aforesaid Yeoman and Jo |
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that this my last Will & Testament be well truley and honestly pformed | ||||
according to the intent and meaning thereof And that whereas I have | ||||
by surrender at Hexham Court surrendered to my sonn Wm Kell | ||||
certaine Lands in Wall aforesaid with a Provisoe therein contained | ||||
that the Yearly sume of Tenn pounds be payd to him for ye Tearm | ||||
of six Years immediately after my decease my Mind and Will is that | ||||
ye said John Lee and Wm Lee doe Yearly receive the said sume of | ||||
Tenn pounds for ye use and in trust for my said sonn William Kell | ||||
and thereof to dispose to his best advantage and ye same soe by |
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them received to pay over to my said sonn or his Assignes at one whole | ||||
and intire payment or such securityes as they have received for | ||||
ye same within ye space of Tenn Weekes next after the End and | ||||
Expiration of the said Tearm of six Years as abovesaid Item I doe | ||||
hereby appoint my sonn John Kell to be |
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of this my last Will and Testament and doe revoake and disanull all former | ||||
and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made and doe declare this | ||||
to be my only sole last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have | ||||
hereunto sett my hand & seale the Tenth day of June In the | ||||
Thirteenth Yeare of ye Reigne of our Sovaigne Lord William ye | ||||
Third by ye Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland | ||||
King Defender of ye Faith &c Annoq Dni 1701 – Signed sealed | ||||
published and declared by the said Samuel Kell to be his last Will | ||||
and Testament in the presence of Edward Kell Matthew Lee | ||||
Hen White | ||||
Samuel Kell | ||||
January ye first 1703 | ||||
In the Name of God Amen I Christopher Stevenson | ||||
of A[?]ton* in ye parish of Allendaile and County of Northumbland | ||||
being sick & Weak in body but of good & perfect memory praise | ||||
be God for it doe here make my last Will & Testament in | ||||
manner and forme following – First I bequeath my soule | ||||
unto |
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& passion of Jesus Christ to receive free pardon of all my sins | ||||
and my body to ye ground to be decently buried at ye discretion | ||||
of my Executor First I give unto my Son Thomas Stevenson | ||||
Tenn Shillings Item I give unto my Son Henry Tenn Shillings | ||||
Item I give unto my Daughter Margarett Stevenson 20 pounds | ||||
of that Morgalidge* Att Westgate in Weardaile as it can be | ||||
goten & also A Bed of Close* Item I give unto my Daughter Anne | ||||
Stevenson 20 pounds of ye same Morgaidge as aforesaid Item I give | ||||
unto my son John Stevenson 40 pound of ye same Morgaidg as | ||||
aforesaid Item I give unto my wife Elizabeth ye remainder of | ||||
ye morgaidge aforesaid Item I give unto my wife Elizabeth & my | ||||
son John & my Daughter Ann after my Debts and Legacyes discharged | ||||
All ye rest of my Goods & Chattels moveable & unmoveable to be | ||||
equally divided among them Last of all my wife Executor | ||||
James Waugh James Waugh Hugh Hutchinson | ||||
Christopher Stevenson |
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