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Wills:
Kendall, Elizabeth, of Elmstead, widow, 1748
Three children William, Elizabeth and Robert
Executor: eldest son, William
Witnesses: Francis Tennant, Thomas Simons, Mary Barnard
Written 23 March 1743/4, probate 27 Feb 1747/8
ERO
Kendall, William of Elmstead, yeoman, 1742
Wife [unnamed] and her three children William, Elizabeth and Robert (under 21)
Daughter Mirabella, by former wife, now married to Benjamin Champin of Great Bentley, carpenter
Executor: brother-in-law Bartholomew Canham
Witnesses: Sarah Wiles x, William Cary
Written 26 May 1741, probate 29 April 1742
ERO