Grace Hardwin Wax Chandler

Grace Hardwin, wax chandler of London

Material contributed by Charlie Wilson

Primary Sources

• PROB 11/338/105 Will of Grace Hardwin, Waxchandler of London 27 January 1672

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Grace Hardwin's Will

The tenth day of September Anno
Dni 1670 I Grace Hardwin Citizen and Waxchandler of London bring weake in
body but of sound and perfect mine and memory thanks be given to Almighty
God for the same Doe declare and make this to be my last Will and Testament in
manner following that is to say I give to my Grandsonne Joseph Hardwin my share
and part in the instruments belonging to Wad and Sides trade my debts being payd
Also my household goods And whereas my house called the Cowes face is in mortgage
to Mr Doiley for Three hundred pounds My minde and will is that in case my good
friends Mr John Norman and Mr Hercules Commander theire Executors and Administrators to
make sale thereof for the most they can gett to discharge the engagement upon it But in
case moneys may within the time aforesaid be had upon Mortgage of the said house hopeing
my Grandsonne may redeem the same desireing it may continue in my name and calling
Then the said house I give to my Grandsonne Joseph Hardwin he takeing of the mortgage
for and dureing all the resiude of the terme of yeares I have therein if he live to his age
of Twenty and One yeares In case he dye before that age then the interest thereof to his sister
Elizabeth And my minde and will is that my said Grandsonne serve out his time
with my Coson Whetstone desireing my said friends Mr Norman and Mr Commander
to be his Guardians during his minority willing him to follow their advice To whom I give
to each a Ring worth 30s apeice And I doe hereby appoint my said Grandsonne
Executor of this my Will In witnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale
the day and yeare aforesaid Grace Hardwin signed sealed and published for my last will
in presence of Henry Whetstone Samuel Peele.

Latin note in margin dated January 1678 regarding "Eliza Styles als Hardwin"

Secondary Sources

• Coldham, Peter Wilson (1984) English adventurers and emigrants, 1609-1660: abstracts of examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with reference to Colonial America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. p. 100.

Mentioned in section regarding George Minifie v. Cockett, Smith & Mason. Edward Wood & Richard Batson v. Chamberlaine. 17 February 1639/40 to 3 October 1640 (HCA 13/56)

"Grace Hardwyn of St. Michael Crooked Lane, London, wax chandler aged 45. He was part owner of the William of London, Mr Anthony Austen, which landed Virginia tobacco in London in July 1638 marked for Mr. Chamberlaine. (vol. 56)."