Katherine Lawson als Kneal, 1742

            KK Andreas. 45
The Last will & testatment of Katherine Lawson als Kneal
who departed this Life about ye 21st of February 1741
being sick in body but perfect in mind & memory at the make=
ing hereof. First, she committed her soul to God & her body
to christian Burial. Item She left to her husband her part of
the fishing nett with what-so-ever belongs thereto, & a peice of
cloth at home from the tuckmilln, & a cover laid upon his own
bed. Item she left to son David twenty shillings & a loom with
what appertains thereto, & a bed clothes. Item she left to her son
James twenty shillings, some part of ye same being due to him a=
fore, & the cover laid upon her bed & a blankett, and the nett that he
had already, & all the toolls that belong'd to himself. Item
she left to her daugher Katherine five & twenty shillings
a new manl and petty=coat a linnen=hood a looking glass and
an appron=checker, and as much yarn as she already had, &
a choice little wheell, and a table=cloth & a napkin. Item she
to her daughter Margt five & twenty shillings, her rideing
hood & her wearing gown, and her own yarn, & her choyce
of the two little wheells remaining. Lastly, she nominated &
apointed her four children vizt David, James, Katherine &
Margt joynt equaill Exes of all the rest of her goods move=
able & immoveable what so ever, & six pence to each the
wittnesses of her will, & her part of the cow to her Daugh=
ter Katherine
Witnesses
  John Kneen
  Wm Radcliffe   jurati

The Exts are sworn in Court in form of Law
as also to be just the one to the other in
division of the Goods and have given
pledges vizt the witnesses of the will.
Solvit 12d             Probatum est
                         Joh: Cosnahan
                         Edw: Moore

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