Will of John Turner

[MattD30]

Hi All

I'm hoping someone can help here. The attached image comes from the will of a possible ancestor John Turner from Sussex. The problem I am having is deciphering where this John was from. It looks like it says "John Turner of Tableherst in the countie of Sussex gentleman" however I can't find any place called "Tableherst" [or any other spelling].

Does anyone know if I'm reading this right or can anyone say where this place is?

Thanks everyone
Matt

[mckha489]

There is a place called Tablehurst Farm I found by googling.  It’s in Sussex, but  entry I can see is Facebook and I don’t have Facebook

[mckha489]

https://www.tablehurstfarm.org.uk/

Forest Row


Also, looks like an area in Crowborough is named Tablehurst
Added, might just be a house?

[mckha489]

Entries at The Keep

https://www.thekeep.info/collections/search?s=Tablehurst+&qa%5Bkeyword_reference_type%5D=0&qa%5Bpartner%5D=&qa%5Btitle%5D=&qa%5Bperson%5D=&qa%5Bplace%5D=&qa%5Bsubject%5D=&qa%5Bformat%5D=&qa%5Bidentifier%5D=&qa%5Bdate_from%5D=&qa%5Bdate_to%5D=&cbav=2&cbadvsearchquery=

[mckha489]

Map 1873. Forest row middle bottom edge.  Tablehurst to the right across the railway line

https://maps.nls.uk/view/102347557

[horselydown86]

Just to add to Mckha's many finds, this from TNA:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01qom/

A wildcard search in TNA Discovery will often find matches for now-obscure places.

[Vance Mead]

Here is a Chancery record from 1625:

Sackville Tornor of Tablehurst, Sussex v Sir John Rivers, Sir George Rivers, Richard Amherst, George Corthopp and Henry Rivers.

https://waalt.uh.edu/index.php/C78_1625

[MattD30]

Hi

Thanks for all those amazing and very interesting replies. At least I know I had read it correctly!

Is this place is anywhere near Hartfield? My Turners [sometimes Tornors or Torners] are located then and later in Withyham. This will is in my "Turner Research" file but I can't remember why.

If I could work out who this man was and if there was a link to Hartfield or if the places were close by then I could probaby get somewhere lol!

Anyhow  thanks again everyone.

Matt

[jonw65]

If I could work out who this man was

You get a bit of a summary of the will on The Keep
Attested Copy of Probate of the Will of this date of John Turner of Tableherst
https://www.thekeep.info/collections/getrecord/GB179_SAS-RF_12_1_25