Page 116, Wills, Edward Stokoe, 9 January 1705, p 2; John Whitton, 18 March 1706/7*, p 1
| Revokeing and by these presents Annulling all for[mer]* | ||||
| and other wills & Testamts by me made either by | ||||
| word or writeing, In Witness whereof I have hereunto | ||||
| sett my hand & seale this Ninth day of January in | ||||
| the fourth yeare of ye reign of our Soveraign Lady | ||||
| Anne Queen of England ec Annoq Dni 1705. Signed | ||||
| Sealed & published in ye psence of us George Stokoe | ||||
| Jane Stokar Rich Ellis. | ||||
| Edward Stokoe | ||||
| John } | In the Name of God Amen I John Whitton of | |||
| Whitton } | Hexham in ye County of Northumberland Tobacconist | |||
| being sick in body but of sound & perfect mind and | ||||
| memory (praise be therefore given to Almighty God) | ||||
| doe make & ordaine this my psent last Will and | ||||
| Testamt in manner & forme following (that is to | ||||
| say) First & principally I comend my soule into ye | ||||
| hands of Almighty God hopeing through ye meritts | ||||
| death & passion of my saviour Jesus Christ to have | ||||
| full & free pardon & forgiveness of all my sins & to | ||||
| Inherit everlasting life & my body I comitt to ye Earth | ||||
| to be decently buried at ye discretion of my Executor | ||||
| hereafter named And as touching ye disposicon of | ||||
| all such Temporall Estate as it hath pleased Almighty | ||||
| God to bestow upon me I give devise & dispose thereof | ||||
| as followeth; Imps I will that my Debts & funerall | ||||
| charges shall be duly pd & discharged by my said | ||||
| Executor hereafter named; Item Whereas it hath | ||||
| pleased Almighty God to Endue* me wth two houses wth | ||||
| Garths or backsides thereunto belonging scituate* | ||||
| standing & being in Bishopp Middleham in ye County | ||||
| of Durham I give & devise ye same with their & every | ||||
| of their Appurtences unto my loveing wife Ann | ||||
| Whitton for & dureing ye tearm of her nrall life & | ||||
| after her decease ye same to discend & come to my | ||||
| loveing brother Robert Whitton of North Sheeles* in ye | ||||
| sd County of Northumbland Marriner his heirs & ass forever |
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