In the name of God Amen I James Russell of Randelhow in the
Townshp of Eskdale
and Parish of St Bees in the County of Cumberland Yeoman being weak in body and
cosidring
the uncertainty of hum life but of sound mind and memory and understanding,
praised be
God, for the same do make, ordain, publish and declare this my last will and
Testament
in manner and forme following, that is to say, I will and order that all my just
dets
Funeral and Testamental expences, be payed by my Executors here in after named;
I give and bequeath to my Son John Russell and to my three Daughters Ann
Russell, Hannah
Russell and Elizabeth Russell, all my Household Furniture and Bedding and all my
Quick Goods
and Husbandry utencils, I give and bequeath to my three Daughters Ann Russell,
Hannah
Russell and Elizabeth Russell, the sum of Fifty pounds a piece to paid by my
Executors
twelve months after my desece, and in case any of my three Daughters Die before
there
respective legacies become due, her Legacy so dying to be divided between the
survivors
share and share alike, I give and bequeath unto my grandson James Russell the
sum of
Fifty Pounds to be payed twelve months after my Decese, and in case he die
before his Legacy
become due, in that case I order his Legacy to be payed to my Son John Russell,
I give and bequeath
to my two Grandaughters Elizabeth and Ann Russell, the sum of Tenty Five pounds
a piece
to be paid when the respectively attain the age of Twentyone, and in case either
of the said
Legatur die before she attain the age of Twentyone the survivor to have her
share
and lastly as to all the rest of personal Estate, Goods and Chattels, of what
kind or
nature soever or wheresoever I give and bequeath the same to my son John
Russell, and if
in case my son John Russell die before me in that case I will and order that the
remainder of my Personal Estate(after the aforesaid Legacies be payed) shall be
divided
amongst my three daughters Ann, Hannah and Elizabeth Russell share and share
alike, and I nominate and appoint my son John Russell, my good friend Porter
Tyson of Eskdale Hooper, and my good friend John Russell of Langragreen in
Eskdale
Yeoman, executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former
Wills by me made; in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
Twelvth day of November in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Twenty Eight
Signed sealed published and declared by the said
James Russell the testator, as and for his
last will and testament in the presence of
us at his request, in his presence, and in the
James Russell
presence of each other, have subscribed
our names as Wittnesses
John Nicholson
Hannah Nicholson
On the tenth Day January in the year of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and twenty nine
This will of James Russell, late of Randal How in the Township of Eskdale in the
Parish of Saint
Bees in the County of Cumberland, within the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the
Diocese of
Chester Yeoman, who departed this life on the Twenty Eighth Day December one
thousand
eight hundred and Twenty eight, was proved in common form, and John Russell of
Randal
Heir and John Russell Yeoman of Langrig Green both in the Township of Eskdale in
the Parish of
Saint Bees in the County of Cumberland two of the Executors therein named were
sworn, well and
faithfully to execute and perform the same, and so forth (Power being reserved
for Porter Tyson of Eskdale
Hooper the other Executor, in the said Will named and so forth) and
that according to the best of the Knowledge, Information and Belief of the said
John Russell
and John Russell, the whole of the Goods, Chattels, and Credits, […] the said
Testator
James Russell died possessed, within the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the
Diocese of Chester
(exclusive of what the said Testator might have been possessed of, or intitled
to as a
Trustee, for any other Person or Persons, and not beneficially, and
without deducting any thing on account of the Debts due and owing,
by and from the said Testator were under the value of
Four Hundred and Fifty Pounds
Before me, J. Gaitskill Surrogate
Notes
1 Relationships mentioned in will
| Son | John Russell |
| Daughters | Ann Russell |
| Hannah Russell | |
| Elizabeth Russell | |
| Grandson | James Russell |
| Granddaughters | Elizabeth Russell |
| Ann Russell |
2 John Russell does not mention a wife or
children in his will but does mention a nephew, James.