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1781 May 25^th

Guy George

Late of Oxnop in the

Parish of Grinton

     Yeoman (?)

          Will, act

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In the name of God Amen, I George Guy of Oxnop in the Parish of Grinton and County of York Yeoman, Do make publish and Declare this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, That is to say,

first   I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Guy the sum of fifty pounds to be paid by my Executor herein after named twelve months after my decease or as soon after as he shall personally Demand it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Item  I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Hammond the sum of fifteen pounds together with a parcel of wood it nearly the same value laying at Keldside ~~~~~~~~~~~

Item  I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Chapman The sum of Thirty pounds ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Item  I give and bequeath to my daughter Alice Guy the sum of Fifty Pounds togethther withone halfe of my House-hold Furniture bed & Table Linnin~~

Item  I give and bequeath to my Daughter Nancy Guy the sum of Twenty pounds together with the other halfe of my Household furniture bed & Table Linnin ~~~~~~~~

Item I give and bequeath to my Son Richard all that my share of a Lead mine called Stagsfell together with all the remainder of my personal Estate of what nature or kind so Ever or wheresoever he paying all my Just Debts and Funeral Expences, and Likewise I do make and ordain him my sole Executor of this my last will and Testament, revoking all other former will or wills by me heretofore made and Declare this to be my Last will and Testament, in Witness where of I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Fourthenth Day of May One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty                                                   

                                                                   George             Guy

Signed Sealed Published and

Declared by the said Testator

   George Guy, as and for his last

          Will and Testament in the Presence

         of us who at his Request and in his

               Presence and in the presence of Each

            other have subscribed our Names as

             Witnesses hereunto, James Clarkson

                                            Richd. Metcalfe

                                                          [The handwriting is that of James Clarkson]

25 May 1781

              Richard Guy sole Executor in this

       Will named was sworn with and faithfully

       to execute and perform the same and so

       forth and that he believed the Inventory

       herewith delivered contained the Value

       of the personal Estate of the sd~ George

       Guy deceased,

before me

                                                                                       James Lamb

                                                                                       Surrogate ~