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Title: Help Finding a Will on Ancestry
Post by: JosiahS on Thursday 03 July 25 13:10 BST (UK)

Hello!

I have an ancestor called John Brett who died in 1599 in Kenardington in Kent.
On the index site for the PCC Wills I can see the references for the will and inventory which are:

Will: PRC/17/51/378 [PRC/16/114 B/11] the latter seems to be a previous reference
Inventory: PRC/10/30/62

I have a subscription to Ancestry which in theory has the PCC wills for this period but I simply cannot find them at all on the site.  Can anyone else find them please?

Thank you in advance

Title: Re: Help Finding a Will on Ancestry
Post by: Bookbox on Thursday 03 July 25 13:30 BST (UK)

This isn't a PCC will, and it won't be on Ancestry. It was proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, not the Prerogative Court, so you will have to order a copy from Kent Archives.

https://www.kentarchives.org.uk/wills-probate-records/

Guide to their probate records ...
https://www.kentarchives.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/New-to-probate-records-v3.pdf

Title: Re: Help Finding a Will on Ancestry
Post by: JosiahS on Thursday 03 July 25 17:49 BST (UK)

Ah - that explains it!

I was a bit surprised when my tree took a turn to Kent - it's nearly all northern - so I'm still getting up to speed.

Thank you for your help and the links