Westmorland Wills

This is the last Will and Testament of me John THOMPSON of Patton Hall in Patton in the County of Westmorland yeoman. I give and devise unto my friends William WIGHTMAN of [?Groon?] in Lambrigg and John READ of Natland both in the said County of Westmorland Husbandmen .....
I give unto my dear Wife Jane THOMPSON .....
..... unto and equally amongst my thirteen children .....
..... the eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven.

[Signed by] John THOMPSON

[Witnessed by] A? SHEPHERD Robt HARRISON

[Inventory under £600]

[Will proved 8th Oct 1799]

I John THOMPSON of Patton Hall in the Township of Patton in the Parish of Kirkby Kendal in the County of Westmorland, Husbandman, .....
I constitute and appoint my Brothers Thomas THOMPSON of Holmscales and William THOMPSON of Farleton, Husbandmen, and William FARRER of Lambrigg, yeoman, ..... joint executors .....
..... I give and bequeath unto my dear Wife Agnes THOMPSON all my household furniture .....
..... I give and bequeath unto my Sons and Daughters John, Mary, Susan, Agnes, Thomas, and Jane THOMPSON and to the Child or Children of whom my Wife is now pregnant .....
..... I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty third day of October, one Thousand eight Hundred and twenty.

[Signed by] John THOMPSON

[Witnessed by] Robert BENSON William FARRER

[Inventory respited under £1500.]

[Died 30 October 1820. Will proved at Kendal, 25th Nov 1820]

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Links Genuki's description of Kendal and out-lying parishes. Steve Bulman's descriptions of the Barony of Kendal. Rootsweb Westmorland-L mailing list. Westmorland-L members interests page. Kendal Workhouse and Poor Law Union. Edenlinks Kendal Parish and Town Grayrigg Selside and Whitwell Whinfell Nancy McLaughlin's Kirkby Stephen Parish Registers and Westmorland Will Abstracts. The Cumberland and Westmorland Online Parish Clerk (OPC) project Try the LostCousins site.	This is the last Will and Testament of me John THOMPSON of Patton Hall in Patton in the County of Westmorland yeoman. I give and devise unto my friends William WIGHTMAN of [?Groon?] in Lambrigg and John READ of Natland both in the said County of Westmorland Husbandmen ..... I give unto my dear Wife Jane THOMPSON ..... ..... unto and equally amongst my thirteen children ..... ..... the eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven. [Signed by] John THOMPSON [Witnessed by] A? SHEPHERD Robt HARRISON [Inventory under £600] [Will proved 8th Oct 1799] I John THOMPSON of Patton Hall in the Township of Patton in the Parish of Kirkby Kendal in the County of Westmorland, Husbandman, ..... I constitute and appoint my Brothers Thomas THOMPSON of Holmscales and William THOMPSON of Farleton, Husbandmen, and William FARRER of Lambrigg, yeoman, ..... joint executors ..... ..... I give and bequeath unto my dear Wife Agnes THOMPSON all my household furniture ..... ..... I give and bequeath unto my Sons and Daughters John, Mary, Susan, Agnes, Thomas, and Jane THOMPSON and to the Child or Children of whom my Wife is now pregnant ..... ..... I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty third day of October, one Thousand eight Hundred and twenty. [Signed by] John THOMPSON [Witnessed by] Robert BENSON William FARRER [Inventory respited under £1500.] [Died 30 October 1820. Will proved at Kendal, 25th Nov 1820]
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