In the Name of God Amen I BARNARD SMITH of Cams House in the Parish of Aisgarth in the County of York gentleman do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following. First I give and devise unto my dear wife ANN SMITH her heirs and assigns forever all that messuage or dwelling house whrein I now live and all the household goods therein contained and also one garden stable and other outhouses with the appurtenances thereunto belonging and also all those my freehold houses lands and grounds situate lying and being near Cams house aforesaid and now in the several possessions of THOMAS KETTLEWELL, JAMES KETTLEWELL, ELEANOR KETTLEWELL as tenants and farmers thereof and also those several closes or  parcels of land now in my own possession ... Corn Close,. Small Close and Killing Haw, Garth Brow, West Garth together with one half of a pasture called CamshousePasture ...... unto my dear wife ANN SMITH... my fourth part of the other moiety or half part of Cams house Pasture ... and a fourth part of Cams house lands which were purchased by my late father in law ALEXANDER SMITH deceased of RICHARD and ARTHUR KETTLEWELL .... which premises were left me by my late Father in law ALEXANDER SMITH.... to my dear wife ANN SMITH.

Item I do hereby give and devise unto my dear wife ANN SMITH ... all my right and title of my Freehold estate which I purchased of JOHN SL ..TT ? of Swington ? in Westmoreland situate and being at Litherskew in Wensladale in the County of York in the several possession of SIMON THWAITE and THOMAS BROWN and EDMUND FOTHERGILL save two closes called Luke Close and Haw now in my own possession .... as tenants ... and all my right and title at Litherskew ... unto my dear wife ANN SMITH ...

Item unto ANN SMITH .. my freehold estate lying and being at Gayle now in the several possession of GEORGE DINSDALE, THOMAS WHITFIELD, JAMES CONSTANTINE, JOHN WHALEY and LEONARD SEDGWICK as tenants and farmers thereof.... and 25 cattlegates on Counterside Bardale now in the possession of RICAHRD BELINGHAM as tenants farmer ... and a close called Banks situate at Carleton in Coverdale .... late in possession of THOMAS WATSON deceased .... unto my dear wife ANN SMITH... closes called Broaddale with one dwelling house therein, a close called Crookey Shaw and a house adjoining EMMANUAL METCALF's house... being at Shaw Coat in Wensladale together with 4 cattlegates in Coat Cow Pasture and also that close being part of Brockhill Coatlands .... to my dear wife ANN SMITH ...

Item ... to ANN SMITH all that dwelling house situate and standing in the Town of Askrigg in Wensladale wherein THOMAS LITTLE now lives ... and also two shops in Askrigg , one in possession of GEORGE METCALFE as tenant the other shop in my own possession also 6d rent in Askrigg Cow Close ... to my dear wife ANN SMITH

item all the rest and residue and remainder of my estate .... to my dear wife ANN SMITH.... ANN SMITH sole executrix of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills . I do hereby order my dear wife ANN SMITH to pay all my just debts and funeral expences In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal 12 April 1748

witnesses Thomas Kettlewell, George Metcalfe, James Kettlewell

Registered at Northallerton 26 September 1748

Volume L of the North Riding of Yorkshire register of deeds, no page number