Whitehaven Record Office film MF.COP 40 (DA421) Frame 376
The xxijth Day of January Ano. Dom. 1628
In the name of God Amen I Emma
Nycholsone wife to Henry Nycholsone
Late of Hollinghowe in Eskdale in the pish of St Bees & Countie of
Cumberland Wyddowe make this my Last Will & Testament in manner
& forme followinge First I give & bequeath my Soul into the Handes of my
mercyfull [Saviour] & redeemer through whosse merits I hope to be saved &
my Bodie to be Buried in the Churchyard of Eskdale and the duties due
for the same to be discharged & paid. Alsoe it is my will & mind that I give
to my Brother Nycholas Jenkinsone xxs Item I give to my two natural
Sisters Agnes and Katherine each of them foure pounds apeece
Item I give to Genett Jacksone my Servant xxs & I give to my
GodDaughter [Eme] Dawsone xxs & to her Brother & Sister xxs
Item I give to the two Children of Henry Nycholsone vs & I give
to
Genet Nycholsone vs To Isabell Nycholsonne vs & I give to
the Children
of Nycholas Nycholsone vs & I give to the children of Henry Hartley
foure shillinges & I give to the children of Henry Jackson vs & I
give to the wife of Henry Jacksone my Broad Cloth Cloake & I give to
Genett Mawsone & her two youngest children seven shillinges which is in
for sonne Giles Mawsone his [p..de] & I give to the wille of the
Churche vs & I give to the daughter of my sister Katherine which is
unmaryed
[.]s & I give to Henry Nycholsone my pte of the Hyve of Bees &
of the hay that is sowen & it is my will that if Henry Nycholsone
will .ai.n.e to my Sheepe that he shall have them for three shillinges
eight pence apeece .. else he shall have them for thrides wh.the. they paid
...... & I give to Henry Nycholsone the great Bass.e & I give to
my two natural Sisters my two Beade Petticoates & I give the the wyfe
of John Cassone my [.awice] & I give to the wife of Mathew Midletone
foure pence to the wife of John Dyconsone iiivd to Elizabeth Jacksone
iiijd, to
the wife of Roger Kirk[oln] iiijd, to Willm. ....... ivd,
to the wife of
Thomas Wilsone ivd, to the wife of Nycholas D...enson iiivd,
to Genett
Fisher iiijd, to Genett Hartley iiijd, to the wife of
George Wilkinsone
iiijd. Executors of this my last will & testament I make John Casson
and
John Dawsone, they paying my debts legacies & funerall expences, ......
hereof I make Willm. Pearsone Joseph Sharpe & Henry Nycholsone judge
give to each of them iijs apeece [R]ecordes her.... Willm Pearsone
and Joseph
Sharpe
[Note: '&' in the above transcription should perhaps be 'It' for Item (i.e. Also)]
Inventory
The Inventory of the Goodes Movable and Unmovable which ... Ema. Nycholsone wife to Henry Nycholsone late of Hollinghowe prised by the ....... .. ..... foure ....... .............. Pearsone Joseph Sharpe Henry Hartley & Henry Nycholsone the xxviij day of January in Ano. Dom. 1628
Imprimus Sheepe
...........................vij£ vjs viijd
It. Cattell & A Horse ..................... x£
It. Corne & Hay ............................xls
It. Brasse Pannes & Bowles .......... xijs
It. Girde & freth
................... ijs vjd
It. wooden vessell ......................... vs
It. A Silver spoone ....................... iijs iiijd
It. in Bedding ............................... xliijs
It. in Hemp & yarne ...................... ijs
It. her Appareell ........................... xls
It. Chist ....................................... vij
It. in
........................ijs xjd
It. in Sacks & Pookes .................. iiijs
It. in Sisses ................................... xijd
It. in Sheepe skins & v.....les ........ xijd
It. A Sadle & Hemp seede ........... ijs
It. Ball ......................................... viijd
Summa [xxv]£ xiijs viijd
Debts oweing to her
Imprimus of Andrew S..... in a bil
xxxviis
It of the same .............................. xxxvjs
It. of Nycholas Wilsone
& Willm.Vicars ......................... xxs
It. of ye wife of Henry Nycholsone
younger of Bought .................... xxiijs
It. of Willm. [T]omsone ................. vis ixd
It. of Willm. Jacksone .................. xvijs
It. of Willm. Smith de Millbanke .... xviijd
It. of .......... Jacksone .................. xjs
It. of Gyles Mawsone .................. vijs
It. of Hen: ..acksone .................. xjs
It. of Hen: Hartley ........................ vs
It. of Nycholas Nycholsone ......... vs
It. of Mychael [.]ensone .............. xxs
It. of Willm. .......... ..................... iiijs
Summa .. ix£ xviijs iijd
Debts which she oweth
Imprimus to Nycholas Nycholson ..
xijs ijd
It. to.................................
Admonition
Noverint .... nos Johannes Casson de Ulpha executoris Emmae Nickolson .....de Eskdall, Johannis Dawson de ..., Willm [Jackson] Josephus Sharp et Henrie Nickolson de Eskdall .............
.... 6 februaris 1628
Notes
1 Relationships to Emma Jenkinson mentioned in will
Husband (deceased)
Henry
Brother
Nicholas Jenkinson
Sisters
Agnes (Jenkinson), Katherine (Jenkinson)
Goddaughter
Emw Dawson
Although there are other bequests to, for example, the children of Henry Nicholson etc - none of them are described as 'my grandchildren' etc. This probably is what has led Margaret Russell to conclude that Emma was Henry Nicholson's second wife.
2 Other named individuals
Henry Nycholsone and two children -
presumably Henry's grandson (son of William) and great-grandchildren
Genet Nycholsone - presumably Henry's grand-daughter (daughter of William)
Isabell Nycholsone - presumably Henry's grand-daughter (daughter of William)
Nycholas Nycholsone and children - presumably the husband of Henry's daughter
Elizabeth
Henry Hartley and children - presumably the husband of Henry's daughter Agnes
Henry Jackson, wife and children - presumably the husband of Henry's daughter
Katherine
Genett Mawson and her two youngest children - presumably Henry's daughter Genett
Genet Jacksone - servant
Wives of John Casson, Matthew Middleton, John Diconson, Roger Kir
, William ...., Nicholas D...enson, George Wilkinson
Elizabeth Jackson, Genett Hartley, Genett Fisher.