William Crow, 1801

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In the Name of God Amen I William
Crow of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster 
Master and Mariner do make and publish this 
my last will and testament as follows
I will and direct all my just Debts and Fiducial 
Expenses and the Probate hereof to be first paid. 
I give and bequeath unto each of the 
children of my uncle Evan Crow the sum of one 
Guinea and also the sum of one Guinea to each of my 
Uncle William Teares children.
I also will and direct that my Executors herein named 
after payment of the above Legacies to collect all 
my effects and turn the
same into money and put and place the same at Interest. 
And I give and devise such Interest thereof to my 
Father and Mother for their
Lives and for the Survivor of them and after 
their deaths I give and bequeath  
all and whatsoever I may be then possessed to 
my Sister
Judy crow alias Judy Hinds her Executors Administrators 
and Assigns forever
but in case she should be dead at the time of 
the death
of the Survivor of my father and mother, I give 
devise and bequeath the same to the children of my 
said Sister Judy Equally to be all 
divided amongst them when shall severally arrive at 
the age of Twenty one 
years and the Interest of such Children respective shared to
be applied towards their Maintenance Education and support 
til they shall severally arrive at the age of Twenty one 
years. And I do hereby 
appoint my Brother Hugh Crow and William Sayle of Ramsey 
in the Isle of Man Executors of this my will to each of 
whom I give a 
Suit of Mourning for their Trouble in the Execution 
hereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal this Twenty
Second day of July one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine. 
Wm Crow Signed sealed published and delivered by the said Testator 
as and for his last will and testament in witness of us who 
at his request in his presence and in the presence of 
each other have 
subscribed our names and witnessed hereto the words 
“Education” “each of” being first underlined. Alex. 
Forrest Atty at Law Liverpool 
Esq Willm. Jameson_________ John Kelvin___________John Gawn
 
 
Transcribers Note: Captain William Crow died 3 February 1800 at Bonny on the Guinea coast.

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