21 July 1854

Of Lonsdale

Machell Thomas

Late of Grass Rigg

Killington

17 July

Mr Thomas Machell

Died

Affadavitas to the execution of his wife

In the Name of God amen, I Thomas Machell

of Greyrigg in the Township of Killington Parish

of Kirkby Lonsdale And County of Westmoreland

Yeoman and farmer being of sound mind memory

and understanding and for the better settling

my temporal affairs do make publish and declare

this my last will and testament in the manner and

form following that is to say Imprimus I give

and bequeath to my wife Mary Mitchell providing

the she survive me the rents are rising from my

landed property situated in Sealthwaiterigg in the

Parish of Kendal and said County of Westmoreland

and the same to be paid to her half yearly by the herein

after named my executor's I also give and bequeath

to her the use of my household furniture and any

interest arising from my farming stock provided

the she continue to reside with my son Richard Machell

one of my hearing after named executors and after

my wife's decease I hereby give and bequeath to

my aforesaid son Richard the whole of my farming

stock that is to say cows, horses, pigs and farming

implements such as carts, wheels, ploughs, harrows

and all other farming implements that I am possessed

of and not hereinbefore mentioned also all my

joiner's tools I also give and bequeath to my son

Richard my household furniture of what nature

so ever with all my bedsteads beds bedding and linen

that I may be possessed of at the time of my decease with

the exception of the three hereinafter mentioned articles

that is to say two brass pans and one wooden tray which

I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Coulthwaite

and herein I constitute and appoint my sons Richard

and Rowlandson Machell joint executives of this my

last will and testament And I do hereby give unto them

all my deeds securities with all my personal property

whatsoever and wheresoever not before disposed of upon special

trust and confidence subjecting them in the first place

to pay and discharge out of the same all my just debts

funeral and testamentary expenses and all the respective

legacies hereinafter by me bequeathed that is to say

First I give and bequeath to the four children of my late son

John each Five pounds and I give and bequeath to the two

children of my late son George each 5 pounds these

legacies to be paid when the above named my executors

dispose of my landed property I also order that the

above named my executors after my or my wife's

decease shall dispose of my landed property either

in public or private sale and the proof proceeds arising

therefrom to be equally divided Share and share alike

betwixt my six sons and daughters hereinafter men-

tioned that is to say my son Edward Machell,

Thomas Machell, William Machell, Richard Machell,

Rowlandson Machell, Leonard Machell and Ann

Coulthwaite I also order that should the above named

my executives not have a suitable offer made for my

landed property not to dispose of the same for one

or more years after our decease I also order that

the above named my executives shall make such

improvements as they think proper on my landed

property after deducting the necessary expenses

or outlay from the rents arising therefrom, the re-

sidue to be divided equally be twixt my son Edward,

Thomas, William, Richard, Rowlandson, Leonard

Machell and Ann Coulthwaite share and share alike

yearly and every year until a suitable offer be made

I also ordered my son Richard to deduct twenty

five pounds with interest from the date thereof

from the sum that my son Thomas becomes in-

titled to under this my last will and testament for

whose use I borrowed this said amount of my son Richard

and who holds my promissory note for the above

named amount it is my wish and desire as

also of my wife marry after our decease to be in-

terred at the Chapel of Killington and the said

funeral and other incidental expenses appertaining

thereto to be paid by my son Richard and should

any of my sons or daughter die before his or her

legacy becomes due the legacy or legacies of such dying

to go jointly to and amongst the issue of such sons and

daughter share and share alike; and it is further my

will and mind should there any loss or losses happen

from rents or otherwise that each of the legatees do

bear share and share alike.

In witness whereof and confirmation that this is my

last will and testament I hereby subscribe my hand and seal this

seventeenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and fifty two

Thomas Machell [seal]

In presen of us the undersigned

Robert Wilkinson Min[inste]r of Killington

John Parrott Blacksmith Killington

John Wilson Farmer White Hall Killington.

On the 15th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four this will of Thomas Mitchell late of Grass Rigg in the township of Killington and Parish of Kirkby Lonsdale in the County of Westmoreland yeoman who departed this life on the seventeenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty four and was proved in common form and Richard Machell of Grass Rigg aforesaid one of the executives therein named was sworn well and faithfully to execute and perform the same and so with four[??] being [covered] for Rowlandson Machell the other Of the executor's therein named of grass rig afull said and according to the best of the information and belief of the said Richard Mitchell the said executor the whole of the goods chattels and credits of which the said testator Thomas Machel died possessed within The Diocese of Chester and Manchester and Archdeaconry of Richmond in the Diocese of Ripon exclusive of what the said testator might have been possessed of or entitled to as a trustee for any other person or persons and not beneficially and without deducting anything on account of the debts due and arising by or from the set testator were under the value of 100 pounds before me JH Fisher surrogate