Family name also spelled CRAMPE.
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In 1685 William Crampe was made a beneficiary of his father's Will.
In June 1698 William Cramp of Crowhurst, yeoman, was one of the overseers of the Will of William Cruttenden of St. Mary in the Castle near Hastings, yeoman, who bequeathed him £5 for his efforts.
In March 1711 William Cramp and William Southouse appraised the inventory of the late Henry Brittain of Bexhill.
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Deed to lead the uses of a fine, 30 Apr 1716. 4
Margery Ticehurst of Hastings, widow and her eldest son John Wales of Hastings, butcher, John Hussey the elder of Hastings, mariner, Nicholas Smersall of Hastings, baker, to William Cramp of Bexhill, yeoman, in trust.
1 messuage with barn, garden, orchard, close and croft of land (3 acres), a toft of land on which a tenement formerly stood and one acre of land, five pieces of land called The Strake, The Churchfield, Freemans and Stopwells otherwise Puckwell (10 acres, all in Hastings All Saints, occupied by John Wales and [blank] English, formerly purchased of Richard Watts of Hastings, yeoman, and his wife Elizabeth.
2 messuage with backside and deeze in Hastings St Clement occupied by Margery Ticehurst and Thomas Smith (East: tenement of William Stonehouse; West: tenement of Stephen Perregoe; North: road; South: buildings and premises belonging to Thomas Boyse, jurat).
3 messuage with backside and garden near the Stonebeach in Hastings St Clement with a dryhouse in the same parish, occupied by John Hussey and formerly purchased by him from John White of Hastings, mariner.
4 messuage, yard, backside, garden and stable in Hastings St Clement, occupied by Nicholas Smersall (East: road from the sea to the Minesse; North, West: tenement belonging to William Farr and to a garden formerly belonging to John Bayley, gent).
1 and 2 to the use of Margery Ticehurst, 3 to the use of John Hussey, 4 to the use of Nicholas Smersall
Witnesses: John Collier, John Thomson, Anthony Ellesdon; Meryc Gawen
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In February 1717 William Cramp and John Smith appraised the inventory of the late William Smith of Crowhurst.
In October 1717 William Cramp and William Wimble appraised the inventory of the late William Reed of Crowhurst.
In March 1718 William Cramp and Thomas Duke appraised the inventory of the late Francis Wood of Bexhill, yeoman.
In July 1719 William Cramp and Richard Brook appraised the inventory of the late William Southouse of Bexhill, carpenter.
In August 1719 William Cramp and James Bellingham appraised the inventory of the late John Russell of Bexhill.
In May 1721 William Cramp and John Furner appraised the inventory of the late Thomas Goodwin of Bexhill, butcher.
In July 1721 William Cramp and John Furner appraised the inventory of the late John Nash of Bexhill.
In August 1721 William Cramp and Thomas Newnham appraised the inventory of the late William Russell of Bexhill.
In May 1728 William Cramp and Thomas Duke appraised the inventory of the late John Wood of Bexhill, yeoman.
In April 1729 William Cramp and James Ashenden appraised the inventory of the late Thomas Duke of Bexhill, yeoman.
In February 1730 William Cramp and Thomas Sinnock appraised the inventory of the late William Sinnock of Hastings St. Mary in the Castle.
In March 1731 William Cramp of Bexhill, yeoman, and William Burden of Bexhill, yeoman, appraised the inventory of the late John Betts of Bexhill.
In June 1733 William Cramp and John Furner appraised the inventory of the late Joseph Grover of Bexhill, yeoman.
In August 1734 William Cramp and John Blyd appraised the inventory of the late Thomas Butler of Bexhill.
In February 1735 William Cramp of Bexhill, yeoman, and Richard Sharpe of Hollington, yeoman, appraised the inventory of the late William Cruttenden of Hollington, yeoman.
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Abstract of the Will of William Cramp of Bexhill in the County of Sussex, Yeoman, written 24 Aug 1736, proved 29 Aug 1737. 5
Gives and bequeaths 40 shillings to the poor of the parish of Bexhill.
Gives and bequeaths £280 to his daughter Mary the wife of Thomas Duke of Bexhill, yeoman.
All the rest of his goods, chattels and personal estate he gives and bequeaths to his two sons Samuel Cramp of Catsfield in co. Sussex and John Cramp of Bexhill, yeoman, share and share alike.
Appoints his son Samuel Cramp to be sole executor of his last will and testament.
(Signed)
Witnesses: John Smith, Thomas Grover
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