List of Wills proved at the PCC 1384 – 1858
Following is a list of Wills proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1384 – 1858 relating to persons living in Merriott.
[The web address is http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-1384-1858/ ]
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| Date | PROB Ref | Surname | Forename | Occupation | Merriott Parish Registers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1558 17 Feb | 11/40/104 | MUDFORDE or MUDEFORD | William | Before PR | |
| 1559 8 Apr | 11/42B/21 | WEBBER | Anne | Widow | Before PR |
| 1562 7 Apr | 11/45/87 | PYTT | John | Before PR | |
| 1569 28 Jun | 11/51/267 | PYTT | Florence | Widow | Before PR |
| 1576 22 Nov | 11/58/483 | TEMPLEMAN | John | Husbandman | Before PR |
| 1583 6 Dec | 11/66/193 | TEYLOR | George | Gentleman | Before PR |
| 1590 3 Dec | 11/76/387 | WOODLAND or WOODLANDE | Thomas | Husbandman | Before PR |
| 1592 27 Oct | 11/80/321 | MICHELL | Elizabeth | Widow | Before PR |
| 1592 9 May | 11/79/385 | ROWE | John | Baker | Before PR |
| 1595 5 Dec | 11/86/413 | JOYTE | William | Weaver | Before PR |
| 1596 5 Jul | 11/88/25 | MITHELL alias HADDON | Thomas | Before PR | |
| 1598 4 Feb | 11/91/93 | HOWPER | James | Gentleman | Before PR |
| 1617 31 Jul | 11/130/189 | PYTCHER | John | Carrier | Before PR |
| 1635 23 Jun | 11/168/321 | GOFFE or GOUGH | John | Gentleman | Before PR |
| 1640 17 Aug | 11/183/701 | DAWE | Robert | Yeoman | Before PR |
| 1649 19 Oct | 11/209/453 | STAPLE | Henry | Husbandman | Not found in PR |
| 1655 11 Sep | 11/246/140 | MICKELL | John | Husbandman | 3 Apr 1655 of John MICHELL? |
| 1655 8 May | 11/245/119 | MILLS | William | Husbandman | Not found in PR |
| 1658 1 Dec | 11/285/54 | BECKE | Stephen | Yeoman | Not found in PR |
| 1658 24 Sep | 11/282/222 | SANDERS | Water or Walter | Carpenter | Not found in PR |
| 1659 25 Mar | 11/288/718 | GOUGH | Joane | Widow | Not found in PR |
| 1660 7 Apr | 11/297/324 | HARRIS | Henry | Husbandman | Not found in PR |
| 1670 20 Sep | 11/333/577 | HART | William | 23 Aug 1670 William HART | |
| 1674 14 Jan | 11/344/55 | MERREFEILD | Robert | Yeoman | 11 Dec 1673 Robert MEREFIELD |
| 1675 26 Jun | 11/348/196 | MITCHELL | Thomas | Yeoman | 12 Jun 1674 Thomas MICHELL |
| 1679 3 Oct | 11/361/29 | LAWRENCE | John | Yeoman | 27 Feb 1678 in Woollen John LAWRENCE |
| 1687 12 Feb | 11/386/215 | COX | Richard | Gentleman | Not found in PR |
| 1693 17 Jan | 11/413/113 | COX | George | Gentleman | 23 Dec 1692 George COX? |
| 1725 27 Oct | 11/605/343 | PAULL or PAUL | Joseph | Miller | Not found in PR |
| 1732 10 Mar | 11/650/249 | ABRAHAM | Samuel | Gentleman; "Will of" | 23 Oct 1731 Samuel ABRAHAM |
| 1732 9 Mar | 11/650/248 | ABRAHAM | Samuel | "Sentence of" | 23 Oct 1731 Samuel ABRAHAM |
| 1744 20 Apr | 11/733/95 | RODBARD | John | 6 Apr 1744 John RODBARD, Esq | |
| 1751 17 Jul | 11/789/171 | WHITLY or WHITELY | John | Gardener | 12 Dec 1750 John WHITLEY |
| 1752 30 Apr | 11/794/226 | MURLEY | Roger | Yeoman | Not found in PR |
| 1763 3 Feb | 11/884/42 | ENGLAND | Thomas | Husbandman | Not found in PR |
| 1770 20 Apr | 11/957/96 | ROWSELL | Robert | Lincloth Weaver | 14 Nov 1769 Robert ROUSELL |
| 1777 17 Jan | 11/1027/181 | WHITLEY | Edward | Reverend and Clerk | 2 Sep 1775 Edward WHITLEY Vicar |
| 1792 14 Apr | 11/1217/136 | HARCOMBE | John | Gentleman | 29 Nov 1791 John HARCOMBE |
| 1792 24 May | 11/1219/159 | RODBARD | Henry | Not found in PR | |
| 1812 16 Jan | 11/1529/221 | TEMPLEMAN | John | 27 Sep 1811 John TEMPLEMAN | |
| 1815 14 Nov | 11/1574/237 | TEMPLEMAN | Robert | Gentleman | Not found in PR |
| 1816 8 Jun | 11/1581/96 | TEMPLEMAN | Susan or Susanna | Spinster | Not found in PR |
| 1821 27 Jun | 11/1644/362 | CHAFFEY BAKER | Richard | Sail Cloth Manufacturer | Not found in PR |
| 1832 18 May | 11/1800/189 | PRICE | Thomas | Reverend and Clerk | 3 May 1832 Thomas PRICE aged 81 Revd Vicar |
| 1837 21 Jul | 11/1881/128 | BADCOCK | Thomas | Officer of Excise | 21 Sep 1833 Thomas BADCOCK of Lower Street |
| 1837 6 Mar | 11/1875/161 | RENDALL | Simon | Gentleman | 22 Sep 1836 by Coroner's Warrant Simon RENDALL aged 66 |
| 1840 29 Aug | 11/1932/407 | PATCH | John | Carpenter, Builder and Yeoman | 23 Aug 1839 John PATCH (died 17 Aug aged 74) |
| 1842 14 May | 11/1962/157 | CUFF | James | Gentleman | 2 Apr 1842 James CUFF (died 25 Mar aged 78) |
| 1842 26 Sep | 11/1968/366 | TEMPLEMAN | Richard Abraham | Reverend and Clerk | 13 Mar 1841 Richard Abraham TEMPLEMAN, Revd (died 6 Mar aged 40) |
| 1844 23 Aug | 11/2003/79 | BROOKS | William | Yeoman | 1 Mar 1844 William BROOKS (died 25 Feb aged 75) |
| 1848 9 May | 11/2074/337 | HOPKINS | Jesse | Miller | Not found in PR |
| 1851 25 Oct | 11/2140/335 | GEAR | Mary | Widow | 20 Sep 1851 Mary GEAR (died 11 Sep aged 75) |
| 1852 8 Apr | 11/2151/95 | HEBDITCH | William | Shopkeeper | Not found in PR |
| 1854 10 Mar | 11/2188/147 | TEMPLEMAN | Prudence | Widow | 25 Aug 1853 Prudence TEMPLEMAN (died 17 Aug aged 84) |
| 1855 24 Jul | 11/2217/93 | TEMPLEMAN | John | Gentleman | Not found in PR |