A Transcription of The Will of John Wood (1717 - 89).
The Will is dated 28 September 1789.
(Post in preparation).
John Wood aged 36.
John * Wood
1754
AGED 36 Y
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John Wood (1717 - 88).
Aged 49
Inscribed on the back
I WOOD
1767
AGED 49
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My Transcription.
This is the last will and testament of me John Wood of Strand
Street in Maryport in the Parish of Cross Cannonby in the county of Cumberland
Gentleman whereby I do dispose of my Real and personal Estate and effects in
manner and form following (that is to say) Imprimus, I do hereby give and
devise and bequeath unto my son Wilton Wood all that my freehold messuage and
tenement with the appurtenances situate lying and being at a place called
Wilton in Hale in the said county commonly called and known by the name of Town End and Yew Tree now in the possession of Isaac
Dixon as farmer thereof To hold until my said son Wilton Wood his heirs
executors and assigns forever, upon the special trust and confidence that he
the said Wilton Wood his executors administrators or assigns shall pay or cause
to be paid there out the several respective legacies and sum and sums of money
herein after immediately mentioned first I give to my son Thomas Wood the sum
of twenty pounds Item I give to my other son John Wood the sum of five guineas,
Item I give to my youngest son Kelsick Wood the sum of five guineas Item I give
my daughter Sarah the wife of Joseph Fell of Maryport aforesaid Grocer the sum
of Forty pounds and to my daughter Ann the wife of Robert Ferguson of
Whitehaven in the said county merchant the sum of fifty pounds which said
several legacys, thereby order and direct my son Wilton Wood to payor cause to
be paid to the respective legatees at the end or expiration of twelve months
after my decease and my will and mind is and do hereby order direct and declare
it to be my real intention that the sum of one hundred pounds shall be paid to
my son Wilton to my executrix herein after named by and out of my said estate at
Wilton in Hale aforesaid at the end or expiration of twelve calendar months after
my decease for and towards the paying off and discharging my just debts and
which said sum of one hundred pounds I desire might be paid and applied towards
defraying the same by my executrix and to and for no other use intent or
purpose whatsoever and do order that the said several legacys so bequeathed to
the several and respective legatees and the said sum of one hundred pounds so
to be paid to my executrix as aforesaid shall be charged and chargeable upon my
said premises at Wilton in Hale aforesaid Item I give devise and bequeath unto
my said son Thomas Wood all that my messuage and tenement with the appurtenances
situate lying and being at Egremont in the said county
of Cumberland commonly called and known by the name of Seed Hill Houses and a
field called Pigeon Coat Croft and a stint? in a field called Cow Field now
in the several tenures or occupations of Isaac Gibson and John Braithwaite as
farmers thereof to hold the said premises unto my said son Thomas his heirs and
assigns for ever item I give and devise unto my said son Kelsick Wood all those
messuages or dwelling house and premises with their and every of their rights
members and appurtenances situate standing in and being at Egremont Town Head and also all those my lands and grounds
situate lying and being at Egremont aforesaid commonly called and known by the
several and respective names of the
Holms, Williams Field, Low Meadows Bristow Close, and Kell Trees and a stint in
Cow Field aforesaid, and half a pew in Egremont Church now in possession
of David Sanderson to hold the same premises under my said son Kelsick Wood and
his heirs and assigns for ever, but in case my said son Kelsick should happen
to die before he attains the age of twenty one years or without leaving issue of
his body lawfully begotten then and in either case therefore order and direct
said my who is heir at law thereto son
Wilton to pay or cause to be paid unto the remainder of my children that shall
be living at the time of his death the sum of one hundred pounds to be equally
divided amongst them share and share alike and do further charge the said premises
with the payment thereof Item I give and devise unto my daughter Elizabeth the
wife of Fletcher Mc Kenzie of Maryport aforesaid mariner all that my messuage
or dwelling house with the appurtenances situate standing and being in Coats Lane, Whitehaven aforesaid in the tenure or
occupation of Fowley Burnley as farmer thereof to hold the messuage or
dwelling house unto my said daughter Elizabeth McKenzie her heirs and assigns
forever. Item I give and devise unto my said daughter Ann the wife of the said Robert
Ferguson all that my close enclosure piece or parcel of ground or land which
was lately inclosed upon Bigg Rigg Moor within the
township Townfields or precinct of Egremont aforesaid to hold the said
premises unto my said daughter Ann and to her heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my said sons and daughters hereinafter
named joint/ Wilton, Thomas, Kelsick, Sarah Fell, Ann Ferguson and Elizabeth McKenzie
All that my tenth part or share of the Copperas or Copperas Works at the Gins
near Whitehaven aforesaid and the rents houses produce and profits thereof. To hold
to them the said Wilton Wood, Thomas Wood, Kelsick Wood, Ann Ferguson and
Elizabeth McKenzie their executors administrators and assigns to be equally
divided amongst them share and share alike and in such several shares and
proportions as I shall herein after mention/ that is to say/one sixth part or
share of my said Tenth part of the said Copperas Works to my said son Wilton
also another sixth part thereof to my said son Thomas also another sixth part
to my youngest son Kelsick, also another sixth part to my said daughter Sarah
Fell also another sixth part to my said daughter Ann Ferguson and the remaining
sixth part or share of my said tenth share of the said premises to my said
daughter Elizabeth McKenzie, Item, I give and bequeath unto my said daughters
also hereinafter mentioned/ Ann Ferguson and Elizabeth McKenzie each one third
part or share of all that my twenty eighth share of the
Low ship building yard, timber yard and stock in trade at Workington in the
said county and the blacksmiths, shop ship yard and rope walk at Harrington
Harbour, otherwise Bella Port in the said county together with all the
rents issues/produce and profits thereof to hold to them the said Ann Ferguson
and Elizabeth McKenzie their executors administrators and assigns to be equally
divided between share and share alike Item, I give and bequeath unto my said
other daughter Sarah Fell the rents issues produce and profits of all that my
other third part or share of the said twenty eighth
share of the said Low ship building yard, timber yard and stock in trade at
Workington aforesaid and the blacksmiths shop, ship yard and rope walk at Harrington
Harbour otherwise Bella Port aforesaid. To hold the said rents issues
produce and profits thereof to her the said Sarah Fell and her assigns for and
during the form of her natural life and from immediately after her decease then
I give and bequeath the said third part the said twenty eighth share of the
said last mentioned premises so herein given and bequeathed to my said daughter
Sarah Fell to my three youngest grand children Martha Fell, Sarah Fell and Joseph
Fell the son and daughters of the said Joseph Fell their executors administrators
and assigns to be equally divided among them share and share alike, And my will
and mind further is that in case the said sum of one hundred pounds so to be
paid to my executrix for the purpose aforesaid be insufficient to pay off and
discharge my just debts that then I order and direct the respective legatees of
the several shares and proportions of my Low ship
building yard, timber yard and stock in trade at Workington aforesaid
and also the black smiths shop ship yard and ropework
at Harrington Harbour otherwise Bella Port aforesaid to pay or cause to
be paid there out to my said executrix equally amongst according to their
several estates and interests therein so much and such parts as will
sufficiently enable my said executrix to discharge my said debts fully Item I
give and devise unto my said loving wife Sarah Wood al that
my store house with appurtenances situate in Coats Lane in Whitehaven aforesaid
in the several tenures of Abraham Reed and Misc? Nutter as farmers thereof, to
hold the same premises unto my said wife and her heirs and assigns forever and
I do hereby the guardianship care tuition and education of my said son Kelsick
to my said loving wife during his minority and with respect to all the rest
residue and remainder of my goods chattles personal estates and effects
whatsoever and where so ever and of what nature and kind so ever whereof or
wherein I shall be possessed of …. Unto or interested in at the time of my
death I give devise and bequeath the same unto my said loving wife Sarah Wood
who I do hereby make ordain constitute and appoint sole executrix and residuary
legatee of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former and other
will and wills by me at any time heretofore made and do declare this only to be
my last will and testament and I also publish and declare that these three sheets
of paper annexed together wrote on one side only and each of them by me signed
and the last of them sealed with my seal to be the same Dated this twenty eighth
of September in the twenty ninth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George
the third by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender
of the faith and so forth and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and eighty nine –
These three sheets of paper wrote (sic) on one side only were each
of them signed by the said John Wood the said testator and the last of them
sealed with his seal and were by him published and declared as and for his last
will and testament in the presence of us and who in his presence and at his
request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as
witness thereto.
William Wood (crossed through)
Illegible signature
Illegible signature (poss Isaac Martin).
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