Dated Jan 27, 1577/8; proved Apr 13, 1578; of Beddfield;
To John Kerridge, eldest son, ... houses in Saxsted, Earls Soham & Framlingham which were my fathers. To son William my tenement in Earls Soham. To son Thomas my tenament in Bedfield. Daughter Rose Kerriche. To Margaret daughter of son John, my goddaughter; Robert Ramsey my godson; Robert Wyard godson. Isabel Kerridge daughter of John; To Rose Kerrich my belchild daughter of William to be paid ... at age 21. To Isabel daughter of William Kerrich; to Margaret Kerrich daughter of William; to Mary Kerrich William's daughter; to Margery, William Kerrich his daughter. To Marye Kerrich my dau-in-law; to Margerye Kerrich William's wife. To Thomas & John Kerrich my belchildren son Giles' sons at 21. Exors: John, William & Thomas Kerrich. Witnesses: Nicholas Hayls, Christopher Alleyn, Lawrence Ellis.
(Archdeaconry of Suffolk {Ipswich}, book 27, fo. 225) [NEHGR 75:291]