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D More Families & Transcripts The Dans of Tonbridge, Capel and Tudeley page 2.d.4 Will of John Dan of Tonbridge page 2.d.5 George Dan and his wife Frances of Tudeley page 2.d.11 The Family of John Darker of Seal see Webb al. Niccoll in More Families & Transcripts Walter Darknold of Penshurst page 2.d.18 The Davids of Kemsing page 2.d.19 The Davies Families of Shipbourne page 2.d.20 The Days of Ightham page 2.d.22 George Day, Tailor page 2.d.24 The Deans of Ightham page 2.d.25 The Dennys of Ightham & Shipbourne page 2.d.26 2.d.1 The Dentons of Shipbourne page 2.d.27 The Derkyns of Ightham page 2.d.28 The Devalls of Seal page 2.d.29 James Diker of Tonbridge page 2.d.30 James’s Family page 2.d.30 Bequests to Sara. page 2.d.32 James Diker’s Land in Sussex page 2.d.33 His Land in Tonbridge & Hadlow page 2.d.34 If Sara Died Before Inheriting page 2.d.35 The Dixons of Tonbridge page 2.d.54 Humphrey Dixon, yeoman page 2.d.55 Humphrey’s Possible Family page 2.d.57 Elizabeth Dixon, widow page 2.d.69 Thomas Dixon, yeoman page 2.d.76 Thomas’s Family page 2.d.76 Thomas’s Land page 2.d.78 Mary Dixon, widow of Tonbridge page 2.d.89 2.d.2 The Draynors of Seal & Ightham page 2.d.96 The Dressers of Shipbourne page 2.d.100 Richard Drupp of Ightham page 2.d.101 John Duble of Seal page 2.d.102 Will of John Ducke of Halstow,labourer page 2.d.104 The Dunkes of Shipbourne page 2.d.108 The Durrants of Kemsing see Fremlyns in More Families & Transcripts 2.d.3 The Dans of Tonbridge, Capel and Tudeley A large number of Dan wills have survived, many of them from Brenchley with five from the neighbouring parishes of Tonbridge, Capel and Tudeley: James Dan 1590 Tonbridge CKS: Drb/Pw 16 John Dan 2 Dec 1617 Tonbridge CKS: Drb/Pw 28 page 2.d.5 Thomas Dan 11 Nov 1630 Capel CKS: Drb/Pw 28 George Dan 9 Aug 1633 Tudeley CKS: Drb/Pw 29; Drb/Pwr 22.94 page 2.d.12 Frances Dan 18 Sep 1634 Tudeley CKS: Drb/Pw 29; Drb/Pwr 22.95 page 2.d.16 James’s will has not been investigated at all. The other four were all written by John Hooper, parish clerk of Tonbridge, who wrote a large number of wills for people in the Tonbridge locality but Thomas’s has not been transcribed. It was written on 11th November 1630 with the initial “I” of “In the name of God Amen” decorated in the Hooper style. A memorandum, also written by John Hooper, was added on 4th August 1632. George was a tanner; his will was not decorated at all. Frances’s will was nuncupative but the writing looks like that of John Hooper. There is no obvious connection between John Dann and George Dan. There were possible connections with the Amhersts of Tudeley - see More Families & Transcripts. 2.d.4 Will of John Dan of Tonbridge written 2nd December 1617 transcript from original 1In1 the name of god Amen. The second day of December 2Ao dm 1617. And in the fifteenth year of the reign of our sovereign 3 Lord James, by the grace of god king of England, France and Ireland, 4 defender of the faith, etc. And of Scotland the one and fiftieth, I, John 5 Dan of Tonbridge in the county of Kent, yeoman, do ordain and make this 6 my testament and last will in manner and form following: First and 7 principally, yielding my soul to Almighty god, my maker, with assured 8 hope of salvation through his mercy in the merit and mediation of his dear son 9 Jesus Christ, my saviour, and my body to the earth in decent manner to be 10 buried. Item: I will to the poor people resorting to my burial twenty 11 shillings to be distributed amongst them at the discretion of my executrix 12 and overseers hereafter named or any other by their appointment. Item: 13 I will and bequeath to Marie Dan, my daughter, the sum of forty shillings of 14 of lawful english money. And to Elizabeth, my daughter, the like sum of 15 forty shillings to be paid to them, and either of them, or their assigns, within one whole year next ensuing 1 decorated “I” 2.d.5 16 after my decease, either in money or in goods or both at reasonable prices to be 17 rated and valued by my overseers or either of them. Item: I will and bequeath 18 to Anne Dan, my daughter, the sum of thirty pounds of lawful english 19 money to be paid to her likewise in money or goods at reasonable prices to be valued 20 by said overseers, their heirs or assigns, or any of them. And to be paid 21 to her, the said Anne, by my executrix, her executors or assigns, at the age of 22 twenty and one years of her the said Anne or the day of her marriage which 23 shall first happen. And if the said Anne happen to decease before her 24 said age, unmarried, then I will and appoint that the said Marie and 25 Elizabeth, her sisters, or the survivor of them shall have the said thirty pounds 26 (in money or goods as aforesaid) at such time as the said Anne should have been 27 paid the same if she had lived by virtue of this my will. And if my page 2: 28 wife and executrix, hereafter named, shalbe minded to marry again, at any time after 2.d.6 29 my decease, then I will that she, before her intermarriage with any man, shalbe 30 come bound to my overseers, or either of them, their executors or assigns, with a 31 surety with her (such a one as my said overseers, their executors 32 or assigns or any of them, shall like of and accept) in a bond of one hundred 33 pounds with condition to this effect, namely, that all and every sum and 34 sums of money and bequests formerly by me willed to Marie, Elizabeth and 35 Anne, my three daughters, which then to them, or any of them, shall be then unpaid 36 shalbe faithfully and truly contented and paid in such manner and form 37 as is before herein expressed and declared and according to the true meaning of this 38 my will. Item: I will to all my godchildren that shall demand the 39 same of mine executrix, after my decease, twelve pence apiece. 40 The residue2 of all my goods, cattells and chattells I wholly and fully 41 will and give to Elizabeth, my loving wife, towards the bringing up of my children 2 “reasidue” - a spelling often used by John Hooper 2.d.7 42 and the payment of my debts and legacies, which said Elizabeth I make and ordain 43 the sole executrix of this my testament and last will upon condition that she, the 44 said Elizabeth, in her widowhood after my decease when as she shalbe thereunto 45 requested reasonably by my son Richard Dan, or his heirs, so seal and deliver effectual- 46 ly according to law, a sufficient release to be tendered to her by my said son or his 47 heirs, of all her right dower, possibility of dower and all other demand which she 48 then hath, ever had or thenceforth shall or may have out of, in or unto all that 49 my freehold messuage or tenement and lands freehold with th’appurtenances or 50 any of them, which I, the said John Dan by deed poll bearing the date 51 hereof have granted, unveughed? and assured unto him, the said Richard, 52 his heirs and assigns, forever, situated, lying and being in Tudeley page 3: 53 in the said the county of Kent so that the same tenement and lands may be 2.d.8 54 peaceably and quietly had, holden and enjoyed by my said son, and his heirs, without 55 her let, claim, demand or disturbance. And if my said wife shall refuse 57 to seal and deliver as aforesaid, the same release (it being to her tendered as 58 aforesaid), then my full and whole mind and will is that she shall loose the 59 benefit of this my will. And that then my said son Richard shalbe the full and 60 sole executor thereof, to see the same proved, my debts and legacies paid and my 61 body decently buried (any thing herein before mentioned to the contrary not 62 withstandng:) And I desire my loving brothers, Thomas Dan and 63 William Dan to be overseers of this my will, that the same may take 64 effect according to my true meaning so far as in them shall lie. 65 In witness whereof, I, the said John Dan, have to this my testament and 66 last will, set my hand and seal yeven the days and years first 67 above written. Subscribed, sealed, published and then declared, in the presence of 2.d.9 Mister? Kippings John >> and John Hooper, notary? John Dann Memorandum, that the said John Dan, the testator, upon the sixth day of September Ao dm.