Page 21, Will, Joseph Oxley, May 26 1698; Will, Robert Baxter, March 22 1697/8
| In the Name of God Amen the Six & Twentieth Day of May in ye | ||||
| year of our Lord one thousand six Hundred Ninety & Eight I Joseph Oxley of | ||||
| Hexham in ye County of Northumberland Weaver being sick in Body but of | ||||
| sound & perfect memory praise be to God for it Doe make this my last | ||||
| Will & Testament in manner & forme following Imp I commend my Soule | ||||
| into the hands of Almighty God my Creator Hoping by ye meritts Death & | ||||
| passion of my only Saviour & Redeem Jesus Christ to obtaine pardon and | ||||
| remission of all my sins & to inherite eternall life & Doe give my body | ||||
| to ye Earth to be buried in such decent manner & forme as by my | ||||
| Executrix hereafter named shall be thought fitt & convenient & Doe | ||||
| Dispose of my Worldly Estate as followeth First I will yt my Debts & funeral | ||||
| Expenses be payd & Discharged Item I give & Devise & bequeath unto my | ||||
| Dear & loving wife Clarey Oxley her heires & Ass forever All that my | ||||
| thatched House wth A Barne & Kilne & Curtilage or Garth thereunto | ||||
| adjoyning scituate standing lying & being in Hexham aforesd in A | ||||
| certaine street called Hencoates boundering upon ye house of Wm Ollivant | ||||
| the Eld on ye East the House of Wm. Haverick on ye West ye Kings high | ||||
| Street on ye North & ye Gapprigg on ye south Item I give & bequeath unto | ||||
| John Oxley Eldest son of Tho: Oxley late of Hexham in ye County of | ||||
| Northumberland Weaver Decd ye sume of Three pounds of lawfull English | ||||
| next | ||||
| money as a legacy to be payd by my Executrix wthin one month ⁁ after | ||||
| his Terme of Apprentiship shall be expired Item I give & bequeath | ||||
| unto John Jefferson ye Son of John Jefferson of Hexham in the | ||||
| County of Northumbland shoemaker the sume of Tenn shillings of | ||||
| lawfull English money As A legacy to be payd by my Executrix wthin | ||||
| Twelve month next after my Death Item All the rest of my goods | ||||
| and Chattells moveable & immoveable reall & personall I give & Devise | ||||
| & bequeath to my Dear & loving wife Clarey Oxley wo: I Doe hereby | ||||
| constitute nominate & appoint Sole executrix of this my last Will & | ||||
| Testamt & I Doe hereby revoke & Disanull & make voyd All former & | ||||
| other Wills by me formly made In Witnesse whereof I have to this | ||||
| my last will & Testamt: sett my hand & seale the Day & Year first | ||||
| above written Signed Sealed published & Declared to be ye last Will | ||||
| & Testamt of ye sd Joseph Oxley in ye psence of Us Joseph Cooke Wm Correy | ||||
| Cuth: Heron & Rich: Heron | ||||
| Joseph Oxley | ||||
| In the Name of God Amen March ye 22th 1697/8 according to ye Computaton* | ||||
| of the Church of England I Robert Baxter of Chareheads in ye parish of |
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| Allendale and in ye County of Northumbland yeom being in good and | ||||
| perfect memory & remembrance praised be to God for ye same Do here | ||||
| make & ordaine this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme as | ||||
| followeth First I bequeath my soule into ye hands of Almighty God my | ||||
| maker & redeemer hoping yt through ye meritorious Death & passion of my | ||||
| only Lord & saviour Jesus Christ to receive Free pardon & forgiveness | ||||
| of my Sins and as for my body to be buried at ye Discrecon of my Executrix | ||||
| Item I give to my Brother George Baxter Eight hogs Item I give to my | ||||
| Brother John Bell one Cow Item I give to my sister Elizabeth Kinliside one | ||||
| quie* Item I give to my sister Margaret Wilkinson one quie Item I | ||||
| give to my nephew John Baxter one Ewe & Lamb Item I give to my Neece | ||||
| Ann Baxter one Ewe & Lamb Item I give to my Brother Richard Baxter 5s | ||||
| Item I give to my Nephew Robert Bell one Hogg Item I leave my loving wife | ||||
| full & whole Executrix of all my goods & Chattells moveable & immoveable | ||||
| In Witnesse whereunto I the sd Robert Baxter have sett my hand | ||||
| & seale ye Day & Year above written Signat Sigilat et Delibat in psentia* | ||||
| nri Geo Robson & John Dawson jur* | ||||
| Robert Baxter | ||||
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