In the name of God Amen I Mary Hillersdon of the Town of 
Northampton Spinster being of sound and disposing Mind 
and Memory as well as in good health of Body Praised be God 
for the same make this my last Will and Testament in manner 
and Form following hereby revoking all former and other Wills 
by me at any time made first and Principally I commend my 
Soul into the hands of Almighty God as into the hands of a 
faithful Creator hoping through his Mercy and the Merits of my 
blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ to obtain the 
Remission of all my Sins and to inherit everlasting Life and as 
touching my Worldly Goods and Estate I dispose thereof as 
followeth that is to say I give and bequeath unto and among 
my Brother Michael Hillersdon and my three Sisters that 
are now Surviving namely Frances the Wife of Paul Agutter 
of the Town of Northampton aforesaid Woollen Draper 
Anne Spurrier Widow and Elizabeth the Wife of James 
Bayly of Highgate in the County of Middlesex Surgeon 
after Payment of my Debts the Charges of my Funeral and of 
Proving this my Will all and Singular my Plate Linnen money 
Mortgages Bonds Notes and Securitys for Money and all 
Moneys that shall be thereupon Severally due and owing to me 
at the time of my death and also all and Singular the Goods 
Chattels and Personal Estate of what nature or kindsoever that 
I shall dye Possessed of interested in or in any ways intitled 
unto to be equally divided with respect to the Value thereof 
amongst them my said Brother and three Sisters or their legal 
Representative share and share alike and I do hereby nominate 
and appoint the said Paul Agutter and Richard Partington of 
Saint Andrew Holborn London Executors of this my last Will 
and Testament desiring them to take care and see that my 
Body be decently interred in the Parish Church of Castle Ashby 
in the said County of Northampton as near to the Remains of 
my late Honoured Father and Mother as conveniently may be 
In Witness whereof I the said Mary Hillersdon have to two Parts 
of this my Will each Part being contained in one Piece of 
Parchment set my hand and Seal this Twenty third day of April 
in the Twentieth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord 
George the Second King of Great Britain and in the Year of our 
Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred forty seven Mary 
Hillersdon
(Attestation Clause)
Geo Rowse _ John Jeyes of Northampton
Proved at London 22 March 1753
PCC Prob11/800