In the name of God Amen the twenty fifth day of January in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and twentynine I Richard Reynolds of Burscough in the county of Lancs, yeoman, knowing the uncertainty of this transitory life and being desirous to set peace & unity amongst my wife and children after my decease Do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth.

Imprimus it is my will and mind that my debts, funeral expenses and the charges of the probate of this my last will and testament be taken and paid out and forth of all my goods and personal estate and wheras I am lawfully possessed and seized of several messuages and tenements and leasehold estates situate lying and being in Burscough aforesaid which I hold by several indentures of lease under the Right Hon James Earl of Derby and as touching and concerning the same my will and mind is that my Executors hereof hold all the same for the terms of such years until such a time as by the clear rent? ssour? and profits there from arising shall amount to so much money as will pay for the fine and the filling up of the lease that belongeth to that estate where I now dwell And also as in case as there be occasion of fineing and that little estate which James Scarisbrick now farmeth under me happen to come and be holden by one life That then my executors hereof contine to hold all the aforesaid leasehold estates for the raising of such a sum of money as will discharge for the rerrowing? of that lease belonging to that estate which James Scarisbrick now farmeth under me which estate I do give direct and order for my beloved wife Mary Reynolds to hold to her for and during her natural life Then and at after her decease I do give all the same unto my son John Reynolds his heirs executors nominates and all his assigns withall the right title and interest in the same to hold to him the said John Reynolds his heirs executors nominates and all his assignsfor during the remainder of all the time and term then to come or as remains unexpired in any term and estate thereof.

Item it is my will and mind that at after such money is raised for fineing as aforesaid Then I do give all that my other messuage and tenement and leasehold estate with all its appurtenances where I now dwell unto my said son John Reynolds his heirs executors administrators and all his assigns for and during all the remainder of all the time and term then to come or as remains unexpired in any term and estate thereof neverthe less subject charged and chargeable with the true payment of the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds current money which I do give direct and order for to be paid unto my daughter Margaret Reynolds when she shall attaine to and come of the full age of twenty and one years old

Item I do give all that my other messuage and tenement and leasehoild estate situate lying and being within Higgins Lane where Elizabeth Wainwright widow now farmeth under me unto my daughter Jane Reynolds her heirs executors nominates and all her assigns for and during all the remainder of all the time and term then to come or as remains unexpired in any term  and estate thereof and for to possess and enter upon the same if the sums of money beraised for the user aforesaid When shee doth attain to and come of the full age of twenty and one years old and not before.  And it is my further will and mind that if my son John Reynolds happen to die before he doth come of the age of twenty and one years old that then and in such a case my daughter Jane Reynolds her heirs executors nominates and assigns for to have all that which was given unto my said son John Reynolds as aforesaid excepting that estate where James Scarisbrick now farmeth under me which shall go and go equall between my two daughters and my daughter Margaret Reynolds for to have Higgins Lane leasehold estate and the half of the other as aforesaid and my daughter Jane Reynolds for to have that where I now dwell and the other half of that mentioned as aforesaid.

Item it is my further will and mind that my wife and my childrenn have their maintenance out of my leasehold estate while the aforesaid money is in raising and and that my wife have the tuition and management of my children if she keep herself sole chaste and unmarried but if she happen to remarry or miscarry at after my decease that then and in such a case  it is my will and mind that my executors hereof take my children from her and have the tuition and management thereof.  And it is my further will and mind that if my son John Reynolds happen for to marry before he come of the age of twenty one years or at any age whatsoever within the term of his lifetime and have lawfull issue that then and in such a case for want of him for such issue or child or children for to have all that which was given to my said son John Reynolds.

Item it is my will and mind and I do give unto my daugter Margaret Reynolds her heirs and assigns all that close of moss ground which I purchased of William Wallas And lastly I do hereby constitute ordain and make my brother John Reynolds, John Fazackerly and Edward Peterson executors of this my last will and testament hoping that they will see this truly performed as my trust is in them reposed In witness whereof I the said Richard Reynolds the testator have hereunto set and put my hand and seal the day and year first above written.

Sealed signed published and declared

By the said Richard Reynolds the testator

As his last will and testament in the

Sight and prescence of us who have                                   Richard Reynolds

Hereunto subscribed our names in                                      his mark

The sight and prescence of the testator

Henry Robinson

John Robinson

John Reynolds

He was buried at Ormskirk 2nd  Feb 1729/30