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 172 Devon Notes and Queries, estates of Hall and Came and all his lands in Lanteglos and Fowey, that were formerly Kekewich's and Tingcombe's, to William, son of Pendarvis Kekewich, of Islington, with remainder to Samuel his son and his heirs forever. All other his lands, manors, messuages, tenements, &c., in fee simple,, fee tail, or otherwise, he bequeathed to his brother in the half blood, Robert Prudom, of Exeter, for life, with power to lease without impeachment of waste, with remainder on his death to Samuel Kekewich before named. All moneys in the funds and elsewhere to Robert Prudom and Wm. Kekewich for life,, and after to the use of Samuel and Robert Kekewich and and better provision of said Samuel Kekewich until of age, after which he was to allow the same to his father. Residue unbequeathed to Robert Prudom. Executors, Robert Prudom and Wm. Kekewich. Testator after making his wilf contracted to purchase the manor of Grenton in Somerset, the advowson of the church and sundry lands there and in Street, Glastonbury, and adjacent parishes, for ;f 17,500, but died before the date fixed for completing the purchase, which was com- pleted by Wm. Kekewich, one of the executors, and conveyed to his son Samuel. John I vie requested that it be conveyed to him as heir-at-law, it being property not devised by the will, and Mr. Kekewich naturally objected, hence the suit. John Ivie traced his heirship as son of Jonathan Ivie» of Duryard, in the parish of St. David, Exeter, Esq., and Anne, his wife, daughter of the Rev. Thos. Steed, Vicar of Barnstaple, which Thomas was the son of Benjamin Steed (of Launceston, gent.), the son of Ezekiel Steed, of Exeter, and Frances (Kekewich) his wife. Ezekiel Steed's first wife, Elizabeth Reynolds, had died 1679, leaving a daughter Eliza- beth, who married in 1687 Wm. Reynell, of Exeter. In i68o- Ezekiel took out a licence to marry Frances Kekewich, accord- ing to Vivian, a daughter of George Kekewich, Governor of St. Mawe's Castle. Susanna, daughter of Ezekiel and Frances Steed, had married first John Trehawke, of Liskeard, and had a son, John Trehawke, the testator, and secondly Robert Prudom, of Exeter, and had a son, Robert Prudom, half brother of testator, now also deceased. Complainant, John I vie» produced a mass of evidences and records from a number of parishes in Devon and Cornwall to prove his descent as th&
 * ^400 a year of the interest of such moneys for the education