This is the last Will and Testament of me Martha Stickland of Dorchester in the County of Dorset Widow made and Published this tenth Day of January in the Year of our Lord Christ One thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Whereas my late Husband Nathaniel Stickland Gentleman deceased did buy his last Will and Testament in Writing duly executed and proved Give and bequeath unto me a Moiety or Share of his Estate and Effects with power to dispose of the same among my Younger Children in such manner as I should think fit Which Moiety or Share of the Estate and Effects of my said Husband after Payment of his just Debts and ffuneral Expences Amounts to the Sum of Nine Hundred Pounds Now in my Will is and I do hereby give and bequeath the said Sum of Nine Hundred Pounds unto my two Surviving Younger Children Nathaniel Stickland and Martha Stickland and direct the same to be equally divided between them Share and Share alike Also I Give unto my Eldest Son Robert Stickland the Sum of Twenty Pounds and to my said Son Nathaniel I Give my Silver Tankard and all the rest Residue and Remainder of my Personal Estate and Effects Plate Household Goods and ffurniture I Give and bequeath unto my said Two Younger Children Nathaniel Stickland and Martha Stickland equally between them Share and Share alike And I constitute and appoint them the said Nathaniel Stickland and Martha Stickland joint Executors of this my Will Witness my Hand and Seal the Day and Year above written _Martha Stickland

(Attestation Clause)

Phil. Coombes  _  Sarah Garman

Proved 9 April 1782

Dorchester Record Office