Will of Lamb-12639

Date: 28 Aug 1762 [unknown]
Location: Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Surname/tag: Lamb, Williamson, Kirkby

The will, written 28 August 1762 by William Lamb of Hay Carr, left legacies to his son William Lamb, his daughter Ellen (wife of Mathew Williamson) and his daughter Deborah (wife of James Kirkby).

The will was obtained from the Lancashire Archives (https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-record-office/) and transcribed by Jane Fraser.

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Will of William Lamb

In the name of God Amen I William Lamb of Hay Carr within the Township of Ellell in this County of Lancaster Yeoman do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and Form Following First I will and Direct that my personal Estate shall be Applied by my Executors herein after named towards defraying my Funeral Expenses and my Debts as far as the same will extend. And I do hereby Charge all my real and personal Estate whatsoever and whensoever with the payment of all such my Just Debts as my personal Estate shall fall short of paying and leave unsatisfied. And I do also give devise and bequeath unto my son William Lamb his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns all and every my Messuages Lands and Tenements whatsoever situate in lying and being within Ellell and Cockerham or elsewhere in the said County of Lancaster chargeable as aforesaid and also chargeable the several Annuities and Legacies hereinafter mentioned and by me Given and bequeathed. And I do hereby give and bequeath unto my daughter Ellen the Wife of Mathew Williamson the Sum of One Hundred pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to her or her Executors Administrators or Assigns in manner herein afternamed (that is to say) the Sum of Twenty pounds Yearly for Five Years next after my Decease he the said Mathew Williamson Giving his Bond unto my son William Lamb and my Son in Law James Kirkby in a Sufficient penalty in Order to Oblige himself his Heirs Executors Administrators of Assigns at the Decease of my Daughter Ellen to pay unto the children then living of my said Daughter Ellen by her former Husband an equal Shar or Shares of the said Sum of One Hundred pounds with His Children of my said Daughter by the said Mathew Williamson. The First payment thereof to begin and be made at the End of Twelve Months or one Year after my Decease. And I do hereby give and bequest unto my Daughter Deborah His Wife of the said James Kirkby the like Sum of One Hundred pounds of like Money to be paid unto her her Executors Administrators or Assigns in manner herein after mentioned (that is to say) Twenty pounds of like Money Yearly for Five Years the First payment thereof to begin and be made at the end of one year next after my Decease. Nd I do hereby Charge all my Real Estate with the payment of the said two Legacies of One Hundred pounds each to my said Daughters in manner herein before mentioned by me Given and bequeathed and hereby direct that in Case of non payment of the said Several Sums of Money or any part thereof at the Days and Times and in manner and Form herein before directed and Appointed for the payment thereof or with Twenty Days after the same shall become due That then it shall and may be lawfull to and for my said Daughters or their legal representatives or such other person or persons as shall be Entituled to receive the said several Legacies or any of them or any part thereof to enter into and upon my said real and personal Estate and by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattles to be had or found thereon to repay her him or themselves such Arrears as aforesaid with reasonable Costs and Charges. And in Default of Sufficient Distress into and upon the real and personal Estates to enter and the same hold and enjoy until such Arrears and Costs be fully paid and in satisfied out of the Rents Issues and profits thereof. And Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my said son William Lamb and my said sons in law Mathew Williamson and James Kirkby Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other Wills by me at any Time heretofore made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Twenty Eight Day of August in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty two.

Wm Lamb

Signed Sealed published and declared by His Testator William Lamb to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto in the sight and foresence and at the request of the said Testator John Blackburn Sarah Parker Jonathan Harrison

26th March 1763 The above named Wm Lamb one of the Executors in this will named appeared personally and was Sworn well and truly to execute the said Will and so forth ?? ?? ?? and so forth to the other Executors in the said Will named Before me Franc.Lec.Surrgte?