This is my last will. I am in plorable good health but think it necessary to have a will by me. I give and bequeath all my property of whatsoever kind Real and Personal to my beloved wife Elizabeth for and during her natural life and at her decease I bequeath Birk Rigg Estates, Rigg House Estate, Mossdale Moor Estate, Gayle Estate with all my property in Hampton Court Estate, Negroes and all my estate Negroes and houses in the Island of Dominica to Robert Atkinson now in Richmond To  Thomas Davis now in Gargrave and to Isaac Metcalfe now in London each one third as Tenants in Common with this proviso that Robert Atkinson and Thomas Davis assume and bear the name of Metcalfe and qualify at the Herald's Office before they enter into possession and subject to pay the following legacies viz  Margaret Coats  £50,  Nancy Atkinson £100 and if she marries well £100 more . One shilling per day to George Atkinson during his life and £10 to Isaac Atkinson now in Dominica. I appoint W T Roberts Esquire, London, Mr  John Davis of Liverpool, Anthony Davis   in Philadelphia son of Thomas, and Mr John Routh of London to be my executors and I bequeath £1,000 sterling to each of them from the Hampton Court Estate as a reward for acting zealously. I further will that my dear wife shall not marry again and that should she marry the whole of my property shall as heretofore devised I bequeath the shop at the East End of Hawes Market and my half the pew in Hawes Chappel to my wife Elizabeth for ever and to her executors her heors and admons and further it is my will that the Mortgages and other Incumbrances shall be paid prior to the legacies and that the legacies to my executors shall be the last paid. Given under my hand and seal at Rigg House this twenty first day of September 1820.  ....George Metcalfe, signed and ackonwledged in the presence of Chris Moor, Alexander Metcalfe, Mary Hunter.

I further will by way of a codicil that the male heir of each of the legatees shall be entitled tot he estates after the death of their father and if it be descended to a person not named Metcalfe that then the said person shall qualify and take the name of Metcalfe before he shall enter into possession and I recommend to each of the three principal legatees to curtail by will the said properties to the heir male of each and I give power to my executors to sell my Dominca property except the Negroes that may be removed to Demerara.

Unfortunately this took me to the bottom of the page, and the actual date of proving the will was on the next page which I did not print. But the date of probate as per the documents on line data base is

21 February 1822

PROB 11/1653