Will of Richard Kittlebuter of London, 1660

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Surname/tag: Kittlebuter

This is a transcription of the register copy of the will of Richard Kittlebuter. Richard wrote his will on 6 August 1658 and did not revise it before his death. The will was proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 25 September 1600 by his widow Elizabeth. ^[1]

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Persons mentioned:

• Richard Kittlebuter Testator
• John Kittlebuter Testator's eldest son
• -- Childe tenant of messuage in St Botolph, Aldgate, Middlesex
• my sonne Caleb Testator's son
• my five daughters
  • Elizabeth
  • Sarah
  • Mary
  • Hanna
  • Abigail
• my brother in lawe Mr John Fox Master of the "Thomas and Anne", brother of Testator's wife Elizabeth.
• Mr Samuell Pensax Master of the "Nicolas and Mary"
• wife Elizabeth Kittlebuter formerly Elizabeth Fox
• Thomas Halesey
• Francis Young Tenant of messuage in the Liberty of the Tower of London
• Francis Turner Tenant of messuage in the Liberty of the Tower of London
• [blank] Odbur Tenant of messuage in the Liberty of the Tower of London
• Mr Thomas Hall overseer of will
• Mr Richard Mountney overseer of will
• Tho: Spinkell witness to will
• Ro[bert] Wilkins witness to will

[folio 310 verso]
In the name of God Amen the Sixt daye
of August in the yere of our Lord one Thousand six hundred fiftie eight
I Richard Kittlebuter being in good health and perfect memory doe make
this my last will and testament in manner and forme following First I com=
mend my soule into the hands of Jesus Christ trusting in his merritts alone
for my Salvacon my body I desire may be decently buried. And as for that
estate the Lord hath bestowed on mee I give and bequeath the same as
followeth Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my eldest sonne John Kit=
telbuter and to his heires and assignes for ever all that my messuage or
Tenement scituate and being in East Smithfield in the parrish of Saint
Bottolphes Algate in the Countie of Midd[lese]x and now or late in the
Tenure of occupacon of [blank] Childe or his assignes with all and every
the appurten[a]nces to the same belonging and all my right title and
interest of in and to the same

Item I give and bequeath unto my said
sonne John and to my sonne Caleb and to my five daughters Elizabeth Sa=
rah, Mary , Hanna and Abigail all those my two sixteenth parts of and in
the ship wherein my brother in lawe Mr John Fox is now Master called by
the name of the Thomas and Anne together with the proceed thereof And
after all that my one sixteenth part in the shippe called by the name of the Nicolas
and Mary whereof Mr Samuell Pensax is now master The said parte at
the retorne of the said Shipps from Virginia to be solde together with the
proceed and the money is thereof comeing to be equally devided amongst
my said Children And alsoe I give to my said seaven Children all debts &
sommes of money which shalbe any wayes due or payable unto mee
or my executors at the tyme of my decease or after my decease uppon any

[folio 311 recto]
Bonds Bills Mortgages Indenture or other Specialtyes The said debts and sommes
of money to be equally devided amongst them share and share like

Item I give &
bequeath unto my said Children Elizabeth Sarah Mary Hanna Abigail & Caleb
and their heires and assignes for ever All those my Fee Farme rents at Kingstone
uppon Thames in the Countie of Surrey which I lately purchased of the State
which ^are fiftie fower pounds eightene shillings and eight pence by the yere bee they
more or lesse To be equally devided amongst them

Item I give and bequeath to
my most loving and deare wife Elizabeth Kittlebuter All that Messuage or
Tenement with the appurten[a]nces I now live in and those fower Messuages
or Tenements with their and every of their appurtenances in the severall Te=
nures and occupacons of Thomas Halesey Francis Young Francis Turner
and [blank] Odbur scituate and being within the liberty of the Tower of London
To hold to her my said loving wife dureing her naturall life onely, And after
her decease I give and bequeath the same severall messuages or Tenements
last menconed unto soe many of my said children as shalbe living and un=
married at the tyme of her decease to be equally devided amongst them But if
all of them shalbe eyther not living or married before the decease of my said
wife Then my will is That my said wife dispose of the same as she see
cause

Item I give unto my said loving wife all booke debts and other debts whatsoe=
ver That shalbe oweing to mee at the tyme of my decease other then and except
those debts due by bonds bills and Specialties aforesaid soe before given unto
my said children as aforesaid

Item I give unto her my said deare wife All my
Rings Jewells household goods and my stocke of Iron Steele instruments or
what ever else belongeth to my Trade All which I leave to her disposall as
shee shall see cause And I doe hereby make and ordaine my said lovinge
wife my full and sole executrix of this my last will and testament And
doe alsoe constitute and make my very loving friends Mr Thomas Hall
and Mr Richard Mountney overseers of this my last will and testament desire=
ing them to be helping and assigning to my said executrix in all things shee
shall desire of them In witnes that this is my last will and Testament I have
sett my hand and Seale to every Leafe hereof being three in number the day
and yere first above written Richard Kittelbuter Signed Sealed pub=
lished pronounced declared and delivered in the presence of us Tho: Spinkell
Ro Wilkins:

Probatum [in Latin] The will written above was proved at London before the Honourable William Mericke Doctor of Lawes at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the twenty fifth day of September AD 1660 Judgement given to Elizabeth Kittlebuter widow of the said deceased and executrix named in this testament who was sworn to administer all and singular the goods of the said deceased well and faithfully.