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Joseph Kitelee the Elder 1791

In the name of God Amen I Joseph Kitelee the Elder of Castlethorpe in the County of Bucks Gentleman being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding but Considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof Do make publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) I Give and devise to my son Thomas Kitelee All and singular my Messuages Tenements Closes pieces parcels plots or allotments of land or Ground with the hereditament and appurtenances whatsoever thereto belonging and all and singular my freehold Estate of what nature kind or sort whatsoever situate and being in Stony Stratford in the County of Bucks Old Stratford in the County of Northampton and Castlethorpe aforesaid (except what I have herein after devised to my son Joseph Kitelee) To Hold the same to him my said son Thomas Kitelee his Heirs and assigns for ever I also give and devise unto my said son Thomas Kitelee All those my two Closes Pieces or parcels of Land lying and being in Bullington End in the parish of Hanslope in the County of Bucks aforesaid and called or known by the names of Harrowell Close and Berry Hill Closes with the hereditament and appurtenances to the same Close belonging To Hold the same to my said son Thomas Kitelee his Heirs and Assigns for ever I also give and devise unto my said son Joseph Kightlee All and singular my Messuages Tenements Farms Closes Pieces parcels and allotments of Land or Ground with the Hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging situate and being in the said parish of Hanslope and all other my Estates whatsoever in the said parish of Hanslope (Except what I have herein before devised to my said son Thomas Kightlee) To hold the same to him my said son Joseph Kitlee his Heirs and assigns for ever I also give and devise to my said son Joseph Kitelee All that my Close piece or parcel of Land called Swan Close now in the occupation of my said son Joseph Kitelee lying in the said parish of Castlethorpe near to or adjoining the Farm and Lands of the Corporation of Lincoln To Hold the same to him my said son Joseph Kightlee his heirs and assigns for ever Subject nevertheless and I do hereby charge the said premises so devised to my said son Joseph with the payment of the sum of Two Hundred pounds to my said son Thomas Kitelee his Executors Administrators or Assigns within the space of one year next after my decease and which said sum of Two hundred pounds I do hereby give and bequeath to my said son Thomas Kitelee his Executors administrators and Assigns I Give and bequeath to my said sons Thomas Kitelee and Joseph Kitelee and to the survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such survivors the sun of Five hundred pounds Upon trust and confidence nevertheless that they my said sons and the survivor and the Executors and Administrators of such survivors shall and do immediately after my decease put and place the same out upon Government or such other security as to them shall seem meet and shall and do pay the dividends interest and produce unto my Daughter Jane Drayson for and during the term of her natural life And I direct that the receipt of her my said Daughter notwithstanding her Coverture shall be to my said sons Thomas and Joseph a sufficient discharge for the same and from and after the decease of her my said daughter Jane Upon trust to pay the said sum of Five hundred pounds unto and amongst all and every the Children of my said daughter which she may happen to have by any Husband with whom she may intermarry in equal shares and proportions when and as they shall respectively attain their respective ages of twenty one years or days of marriage which shall first happen and the interest dividends and produce thereof in the mean time to be applied towards their maintenance and education respectively until they shall severally attain their said ages of twenty one years or days of Marriage as aforesaid And in case my said Daughter Jane shall leave no issue by any future husband or if she should and all such issue shall happen to die before he she or they shall attain their said ages of twenty one or days of marriage as aforesaid then I do hereby give and bequeath the said sum of Five hundred pounds unto my said sons Thomas and Joseph their Executors Administrators and Assigns to be equally divided between them share and share alike I Give and bequeath to my said sons Thomas and Joseph the further sum of One thousand and five hundred pounds Upon trust and confidence nevertheless that they my said sons and the survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such survivor shall and do put and place the same upon government or such other security as they in their discretion shall think proper and shall and do pay and apply the dividends interest and produce thereof to my Daughter Mary Kitelee for and during the term of her natural life But in Case my said Daughter shall happen to marry with any Husband by the consent of the said Thomas Kitelee and Joseph Kitelee then I do hereby order and direct them the said Thomas Kitelee and Joseph Kitelee and the survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such survivors to pay unto any such husband she may marry with their consent the sum of Five hundred pounds part of the said sum of One thousand and five hundred pounds within the space of three months after such marriage to and for his own proper use and benefit and from and immediately after such marriage in case it shall so happen Then further trust and confidence to pay the Dividends interest and produce of the remaining sum of one thousand pounds unto my said daughter Mary for and during the term of her natural life And I direct that the same shall not be liable to the debts controul or engagements of any such Husband she may marry but that her receipt alone shall be to my said sons and the survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators of such survivor and sufficient discharge for the same And from and after the decease of my said daughter Mary Upon further Trust that they my said sons or the survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators of such survivors shall and do pay the dividends interest and produce of the remaining sum of one thousand pounds unto any such Husband she may happen to marry (with such consent as aforesaid) in case he shall be then being for and during the term of his natural life and from and immediately after his decease shall and do pay the said sum of One Thousand pounds unto and amongst all and every the Child and Children of her my said Daughter Mary by any such Husband or Husbands to be equally divided between them share and share alike when and as they shall respectively attain their respective ages of twenty one years and the interest dividends and produce thereof in the mean time to be paid and applied for and towards their maintenance and education respectively and in case any or either of them shall happen to die before him her or their attaining the said age of twenty one years Then upon trust to pay the share of him her or them so dying unto the survivors or survivor of them And if it shall happen that my said Daughter Mary shall leave no issue of her body lawfully begotten or if she should and all such issue shall happen to die in the life time of any Husband she may intermarry (with such consent as aforesaid) without leaving issue of their or either of their bodies then I Give and bequeath the said sum of One thousand pounds or one thousand and five hundred pounds as the same shall happen to be unto my said sons Thomas and Joseph their Executors Administrators and Assigns to be equally divided between them share and share alike And I do hereby direct that they my said sons Thomas and Joseph and the survivor and the Executors and Administrators of such survivor shall not nor shall either of them be answerable or accountable for any loss which may happen on account of the said trust monies and premises so as the same do not happen by their wilful default or mismanagement and as to all the rest and residue of my Personal Estate and Effects of what nature sort or kind soever or wheresoever after payment of the before mentioned legacies my legal debts funeral expences and charges of proving this my Will I Give and bequeath the same and every part thereof to my said sons Thomas and Joseph their Executors Administrators and Assigns to be equally divided between them share and share alike And Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said sons Thomas and Joseph Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made and declaring this only to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Joseph Kitelee the testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained in three sheets of paper affixed together with a seal at the top set my hand and seal (that is to say) to the first and second sheets my hand and to third and last sheet my hand and seal this twenty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety one Jos Kitelee Signed sealed published and declared by the said Joseph Kitelee the testator as and for his last Will in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other J. Sarsons John Garrard Stamp. Garrard

Proved the 21st day of October 1791 before The Reverend Thomas Propert Clk Surrogate by the oaths of Thomas Kitelee and Joseph Kitelee the natural and lawful sons and joint Executors to whom Administration was Committed they being first sworn duly to administer