William Pitts of Ab Kettleby 1649 Will and Inventory
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1649/1
In the name of God Amen I William Pitts of Abkettlebey in the County of Leicester yeoman being sicke in bodie but of good & perfect memorie praysed be God Doe make this my last Will and Testament in manner following
First I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almightie God my maker with Confidence of my Salvation through Jesus Christ my redeemer
And as Concernginge my wordlie [sic] goods which God hath lent me I bequeath them as followeth
Impris I give and bequeath unto my eldest sonne All my house and land to him & his heires for ever after the decease of my wife and it is my will and minde that if my wife Anne be not Contented to let my said sonne John have halfe the said house & land with her when he Cometh to the age of one & twentie yeares then shee shall paie unto him the sum of tenne pounds
Itm I give unto my sonne Nicholas twentie pounds
Itm I give unto my sonne William twentie pounds
Itm I give unto my servant William Hardey all my working tooles concerning my former trade of a Carpenter except one hammer a whip sawe & a two handed sawe
Itm I give unto my father Nicholas Pitts my best hatt
All the rest of my Goods Cattells & Chattells I give & bequeath unto my loveing wife Anne whom I make sole executrix of this my last will & testament and I make Willm Shepperdson & John Pares Supervisors of this my Will
In witnes whereof I have hereunto put my hand & seale the tenth daie of November in Anno Dni 1648 Annoq Reg Caroli nunc … &c xxiiiito
Willm Pitts his marke
Sealed signed & published to be the last will & testament of the said Willm Pitts in the presence of
Willm Shepperdson
Willm Barlow his marke
Francis Harris
Probate 23 May 1649
PR/I/51/55
An Inventorie taken the xxith daie of March 1648 by Willm Shepperdson Willm Spicke Willm Toughe and Francis Harris of Abkettlebey yeoman of All the goods cattells & Chattells of Willm Pitts late of Abkettlebey aforesaid Carpenter deceased as followeth
| li | s | d | |
| Impris his purse and apparell | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| In the Hall | |||
| Itm one table with a frame one Cubbord one Pen & one Chaire with foure | |||
| Cushions | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm the fire irons with other smale implements | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| In the Parlor | |||
| Itm two Coffers one warmeing panne one Chaire one Baskett one Churne one | |||
| … a Cradle with other implements and two barrells | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Itm one paire of sheets 2 table Cloathes & foure napkins | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Itm one Coverled 1 blanckett with the rest of the bedding for one Bed | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| In the Chamber | |||
| Itm the Corne there one whele one Tub some yarne some Course wooll with | |||
| other implements there | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| In the second Chamber | |||
| Itm one Bedsteade with the Beddinge upon it 1 kimnell 1 frying pan and other | |||
| implements | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| In the Kitchinge | |||
| Itm 1 Cheese presse two Tubbs 1 Churne 3 peales and other implements | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm all the Brasse and Pewter | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| In the yard | |||
| Itm three Cowes and one Heafer | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm some Hay some manure in the yard with other implements | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Itm five sheepe | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm the Pease and rie which is Sowen in the feilds | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Itm One Bed Steade with Bedding upon it which Widdow Pitts Claimed as her | |||
| widdowes Bed wee value to | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Suma huius Inventory | 32 | 1 | 0 |
Willm Shepperdson
Willm Spicke
Willim [hole] [his marke]
Francis Harris
Exhibited 23 May 1649