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John Carter of Healey, Masham, North Yorks.
This is the last will and testament of me JOHN CARTER of Healey,
farmer which I make and publish this fourth day of June one
thousand eight hundred and thirty eight in manner and form
following.
I order and direct all my debts, funeral expenses and
testamentary expenses to be paid by my executors hereinafter
named out of my personal estate.
I give and devise to my sons JOHN CARTER of Healey, farmer, and
ROBERT CARTER of Cowling, farmer all that freehold property and
dwelling house, farm, lands, estate and hereditaments called
Gyles Alley in the township of Coverham an all my other
messuages, farms, lands hereditaments and real estates
whatsoever and wheresoever situate that I may be entitled to or
possessed of, to hold the said hereditaments and real estate to
the use of the said John Carter and Robert Carter their heirs
and assigns forever as tenants in common not as joint tenants. I
hereby declare and direct that any wife or wives that my said
sons John Carter and Robert Carter may hereafter marry shall not
be entitled to any dower out of these properties.
I give and bequeath to my wife CATHERINE an annuity or sum of
thirty pounds to be paid during the term of her natural life, to
be paid by my said sons, this payment to be lieu of any dower
she is entitled to out of the said hereditaments. .........
I give and bequeath to my said dear wife all or as much of my
household goods, furniture and implements as she thinks proper.
I give and bequeath to my daughter CATHERINE CONSTANTINE an
annuity or yearly rent of twenty pounds to be paid to her by my
said sons for her natural life so long as she remains the widow
of the late THOMAS CONSTANTINE ..................
I give and bequeath to my grandchildren, children of my daughter
Catherine Constantine, namely CATHERINE,JOHN,MARGARET,SARAH &
MARY the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds to be equally
divided between them upon the decease of their mother, share and
share alike, but in case any of my said grandchildren should die
leaving issue then I direct that such issue shall take the share
of their parent.
All residue I give and bequeath to my two sons John and Robert
Carter.
I revoke all previous wills, signed on the date aforesaid
Witnessed
R I HUTCHINSON, J M FISHER
Codicil dated 14th June 1842
Revokes bequest of two hundred and fifty pounds to grandchildren
and changes it to one hundred pounds apiece payable when they
reach the age of twenty one.
Witnessed JOHN CALVERT, GEORGE JOHNSON
Probate 26 June 1844 Masham Peculier court
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