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Thomas FITT, will extract
24 Apr 1797 of Hursley yeoman
William FITT
nephew (B)
James WARNE good friend (B)
Elizabeth
FITT wife (B)
Elizabeth FITT daughter (B)
Sarah
FITT daughter (B)
Effects not exceeding
£500
Peculiar will proved 1800
William FITT (1753 - 1819) was the son of Thomas's brother, James.
James WARNE was born at Hursley in 1750 the son of Henry WARNE and Anne
NEWBY. Thomas's aunt, Susanna, had married a John NEWBY in 1701 in
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Thomas FITT, Maltster and Yeoman of Hursley
Thomas was baptised on the
30th October 1722 and received £100 on the death of his father in
1736.
On the 28th July
1754 he married Sarah SNUGGS at South
Stoneham
On the 28th January 1772 Thomas
took on the lease of Bakers farm, North End Hursley for 14 years
from Sir William Heathcote .
At the
same time he took over Little Hansmore (once part of the Dolphin farm),
as well as Great Oaklands, Dale Close (or Bakers
Close).
From the 10th October 1775 - 1789 He leased and sublet lands of
The Pelican, from Magdalen College, Oxford.
Thomas
and Sarah had the following children,
- Thomas baptised 17th September 1756 and buried
22nd April 1779 at Hursley
- Charles baptised 18th June 1758 at Hursley and
married Jane SMITH at Selborne in 1798
- Ann baptised 8th January 1760 and buried 13th
February 1777 at Hursley.
Sarah was buried on the 10th June 1779 at Hursley and Thomas remarried
on the 5th April 1783 to Elizabeth SMITH
Thomas and Elizabeth had the following children,
- Elizabeth baptised 22nd June 1783 and buried
16th August 1802 at Hursley
- Sarah baptised 10th September 1786 and buried 22nd June 1813 at
Hursley
Thomas died on the 29th December 1799 and was buried on the 3rd January
1800. ELizabeth died on the 13th February 1801 being buried on the
17th at Hursley.
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