In the Name of God Amen I Philip Hetherington of the Parish of Upper Denton in the County of Cumberland being in the twenty second Year of my Age being the seventeen hundred and forty eight Year of our Lord and Saviour I doth bequeath and leave my Goods Wages etc to Anna Hetherington of the aforesaid Parish and County or her Heirs and Execetarys/signed in the presence of these persons underwritten Witness my X Witness our hands and seals Caleb Ashman

Joseph Mering  Jonas Brurholm

On the ninth day of September in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and forty eight Administration (with the Will annexed) of the Goods Chattels and Credits of Philip Hetherington late belonging to the East India Merchant Ship Prince Edward a Bachelor deceased was granted to John Smith the lawfull Attorney of Hannah otherwise Anna Hetherington Widow the natural and lawfull mother of the said deceased and Universal Legatee named in the said Will (for that no executor is named therein)being first sworn duly to administer

PCC Prob11/764

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