This is the Last Will and Testament of me JOSEPH CHAPMAN of Naby [crossed out and Cotherstone above] in the parish of Romaldkirk in the North Riding of the County of York yeoman. I charge my Real estate with the payment of my just debts and funeral and testamentary Expences and legacies and Annuities given by this my will in and of my Personal Estate I give and bequeath unto my wife JANE CHAPMAN for her own use and benefit all my household furniture beds bedding plate linen china and other household goods and furniture that may be in and about my dwelling house at the time of my decease. And I give and devise unto my said wife JANE CHAPMAN for and during the term of her natural life one clear annuity ... of £50...

I give and bequeath unto my nephew JOHN CHAPMAN one Guinea.

I give and bequeath unto my nephew JOSEPH CHAPMAN £500 .. unto and between and amongst my nephew JOSEPH CHAPMAN and my neices MARTHA CHAPMAN, SARAH CHAPMAN, MARGARET CHAPMAN and ANN CHAPMAN children of my said brother JOHN CHAPMAN deceased to be equally divided between them share and share alike ......

I give and bequeath £700 [crossed out and £600 above] amongst the children of GEORGE CLARKSON of Bowes in the County of York Schoolmaster by my neice ELEANOR CLARKSON his late wife equally divided amongst them ... at the expiration of twelve calendar months next after my decease to such of them as shall have attained 21 years ....

I give and bequeath £500 unto between and amongst all and every the children of my nephew JOHN HIGHMOOR of Bowes Cross in the County of York yeoman equally to be divided between them ...

I give unto THOMAS DODDS son of THOMAS DODDS late of Cotherstone husbandman deceased the legacy of £100.

I give unto ANN DODDS daughter of JAMES DODDS late of Moorlaws in the County of Nurthumberland husbandman deceased a legacy of £100 ... and is she dies .... I give and devise one moiety or half part unto between and amongst all and every the children of her late Brother THOMAS DODDS in equal shares .....

and I give the remaining moiety unto her brother JOHN DODDS ....

All and every my messuages farms lands hereditaments and real estate and all and every my Personal estate .... unto my said nephew JOHN HIGHMOOR (who is) sole executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills .... In witness whereof I have to this my Last Will and testament hereunto set my hand this 25 February 1822

Witnesses Thomas Wheldon, William Dawkins, John Lamb

On the dorse - signed sealed and republished and declared by the within named Testator JOSEPH CHAPMAN as and for his Last Will and testament

3 March 1825

Witnesses Thomas Wheldon, Thomas Buston, Thomas Hepworth