gaisham and coverts in Kent, saddle horses (except Edward's mare); to son William, £3,000 at 21, out of manors, lands etc, prebend or rectories of Sawley and Wilne; to son Philip, land near 'Beaureper' [Belper] called Bradley land, and £1,000 at 21, out of lands to be sold; if John, William or Philip die before 21, the survivor(s) of them are to have his estate equally between them; to daughters Thomazin £500, Jane £1,000, Elizabeth £2,000 and necklace of pearls which was her mother's, Hester £1,000, at their marriages, to daughters Rose, Dorothy, Anne and Mary, £500 apiece at 21 or marriage; if a daughter dies before 21 or marriage, her portion is to be divided between sons John, William and Philip; small bequests to parson who preaches Leche 's final sermon, poor of Westerham [Kent], servants. Overseers, George Evelyn esquire of Wootton [?Kent] the elder, 'my brother' , George Evelyn esquire of Nutfield [Surrey], Edward Smith esquire, his brother in law, Thomas Dauling of Westerham [Kent] esquire, to have £50 each, £100 to friend Geo Combes as an assistant to children. The manors etc of Duffield, 'Beaureper' [Belper], Southwood, 'Holland' [Hulland] , 'Edrichey' [Idridgehay] and 'Biggen' , together with prebend or Rectories of Sawley and Wilne, may be sold to pay legacies, and children may enter these premises to receive rents etc. if they are not sold and the legacies are unpaid. Whereas on 15 August last Leche enfeoffed George Combes of lands in Derbyshire for the payment of debts and to the uses of his will, Combes is to give an account of his trust to overseers of will.

Residuary legatees: sons John, William and Philip also executors.

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Date: [17th c];(1673) Held by: Derbyshire Record Office, not available at The National Archives Language: English

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Leche (Sir William), of Squerries. Letters to Major Audley, 1659. 33,924. f. 53; 33,929, f.l.

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Mortgage (and copy) made between 1. Sir Philip Leche son of Sir William Leche late of... This record is held by Derbyshire Record Office See contact details Reference: D 779B/T 487-T 488

Description: Mortgage (and copy) made between 1. Sir Philip Leche son of Sir William Leche late of Squerryes, Kent, deceased 2. Rose Leche, Sir William's daughter and 3. Paul Jodrell of Chancery Lane, esquire, reciting in part the will of Sir William Leche, dated 28 August 1673, which made inter alia the lease of Sawley or Sallow and Wilne prebend subject to the payment of legacies; that the lease was renewed in the name of Edward Smith, an overseer of the will, for the lives of John, Hester and Rose Leche; that William Leche the younger after reaching his majority, in 1687 granted to Paul Jodrell £1,350 out of his legacy of £3,000 and all his interest in legacies of brothers and sisters after their deaths; Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William is dead; Philip (party 1. above) reached his majority; William Leche the younger died; Philip Leche wishing to settle his £1,000 legacy, so that he should receive the interest for life and his sister Rose the principal at his death, by indenture dated 8 July 1697 gave her his £1,000 and his claim to the prebend and leased premises by virtue of his father's will, but the interest was to go to Philip during his life; Jane Leche daughter of Sir William has not married and witnessing that for £150 paid by Jodrell and for money lent before to Philip Leche by Jodrell, Leche assigned to Jodrell his share of the £1,000 given to Jane Leche which he may be entitled to on her death before marriage, and in the leased premises by virtue of the £1,000, and, if Jane marries, the £1,000 assigned to Rose and the premises charged with its payment, will stand charged as security for the £150.

Dated 25 June

Date: 1700 Held by: Derbyshire Record Office, not available at The National Archives Language: English [1] Will- Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica, p258