| Description | Bequests: dwellinghouse at Saltmarshe with its contents, outbuildings etc, crofts, gardens and broads and Newdykes with appurtenances to wife Elizabeth Saltmarshe for life; house and appurtenances at Howden in occupation of his mother Ann Saltmarshe to his mother for life; to son Philip, all his estates in Saltmarshe, Skelton, and half part of land at Cotness (except for land formerly of Wallingfen and Bishopsoil) charged with annuities in favour of wife, Elizabeth, his mother and a tenant, Robert Scales, Bellasize, and legacies of £1500 to youngest son, Samuel, and £2000 to daughter Elizabeth Rawson; to son Arthur, half part of all his estates in Newland and on Bishopsoil in the townships of Saltmarshe and Skelton and in the occupation of Richard Medd, also half part of lands on Wallingfen in the townships of Saltmarshe, Skelton, Balkholme and Newland in the occupation of John Freeman and a close on Wallingfen in the township of Saltmarshe in occupation of John Turner and half part of a close on Wallingfen in the township of Newland in the occupation of John Scruton, subject to annuities in favour of wife Elizabeth and mother Ann and legacies to daughter Ann Catherine; to son Christopher, Manors, houses, lands etc in Bellasize and Greenoak in occupation of Robert Scales, charged with annuities to wife Elizabeth, mother Ann, and legacy to daughter Ann Catherine; to son William, houses, cottages, land, etc in Cotness and Laxton formerly the estate of Ann Saltmarshe charged with annuities to wife Elizabeth and mother Ann and legacy to daughter Ann Catherine; to youngest son Samuel, houses, cottages, closes, lands etc in Eastrington occupied by John Turner
Witnesses: R Spofforth, Thomas Rhodes, Thomas Croyser
Will dated 22 Jan 1791
Probate 4 Jun 1791 |