Research Notes:

Family name also spelled TAYLER and TAYLAR.

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The Will of Thomas Taylor of the Parish of Heathfield in the County of Sussex, written 14 Aug 1575. ¹

In the name of God Amen the xiiij^th daye of augeste a^o d^e 1575 I Thomas Taylar of the parryshe of Hethfeld in the County of Sussex & in the Dyoses of Chychester beynge seke in body but in good & parfet Rememberans thankes be onto god do ordene & make thes my laste Wyll & testement in maner & forme folowynge Fyrste I be Quayght my soull to Almyghtty god and my Body to the eryth. Itm I geve onto the powre pepell of the parresh of hethfelde xi s viii d Itm I geve & Be quayght unto John Taylar my sonne fyve poundes Itm I geve & be Quayght unto Thomas Taylar my sonne five poundes Itm I gyve unto Robard Taylar my sonne xl s Itm I geve & Be Quayght unto Susanna my Dauthter iiij li Itm I geve unto my Daughter Susanna one flockbede one bolster the nexte beste one Coverlete the beste a payer of . . . . . . . blancates one payer of shetes . . . . . . . Itm I gyve & be quayght unto Jone my Dauter the beste Cassoke whyche was her mothers Itm I gyve & be quayght unto Angnes my Douter a . . . . . . . Rusete Cassoke whyeche was her mothers Itm I gyve & be quayght unto Angnes Akerst xx s . . . . . . . to be payde wyth in one yere after my desese & from that tyme untyl she Commyth to the Age of xx^ti yeres or elles the daye of her marege which shall ferste hapen that then my exsecouter to the lyver the sayde stoke? of xx s wyth the in Crese ther of unto the sayde Agnes or her assynes Itm I gyve unto Alles Taylar my goddouter vi s viii d to be payde unto her father Robard Taylar wyth in one monte nexte after my Desese Itm I gyve & be quayght unto Elyzabeth Taylar my goddouter vi s viii d to be payde unto John Taylar her father wyth in one mont after my desese Itm I geve & be quayth unto Thomas Taylar my sone a flok bede a bolster a blancate a Coverlete a payre of shetes All the Reste of my goods not be quayth my dettes payd & my legases fulfellyd & my Wyll per formyde I geve unto James Taylar my sone home I make my Exsecouter of thes my laste Wyll & testamente & my wyll is that my sone Rychard Taylar shall have the garden Shepe of my son James untyll he Comyth to the Age xxi^th yers & my Wyll is that Rychard & James shall . . . . . . . the ----mes to gethers untyll he commyth to the Age a fore sayd Itm I ordene & make James A Rede my over sear of this my laste Wyll & testement & for Every Daye that he [letteth a bowte the well in any . . . . . . . xii ^d for hese paynes & hes Charges payde by my Exsecouter

Wytnesses at the makinge here of John Myles, Clarke, & Rychard Taylar wyth oders