Eight Page Will

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Sarah Watkins of Bexley Kent married William Whittingham of this parish at Crayford Kent 23 July 1757. Sarah made her mark. William signed.

Witness was William Watkins ( X) and William Southal?


Susannah daughter of William and Sarah Whittingham born 28 November 1759 bap. 9 December 1759 at Bexley Kent. Mentioned in the Will.

They also had  al at Bexley
Sarah born 11 July 1758 bap 16 July 1758
William born 3 August 1761 bap 9th August.
George born 21 August 1762 bap 12 September 1762
Ann born 28 January 1764 bap. 26 February 1764
Edward born 26 April 1766 bap 11 May 1766
John  born ?   bap. 3 June 1770
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Not sure if these belong to the same family.
Charlotte
Elizabeth both bap.  29 March 1777 at East Malling Kent of William and Sarah Whittingham.

[Suzy W]

Yes there are names for the graves at Bexley, sadly no photos on Find a Grave.

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Contact them and request a photograph, it costs nothing.

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Susanna Whittingham never married she was buried 24 August 1842 at Bexley.

William Watkins left her £5, did she leave a will?   

[Suzy W]

Had a look at probates gov.uk  nothing sadly there regarding Whittingham

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Probate was established nationally 1838, before then wills were handled by the church courts.

Try the local records office for wills of lesser value. You will need to find out which jurisdiction Bexley Kent fell under. You may find wills of others in the Watkins, Whittingham, Pearman families.

Susanna Whittingham died 1823 so if she left a will it would be handled by the regional church courts.
 
William Watkins had property quite a bit of it so it was handled by the PCC Court.

[Suzy W]

Oh thank you, no wonder I wasn't getting too many results regarding probates.
I do have quite a bit on the later generations, just trying to piece together these earlier ones.
They were farmers and owned quite a bit of land.  Tanyard Farm.
Thanks for the help