This is the Last will & Testament of me John Bythewood of Stoborough in the Parish of Trinity in Wareham & County of Dorset Tanner Made 7 published this twenty first day of ffebruary in the year of our Lord 1726
 
I Give my daughter Ann the sume of fifty pounds (more than what was given her on her Marriage) to be Laid out in land & Settled to her for Life & after her decease to the heirs of her body for ever & for want of such heirs then to Remaine to my Granson John Brixey & his heires And my will is that after my wifes widdowhood that my son John shall have and injoye my estate my estate at Ulwell bought of Mr Banks & alsoe the estate bought of Mr ffarrington during his Life & after his decease to remaine to my three daughters during the Remainder of the terme then to Come equaley divided between them, I give unto my Wife during her Life the now house & garden Lately the widdow Kings & now in the possion of my son John And I Give unto my wife of Beding & household goods………………her widdowhood & after shee shall marrey or dye the goods shall shall…………..my Children then Living I Give unto my son John after my decease all the Rest of my lands (except what is hereafter excepted) to he for Life & after his decease to the heires Male of his bodey And my will is that if my Son John dye without Heirs male that then after his decease my Lands shall Remaine to my three daughters & after their decease to the heires of their bodeys for ever And my will is that if my daughter ffrances shall outLive & Survive her Sister Mary & her brother John & her brother shall at his decease Leave an heire male My will is that my daughter ffrances shall Receive & take yearly out of my Lands during her Life the sume of five pounds to be equally divided between my daughters ffrances & Ann & after Anns decease to Remaine to my daughter ffrances during her Life by two halfe yearly payments & for such payment shee shall …….And I Give to my Son John during his Life the house & garden….& alsoe the house & garden ajoyning to the house wherein I now Liveth with the waste ground belonging to it Latly bought of Mr Pitt & alsoe the garden at Wareham caled Bels garden And after his decease to remaine to my three daughters or the Survivor during the terme then to come And I give to my wife during her widowhood the house & garden in Lane where Henry Tarrent now Liveth And I Give to my three daughters Mary Ryall ffrances Brixey And Ann Cribb the Sume of twenty pounds each to be paid by my executrix within two years after my decease I give to each of my Children a gold Ring which I have in House I Give unto my five grand Children John & Geo Brixey & ffrances Hanah & Mary Bythewood the sume of Twenty Pounds each to be paid within three years after ……. And I doe make my wife executrix of this my Last will & testament
 
John Bythewood 1726

(Attestation Clause)
Jno Bythewood Junr
William Bythewood
Ann Cribb
 
Proved: 16 April 1728
Dorset Record Office