Location: Petworth, Sussex, England
Surname/tag: Lintott
Transcript of the Will of John Lintott of Petworth
(1746 - 1824)
THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me John Lintott of Petworth in the County of Sussex Porkbutcher
FIRST I give and devise ALL that my Freehold Messuage or Dwellinghouse (now in two Messuages or Tenements) called Athall otherwise Hallplace, or howsoever otherwise called or known, situate in the East Street of the Town of Petworth and purchased by me from Mr. William Sandham with its Rights Members and Appurtenances: And also one undivided Moiety or equal halfpart of and in all those my several Freehold Messuages Cottages or Tenements or parts of one Messuage or Tenement and the Cellar Buildings and all other Appurtenances thereunto belonging situate at or near Sowter Ditch in the Town of Petworth aforesaid, purchased by me from Mr. James Tripp: and also of and in all that Messuage Garden and half an acre of Land (now an Orchard) called King's Garden or howsoever otherwise called or known situate near Makestone in the Parish of Fittleworth and purchased by me from William Slarks with the Rights Members and Appurtenances thereof (except the Oak Trees which may be standing in the said Orchard at the time of my decease) unto such Person or Persons and for such Estate or Estates Interests or Interests and in such Parts Shares and Proportions Manner and Form as my Daughter Mary the wife of George Knight by any Deed or Deeds Instrument or Instruments in writing under her Hand and Seal and to be signed sealed and delivered by her in the presence of two or more credible Witnesses, or by her last Will and Testament in Writing or any Codicil or Codicils thereto to be duly executed by her in the presence of three or more credible Witnesses, shall (notwithstanding her present or any future Coverture) direct limit or appoint give or devise the same Messuage Moieties Hereditaments and Premises or any of them AND in the meantime until such Appointment Gift or Devise, and so far as the same (if any) shall not extend, and in Default of such Appointment Gift or Devise.
I give and devise the same Messuage Moieties Hereditaments and Premises and every part thereof with their Appurtenances unto my said Daughter Mary Knight her Heirs and Assigns forever
ALSO I give and devise All the other undivided Moiety or equal half part of and in the said Freehold Messuages Cottages or Tenements or parts of one Messuage or Tenement and the Cellar Buildings and all other Appurtenances thereof situate at or near Sowter Ditch aforesaid, and also of and in the said Messuage Garden and Land (now an Orchard) called King's Garden situate in Fittleworth aforesaid with the Rights Members and Appurtenances (except the said Oak Trees standing on the said Orchard at the time of my decease), unto such Person or Persons and for such Estate or Estates Interest or Interests and in such Parts Shares and Proportions manner and form as my Daughter Jane now or late the Wife of John Pulsford, by any Deed or Deeds Instrument or Instruments in Writing under her Hand and Seal and to be signed sealed and delivered by her in the presence of two or more credible Witnesses, or by her last Will and Testament in writing or any Codicil or Codicils thereto to be duly executed by her in the presence of three or more credible Witnesses, shall (notwithstanding her present or any future Coverture) direct limit or appoint give or devise the same Messuage Moieties Hereditments and Premises or any of them or any part or parts thereof AND in the meantime and until such Appointment Gift or Devise, and so far as the same (if any) shall not extend, and in Default of such Appointment Gift or Devise. I give and devise the same Messuage Moieties Hereditaments and Premises and every part thereof with their Appurtenance unto my said Daughter Jane her Heirs and Assigns forever
ALSO I give unto my Grandson John Knight all the Oak Timber Trees which shall be standing in the Orchard of the before mentioned Premises situate in Fittleworth aforesaid at the time of my Decease with full and free liberty of ingress egress and regress to and for the said John Knight and his Assigns Agents and Workmen with or without Horses Waggons and Carriages at the proper Season of the Year which shall occur next after his attaining the age of twenty one Years to enter upon the said Premises and to cut down fell cord take and carry away the said Trees and the Bark and Offal thereof: but in case my said Grandson shall die under the age of twenty one Years then I direct that the said Trees shall follow the Disposition hereintofore contained of the said Orchard whereon they stand
ALSO I give and bequeath unto Frances the Wife of Isaac Stephens (natural Daughter of my said Daughter Mary Knight) the Sum of Fifty pounds of lawful British Money to be paid to her within Twelve calendar months next after my decease, to and for her own Use and independantly of her Husband and I direct that her Receipt alone shall be a proper Discharge to my Executor for the same
ALSO I give and bequeath unto Mr. John Upton (my Executor hereinafter named) the Sum of One hundred pounds of lawful British Money, and also one equal Moiety or halfpart of all the residue of my personal Estate (after payment of my Debts Legacies and funeral and testamentary expences) IN TRUST nevertheless for the sole Use and Benefit of my Daughter the said Jane Pulsford, and to be from time to time paid placed out or otherwise disposed of as she my said Daughter the said Jane Pulsford shall, notwithstanding her present or any future Coverture, by any Writing under her Hand or by her last Will and Testament or any Codicil or Codicils thereto give direct or appoint And I direst that the Receipt or Receipts of my said Daughter alone shall be a good and sufficient Discharge for all or any part thereof and that the same or any part thereof shall not be in anywise subject to the Receipt Intermedling Direction or Control of her present or any future Husband
AND the other equal Moiety or halfpart of the Residue of my said personal Estate I give and bequeath unto my said Daughter Mary Knight for her own Use and Benefit
AND I do hereby make constitute and appoint the said John Upton Executor of this my Will And do hereby direct and declare that he shall not be answerable or accountable for any more Monies than shall actually come to his hands in the execution of this my Will or the Trust thereof or got the failure of any Banker or Broker or other Person in whose Hands any part of my said personal Estate may be deposited, or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any Security or Securities Stocks or Funds in or upon which the said personal Estate or any part thereof shall be placed or invested in execution of the Trusts aforesaid, except the same shall happen by his own wilful neglect or default And that it shall be lawful for the said John Upton by and out of the Monies which shall come to his hands by virtue of this my Will to retain and reimburse himself all such Costs Charges Damages and Expences and such reasonable Allowance for Trouble and Loss of time as he shall or may sustain expend disburse or be put unto in or about the execution of this my Will or the Trusts thereof
IN Witness whereof I the said John Lintott the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament set my Hand and Seal the Twenty eighth day of July in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventeen.
Signed sealed published and declared by the said John Lintott as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who in the presence of him and each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto
- John Lintott (seal)
- "William Tyler" Petworth
- "James Challen" James Pratt" his Clerks
On the 17th day of June 1824 This will was proved on the Oath of John Upton the Executor named therein who was sworn well & truly to administer &c and to whom a day was given for exhibiting an Inventory &c
- Effects sworn under £300 before me
- J Sockett Surrogate
Transcriber's notes:
1. Other evidence suggests that "Slarks" should be "Starks".
2. The P of "Pulsford" occurs in two forms, both occuring nowhere else,and is thus uncertain
3. The names in inverted commas are original signatures, the T of "tyler" is especially uncertain.
4. The record of probate is of course in a different hand from the main text.
5. No mention of his wife Mary in made in this Will, she had in fact died on 8th September 1795.
6. No mention is made in this Will of John Lintott’s son William Lintott, who married Martha Mear in 1798. This tends to indicate that William had died before the Will was written in 1817. However William had 5 children and they were not mentioned either, although John Knight another grandson was so metioned. Did John Lintott ignore William’s family because William had married a Roman Catholic and all William’s children were baptised as Catholics ?
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