The following wills of residents of the Bratton Clovelly parish are held by The National Archives. These wills were proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PROB series) or in the Court of the Archdeaconry of Totnes at Exeter (IR series).
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| Surname | Given Name | Written | Proved | Occupation | Executor/trix | Names & Relationships | TNA Ref | Transcript |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coryndon or Corindon | Henry | 1605 | 1619 | gentleman | Thomas Coryndon, brother | John Stambury, legatee Benjamin Stambury, legatee Joane Adams, sister & legatee Henry Underdown, overseer William Rowe, overseer Roger Walker, witness Henry Underdon, witness Leonard Northleigh, witness Sir John Benet, judge | PROB 11/133/512 | link |
| Arscott | John | 1651 | 1654 | yeoman | Jane Arscott, wife | Jane Arscott, wife & legatee Johan Reddacliffe, daughter & legatee John Moore, witness William Gluddon, witness Richard Arscott, son & legatee Mary (surname unspecified), daughter & legatee Sybella Phare, daughter & legatee Bartholomew Reddacliffe, son in law Mary Reddacliffe, granddaughter & legatee | PROB 11/239/293 | link |
| Arscott | Richard | 1653 | 1654 | husbandman | Jane Arscott, mother | Richard Frances, brother in law Children of Richard Frances, legatees Johan Reddacliffe, sister Children of Johan Reddacliffe, legatees Jane Arscott, mother & legatee Mary Scarbell, witness Susan Pitwood, witness | PROB 11/233/185 | link |
| Peares | John | 1648 | 1655 | husbandman | Charitie Peares, wife | John Moore esq, lessor Charitie Peares, wife & legatee Abigaill Peares, daughter & legatee John Peares, son & legatee Robert Burdon, gent & lessor Ambrose Weather, lessor Armynell Weather, wife of Ambrose Christian Peares, daughter & legatee Arthur Dodge, witness Johan Dodge, witness | PROB 11/245/544 | link |
| Ascott or Addescott | Jane | 1654 | 1657 | widow | Mary Scarbell, daughter | Johane Reddacliffe, daughter & legatee Bartholomew Reddacliffe, son in law Mary Scarbell, daughter & legatee John Scarbell, son in law Sibell Phare, daughter & legatee Richard Phare, son in law John Martin, tenant Mary Reddacliffe, granddaughter Elizabeth Reddacliffe, granddaughter Luke Phare, grandson Ruth Phare, granddaughter John Scalbine(?), son in law John Scalbine(?), grandson William Moore, witness Theophilus Stone, witness | PROB 11/264/147 | link |
| Wimpey | Joseph | 1793 | 1796 | gentleman | William Wimpey, son Sarah Wimpey, wife | Charles Bill, friend & trustee Sarah Wimpey, wife & legatee William Hooper, father in law, deceased Mary Kimber, former servant & legatee Sarah Kimber, legatee Samuel Kimber, husband of Sarah William Wimpey, son & legatee William Pendar, brother & legatee Felicia Sears, sister in law & legatee Thomas Sears, husband of Felicia Susanna Hooper, sister in law & legatee Mary Hooper, sister in law & legatee Jaine Hooper, sister in law & legatee William Baker, witness Elizabeth Baker, witness Thomas Shapland, witness William Wynne Knight, judge | PROB 11/1272/31 | link |
| Rice | John | 1807 | yeoman | Mary Rice, wife | IR 26/342/711 | link | ||
| Coombe | Lewis | 1808 | yeoman | Charles Kinglik Jun, kinsman | Charles Kinglik Jun, kinsman & trustee William Coombe, son & legatee Samuel Coombe, son & legatee | IR 26/343/68 | link | |
| Hortop | Roger | 1811 | yeoman | Elizabeth Hortop, wife John Hortop, son | Henry Hortop, son & legatee James Hortop, son & legatee Grace Beavan, daughter & legatee Mary Rice, daughter & legatee Joan Rundle, daughter & legatee Elizabeth Halson, daughter & legatee Roger Hortop, son & legatee Elizabeth Hortop, wife & legatee John Hortop, son & legatee Margaret Haines, daughter & legatee John Haines, son in law | IR 26/343/416 | link | |
| Kennard | Nicholas | 1816 | 1824 | yeoman | Richard Kennard, son | Elizabeth Kennard, wife & legatee Nicholas Kennard, son & legatee William Sleman, debtor William Kennard, son & legatee Elizabeth Marshall, daughter & legatee Jane Down, daughter & legatee Ann Johns, daughter & legatee Sarah Jackman, daughter & legatee Richard Kennard, son & legatee Roger Reddicliffe, witness William Baker, witness | PROB 11/1686/136 | link |
| Cocks or Cock | George | 1823 | 1823 | yeoman, formerly grocer & tea dealer of London | Mary Cocks, wife | Mary Cocks, wife & legatee Mary Saunders, witness Ann Gibbing, witness William Walter Gurney, witness John Danberry, Judge | PROB 11/1678/300 | link |
| Tickle | William | 1850 | 1852 | yeoman | William Tickle, son Mary Ann Blanchard, daughter (residuary legatees, no executor) | Agnes Langamead, daughter & legatee William Tickle, son & legatee Mary Ann Blanchard, daughter & legatee John Blanchard, son in law Richard Bevan, witness William Bennett, witness Henry Wood, Commissioner | PROB 11/2156/93 | link |