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In the name of God amen I John Sutcliffe of Horton in the
parish of Bradford in the County of York Black Smith Do this
Sixteenth day of September In the year of our Lord one thousand
Eight Hundred and Thirty Three make this my Will in mannerfollowing.
First my will and mind is that all my just Debts funeral Expenses
and the Expenses of proving or registering of this my Will be
paid by my Trustees and Executors hereinafter named out of my
real and personal Estate situate standing lying and being in
the Township of Little Horton aforesaid and now occupied by my
self and my other tenants with all their appurtonances theseunto
belonging.
In the First place the Cottage I now occupy I give and bequeath
unto my son John Sutcliffe after him paying the sum of one hundred
pounds to be paid to Hannah Sutcliffe, Sarah Sutcliffe, Martha
Sutcliffe and John Sutcliffe my self
The other front Front House occupied by John Walker I give and
bequeath to my Daughter Hannah after paying seventy pounds into
shares Sarah Martha John and myself Hannah my will and mind is
for House at the back side I give and bequeath to unto my Daughter
Sarah also I give and bequeath other Dwelling unto my Daughter
Martha
I give and bequeath all my personal Estate unto my children above
mentioned share and share alike
When my youngest child attains the age of Twenty one If one or
more of my children should die or all of them the same for to
be for the next of kinship
Lastley I do hereby nominate Constitute and appoint William Swaine
of the Township of Bowling joiner and James Wilkinson of the
same Township Bottom and Trustees and Executors of this my Will
them to see me properly intered and my Will fulfilled in all
respects In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and
Seal upon this sheet of paper the Day and year above written.
The mark of John Sutcliffe
Witnessed by John Clayton, Henry Roberts, Robt? Sugden.
The attached Certificate dated seveteenth of January 1857
refers to the late John Sutcliffe as a widower.
His son John as a woolsorter and his daughters Hannah and Martha,
spinsters as the only surviving children.
It also gives the date of death as 17 November 1833. |
