TNA PROB 11/855

This is the last Will of William Kitelee of Castle Thrupp in the county of Bucks Lace Merchant I recommend my soul to Almighty God In humble hopes of forgiveness of all my sins through the mediation of my Blessed Redeemer I give and bequeath to my son John Kitelee the sum of two thousand pounds I give and devise All that my Messuage or Tenement I now live in Situate in Castle Thrupp aforesaid with the Outbuildings and Appurtenances thereto belonging to my dear Wife Phebe Kitelee and my son John Kitelee during the natural Life of my said Wife and at her decease I give and devise the same to my said Son John Kitelee his Heirs and Assigns for ever I give to my Wife all the household ffurniture Plate and Linnen which belonged to her before our Intermarriage I give and devise all my Messuage Lands Tenements and Hereditament situate in Hanslope and Castle Thrupp aforesaid (the house I live in accepted as aforesaid) To my Wife during the Term of her natural Life and at her decease I give and devise the same to my Son John Kitelee his Heirs and Assigns for ever I give and Order the sum of One thousand pounds to be paid out in the purchase of Lands Tenements or Hereditament with the Approbation of my Wife and my Son John Kitlelee and I give and devise the Lands Tenements and Hereditament so to be purchased to my Wife during the Term of her natural Life and at her decease I give and devise the same Premisses to my Son John Kitelee his Heirs and assigns for ever And my Will and mind farther is and I do hereby Order until such time such purchase can be made that the said sum of One thousand pounds be placed out at Interest in the names of the Executors of this my Will and that my Wife receive the Interest of the said sum of One thousand pounds till such time the same can be laid out in a purchase of Lands and if no purchase is made in my Wifes Life time I give the said sum of One thousand pounds to my Son John Kitelee his Executors and Administrators and my Will and [mind] farther is and I do hereby expressly direct and illeg. ..at in illeg. the rents and profits of the Messuage Lands and Premisses I have given to my Wife Exclusive of the house I now live in And the Interest of the illeg. of One thousand pounds or the rents and profits of the Lands when purchased shall not amount illeg. …har yearly [sum]of fifty pounds then my Will is illeg. do hereby Order and appoint that my Son John Kitelee pay to my Wife out of what I have given him illeg. Money as the same shall want of a clear illeg. pounds a year It being my Will and Intent that [my] Wife … have a clear ffifty pounds a year to live [after] payment of Land Tax repairs or Loses by illeg. and as my Will and desire likewise is that my Wife would pay to my Son John Kitlee what surplus may be more than a clear ffifty pounds a [year] I give to my Son John Kitelee All the remainder [of] my household Goods and ffurniture Plate and illeg. I have not before disposed of to my Wife I likewise give and bequeath to my Son John Kitelee All my Stock of Cattle Horses Cows Sheep Hogs Corn and Grain on the Hovells in the Barns or Growing And all Implements of Dairying and Husbandry and all my Stock in General belonging to the Land I rent or have of my own he paying thereout the rent as shall be due from me and Also paying the Money I have given my Bond for to Charles How and Benjamin Churchill the Executors of Mr Marmaduke How deceased I give to my Nephew Joseph Kitelee ten Guineas for his care and trouble in being one of the Executors of this my Will And my Will is that my Executrix and Executors retain to themselves out of the reminder of my Personal Estate as hereafter mentioned All such charges and Expences they [and] the Survivors or Survivor or the Executors or Administrators of such Survivors shall sustain or be put unto in the Execution of this my Will nor shall they be answerable for loss of any Money Except by their own Willfull neglect nor be answerable each for the other but each for his own Act and receipt only And my Will and mind expressly is and I do hereby Authorize and Impower my Executrix and Executors hereafter named the Survivors or Survivor or the Executors or the Administrators of such Survivor to compound any debt or Debts due to me from any person or persons whosoever and to take such sum or sums of Money for such Debt or Debts and to give Receipts and Discharges for such Debt or Debts as they the Survivors or Survivor or the Executors or Administrators of such Survivor shall Judge proper and after payment of the Legacys I have before bequeathed and Payment of legall Debts ffuneral Expences and all other Charges and Expences whatsoever my Will is that all the rest residue and remainder of my Personal Estate be sold and disposed of and turned into Money so soon as conveniently can be done and I direct that the same be placed out at Interest in the names of my Executrix and Executors the Survivors and Survivor or the Executors or Administrators of such Survivor the interest whereof And likewise the Principal I give and dispose thereof as follows I give the Interest and produce of the third part of the Residue of my said Personal Estate to my Daughter Elizabeth Kitelee to her own separate use during her natural Life I give the Interest of one other third part to my Daughter Mary Bellis to her own separate use during her natural Life And I give the Interest and Produce of One other Third part to my Daughter Katherine Atkens during her natural Life to her own separate use and with which none of my Daughters present or future Husbands shall have any Power or controul nor shall the same be liable to their Debts demand or Controul but their respective receipts notwithstanding their Coverture to be a sufficient discharge to my Executors paying the same and on the Death of either of my said Daughter or Daughters I give and bequeath the Third part of the remainder of my Personal Estate the Interest whereof was paid to such Daughter or Daughters so dying to be equally divided amongst the Children of such Daughter or Daughters so dying if only one Child to such only child if no child then to the Grandchildren of such Daughter or Daughters so dying share and share alike and if only one Grand Child the whole share to such Grand Child And if one or more of any my Daughters shall dye without leaving a Child or Children Grand Child or Grand Children then I give the share or part of such Daughter or daughters so dying to be equally divided amongst the Children of my surviving Daughter or daughters share and share alike And if there should be only one Child I give the whole to such Child And if only one Grand Child the whole to such Grand Child And I constitute my Wife Phebe Kitelee my Son John Kitelee and my Nephew Joseph Kitelee Executrix and executors of this my Will hereby revoking all former Wills by me heretofore made and so ratify and confirm this present Writing contained in three Sheets of Paper as and for my last Will In Witness whereof I the said William Kitelee the Testator have to the ffirst Sheet set my hand and to the last my hand and Seal this ffifth day of April in the year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ffifty four

This Will was proved at London the twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and sixty before the Worshipfull George Harris Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Worshipfull Edward Simpson also Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of John Kitelee the Brother and one of the Executors named in the Will to whom Administration was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattles and Credits of the said deceased having been first sworn duly to administer Power reserved of making the like grant to Phebe Kitelee Widow the Relict and Joseph Kitelee the Nephew of the deceased the other Executors named in the said Will When they or one of them shall apply for the same