WILL AND CODICIL OF SAMUEL FIELDEN OF DOGHOUSE

DIED 1798 (WILL SIGNED 1786)

Yeoman

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This is the last Will and Testament of me Samuel Fielden, the elder, of Doghouse in Todmorden, in the Parish of Rochdale and County of Lancaster Yeoman, whereby I dispose of my Real and Personal Estates in the manner following; And first, it is my Mind and Will that all my just Debts, Funeral Expenses, the Charges of this my Will in Probate, and all other my Executor's necessary Charges and Expenses in and about the Execution hereof, be all fully paid, satisfied and discharged, out of my Personal Estate; And all the Rest, Residue and Remainder thereof, of what Nature or Kind so ever, or wheresoever the same is, are or be; together with the Purchase Money for which I have sold my Tenement or Farm called the New Inn, in Todmorden aforesaid, or so much thereof as shall be unpaid at the Time of my Decease, I do give and bequeath the whole of such Residue, and Purchase Money, unto my eldest Son, Samuel Fielden, for his own proper Use: And I do give and devise to my said Son, Samuel Fielden, his Heirs and Assigns for ever, All those my three Cottage houses called the Doghouse in Todmorden aforesaid, with a Croft called the Doghouse Croft, and another small Parcel of Land, lying in the Front of such Houses, with the Liberties and Privileges thereunto respectively belonging, All now in the several Tenures or Occupations of Ambrose Veevers, John Ingham, Martha Hopkinson, and my said Son Samuel Fielden: And lastly, hereby revoking all former and other Will and Wills by me made, I do publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament; and thereof do nominate, constitute and appoint my said Son Samuel Fielden, sole Executor: In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal, the seventeenth Day of March, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six.

Sealed, signed, published and declared by the said Samuel Fielden, the Testator, as and for his last Will and Testament,

Samuel ffielden (LS)

in the Presence of Us, who at his Request, and in his Presence have subscribed our Names as Witnesses.

Mary Lord

Charles Lord

James Lord

Codicil

I the within named Samuel Fielden, the Testator, do make and publish this Codicil to my last Will and Testament, in the manner following, that is to say; I do give and bequeath to my Son Joshua all my wearing Apparel; and to my Sons Joshua and John, and my Daughter Mary, or Mally, wife of James Schofield I do also give and bequeath All my Household Furniture, Bed and Bedding, equally to be divided amongst them, Share and Share alike: And it is my Desire that this my present Codicil be annexed to and made Part of my last Will and Testament to all Intents and Purposes: In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this eighteenth Day of March in the Year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty six.

Sealed, signed, published and declared by the above named Samuel Fielden, the Testator,

Samuel ffielden (LS)

as a Codicil, to be annexed to, and made Part of his last Will and Testament, in the Presence of,

Mary Lord

Charles Lord

James Lord

March 26th 1798

The within named Executor Samuel Fielden was sworn in common form before me Thos. Bellas

Surr: Under 20£

prob: issued dated 26 March 1798

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