(Whitehaven Record Office Frame 115
of Film DA436 / MF.COP.54)
In the Name of God Amen. The Thirtyth Day of September In the Year
of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty five I Robert Sherwen of
Mosside within the parish of Gosforth and County of Cumberland Yeoman Being
in perfect Minde and Memory praised be God Do Make this My Last Will and
Testament
in Maner and form Following
Impris I Give and Bequeath My Soul into the Hands of Almighty God and Christ
Jesus
my Mercifull Saviour and Redeemer And My Body to be Buried in Decent and
Christian Maner And as for My Worldly goods and Estates I Give and Bequeath the
same as Followeth
Impris I Give and Bequeath unto My Grandson Robert Stubbs and My GrandDaughter
Jane Stubbs My Backward House and Passage House which Belongeth Unto Me
in Whithaven Equally Between them and Either of them Five Pounds to be
[……] Unto them by My Executor hereafter Named and Two parts of the back….
and Two parts of the Roome in the Chapell which belongeth Unto Me in full for
their Share and parts forth of My goods Chattells Rights Creditts and Estates,
Item
I Give and Bequeath Unto My Grand Daughter Sarah Gunson Twenty Pounds
in full for her Share and part forth of My goods Chattells Rights Creditts and
Estates Item I Give and Bequeath Unto My Son in Law John Nicholson Ten Shillings
Item I Give and Bequeath Unto My Daughter Mary Nicholson Thirty Shillings
[yearly] and Every Year Dureing her Natural Life to be paid Unto her by My
Executor hereafter Named his Heires and Assignes forth and out of my Messuage
and Tenement Called Mosside within the parish of Gosforth aforesaid and
it is My Will and Minde that the abovesaid Legacies and Houses above by Me
[g]iven and Bequeathed Shall Not be paid Nor Receive and Rent or Benefit
of them Untill one Year After My Decease, Item I Give and Bequeath
Unto My Grandson Isaac Nicholson My Messuage and Tenement with
the appurtenances thereunto belonging caled and known by the
Name of Mosside in Bolton within the parish of Gosforth afforesaid
and also My front House in Whitehaven which face[z] the ould Chapell
and the pantry on the Backside of the House and a third part of the
Backside and the Litle House on the Backside; and A third part of the
roome in the Said Chapell which Belongeth Unto Me and previlledge
[to] the pompe. And all the Remainder and Residue of my Goods Chattells
Rights Creditts and Estate I Give and Bequeath Unto My Grandson
Isaac Nicholson whom I Make whole and Sole Executor of this My
last Will and Testament he paying my Debts Legacies above by me
Given and Bequeathed and My Funerall Expences. This I Declare
to be My Last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I have here[unto]
sett My hand and seale the Day and Year first above Written
Signed Sealed and published
in the Sight and presence of
John Porter Mark
Nicholas Dickinson
Robert Sherwen
Nicholas Nicholson
[On reverse]
19 October 1748
Isaac Nicholson, sole Executor within named personally
appeared and was sworn in due form
Murthwaite
Surrogate
Inventory
A true and perfect Inventory of all the Goods and
Mony of Robert Sherwen of Randalhow in
Eskdale in the parish of St. Bees and County of
Cumbeerland Yeoman Deceased as they were viewed
and Apprized by us this fifth Day of July in the
Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred
and Forty Eight
li – s – d
First of all Apparel
1 – 0 – 0
Also Household goods
0 – 10 – 0
Also Sheep 3 – 10 – 0
Also Mony 8 – 11 – 6
In all 13 – 11 – 6
Apprizers – John Nicholson
Nicholas Dickinson
John Nicholson
Witness, Thomas Parker Curate there
Notes
1 Relationships to Robert Sherwen mentioned in will &tc
| Daughter | Mary Nicholson |
| Son in law | John Nicholson |
| Granddaughter | Sarah Gunson |
| Grandson | Isaac Nicholson |
| Grandson | Robert Stubbs |
| Granddaughter | Jane Stubbs |
2 The two John Nicholsons apprising the inventory are
presumably
John
and his son
John.
Nicholas
Dickinson would be the other tenant at Randalhow