Sealed signed published and declared by the above named John
Ellison to be his last will and testament in our sight and
attested by us in his presence as witness hereunto
George Bentley
James Bentham John Ellison
Richard Sergeant his mark
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In the name of God Amen I John Ellison of Coppull in the county of
Lancaster yeoman do make this day my last will and testament in manner
and form following first it is my will and mind that all my just debts
ffuneral expence and the probate hereof shall be first paid out of my
real and personal estate and whereas I have a reversionary intrest
------ of and in a certain messuage and tenement with the lands and
grounds thereto belonging scituate lying and being in Coppull aforesaid
it is my will and mind and I do hereby give devise and bequeath my said
reversionary intrest and all my right title and interest of in and unto
the said messuage tenement and premises in Coppull aforesaid with their
and every of their appurtenances unto my eldest son Henry Ellison for
ever chargeable never the les with the yearly sum of five pounds to be
paid to my younger son James Ellison during the term of his natural life
without any deduction or abatement whatsoever the first payment of five
pounds to be paid him within twelve months after the death of Ann Wasley
now wife of William Wasley of Chorley in the county aforesaid I also
charge the aforesaid premises wth the further sum of eleven shillings a
year yearly unto Elizabeth Ellison wife of Henry Ellison of Coppull
aforesaid my brother during the term of her natural life as and in part
of her annuity of thirty shillings a year which I am charged with out of
a legacy of thirty pounds given me by the will of James Chrichlow late
of Coppull aforesaid during the term of her natural life and from and
after the death of the said Elizabeth Ellison I charge the said premises
with the payment of the further sum of Eleven shillings yearly unto my
said son James Ellison during his natural life as an addition to the
five pounds yearly given him And whereas I hold by lease under Esquire
Warren of Stockport in Cheshire a messuage and tenement lying and being
in Over Darwen in the county of Lancaster aforesaid I give and bequeath
the same unto my daughterAlice now wife of Mathew Yates during her
natural life and after her decease I give and devise the same premises
unto her child or children equally share and share alik during all my
term and interest therein charged and chargeable never the less with the
payment of the yearly sum of nineteen shillings unto the above named
Elizabeth Ellison to make up the eleven shillings before given her, the
yearly annuity of thirty shillings as I am charged with by the will of
James Chrichlow as aforesaid dureing the term of her natural life if the
lives in the original lease by which the same premises are held by shall
so long livs the first payment to begin and be made within twelve months
next after my death But in case my said daughter and her children happen
to die before the expiration of the original indenture of lease by which
the same premises in Over Darwen are held by I charge the said premises
with the yearly sum of five pounds to be paid yearly without any
deduction whatsoever unto my son Henry Ellison and his lawful issue
during the term of the longest life in the said lease And further it is
my will and mind that after the death of the above named Elizabeth
Ellison I farther charge the aforesaid premises in Over Darwen with the
further sum of nineteen shillings payable yearly unto my son James
Ellison during his life if he lives by which the said premises are held
by fortune so long to live. I give to my said daughter Alice Yates all
the household goods that belongs to me in Darwen And it is further my
will and mind that in case my daughter in law Mary now wife of my son
Henry shall after the death of my brother Henry Ellison and Elizabeth
his wife fortune to survive them hold the cottage and gardens they now
live in during her natural life And as to the residue of my personal
estate I give to my said son Henry Ellison And I do hereby nominate and
appoint my said son Henry Ellison and William Wastley of Chorley
executors of this my last will and testament hoping they will see the
same truly performed. In witness have hereunto set my hand and seal this
fourth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and fifty one Sealed signed published and declared by the above named John Ellison to be his last will and testament in our sight and attested by us in his presence as witness hereunto George Bentley James Bentham John Ellison Richard Sergeant his mark |