WILLIAM MITCHELL OF GIBBET IN TODMORDEN

died 18th January 1807

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.

Written January 30th 1804

Died 18th January 1807

Proved 3rd June 1807

This is the last will of me, William Mitchell of Gibet within Todmorden, yeoman.

Whereas I have by a surrender bearing even date herewith surrendered into the hands of the Lord of the Manor of Rochdale, all that my cottage called Acre Nook, situate near the north corner of a copyhold close of land called the Acre, part of a tenement called Mitchelden in Hundersfield, together with certain privileges, thereunto belonging and particularly mentioned in a surrender bearing date 23rd April 1778, whereby one Anthony Crossley of Scaitcliff in Hundersfield, yeoman, surrendered the said premises unto one William Wild of Upper Town, Cliviger for 999 years, under certain conditions.

Now I devise all the said cottage unto my son Samuel Mitchell for the remainder of the said term of 999 years, charged with £24 to be paid to my executors in augmentation of my personal estate.

I give unto my son, John Mitchell, £5 and I will that £150 be reserved and that the interest thereof and so much of the principal as may be needful, be applied towards the maintenance of Sarah my wife, during her life.

And also that the residue of my personal estate be divided amongst all my sons and daughters, that is to say, John, James, Samuel, Robert, William, Susan, Mary and Betty, the sons having twice as much as the daughters.

And that the £150 reserved for the support of my wife, or as much as shall remain unexpended, shall be divided in the same proportion amongst all my sons and daughters.

Executors my two sons, John and William Mitchell

Witnesses:

William Sutcliffe

Thomas Sutcliffe

James Schofield

Proved 3rd June 1807 by John Mitchell power being reserved for William Mitchell the other exor

Under £300

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