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In the name of God, I Francis Barraclough of North Bierley,
in the county of York, Miller, being sick in body but of sound
and perfect understanding and memory, etc
Imprimis, I give & bequeath to Mary my beloved wife whom
I make & ordain my only & sole Exacutrix of this my last
Will and Testament, all and Singular my Lands, Messages, Tenements,
goods, chattels, household stuff, ready money, Leases & all
other Things to me belonging, whether real or personal things
movable and imovable, wheresoever they be, by her freely to be
possessed & enjoyed, paying to my children such Legacies
ashowafter expressed. Viz: I will and ordain my said wife to
pay to my oldest daughter Mary ye sum of Twenty pounds of lawful
money of England at ye age of twenty one out of ye aforesaid
estate.
Item: I give to my son John Twenty pounds.
Item: to Sarah my daughter I give Twenty pounds both aforesaid
to receive their shares respectively at ye age of twenty one.
Item: to Francis my son I give Twenty pounds at ye age of Twenty
one.
Item: I give, to my son Joseph Twenty pounds at ye age of Twenty
one.
Item: I give, to my son Abraham Twenty pounds at ye age of Twenty
one.
Item: I give, to my son Stephen Twenty pounds at ye age of Twenty
one.
Item: I give, to my daughter Elizabeth Twenty pounds at ye age
of Twenty one.
All ye ??? of my estate whatsoever I give to my said wife
freely & ??? to possess & enjoy as long &
during ye time She continues my Widow, but if she either marry
or decease ye said residue of my estate is to ??? &
be equally divided amongst all my children & if any of my
said children ???? that they arrive at ye said age of twenty
one, then ye share or shares of ye ?? shall be given &
divided equally amongst all ? survive. And I do hereby revoke
etc.
this thirty first day of August 174?
Winessed by Geo Nicholson and Abraham Barraclough. |
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