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1741

Test : William Loadman

Of Barnard Castle In the County of Durham Yeoman

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In the Name of God Amen I William Loadman of Barnard Castle in the County of Durham Yeoman Do make this my last Will and Testament in manner & form following that is to say

I Give and Devise unto my Loveing Niece Elizabeth Loadman and to her Heirs & assigns for ever all that the Messuage Burgage or Tenement with the Shops & appurtenances thereunto belonging wherein I now dwell I also Give and Devise to my

Brother in Law Joseph Raine and his Heirs my Northfield Close which I purchased of John Clement I also Give & Devise to my Sister in Law Ann Bambridge & her Heirs my Two days work of Land lying in the Northfield belonging to Barnard Castle aforesaid adjoining on the Lands of Mr [ ?Heaton] of NewCastle on or towards the East & the Lands of Ambrose Edwards Esquire purchased of Mrs. Ann Shaw on the West & [illegible word : ?Blea Trod] on the South provided [ ?th: = ‘that’] the said Ann Bambridge or her Heirs Do pay within Six months after my Death to my Said Niece Elizabeth Loadman the Sum of Twelve pounds and in Case of non payment of the Said Twelve pounds within the [ ?time] aforesaid Then the Devise to the said Ann Bambridge & her Heirs to be void and in that Case

I Give and Devise the Said Two Days work of ground to my Said Niece Elizabeth Loadman her Heirs & assigns for ever I also Give & Devise to the Said Joseph Raine All those Two Ridges of Land lying in the Northfield adjoining on the Lands of the Said Mr [ ?Heaton] on the West and the Lands of Sr. Ralph Millbankes on or towards ye East To hold to the Said Joseph Rain & his assigns for & during the Term of his natural life He the Said Joseph paying [ ?the rent] to the Said Ann Bambridge within twelve months next after his Entry thereintothe Sum of ffive pounds and from & after the Death of the Said Joseph Raine Then I Give & Devise the Said Two Ridges of Land unto Mary, Tabitha, & Jane Raine the Daughters of the Said Joseph Raine and their Heirs as Tenants in Common and my Will is and I do hereby order and Direct that that my Said Niece Elizabeth Loadman Shall have receive and take to her own use the Rents and Proffits of all the Said Close Ridges and Days work of Land herein before Severally Devised to the Said Joseph Raine & Ann Bambridge for & during the Term of Two Years next after my Decease and that my Said Devisees or either of them shall not enter or enjoy the Sd last mentioned [illegible word] or any part thereof until two Years rents or profits thereof be first duly paid or allowed to my Said Niece the better to enable Her to pay the Annuity hereinafter given to my Sister Martha Kipling To whom I give & Devise the Yearly Sum of ffour pounds for and during the Term of her Natural life to be paid her quarterly by my Said Niece Elizabeth Loadman and the first payment thereof to be made three months next after my Death I also Give to my CousinsMr Robert Atkinson & his Sister Tabitha Hutchinson ye sum of ffive shillings a piece All the rest residue and remainder of my Estate as well as all as personal I Give Devise & bequeath the same unto my Said Niece Elizabeth Loadman & her Heirs and Do hereby name make & appoint her the Said Elizabeth Loadman Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former & other Will & Wills by me heretofore made In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this Twenty Seventh day of September In ye Tenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George ye Second King of Great Britain etc. and in ye year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred & thirty Six/

Signed Sealed published & Declared by } the mark of

ye Said William Loadman for & as his last }

Will & Testament attested at his request & in

} William W L Loadman

his presence by us whose names are Subscribed }

Sarah Hudleston

Charles Pearson

[illegible signature, apparently deleted, possibly Christopher Lonsdale]

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June the Twelfth 1741 : Christopher Loansdale Gentleman a Subscribing Witness was Sworn to the Truth and Execution thereof Before me

Wm. Pyle Surrogate

June ye. 26th. 1741.

Elizabeth Loadman Widow Relict and Sole Executrix therein named she being first duly Sworn well and ffaithfully to execute and perform the same before me

Wm Pyle Surrogate

Source: Durham University Library, Archives & Special Collections, ref: 1741/L6/1-2