Alice King

     Alice was born. Alice married Henry Baldwin, son of Richard Baldwin and Ellen Apuke (Pooke), circa 1566 in Buckinghamshire, England. Alice's husband, Henry, died before 1 June 1602 in Dundridge Manor in the Parish of Aston Clinton, leaving her a widow. Alice's siblings were Thomas, Robert & Marie. wife of Mr. Mountegue. Alice made her will on 4 June 1622.

In the name of God, Amen. The fourth day of June, in the yeare of or Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and twentie & two. I, Alice Baldwyn, of Danrig, in the parishe of Aston Clynton, in the County of Bucks, widdow, being in p feet health and memorye (praise be given to God therefor), doe make and ordayne this my last will and testamt, in manor and forme followings: ffirst, I comend my soul unto the heavenly protecion of the Almightye and ever-living God, and unto Jesus Christe, his onely sonne, and my only redeemer and Savior; and_my body to be buried in the p ish church of Aston Clynton aforesaid, in some fitt and convenient place nere unto the buriall of my late husband, Henry Baldwin. Item: I doe give and bequeathe unto Richard Baldwyn, my sonne Twentie Pounds, of lawfull English money, to be paid unto him within one yeare next after my decease. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Silvester Baldwyn, my sonne, twentie pounds, of lawful English moneye, to be paid unto him within one yeare next after my decease; and if it happen the foresaid Silvester to departe this life before he shall receive his legacie of xxp to be paid as aforesaid, then I will that the said legacie of him so dying shall be equally devided among his children then surviving. Item: I do give and bequeathe unto John Baldwin, my sonne. twentie pounds, of lawful] English money, to be paid unto him within one yeare next after my decease: and if it happen the foresaid John to departe this life before he shall receive his legacie of xxp to he paid as aforesaid, then I will that the legacie of him so dying shall be equally divided amongst his children then surviving. Item: I give and bequeath unto Marie Salter, my daughter, tenne poundes, of lawfull english money to be paid unto her within one yeare next after my decease; and if it happen the foresaid Marie to departe this life before she shall receive her legacie of xp. to be paide as aforesaid, then I will that the said legacie of her so dying shall be equally divided amongst her children then surviving. Item: I do give and bequeathe unto the aforesaid Marie, my best gold ring and my best gowne. to be delivered within one yeare next after my decease. Item: I do give and bequeath unto John Baldwyn, sonne of Silvester, xp of lawful] english money. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Henry Baldwin xp, of lawfull english money. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Silvester Baldwyn, the son of Silvester, xp of lawful english monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Richard Baldwin xp of lawful english monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto William Baldwine xp of lawful englishe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Alice Baldwin xp, of lawful english monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Janne Baldwyn xp of lawful englishe money; which said severall legacies, so bequeathed unto my sonne Silvester's children, I will it shall be paid unto them within one yeare and a half next after my decease. Item : I do give and bequeath unto Richard Baldwyn xp of lawfull englishe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto John Baldwyn xp of lawful english monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Marie Baldwyn xp of lawfull'engliihe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Annis Baldwyn xp of lawfull englishe money. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Martha Baldwyn xp of lawfull englishe monye; which said several legacies so bequeathed unto my sonne John Baldwyn's children I will it shall be paid unto them within one year and a halfe next after my decease. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Richard Salter xp of lawfull english monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Thomas Salter xp of lawful english monye, Item: I do give and bequeath unto John Salter xp of lawful utensil rnonye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto David Salter xp of lawful] English. monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Susanah Salter xp of lawful! englishe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Marie Salter xp of lawfull englishe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Sarah Salter xp of lawfull englishe monye; which said several legacies so bequeathed unto my daughter Marie Salter's children I will shall be paid unto them within one yeare and a half next after my' decease. I give and bequeath unto Henry Bonas term pounds of lawfull englishe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto James Bonas xp of lawfull englishe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto John Bonas five pounds, of lawfull eaglisbe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Christian Bonas fower pounds, of lawfull englishe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Faith Bonas fower pounds of lawful englishe monye. Item; I do give and bequeath unto Marie Bonas fourteene pounds, of lawfull englishe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Jane Bonas fower pounds, of lawfull englishe monye; which said several' legacies so bequeathed unto my daughter Jane's children I will shall be paid unto them within one yeare and a halfe next after my decease. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Henrie Stonehill, my sonne-in-lawe xp of lawfull englishe monye. Item: I do give And bequeath unto Henrie Stonehill, Junior, xp of lawfull englishe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Jane Stonehill xp of lawfull englishe monye. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Annis Stonehill xp of lawfull englishe monye; which said severall legacies so bequeathed unto my sonne Henrie Stonehill and his children I will shall be paid unto them within a yeare and a halfe next after my decease. Item: I do give and bequeath unto Ann, the daughter of Robert Baldwin, my sonn. xp of lawfull englishe monye, to be paid unto her within yeare and a halfe next after my decease. Item: I do give and bequeath unto my brother, Thomas King, tenn shillings, of lawfull monye, to be paid unto him within one yeare and a half next after my decease. Item: I do give and bequeath unto the children of Robert Kinge, my brother, twenty shillings, of lawful englishe monye, to be equally divided amongst them, to be paid unto them within one year and a half next after my decease. Item: I do give and bequeathe unto William King, the sonn of Thomas, tenn shillings, of lawful englishe monye, to be paid unto him within a yeare and a half next after my decease, if it be lawfully demanded. Item: I do give and bequeath unto my sister, Marie Mountegue, tenn shillings, of lawfull englishe monye, to be paid unto her within one yeare and a halfe next after my decease. Item: I do give and bequeath unto every one of my servants, that shall be in my service at the tyme of my decease to every one of them a sheepe, to be delivered unto them within two months next after my decease. Item: I do give and bequeath to the poore people dwelling in Aston Clynton xxs., and to the poore people' dweling in St. Leonard's, within the parish of Aston Clynton. xp. and to the poore people of Cholesbury xxs to be distributed amongst them at the discretion of my executors within two months next aftei my decease; and I do give and bequeath for and towards the reparations of the parishe churche of Aston Clynton over and above the ordinarie duties, to be paid for in and about my funeralls, to be paid within two monthes next after my decease. Item: I do give, and my will is, that all my householde stufe and implements of household whatsoever, not before bequeathed or given, shall be equally decided and parted amongst so many of my sonnes and daughters as shall happen to be alive at the time of my death; -Provided also, and my will is, that mine executors herein named shall pay unto every one of the said legaties according to my mynde herein expressed at the dayes and tymes before mentioned, their seventh legacies and bequests; and that they so paying the same shall be from henceforth discharged and acquited of the same, and the legacies so being paid shalbe forever after barred and excluded from all accounts in lawe againste the said executors and administrators, anything herein conteyned to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. All the rest of my goods and chattells not before bequeathed, my debts being paid, my legacies discharged, and my funerall orderly and fully performed, I give and bequeath unto the aforesaid Richard Baldwyn, Silvester Baldwyn, John Baldeyn and Marie Salter, my children equally to be divided amongst them or the survivors of them; Provided always, that whereas I, the said Alice Baldwin, and my said sonne, Richard Baldwin, do now inhabite and dwell together and occupie the mannor of Dundridge aforesaid Together, as well all and singular the comodities issuing and growing in from and uppon any of the grounds there, as also all other household goods and stufe not as yet divided, of whatever name, nature, qualitye, propertyes, sorte or kind soever, for quietnes sake, and that my legacies before given may, according to this my will be paid and discharged, there is to that end a draught of agreements and covenantee made between me, the said Alice, and the said Richard Baldwyn, my sonne, that a division of the whole may be equally made, whereby it may as well appeare howe and from whence all my said severall legacies shalbe paid, as allso what other my goods not bequeathed shall remayne to my said four children, Richard Baldwyn, Silvester Baldwyn John Baldwyn and Marie Salter; and yet further. my mind, desire and full meaning is. and by these presents as farre as my naturall and lawful power will extend, charge and comand my said two sonnes, Richard and John, whom herein I doe constitute my executors; further, my will is, that my executors do permite and suffer Silvester Baldwyn and Marie Salter to elect and chose, within a convenient time after my death. two honest, discreet and skillfull men to prize and value my goods, vizt: everye of them one man. over and above two other honest, skilfull men, to be chosen by the said Richard and John, and to he joyned with the other two about the valuing and prising of my said goods and chattells; and that the prises by them fower so severally elected, sett downe and prised, be, by all and every my said children, allowed and approved without any contradiction, or any further suites and charges in the lawe. Item: I do constitute and ordayne my said sonnes, Richard Baldwyn and John Baldwyn, the executors of this my last will and testament; and my trustie and wellbeloved friends in Christe, Richard Crippes, of St. Leonard's, Clarke and Richard Salter, Sen, of Hemelhampsted, my supervisors and overseers; and for their pains therein to be imploycd. I give to either of them vs; and if my said sonnes, Richard and John Baldwyn, or either of them, shall refuse to be mine executors, and will not prove this my testament, then I will, and by these presents I doe appoint and make Silvister Baldwynn, my soune, and Richard Salter, my son-in-lawe, the only executors of this my present Testament and last will, desiring them and every of them most heartylye whom it shall chiefly concerne, to see the same in all poynts truly and faithfully performed, fullfilled and kept according to my sincere mind herein ex-pressed and declared.
In witness hereof, I, the said Alice Baldwyn, to these presents have sette my hand and scale (signed with +). Sealed and delyvered in the presence of us, Robert Chiider (mark +), Jonas Newton (his mark E).¹

Alice departed this life in Dundridge Manor in the Parish of Aston Clinton. She was buried there in the chancel of St. Michael & All Angels Church within the parish of Aston Clinton on Monday, 23 November 1626. Her will was probated on 14 December 1626. In the Court & Archdeanery of Bucks.