James Lawson, 1724

       68     KK Andreas
The last will and testament of James Lawson
who departed this life on ye 28 January 1723-4 and was in
perfect mind & memory at the making of it.
    First he committed his soul to God and his body to
christian burial.   Item He left to John Cormod his
father in law, his flax, for which he was to make 18
Gibbyns. To his Brother Ned Lawson his aaa shoes
& stockings, with two neck cloath & coat. To his
nephew Ned Lawson junr  his hatt. Item He left to
his son Anthony Lawson his part of the lands etc
as heirship; out of which he was to pay twenty
shillings to his other child John Lawson. And
if his wife would give her consent to settle her
part of the land as inheritance on her sd son
Anthony, then she was to have the lands during
her life: And his sd son Anthony to pay forty
shillings to his sd son John before in... Item
to ye witness 6d each. Lastly He constituted
& appointed his wife sole Exectrx of all the rest
of his goods movebale & immovable whatsoever
He declared that if his wife would be reduced in
her circumstances & not able to maintain the child=
ren, then she had liberty to mortgage part of
Lagg ny Shure for their maintenance. And if ye
children should die under age, then his part of ye
land to return to his own next of kindred. And
what land shall fall to his wife hereafter his part thereof was to
descend to his children as above expressed
Witnesses
  Wm Quay    }               The Exectrx sworn in
  Jony Kneal } jurati        form of Law, & her
                             Brother Ned sworne Supervr

                          Probatum est & solvit 12d

The goods & children in the hands of the mother
who hath given pledges Wm Quay & Tho: Cormod

         May 29 1724
John Cormod jnr Gardagh enters a claim agt ye Exec'r of James
Lawson for 30s & cravesyeLaw.

eodem die
This day John Cormod has proved 29s 10d to be due to him
from James Lawson, who gave him Crott y Cowle for ye use of the sd
money

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