Alice Christian als Lewn 1725

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     98 Conchan 1725

This is affirmed to be ye last will of Alice Xtian
als Lewn, who departed this Life about ye 12th of Jan
uary, Anno [p..dicto?], who in perfect mind & memory [com]
:mitted her Soul to God & her Body to Xtian Burial.
Item  She left to her Daughter Margt a red petticoat
& to her Grand child, ye sd Margt’s Daughter, her green
apron.  Itm  To her Daughter Alice her black serg[..]
petticoat & white apron.  Itm  To her Grand Son
Thomas Xtian a piece of Cloath to make him a
                                     Law
little Coat.  Itm  to her Daughter in ^ Ellin’r a blue
linen Apron, & to her Daughter in Law Jony a 
linsey woolsey Apron.  Itm  To her Sister Ellin’r
Cannon her newly shaped wastcoat, & to Grinny[?]
Waterson her other wastcoat.  She declared that her
Son in Law Jon Stean & her Daughter Margt his wife
persuaded[?] her to promise them forty shills in Contract
[“which” crossed out] whereof she paid twenty & if they did engage them 
selves to her never to demand any more on [….]
but if they [“do” replaced by “should”] trouble her Ex’r for it, she refer…
truth of it to their own oaths.   Lastly she co[nstitu..]
ted & appointed her son Wm Sole Ex’r of all [the]
rest of her Goods moveable & immovable [what so ever].

Witnesses
    Wm Gell    }
    Tho: Banckes } jurati

[written to right of above Witnesses]
The Exec’r sworn
in Court in form of
Law
Probatum est & solvit […]

Pledges.  Thomas Banks & Wm […] [very faint; could be “Killey”]

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