1564 "Robert Betes the elder and Agnes Terye" were married on June 27 in Bearsted, Kent, England. [1]
1572 Robert Bett of Bearsted, Kent, wrote his will on March 25. [2]
The Will of Robert Bett of Bearsted, co. Kent, yeoman, 25 March 1572. To be buried in the churchyard at Bearsted. To the poor men's box, 12d. To every of my godchildren, 4d. To Agnes my wife 1 cow, 10 sheep, all the wheat upon 1 acre and half of my household stuff after other legacies delivered. To my son John 12 d. To my son Alexander Bett the term of years yet to come in my farm wherein I now dwell, he paying the yearly rent, etc. To my son Thomas Bett all the wheat and rye now growing upon the the piece of land called Culverhouse Fylde (2 acres, etc.). To Robert Bett son of the said Thomas one lamb. To my daughter Margaret, wife of John Thompson, £10 13s. 4d., etc. To Anne Tomson daughter of the said John Tomson one lamb. To Mary Tomson daughter of the said Johnson [sic] one lamb. To my daughter Robydge, wife of John Godden, 6s. 8d. To James Godden 2 sheep. To Agnes Welyfayre 20s. To Myldred Mylton my servant 20s. Residue to my son Alexander Bett whom I make my sole executor. Son-in-law John Godden, overseer. Witnesses: Christopher Sprott, Robert Bans and Andrew Love. Proved 6 May 1572 by executor named.
1572 "Robert Bettes" was buried on March 27 in Bearsted, Kent, England. [3]
1572 The will of Robert Bett was proved on May 6 in the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, with administration granted to his son Alexander Bett. [4]
1572/73 John Puale and Agnes Bett, widow, were married on January 14. [5]
[1] John Insley Coddington, "Betts Family," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 92 (1938), 296-301 at 297, citing Archbishop's Transcripts of Bearsted, Kent, [AmericanAncestors].
[2] John Insley Coddington, "Betts Family," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 92 (1938), 296-301 at 296, citing Archdeaconry of Canterbury, vol. 41, fo. 265, [AmericanAncestors].
[3] John Insley Coddington, "Betts Family," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 92 (1938), 296-301 at 297, citing Archbishop's Transcripts of Bearsted, Kent, [AmericanAncestors].
[4] John Insley Coddington, "Betts Family," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 92 (1938), 296-301 at 296, citing Archdeaconry of Canterbury, vol. 41, fo. 265, [AmericanAncestors].
[5] John Insley Coddington, "Betts Family," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 92 (1938), 296-301 at 297, citing Archbishop's Transcripts of Bearsted, Kent, [AmericanAncestors].