Page 113, Wills, Barbary Bell, 28 Dec 1706, p 2; Margaret Walton, 16 Sep 1706, p 1
| The County of Northumberland yeom all such debts sume & | ||||
| sums of money as he stands any way oblaidged or indebted | ||||
| to me upon any account whatsoever Item I give unto my son | ||||
| Joseph Maughan one Feather bed & bedstead with Bolsters | ||||
| Pillows & Furniture in ye Fore roome Item I give & bequeath | ||||
| unto my Grand Child Barbary Leadbitter Daughter of Edmond | ||||
| Leadbitter of Hexham aforesd showmaker one Feather Bedd | ||||
| Bedstead & furniture in ye Garrett Item I give & bequeath | ||||
| unto my son Christopher Bell one new Flock bedd wth Bedstead | ||||
| and Furniture in ye Garrett I alsoe bequeath unto my sd son | ||||
| Christopher Bell ye sum of Five pounds of lawfull English | ||||
| money to be paid by my Executs within six Months next | ||||
| after my decease Item I bequeath unto my Cozen* Mabell | ||||
| Dobson spinster ye sum of twenty shillings for a Legacy Item | ||||
| Bequeath unto John Maughan son of Joseph Maughan | ||||
| aforesd and Christopher Bell Junr son of Christopher Bell | ||||
| aforesd my two Grandchildren ye sum of Fifty shillings | ||||
| apeice And all ye rest of my goods & Chattles Reall & psonall | ||||
| moveable & immoveable I give & bequeath unto my | ||||
| sons John Bell Thomas Bell & Mathew Bell whom I doe | ||||
| hereby appoint Executors of this my last Will & Testament | ||||
| Revokeing all other wills In Witness whereof I have hereunto | ||||
| set my hand & seale ye Eight & Twentyeth day of December | ||||
| in ye yeare of our Lord God one thousand seaven hundred | ||||
| and six signed sealed published and declared in ye psence | ||||
| of John Bell Tho Shaftoe |
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| Barbary Bell | ||||
| Margaret} | In the Name of God Amen I Margaret Walton of | |||
| Walton } | Nether Moop* in ye parish of Allandale & County of | |||
| Northumberland widdow being sick of body but of good & | ||||
| perfect memory praised be God for ye same. I doe make | ||||
| & declare this my last Will & Testamt in manner & forme | ||||
| as followeth (yt is to say) First I bequeath my Soule into ye | ||||
| hands of Allmighty God hopeing assuredly by ye Meritts | ||||
| of Jesus Christ my onely Redeemr to receive full pardon & | ||||
| free remission of all my Sins. And as for my body I | ||||
| comitt it to ye Earth of wch it was made to be buryed in ye | ||||
| parish Church of Allandale. And as for my temporall | ||||
| Goods wch ye Lord in mercy hath lent me I give & bequeath | ||||
| as hereafter followeth. I give unto my daughter Mary | ||||
| Lee five shillings. I give unto my Grandchilde Wm Lee | ||||
| ten shillings. I give unto my Grandchilde Mathew Lee | ||||
| ten shillings. I give unto my Grandchilde Thomas Lee ten |
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