Another will by a member of the King family at Upton Grey and Robert is the son of Anne King, widow who left her will which was transcribed earlier:
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2017/02/will-of-anne-king-widow-upton-gray.html
Robert King, testator, names his wife Johane and does not list any children. He mentions a William King and his two children who now live with him but does not state the relationship. He does not leave his property to them. He mentions his first cousin Bernard Hunt (his aunt (sister to his mother)’s son). He has many godchildren; he names a number of them with particular legacies. None appear to be related to him.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 9 Mar 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/223
Name of testator: Robert King, Yeoman
Place: Upton Gray, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 1 May 1652, probated 20 Oct 1652
[In margin] T: Robert King
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 the first day of May in the year of our Lord Christ according
3 to the English Accompte One thousand six hundred fiftie two I Robert
4 King of Upton Gray in the Countie of Southampton Yeoman being in
5 reasonable good health and of perfect and sound minde and memorie
6 thankes be to the Almightie God therefore but calling to minde the
q uncertaintie and instablenes of this present life and how suddenly we
8 are and may be taken out of this world and the more rather for the
9 Settlement of that Estate which it hath pleased Go to endow me withal
10 Thereby to avoid all Contraversies and suites in Lawe by my freindes
11 and Kindred after my decease doe make and ordaine this my present
12 last will and Testament in manner and forme following First and
13 principally I commend my Soule into the hands of Almightie God
14 my Creatour assurdlie trusting and belevieving that by and
15 Through the only merritts and mediation of Jesus Christ my blessed
16 Saviour and Redeemer I shall be made partaker with him in his
17 kingdome of heaven when this life ended next I commit my bodie
18 to the Earth from whence it came to be buried in Upton Gray church
19 in or neare into the Chancell Item I give unto the Cathedrall Church
20 of Winchester twoe shillings and six pence Item I give unto the poore of the
21 Parish of Upton Grey aforesaid Five pounds of Current English money to be
22 putt into a stock for the use of the same poore Item I give unto the
23 Parish Church of Upton Grey aforesaid Twenty shillings Item I give
24 unto the poore of the Towne of Odiham in the Countie aforesaid
25 five shillings to be distributed amongst them by the Collectors and
26 Overseers for the poore there Item I give and bequeath unto Barnard
27 Hunt my Mother’s Sister’s sonne fortie shillings of Currant English
28 money Item I give unto his fower sonnes Humphry William John
29 and Barnard Twentie shillings a peece All which my will is shall
30 be paid unto them winthin six months next after my decease Item Item
31 I give unto Edward Rosinger of Alton Twentie shillings Item I give
32 And devise unto William Knight sonne of William Knight of
33 _appen in the Countie of Sussex yeoman deceased Tenne pounds
34 of Currant English money and to his Sister Elizabeth Knight both
35 which are now living together with me Tenne pounds or likewise Item
36 I give unto Isabell Wheeler Wife of Nicholas Wheeler of Bensteed in
37 the Countie aforesaid yeoman Tenne shillings Item I give unto
38 Francis King Wife of William King tenne pounds Item I give unto
39 Thomas King of Upton Gray aforesaid yeoman Two shillings and six pence
40 and to his sonne Thomas King my Godsonne five shillings Item I give
41 unto Henery Lee my Godsonne five shillings Item I give unto my Godsonne
42 Robert Wynhall sonne of Walter Wynhall of Odiham abovesaid Tenne
43 poundes of Current English money and to my Godsonne William
44 Missingham sonn of William Missingham of Hillsyde within the Parish of Odiham abovesaid Black
45 smith I give Tenne poundes of like Current English money Item I
46 give unto Henery Grove my Godsonne the sonne of Thomas Grove
47 of Odiham abovesaid Tenne shillings Item I give unto Margarett
48 Couper wife of Nicholas Couper my God daughter five shillings and
49 to theire sonne Robert Couper my Godsonne I give five shillings Item I give
50 unto Johane Scott Wife of William Scott of Alton tenne shillings and to
51 his sonne William Scott my Godsonne I give five shillings Item I likewise
52 give unto all the rest of my Godchildren that are not herein named five
53 shillings a peece Item I give and devise unto Thomas Wilie who
54 hath bin my ____ servant and workeman twentie shillings
55 Item I give unto Margerie Rawlins sometimes my servant tenn
56 shillings Item I give unto Thomas White who is now my Servant
57 Twentie shillings And I give unto Roger Gregoire my servant twenty
58 shillings Item I give to Thomasine Lane my servant Tenne shillings
59 Item I give unto Walter Wynhall above named the write of this my
60 will five poundes of Currant English money who hath manie yeares
61 together been imployed and diligent in my Law business And
62 my Will and meaning is that all the moneys and legacies by me
63 given and bequeathed in manner as aforesaid shall and may be
64 truly and insley paid by my Executrix hereafter named within six
65 moneths next after my decease And as touching the disposeing of all
66 my lands and Tenements I will give devise and bequeath All
67 my farmes Messuages Landes Tenements woods underwoods
68 Rents Reversions and Hereditaments with theire and everie of
69 theire Appurtenances situate lying and being in the Parishes of
70 Upton Grey Up Nately Alton and Odiham in the Countie of South
71 Hampton aforesaid unto Johane my well beloved Wife and to hir
72 heires and Assignes for ever To have and to hould the saide farmes
73 Messuages Lands Tenements woods underwoods rents reversions and
74 Hereditaments with their and everie of theire Appurtenances unto
75 the said Johane my well beloved Wife and to hir heires and Assignes
76 for ever And to hir and to their owne proper use and uses for ever
77 onlie paying out of the farme my debts and a certaine Annual
78 Rent of a eleaven poundes by the yeare payable To Bernard Hunt
79 above named my Mother’s Sister’s sonne during the tearme of
80 his natural life by agreement made betweene us The rest of my
81 goods and Chattells my debts Legacies and funeral Expences paid
82 and discharged I give and devise unto the said Joane my well beloved
83 wife whome I make the full and whole Executrix of this my last Will
84 and Testament And I entreate my loving freindes Nicholas Wheeler
85 of Bensteed in the Countie of Southampton yeoman And John
86 Scott of Upon Grey aforesaid yeoman To be Overseers of the
87 same And I give to each of them for theire care and paines
88 therein to be had five shillings a peece In Witnesse That this is
89 my present last Will and Testament I have hereunto sett my hande
90 and seale The day and yeare first above written Robert King
91 Signed sealed published and declared for the last Will and Testament
92 of the above named Robert King in presence of William Missingham
93 Walter Wynhall Snr
94 This will was probated att London
95 the Twentith day of October in the yeare of our Lord God One
96 Thousand six hundred fiftie and two before William Fourth
97 doctor of Lawes and Surrogate Nathaniel Brent Judge and
98 by the oath of Joane King the Relict and Sole Executrix named
99 in the above written Will To whome Administration of all and
100 singular the goods Chattells and debts of the said deceased was
101 Committed She being first legally sworne truly and faythfullie to
102 administer the same
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