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In the Name of God Amen I Ralph Laidman of
the parish of Kir[by] Ravensworth in the County of York yeom[?]
Doe Make & Ordaine this my last Will & Testamt. Imprimis I give
& bequeath Unto my son Thomas Laidman in token of my love &
respect Thirty pounds having already given & paid him his
filliall or childs porson [=portion?] as alsoe the sum of One
hundred pounds wch. was given & bequeathed to him in & by the
last Will of Thomas Lonsdale his Uncle Item I give & bequeath
Unto my two Daughters Elizabeth & Mary Laidman & to Either of
them the sum of One hundred & Fifty pounds & doe ordn. &
appoynte that the same be in full satisfaccõn & discharge of &
for the Bequests or Legacys of [?] pounds againe Given or
bequeathed to them in & by the last Will of the sd Thomas
Lonsdale & all Other their Respective claim[s] or demands by or
Undr. the sd. Will I alsoe give & bequeath Unto my sd two
Daugh Daughters Equally to be divided between them All my
plate [?lining] & household goods or household stuff & Implems.
of my househo[l]d Furniture of what Nature sort Quallity or kind
soever the same are or doe [? ?] allowing [thereof?] to my Dear
Wife soe long as she shall remain my Widdow the use of such [?]
thereof as for the [?] Occasions shall Require the same to be
Allotted & [?] for her Use as aforesd by & att the discretion of
my good friend dV[?] Thomas Broughill of Barnard Castle And I
doe hereby Ordn. & appoynt the sd three [?sevalle ?smalle]
Legacys above mentioned be paid wlein the space of twelve months
next after my decease & doe hereby charge & subject as well my
Reall as personall [?] paymt. thereof Item I give & Devise to my
loving Wife during her life all that Messuage house farmhold or
Tenemt. [?] the lands & grounds thereunto belonging & called or
known by the Name of Robsons House & ground & doe hereby Ratify
& confirm the settlemt. of Fifteen pounds [?] of my Estate att
Bows heretofor[?] settled or made payable Unto my Sd Wife or to
her Use during her life And doe hereby Ord. & declare [?] in
full satisfaccion & Discharge of all [?] clai[ms] out of all &
every [?] of my Reall or personall Estate [?] colour or pretence
of any settlemt. or joynture Or of the [?] or [?] att [next nine
or ten words illegible] I give & Devise Unto my eldest son Henry
Laidman & to his heirs & assigns forever All my Messuages Lands
Tenemt & [?] whatsoever or wheresoever [?] satisfying & [? ?] as
well as the three sevall legacys above mentioned As alsoe all &
Every my Just debts whatsoever tr to whomsoever due whether by
specially or simple contract Itam I give & bequeath Unto my son
Henry All Other my Goods Cattelle Chattells Rights Creditts &
parsonall Estate whatsoever Except what is given & bequeathed to
my two Daughters as above said And doe hereby Constitute &
Appoynt my Son Henry Laidman sole Executor of this my last Will.
Signed Sealed published & Declared
by the Testator as his last Will and
Testament in the presence of us who
[signed] Ralph Laidman
subscribed out names in his presence
this thirtyeth day of August Ao
Dñ 1730
Elizabeth ^ her Mrk ^ Carter
William [illegible]
Chr: Smales
Source: WYAS West Yorkshire Archive
Services, Leeds LS7 3AP, ref: RDP 128/45 |
