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The Will of Ottiwell Ryder

 

In the Name of God Amen I OTTIWELL RYDER of Leeds Mayne rydeing within the County of Yorke being weake of bodie but of perfect mynde and Memories praysed be god doe make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme as following Imprimis I bequeath my soule to Almighty god my Creator trusting through the merrits of Christ my Saviour to have free pardon and remission of all my sins and my Bodie to the earth from whence it was taken to be interred at the discretion of my Wife and other Frends. Item my mynde and will is that all my lawfull debts be first sattisfied and Funderall Expences discharged out of my whole estate when done my mynde and will is that my wife have a third parte out of my Estate according to the Custome of this province. Item my mynde and will is that JOSHUA my son shall have another third part out of my estate as hus Chylde parte. Item my mynde and will is that all my Bretherens Children have eache of them twelve pence as legacie to be paid by my Executrix Item my mynde and will is that my brother ROBERT RYDER and my cosin TOBIAS ILES of Holbecke son be supervisors of this my sayd will and testament and that they have paid to them eighteen pence by my executrix. Item my mynde and will is that my sister PRISCILLA daughter have twelve pence paid her as a legacie by my said Executrix Item my mynde and will is that ELIZABETH DOWTHWAITE my Apprentice have twelve pence paid her as a legacie Item my mynde and will is that ther remainder of my Estate not before disposed be deivided betwixt my sayd wife and sons Item my mynde and will is that ELLENOR my wife be sole executrix of this my last will and testament in witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale this 29 May 1667

witnesses Robert Rider, Tobias ?Iliss

 

 

This Will was kindly sent in by Marion.

Although credit goes to the late Roger Davies who did a huge amount of research into the different branches of the Rider / Ryder  family,

sadly he is no longer with us, but he was very generous and shared his research with many.

Obtained from the Borthwick Institute at York

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