[Copeland Wills: Film HK845 ( MF.COP 24 at Whitehaven Record Office) Frame 317]
In the name of God Amen I
Joseph Gregg of Smithygreen in Withopp in the
County of Cumberland Yeoman being well stricken in age but of sound and perfect
disposing mind and memory thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind the
uncertanty of this mortle life and that it is appointed for all men once to dye
Do make ordain and declare this my Last Will and Testament in manner following
first I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God my maker hoping thorough
the meretorious Death and passion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to
inherit everlasting life and my Body I commit to the ground to be decently
buryed at the discretion of my executrix hereafter nominated and touch-ing such
temporal estate as it hath pleased God to lend me I give bequeathe and dispose
of the same as followeth
First I give and bequeathe unto my natural daughter
Ann Bell the wife of Robert
Bell of Smithygreen aforesaid the Just Sum of One Pound.
Also I give and bequeathe unto my said daughter Ann Bell one Cubbard and
Table and Dresser which are mine all of them now standing in the great House at
Smithygreen which my son in law Robert Bell now lives in But upon the condition
only that the said Ann Bell my heir take to the Chapple Stock belonging to
Withopp Chappel as it is now settled upon the ..naments and so pat or always
cause to be paid as they shall become due unto the said Chappel the devotion and
interest money for the said stock and do all other dues and duties as
heretoforehath been accustomed to be done But if the [dong?!] or refuse to take
to the said stock and to make payments and do duties as before [noted?] then my
will and pleasure is that the said Household goods mentioned in this bequest
shall go to my executrix hereafter nominated
And lastly all the rest and resadue of my goods and chattles movable and
immovable whatsoever (after my debts and .ogaires and funeral Expenses are fully
paid and discharged) I give and bequeathe unto my loving wife Ann Gregg whom I
hereby nominate & constitute sole executrix of this my last will and
testament Hereby revoaking all former wills and testaments made either in word
or in writing and this only to be taken as and for my last will and testament
and no other In Witness whereof I the said Joseph Gregg have hereunto sett my
hand and seal this seventeenth day of January in the year of our Lord God one
thousand seven hundred and thirty five.
Signed sealed published and
declared by the said testator
to be his last Will and Testament
in the presence of
Joseph Gregg
Christopher Grave his X mark
Henry Fisher sworn
16 March 1737
The Executrix above named appeared personally and was sworn
well and truly to execute the will above and so forth
Before me
F.. Yates Surrogate