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Will of James Cock weaver of Haughton, Lancashire 1838 |
I James Cock of Haughton in the County of Lancaster Weaver do
make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner now
following that is to say I order and direct all my just debts and funeral
expenses and the expenses of the probate and execution of this my will
to be paid by my Executor hereinafter named out of my personal
estate and effects and if the same shall be insufficient for that
purpose then I charge my real estate with the deficiency And I
give devise and bequeath unto my dear Wife Nancy Cock her heirs
executors administrators and assigns All that my messuage or
Dwellinghouse and shop and also the vacant Land or Garden
belonging thereto with all and every the rights members and appurte-
-nances thereunto respectively belonging or appertaining situate and being
in Tib Street within Haughton aforesaid and now severally in my own
occupation And also the money and accumulations and interest
thereof belonging to me and now being in the Stockport Savings
Bank And all other sums of money and debts owing to me from
any person or persons whomsoever Together with all my household
good and furniture clothing wearing apparel beds and bedding tools and
implements of trade and else all and singular other my real and personal
estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever the same
or any part thereof may consist To have hold receive and enjoy the said
messuage or dwellinghouse vacant land and garden money debts furniture
and all other my real and personal estate and effects as aforesaid (after or
subject to the payment of my debts and the expense aforesaid) Unto and
for the sole use and benefit and to be at the entire disposal of my
said dear Wife Nancy Cock her heirs executors administrators and
assigns for ever or for such estate and interest as I may have in the
same or any part thereof respectively Subject nevertheless to my said
messuage or dwellinghouse vacant Land Garden and the respective
appurtenances to the payment of the yearly chief or ground rent with
which the same premises are charged and to the covenants and
agreements contained in the Deed of Conveyance thereof and which on
the part of the Grantee of the same premises are to be observed and
performed And I - James Cock - Thos T Pownall - Josh
Hibbert - appoint my said Wife Nancy Cock sole Executrix of this
my last Will and Testament and hereby cancelling all other wills
by me at any time heretofore made I do declare this to be my last
Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said James Cock
the Testator have to the first sheet of this my last Will and
Testament (written on two sheets of paper) set my hand and
to this second and last sheet thereof my hand and seal this
seventh day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and thirty eight - James Cock - Signed
sealed published and declared by the said Testator as and for his last
Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at
his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses to the due execution thereof
The 1st day of December 1838
Nancy Cock the sole Executrix in this Will named was
sworn in common form and she further made Oath that
the personal estate and effects of the Testator within the
Diocese of Chester were under the value of £200 Before me
John Handforth Surrogate
The testator died the sixth day of October 1838
Probate Issued Dated 17th December 1838