John Lyon 1723
In the name of God Amen. I John Lyon of Coppull in the county of
Lancaster yeoman being at present indisposed but of sound and perfect mind and
memory revoking all former wills do mae this my last will and testament in
manner following. First I commedn my soul into the hands of Almighty God hopeing
for the pardon of my sins and eternal life and salvation through the merits and
mediation of Jesus Christ. My body I comitt to the earth to be decently interred
at the discretion of my ex[ecut]ors hereafter named and as for my worldly [?]
estate I dispose theref as followeth. My messuage and tenement in Chorley which
I hold by wertue of a lease made by Mr Richard Brooks and now in possession of
one John Sibbering I give and bequeath to my ex[ecut]ors and adm[inistrator]s
upon trust by and with the rents and profits thereof to raise so much money as
is chargeable upon the same from & after midsomer next, and the rem[ainde]r of
the profits thereof till my son George Lyon attaines the age of twenty one years
or by course of time would have attained that age I would have go to and be
accounted as part of my personal estate, and then my mind and will is that my
said ex[ecut]ors and the survivors and [illeg] of them his exors and admrs do
grant and convey the said messuage tenement and premises with the appurts unto
the said George Lyon my son his exors admrs & ass[ign]s during all the rest and
residue of my estate terme and interest therein and whereas I am interested in
and intitled to several closes closures and fields of land in Chorley and called
the Moor Closes and Gellibrand Long Meadow for the terme of three lives in the
lease thereof I mentioned which closes are settled upon Mary my wife for her
jointure in case she survive me. Now I do hereby give and bequeath the said last
mentioned closes from the decease of my wife to him the said George Lyon my son
his exors admsr and assigned dureing my estate terme and interest therein and as
far as my personal estate my mind and will is that my executors do manage and
improve the same to the best profit and advantage that may be and as they & the
survivors or survivor of them shall think fit and thereout in the first place to
pay my debts particularly twenty pounds that will be due to my two sisters
Deborah Lyon & Sarah Lyon from my said messuage & tenement in Chorley at
midsomer next and also my funeral expenses and other incident charges and then
upon trust that my said exorc will imploy and improve the residue and remainder
of my said personal estate so they best profit and advantage that may be and by
and with the same and the profits thereof to educate and maintaine all my
children till they severally attaine the age of twenty one years and then I give
and bequeath ten pounds apiece to my children John William Peter and Mary to
make them equal with their brother George and their sisters Alice and Margaret
who had ten pounds apiece given them by their grandmother’s will. All the rest
and residue of my said personall estate and improvement thereof I give and
bequeath to my said children John William Peter Alice Margaret and Mary equally
to be divided amongst them share and share alike and it is my mind and will that
if any of my said children happen to die before the said age or marriage that
the part and share of him or her or them so dyeing shall goe to and be equally
divided amongst the survivors of them and I nominate constitute and make John
Ambrose of Mawdesley John Chissenall of Welch Whittle and William Eden of
Parbold all in the said county yeomen exors of this my will and I desire and
appoint my neighbours John Haydock and William Osman to be supervisors thereof
and to inspect and assist my said exors in the execution of their said office in
witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the sixth day of June in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty three.
John Lyon
Signed sealed published and declared by the testator in our sight and presence and attested and subscribed by us in his sight and presence
Ralph Taylor
Peter Lyon
Jon Walmisley