I have a spent great deal of time transcribing Sussex wills, I've done them for my surnames of interest and for the parishes of Lindfield and Fletching in the hope that one of OH's ancestors will pop up, and indeed they do sometimes as a beneficiary and often as executors or witnesses for neighbours or friends. They have led me to relationships that I would otherwise never have known about and as I live near both these parishes when we visit I have been able to identify properties in which my OH's ancestors lived in Georgian times.
A favourite is the unregistered will of Ann Page in 1641 (it was the civil war) which mentions all her children and grandchildren (some of them get a ewe lamb) and her brother John Dappe which confirmed her maiden name and led in turn to her parents both of whom left wills.
Last edited by Jill; 18-10-20 at 11:50.
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