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In the name of God Amen. I William Low of
Coppull in the County of Lancaster, being sick and weak of body, but of
perfect mind and memory, thanks be to Almighty God therefore, for ye
settling of my temporal concerns, do make & ordain this my last will and
ttestament.
Impris My mind & will is that all my just debts & funeral expences & ye
charge of proveing this my last will & testamt and costs incident
thereunto, be paid and discharged at ye discretion of my executors. And
then I give to my son Edward the sum of five pounds & to his son Ralph
five shillings. Item I give to my son Thomas five pounds, & to Edwd.
Willm. & Margret his children five shillings apiece. Item I give to my
daughter Mary five pounds, & to Elizabeth her daughter five shillings.
Item I give to my daughter Ann five pounds, & to Margret her daughter
five shillings. And my mind and will is that ye several legacies given
and bequeathed to my several grandchildren, be paid to their respective
parents within twelve months after my decease. And I likewise order,
that if any of my children be not content & satisfy'd with ye legacies
bequeathed to them as aforesaid, but give my executors trouble or
disrurbance, that such child or children shall have nothing. Item all
the rest residue & remaining part of my goods & personal estate, bonds,
bills, money or whatever I have, I give to Margret my loveing wife. Item
and lastly I nominate & appoint Margret my said wife and John Abbott of
Welch Whittle in ye said county to be executors of this my last will &
testament, hopeing they will see the same well & truly performed and
fulfill'd as my trust is in them. In witness whereof I have hereunto
sett my hand & seal ye seventeenth day of August, in ye year of our Lord
Christ 1727.
Sealed signed & published
In presence of William Low
John Taylor his mark
William Heaton
ALexander Booth
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