Page 103, Will, Cuthbert Bell, p 2, 8 September 1704
| by my eldest sone Robt Bell |
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| now live as soon as she shall attaine to ye Age of one & twenty | ||||
| yeares; Item I give, Legate & bequeath unto my daughter Jane | ||||
| Bell the sume of twenty pounds of lawfull English money to | ||||
| be pd her by my sd Sone Robert Bell out of my sd Freehold | ||||
| house wherein I now live when she shall attaine ye Age of | ||||
| One & twenty yeares; Item all ye rest of my Goods & Chattells | ||||
| moveable and imoveable I give & bequeath unto my | ||||
| loveing Wife Margt Bell whom I doe hereby nominate & | ||||
| appoint sole Execix of this my last Will & Testamt | ||||
| sd | ||||
| she ye sd Margt Bell my ⁁ Wife bringing up & educateing | ||||
| my younger Sone Thomas Bell & my sd daughters | ||||
| Margt & Jane Bell out of my sd personall Estate untill | ||||
| they shall severally attaine ye Age of one & twenty | ||||
| yeares; Item I doe nominate constitute & appoint my | ||||
| loveing Brother Robt Bell to be Tutr for my eldest | ||||
| Sone Robt Bell until he shall attaine ye Age of one & | ||||
| twenty years And I Doe hereby revoke & annull all | ||||
| former & other Wills & Testamts by me made either by | ||||
| word or writeing. In Witness whereof I have here- | ||||
| unto set my hand & seale this 8th Day of Septemb in ye | ||||
| third yeare of ye reigne of o soveraigne Lady Anne by ye | ||||
| grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland | ||||
| Queen Defend of ye Faith &t Aoq Dni 1704: Signed | ||||
| Sealed & Published in ye psence of us Jo: Wilkinson | ||||
| Tho: Howden Richd: Ellis | ||||
| Cuth: Bell |
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