This is the last will and testament of me William Sayer of the township of Darlington in the County of Durham Yeoman in manner and form following that is to say I give and bequeath unto Richard Nightingale of Trafford (?) hill in the said county farmer and John Robinson of Cockerton in the said county Gentleman all and singular  my personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever to hold to them the said Richard Nightingale and John Robinson their executors and administrators in trust to pay interest and proceeds to arise there from unto my dear wife Jane Sayer for and during the term of her natural life and after her decease then to pay unto my nephew John Miller of Sedberge in the said county of Durham farmer the sum of two hundred pounds and unto my niece Ann Sanderson the sum of two hundred pounds and unto the children of the said Richard Nightingale the sum of two hundred pounds to be divided among such said children share and share alike and unto William Myers and Thomas Dack Myers the two sons of William Myers the sum of fifty pounds apiece which said legacies I order and direct to be paid by my said trustees to the said several and respective legatees  and their respective Executors Administrators and Assigns six months after the death of my said wife and the rest and residue of my personal estate and effects to pay to the executors or administrators of my said wife at the same time.  I give and devise unto my nephew Joseph Miller of Brunton (Brompton?) in the parish of Northallerton in the County of York all that my freehold messuage tenement or dwelling house situate at Sedberge aforesaid subject to such estate and interest therein as my said wife now has and subject to such further charge as is made thereon by a settlement on my marriage with my said wife and also subject to the payment of the further sum of fifty pounds to the executors or administrators of my said wife within six months after her death to hold to him the said Joseph Miller his heirs and assigns subject as aforesaid.  And I do hereby appoint the said Richard Nightingale and John Robinson joint executors of this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seal this first day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and nine.

Wm Sayer.

Probate

Signed sealed published and declared by the said William Sayer the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as witnesses thereto:

John Widdas (?)                       }

Cuth (?) Brown                                    }  Darlington

Robt Marshall Hutchinson                     }

On the fifteenth day of April 1811 Robert Marshall Hutchinson, one of the subscribing witnesses to this will was sworn to the due executor thereof by the testator and Richard Nightingale and John Robinson the sole executors therein named were sworn to execute and perform the same as *** (under £1000)

Before me James Topham (?) Surrogate.

(DPRI/1/1811/S6/1-2)

Probate: 15.4.1811