Will of Marie Pitt Widow of St Thomas Bristol 1634

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Will of Marie Pitt, Widow of Saint Thomas Bristol, Gloucestershire 1634

National Archives PROB 11/166/554

Probate granted 25 November 1634

Her will includes mention of

deceased son William Pitt

Mary Newell , daughter wife of Andrew Newell

John Newell, grandson

son, Henry

daughters Maud Pitt, daughter Martha (transcribers note, odd since Martha Pitt died before son William and is mentioned along with brother Thomas deceased in his will)

daughter Anne Edwards

grandsons William Edwards , John Edwards

son Robert Pitt and his sons William and Robert.

grandson John Pitt

sister Pearse, sister Bush

brother Pawle

In the name of God Amen:

I Marie Pitt of the parish of St Thomas' within the cittie of Bristoll widdow, beinge in health of bodie and perfect minde and memorie yet considering the frailties of this life doe herewith make my last will and testament in manner and forme follwinge.

Imprimis I will that Eight pounds accoringe to the guift and intent of my sonne Wm Pitt in last will and testament be given disposed and bestowed in same by my executor to remayne for ever to be devided amongst the poore people of the parishes of St Thomas, St Marie Redcliffe and to Temple parishes Bristoll beinge to be setled in land to remayne for ever and the better p[ar]te of three [] thereof to be given to St Thomas P[ar]ish.

Item I give and bequeath to Mary Newell and to John Newell her sone the some of one hundred and twentie pounds of lawful money in manner and forme followinge.That is to give to my said daughter Newell the use onlie of the said one hundred and twentie pounds soelonge as she and her nowe husband Andrew Newell liveth which I will shalbe paid unto her yearely by my said executor at the fowere usuall feast daies in the year viz the feast daie of the Nativitiy of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Annunciation of the Blessed Lady St Marie the Virgin, St John the Baptist and St Michaell the Arch Angle, the first paiment of the said use to beginn the first of the said quarter daie which shall happen after the expirat[i]on of halfe a yeare next after? My decease, and from thene to continue soe longe as my said daughter aforesaid shall live and in case my said daughter shall outlive her said husband then my will is that my said executor shall within one yeare nexter after the death of the said Andrew Newell paie unto my said daughter Marie the sume of one hundred pounds of the said some of none hundred and twentie pouns given as aforesaid and shall still reserve the twentie pounds of the said six score pounds in his my executors hands untill the said John Newell her sonne shall attaine to the age of one and twentie yeares and then my said executor to paie the said twentie pounds to him the said John Newell. And in case my said daughter Marie shall dye before the said Andrew Newelll her husband, then I will that the whole one hundred and twentie pounds with the use thereof shall remaine in the hands of my said executor untill the said John Newell her sonne shall attaine to the said age one and twentie yeares and them my executor to paie the sixscore pounds unto my said grandchild John Newell for is is not my will that the said Andrew Newelll his father should enioy any part thereof nor annye the profitt or interest thereof.

Item I will that my said daughter Maire only shall have the p[ro]fitt and rent of all the tyme and terme of yeares which is to come and unexpired of and in one tenement att Portwalls now in the possession of Lawrence Wilson with the said tenements and all things beloginge thereinto, in case my said daughter Marye shall soe longe live and that her now husband shall have nothinge therein and after her decease I give the said house and the remainder of yeares then to come and unexpired unto my sonne Henery Pitt,

Item I give unto my said daughter Marie Newell all my wearing apparrell whatsoever except my best gowne and petticoat which I give unto my daugter Maude Pitt.

Item I give unto the said Marie my weddinge ringe.

Item I give unto my daughter Maude Pitt one hundred pounds and all my childebedd lynnen to be paid and delivered to her within one yeare nexte after my decease.

Item I give unto my said daughter Maude my diamond ringe

Item I give to my daughter Ann Edwards the sum of sixtie pounds of lawful money to be paide unto her within one year after my decease also I give her my ringe with a turkiestone therein.

Item I give unto my daughter Martha Pitt my ringe with a rubie stone in it,

Item I give will and devise unto my sone Robert Pitt all that my lands and grounds with the appurtenances thereunto which I lately purchased of one Thomas Cowdery being parte of the Manner of Compton Magna in the Countie of Somerset with all writings and evidence thereunto belonging to have and to hold the same to him for his life and after his decease to William his sonne and the heires of his body and for want of such issue to Robert the second sonne of the said Robert my sonne and the heires of his bodie and for want of such issue to the right heires of my said sonne Robert for ever.

Item I give unto my said sonne Robert all my parte of the land and tenements situate and beinge in the Pittie within the Cittie of Bristoll and all my right title and interest thereunto to have and to hold the same to him and his heires for ever.

Item I giveunto my sonne Henry Pitt the house in Redcliffe Streete wherein I now dwell and one little house in the possession of one John Cole being purchased with the said dwelling house withall things apperteyning thereunto with all my household stuffe which shalbe found remayninge in the said dwelling house at the tyme of my decease not by will bequeathed to have and to hold the same to him his heirs and assignes for ever and also all the writings and evidence which I have concerning the holding of the said dwellinge houses.

Item I give and bequeath unto my said sonne Henry Pitt one tenement or house situate upon the back in Bristoll held of the Chamber of the said Cittie and now in the possession of William Prosser and also two other tenements in Redcliffe Steete held of the Dean and Chapter of Bristoll, one in the possession of one Thomas Dayes and the other in the possession of Thomas Hudson and all the tyme and terme of yeares which shalbe unexpired and to come in the said three severall tenements att my decease and all my title and interest in them to have and to hold to him his executots and admininistrators for and duringe the said termes next to come therein.

Also I give unto the said Henry Pitt one little garden ground in St Thomas Lane in Bristoll to him and his heires for ever. And I give unto my said sonne Henry Pitt the some of fiftie poundes in money to be paid unto him in one yeare next after my decease

Item I give to William Edwards my grandchild one silver and gilte beaker.

Item to John Pitt my grandchilde one other silver and gilte beaker.

Item I give to my grandchilde Robert Pitt one silver and gilt saltseller and to my grandchild John Edwards a silver beere bowle.

Item I make my sonne Robert Pitt aforesaid executor of this my last will and testament and my loving brothers in lawe Mr Abraham Edwards and Mr John Pearse to whome I give fowertie shilllinges apeece my overseers.

Item I give and bequeath unto my grandchild Willm Pitt my silver tankard which was my sonne Williams

And concerninge my funerall charges am sermon at my buriall. I will that my executor be at the charge thereof yf the overplus of my estate will amount thereunto yfe not then that overplus towards it and the use to be taken out of my portions given equally and( irateably?) .And I will that my sister Pearse shall have fower pounds to buy her a mourninge gowne, and that Mr Loverige shall preach my funerall sermon and is to have foure pounds for his paines and that my brother Pawle shall have fortie shillinge to buye him a mourning cloake, and to my sister Bushe five pounds for her mourning I give her.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto putt my hand and seale the eight day of June 1634 Anno Caroli Regis Decimo the (mark?) of Mary Pitt, read and published the viij th daie of June 1634 aforesaid in the p[re]sence of Frn Batten, Baldwyn Harris