In the Name of God Amen I WILLIAM AUTON of Hornby in the County of York yeoman being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory praise be therefore given to Almighty God for the same do make and ordaine this my present Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say First and principally I commend my soul into the Hands of Almighty God hoping through the merits death and passion of my dear saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life and as to the disposition of all such temporal esatate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth

Item I give and bequeath to my Brother JOHN AUTON of ?Thirn? one Guinea

Item I give to KATHERINE AUTON daughter of JOHN AUTON 10 shillings

Item I give to ANN BLADES daughter of RICHARD BLADES 10 shilings

Item I give to my brother CHRISTOPHER AUTON 2 shillings and 6 pence

Item I give to my sister ANN HOLMES 2 shillings and 6 pence

Item I give to my sister MARY OUTHATE 2 shillings and 6 pence

Item I give to my sister ISABEL ELLERTON 2 shillings and 6 pence

Item I give to my sister ELIZABETH ALDERSON 2 shillings and 6 pence

Item I give to my sister KATHERINE BEAN 2 shillings and 6 pence

Item I give to my brother THOMAS AUTON of Hornby all my estate at Hunton whatsoever lands and houseing real and personal ... and to make him sole executor of this my Last Will and Testament he paying all my debts and funeral expences In witness whereof I have hereby set my hand and seal 11 May 1747

Witnesses Samuel Atkinson, Mary Storrow, Robert Brown

From the North Riding registry of Deeds, at the North Yorkshire County Record Office in Northallerton.

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