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
