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ANTHONY CROSSLEY OF SCAITCLIFFE

died 11th. April 1707

 

Yeoman

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Partial transcript of the will. Transcribed at Chester and held in bound volumes at Touchstones, Rochdale. It is to be noted that only the main points of the will are transcribed.

 

Will of ANTHONY CROSSLEY of Broadhalgh dated 11th. February 1706 late of Scatecliffe and now of Broadhalgh, yeoman.

 

Mentions his two younger sons Anthony and Luke

 

Devises Scatecliffe now in possession of my eldest son John Crossley, and his two tenements called Flailcroft and Dike and Watertommill (sic) called Scatecliffe Miln and two closes of land within Stansfield in the County of York called Lawholm and Hollinrake Holme, to his said eldest son John Crossley, saving some right of water devised to his second son Anthony.

He devises two messuages in Scatecliffe in occupation of John Howell and Mary Greenwood, and two cottages in Scatecliffe occupied by John Barker and John Nuttall, to John Buckley of Whitfield in Ouldham, and John Travis of Inchfield, in trust for his two daughters, Judith Crossley and Anne, the wife of Robert Halstead, till a certain sum has been paid out of them, and afterwards, to his son John Crossley.

He devises to his second son, Anthony, Further Scatecliffe, which I purchased from Richard Crossley, and out of which £5 yearly is reserved to Mary, widow of Richard Crossley, deceased, during her life.

Also leaves Anthony, The Roydhouse, Robinwood, now or late in the possession of William Crowther, and fulling Miln and cottage near Robinwood.

He devises to his third and youngest son Luke, according to the desire of my former wife Anne, two messuages called Rodwell End and Mathers Lath or Barn in Stansfield and one close, Bentfield and a building in Eastwood, now used for the Presbyterian Meeting and the Chief House of Eastwood, now or late in the possession of Abraham Smith, provided he pay £5 yearly to the said Mary, widow of the said Richard Crossley, in lieu of dower in lands called Further Scaitcliffe.

Devises to his daughter Susan, wife of Abraham Naylor, a house in Eastwood in the occupation of John Crabtree, on conditions.

To Judith Crossley, his youngest daughter, Migeldean, now in the possession of Gilbert Holden.

To his eldest daughter, Mary, wife of John Fielden, a parcel of land Crostan Bearwise.

He devises the new fulling mill at Scatecliffe to John Crossley, it now being in his possession.

To his two sons Anthony and Luke, he devises a messuage in Stansfield called Bauldewroyd.

He mentions his wife Grace.

Exors. His sons Anthony and Luke

Witnesses:

Samuel Whipp

Bernard Butterworth

Margaret Healey

Anthony and Luke Crossley were sworn May 29th. 1707

Red wax seal.

 

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