This is the last Will and Testament of me John Pittam of Furtho in the County of Northampton Gentleman made this third day of June in the Year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and nintey nine in manner following that is to say I Give and devise all my real Estate whatsoever situate at Astcott in the parish of Pattishall in the County of Northampton or elsewhere within the kingdom of Great Britain that I may be in Possession of all capable of devising at the time of my decease unto my Two sons John Pittam and Thomas Pittam and to their Heirs and Assigns for ever upon Trust that they my said two Sons two and shall as soon as conveniently may be after my decease sell and dispose of the same Estate and pay and divide the Amount of the Money arising from such sale between themselves and my Sons William Robert and Henry Pittam in equal shares and my Daughters Frances and the Eunice and Maria Pittam in equal shares and proportions of one hundred pounds less in each share them all my said Sons in the amount of my said real Estate And I hereby direct that the purchasor or purchasors of all or any part of my said real Estate shall not be obliged to see to the application of such Purchase Money for any part thereof or be any ways Answerable or Accountable for the misapplication all nonapplication thereof I Will and direct that all my Farming Stock Cattle Crops Effects and Implements of Farming and Husbandry and if also all my Furniture Plate China Linen Household Goods and Implements of Household whatsoever shall be appraised as soon as conveniently may be after my decease and according to the value and amount thereof upon such appraisement I Give and bequeath the same equally unto and amongst all my said Sons and Daughters in the Proportion of one hundred Pounds less in each share of my said Daughters than my said Sons in the like manner as I have directed the amount of my said Real Estate to be divided and as to all the ready Money that may be found in my House at the time of my death securities for Money and Personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever of every nature kind and sort soever that I may be possessed of or any ways legally intitled unto at the time of my Death and not here in before disposed of chargeable with the payment of my Debts and Funeral Expences I do hereby Give and bequeath the same and every part there of equally unto and amongst all my said Sons and Daughters (in the proportions of one hundred Pounds less in each share of my said Daughters and my said Sons in the like manner as the amount of my real Estate and the value of my stock and Furniture directed to be divided and I do hereby direct that the respective shares and Proportions of all and every my said Children of and in the amount of my said real and Personal Estate shall be paid to my Executors herein after named to my said Sons at their respective ages of Twenty One Years And to my said Daughters at their respective ages of twenty one Years or days of Marriage which shall first happen and I do hereby Authorise empower and direct my said Sons John and Thomas to pay apply and Appropriate such Parts as they shall think Proper of the respective shares and of my said three Younger Children Robert Henry and Maria in the mean time and until the same shares shall become Payable as aforesaid) for and towards Placing Out any or either of them to Trades or Professions or otherwise for their better advancement in the World and two and shall pay and apply the Interest of the shares of my said three Younger Children towards their Maintenance and Education during their Minority Provided always And my mind and will is that if any of my said Sons and Daughters shall happen to die without Issue before his her or their respective shares shall become payable as aforesaid then the share of him her or them so dying without Issue or so much thereof as shall of such Child as aforesaid shall go to and be equally divided amongst the surviving Child or Children as shall be then dead leaving Issue but that the Issue of any such deceased Child or Children shall not have a greater share or Proportion among them then his her or their Parent or Parents would have been intitled to if living And I do hereby make constitute and appoint my said Sons John Pittam and Thomas Pittam joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament and Guardians to my said three Younger Children and I hereby revoke and make void all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made declaring this alone to be and contain my true last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament contained in this and the preceding sheet of Paper set my hand and seal to wit my hand to the preceding sheet and my hand and Seal to this second or last sheet thereof that day and Year first above written John Pittam Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the Testator and John Pittam as and for his last Will and Testament in the Presence of us who have here unto subscribed our names as Witnesses at his request in his Presence and in the Presence of each other Thomas Ewesdin John Tarvey George Toombs

Probate: 22 Apr 1800