Extracts from will of Isaac Bayley Gent, dated Dated 13 March 1794

Gives – All my manors, messuages, lands, tenenments and real estate in Stowupland, Creeting St. Peter and Combs to John Bayley Tailer [nephew].

Elizabeth Emeny of Stowupland spinster to occupy cottage in Stowupland now in occupation of James Quinton and the fruit of the fruit trees in the orchard.

My workman or servant Samuel Godbold of Stowupland yeoman to occupy cottage in Stowupland.

All that messuage, farmlands, tenements and premises in Combs in the occupation of myself to Jonathan Godbold my servent.

£400 to Elizabeth Emeny

£100 to Jonathan Godbold

£200 to Thomas Bayly of Stowmarket surgeon

£200 to Elizabeth Hurst widow

£200 to Winifred Bayly

£200 to Theresa Bayly

£200 to Charlotte Bayly sister of said Thomas Bayly

£100 to Robert Barrell son of Robert Barrell late of Combs farmer

£200 to Edward Sicklemore now or late an apprentice of Laxfield grocer

£20 each to –

John Bayly of Swaffham surgeon

Samuel Godbold

£10 each to –

Susanna wife of Stephen Keeble of Stowupland

Deborah wife of James Quinton of Earl Stonham farmer

£10 to the poor of Stowupland

£5 thereof to be disbursed by executor the first Plow Monday after my decease,  the other £5 the next Plow Monday.

£50 to tenent Jacob Green of Combs farmer

To such 2 of my female servents other than Elizabeth Emeny who shall be living with me at my decease 2 guineas each

To such servent boy at the time of my decease 1 guinea

To Elizabeth Emeny the chest of drawers in the room in which she usually sleeps and one table. the pallett bedstead with the bed bolster, pillow, blankets, sheets and other furniture in the room.

And half a dozen chairs as she shall choose

To such person or persons whose name at time of my decease be found expressed or contained in any list, note or other writing by me the sums goods or chattels there set down.

To nephew John Bayly Taylor all leasehold messuages

James Bayly Tailer to be executor

witnessed – Mary Bugg, Robert Marriott, Jonathan Tharlow

Codicil

annulls payment to Jonathan Godbold 

Bequest of £20 to Mary Colthorp my servent 16 guineas

Mary Race servent, John Scotchmere servent 1 guinea each

Winifred Bayly is since dead {S.A. ref. IC/500/1/254/51}