In the Name of God Amen the seventeenth day of January Anno Domini 1718 I Sarah 
Bliss of Kislingbury in the County of Northampton spinster Being very Sick and weak in 
Body but of perfect Mind and Memory: Thanks be given unto God; therefore calling unto 
mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die: 
do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testment that is to say principally and first of 
all: I give and Recommend my Soul to the Hands of God that gave it: hoping through 
the Merrits of my Blessed Saviour to receive Remission of my Sinns and Consequently 
Eternal Salvation and for my Body: I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a 
Christian like and decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but 
at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God: 
and as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this 
Life: I give devise and dipose of the Same in the following manner and form:  Imprimis I 
give and bequeath to my Dearly and wellbeloved Mother Ann Hall all Thirty pounds of 
good and Lawfull monies which is now in the Hands of my Elder Brother John Bliss and 
with all the interest Due upon the same: Item I give and bequeath unto my Dearly 
Beloved Friend Joseph Marriott the Sum of Tenn Pounds of good and Lawfull monies to 
be paid to him by my Executors hereinafter named with in six months after my Decease 
and further I do hereby make and Ordain constitute and appoint my Dear and Loving 
Mother Ann Hall aforesaid my sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament to 
whom I do give and bequeath all my Personall Estate of what value kind or quallity 
soever freely to be possessed and Enjoyed: only my Will is that my Executrix pays that 
aforesaid monies which is in my Brother John Bliss's hands unto my Dear and Loving 
Brother George Bliss and my Deare and Loving Sister Grace Samson: and my Dear 
and Loving Sister Elizabeth Bliss as she shall think fitt for to share it between them: and 
further the paying my Debts legacies and ffuneral Expences I do verily Disallow Revoke 
and Disannul all and every Testaments Wills and Legacies Bequests and Executors by 
me in any ways before this Willed and bequeathed: Ratifying and Confirming this and 
no other to be my Last Will and Testament: In Witness whereof I have set my Hand and 
Seal the day and year first above written Sarah Bliss 
Henry Legers The sign of Isabell Rogers Will Wilmer 

Proved 27th ffebruary 1718/19 
Northamptonshire Record Office