Page 35, Will, Alexander Williamston, 31 May 1699; Inventory, 5 June 1699, p 1;
| May ye 31 |
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| I Alexander Williamston of Hayraicke within ye parish of Allendale | ||||
| and County of Northumberland being sick in Body but of good & perfect | ||||
| remembrance praised be God for ye same Doe make this my last Will | ||||
| and Testament in manner & forme following First I bequeath | ||||
| my soule to Allmighty God my maker & Redeemer Item I Give | ||||
| unto my Four Daughters (to witt) Ruth Mary Sarah & Hannah | ||||
| ye sume of Twenty pounds to be payd out of reall Estate by my | ||||
| son Thomas Williamston when he comes to ye full Age of | ||||
| Twenty one Years & to be equally Divided amongst ye sd Four | ||||
| and if it should please God to call upon any of ye said Daughters | ||||
| it shall be equally Divided amongst ye rest Item I Give unto | ||||
| my Dear wife Ann Williamston & to my Four Daughters above | ||||
| said all my personall Estate moveable & immoveable Except | ||||
| such Aireloums as did anciently belong to ye house and to be | ||||
| equally Divided amongst ym after my Debts & Funerall | ||||
| Expences be Discharged Item I leave my Dear wife Anne | ||||
| Williamston to be Tutor & Guardian of my Children above | ||||
| named and failing her I Give & bequeath ye Tuition of my | ||||
| said Children abovenamed unto my Well beloved & Trusted | ||||
| Friends John Hutchinson of Greendicke & Hugh Watson of | ||||
| Studdon within ye parish & County aforesaid Item I leave my | ||||
| loveing wife Anne Williamston to be Executrix of this my last | ||||
| Will In Witnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & | ||||
| seale ye Day & Year first above written Sealed Signed and | ||||
| Delivered in ye psence of us John Williamston Hugh Hutchinson | ||||
| Thomas Jackson | ||||
| Alexander Williamston | ||||
| A True & perfect Inventory of ye goods & Chattells of Alexander | ||||
| Williamston late of Hayrake within ye parish of Allendaile | ||||
| and County of Northumberland Decd as they were taken & | ||||
| apprized by us whose names are hereunder written this | ||||
| Fifth Day of June Anno Domini 1699 | ||||
| £ s d | ||||
| First | His horse & Apparell | 5: 00: 00: | ||
| Fifteen Kine* & a Bull | 24: 00: 00: | |||
| Five Heffers | 06: 00: 00: | |||
| Thirty one Wethers* | 08: 00: 00: | |||
| Forty Four Hogs & Young Sheep | 08: 00: 00: | |||
| one Old lame Mair | 00: 10: 00: | |||
| A swine or Grice* | 00: 5: 00: | |||
| Household goods & Utensills for Husbandry necessaryes | 05: 00: 00: | |||
| 56: 15: 00: | ||||
Note: Will and Inventory p.1 Alexander Williamston
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