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FATHER William Pitt | MOTHER Helena de Havilland | ||
Thomas Pitt | |||
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Born | Children | Died | Notes |
? | William Pitt [3] [1] | ? | |
? | Thomas Pitt [3] [1] | ? |
To my son William Pitt one lease for the term of his natural life, of my tenement without Temple Gate within the Liberty of the city of Bristol, which is now in the possession of George Tyce, innholder, called the Saracen's Head, and one lease of a tenement which I have lately built without Temple Gate, now in the occupation of Thomas Arthur, Esq., he to pay to Robert , the son of my said son William, ten pounds yearly after the said Robert accomplish the age of twenty two years. After the death of the said William these two tenements to the said Robert. My son William shall give his sons William and Robert ten pounds apiece at the age of sixteen years. To my daughter Alice Northen one silver-gilt ale cup and the sum of forty pounds within two years after my decease to bestow upon her children at her will and pleasure, and in the meantime four pounds every year for the use thereof. To my daughter Anne Merrick one silver-gilt ale cup and to my son in law John Merrick twenty pounds within eight months to be equally divided between my daughter Ann Merrick's children, viz(t) Ann Waters, Mary Waters and Robert Merrick. To my daughter Mary Owen a silver gilt ale cup and to my son in law Robert Owen twenty pounds within eight months to be divided between my daughter Mary's three children: Robert, Mary and Joane Owen. To my cousin Mr. Matthew Havyland, alderman, a ring of gold to the value of twenty shillings. To my kinsman William Pitt, Draper, another. My kinsman Edward Batten. My friend Mr. Samuel Davies to preach my funeral sermon. My daughters in law Mary Marlowe, Cicely Gunning and Elizabeth Batterton. My kinswoman Mary Robinson. Son William Pitt to be executor and trusty friend and neighbor, Thomas Callowhill to be overseer.[4][5]
Thomas Pitt was the son of William Pitt and Helena de Havilland.
By an unknown wife, he had sons William Pitt and Thomas Pitt.
There are apprentice and Burgess records for Bristol that are likely to relate to this individual.
On the 28th November 1557 Thomas “Put” who’s father was William from Blandford in Dorset was bound as an apprentice to John Roberts a Bristol draper and wife Mary. [6]. Subsequently on the 8th May 1566, Thomas Pitt a draper was made a Burgess and Freeman of the city of Bristol through apprenticeship, his patron being John Roberts. [7]
Not long after, on 26 September 1657 in Bristol, Thomas, a draper took Thomas Saxton, his father being Richard Saxton from Bramley in Yorkshire as apprentice. Thomas was married by now and his wife is recorded as being Agnes. [8].
It seems probable that Thomas’s wife Agnes died some years later as Thomas married Maud Powell on 13 July 1574 in St Nicholas, Bristol, England.[9]
Soon after, Thomas (now recorder as a merchant) and wife Maude took a further apprentice. While it’s possible that these are two different Thomas Putt, the first clearly comes from Blandford and became a Bristol Freeman the second was a merchant but has no matching apprenticeship and Burgess records. Likely conclusion is that they are one and the same person.
Previously attached as spouse of Priscilla Searle, but she is an apparent misidentification and had been misaligned, and previously thought to be a spouse of this Thomas Pitt's generation; whereas, he was actually born a quarter of a century earlier and no evidence from his will provides the name of his spouse.
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Categories: Bristol, Gloucestershire | Freemen of Bristol
Please let me know if I may be of assistance in getting this merge complete.
I believe that this profile should be merged with Pitt-1381 so that the Bristol lineage is maintained but I think that Priscilla Searle should be unlinked as wife. Ros Hayward has a Freespace page concerning the multiple Priscilla Searles .It maybe that she should be merged away.
There are indeed two men called Thomas Pitt, one from Bristol who was the Uncle of the one from Blandford.
1) Thomas Pitt of Bristol. We do not know who his wife was. It is unlikely to have been another Priscilla Searle ((I did quite a lot of research into this some time ago and there is a possibility that his wife may have been a Mary Pyckes, see my note on Pitt-1381) Thomas Pitt of Bristol was Chamberlain of the city. His son is represented by William Pitt, linked as son to this profile. There is a series of wills starting with this Thomas died 1613, these show the transmission of property from father to son(s) These wills are on profiles linked now to this one . transcript , William died 1625 transcript. William d 1631 transcript Marie Pitt wife of William 1 transcript
2) Thomas Pitt 'of Blandford' who was married to a Priscilla Searle. This is from the visitation of Dorset. His son William of Blandford also had a daughter named Priscilla https://www.wikitree.com/photo/png/Pitt-82
Both parts of the family are outlined on this Pedigree (though Eleanour Hartland was Eleanor or Helena Havyland)
Previously, the 'internet' in the shape of Geni (https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Pitt-of-Blandford/60000000013625787450 and elsewhere had Thomas Pitt, Chamberlain of Bristol married to a Priscilla Searle. The Geni profile has been revised since I last saw it . It now definitely conflates the two Thomases; he is called Thomas Pitt of Blandford married to Priscilla Searle yet lived in Bristol, has a bio calling him the chamberlain of Bristol and has on his profile the will written by Thomas Pitt the Chamberlain.
Just to add, the Bristol Pitts are the supposed ancestors of an emigrant so probably the reason for the multiple internet trees ,however the Blandford ones are the ancestors of several MPs and Prime Ministers so we really need to get them straight!
edited by Helen (Coleman) Ford
I think it would be great if this person's profile could be sorted, as it sounds like connections are available, but because of the incorrect spouse, they are not yet complete. The present profile is basically unsourced; whereas, Thomas Pitt (abt. 1525 - 1613) lines up on the basis of the will sourcing. Presumptively, the son William Pitt of Bristol further "triangulates" the re-alignment. (Thomas' birthdate of c. 1525 does make more sense with the lineage, too.)
Thank you for sorting this out.
I will update this profile based upon Pitt-1381 and then propose the merge. I will note on the spouse's page that she is an apparent misidentification and had been misaligned, and previously thought to be a spouse of this Thomas Pitt's generation; whereas, he was actually born a quarter of a century earlier and no evidence from his will suggests the relationship.
Would you be able to see if she can be properly merged into the other Priscilla?
Thank you for all the hard work on developing the sources. If I may help in any way, please let me know. Please consider your information informative and to take precedence over the less-well documented Pitts-2192 profile.
I can request the merge on Priscilla Searle or feel free to proceed with that, and after the parents are reconciled into a single set of profiles, then the duplicate son, William Pitt-136 and William Pitt-1256 should be good to go, in that order.
Thanks again.
edited by Porter Fann
It appears from this profile [William Pitt (aft. 1599 - 1687) Pitt-1256] that some conflation may have happened between two Thomas PITTs:
Thus, the validity of the line is in question, especially for William as a son of Thomas (the key being, which Thomas). Hopefully, someone with a better grasp of the sourcing and an eye for sorting out the lines, based upon locations, can see where the corrections might need to be made.
Thanks, and I hope that these notes help resolve the questions that remain and bring these brick walls to a conclusion.
Thanks again!
edited by Porter Fann
https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1053609?availability=Family%20History%20Library So far, in support, I find that the families were close but not the elusive marriage. The overseer of son William's will and one of the witness are Pikes
Thomas Pytt and Maud Pytt are together witnesses to a will d 1587 Also named in this will are William son of Thomas, Walter Pykes Alderman. archive books I have found the will of John Pyckes, 1564, Walter appears to be his brother and Maud at the time unmarried, Walter's daughter.