Descendants of John POLHILL
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The senior branch of the family, the issue of John Polhill, Esq. of Preston, eldest son of John and Alice de Buckland. Whom he married the Visitation does not state.
Thomas Polhill, Esq. married Joan, daughter of ….. Miller, Esq. of Wrotham in Kent (ancestor of the Millers of Horsemayles Crouch in Wrotham, and of Oxenoath, Baronets, and the Millers of Buckland in Surrey, and afterwards of Sandon, co. Herts; now represented by the Miller Mundys of Shipley, in the county of Derby, and through whom the present Earl of Lincoln, eldest son of the Duke of Newcastle, is maternally descended, there having been three marriages between the Millers and the Polhills of Preston and Wrotham (Vide Clutterbuck's Herts); and by her left issue:
John Polhill, Esq. of Shoreham Castle, eldest son;
Thomas Polhill of Wrotham, second son;
David Polhill of Otford, third son;
Robert Polhill, fourth son; and
William Polhill, fifth son.Will Thomas Polley - 21 Dec 1528
Mentions:
wife Joane
son John and son Thomas
daughter Agnes
son Robert
son Davy (less than 21)
son William (less than 21)WILL of THOMAS POLLEY. December 21st. 1528
To be buried in our Lady Chapel in the church of Shoreham under the stone whereas my mother was buried.
Various bequests to churches. The church of Shoreham xxx/-s.
Towards the keeping of a young child that was found in the church porch of Eynsford 3/4d.
To Joane, wife, all profits of my farms and lease of Orkisden and Hiltesbury--remainders Orkisden to son John and Hiltesbury to son Thomas. (these are lands at Eynsford).
To wife 8/4D coming out of the lands of John Millour of Chelesfelde: the use of my cornmill, remainder to son Robert.
To each of my natural children 20 ewes at aet 20.
To daughter Agnes 20 pounds on marriage.
Executors: wife, John Tebolde and John Palmer.
Supervisor: Master John Potter.
My son John to have my tent at the churchyard gate of shoreham and my lands lying at the east side of the coming water unto the top of the hill except a meadow called HardeMead.
Thomas, my son, shall pay to son Davy at aet 21, 13/4d each yearly during life of wife Joane.
To wife for life all tents in Nockolt, Brasted, Sundrishe and Orpyngton, remainder to Davy.
To Robert, son, Haddemead and all lands west of common water.
To William, son, at aet 21, all lands bought of Robert Lese and Thomas Lese and of Thomas Walter; also my tent called Polhill in Detling subject to lease for life of Richard Polley of Detling.
To William Polley, godson, tent called Godingstone with 8 ac. land belonging to it and 1 ac. in a mead called Fourde Meade, provided that Joane, my wife shall have the profits
until she have paid 14 pounds to Eliz. Dorathe, Joane and Agnes, daughters of Christopher Polley to each 40/- and Thomas, Richard and William, sons of same, 40/- each.
Richard Polley of Detling pay to Joane, my wife, 40 marks and give same to Robert my son at aet 21.
Lands in mortgage of said Richard Polley.
Witnesses Wm Simone Bynde, Vicar of Eynsford.
Robert Russell; William Sriggs; John Brichet Richard Lese.
PProved 5th February 1528/9 by Joane, Relict.