Archeaconry of Richmond, Lonsdale Deanery Probate Files, Mason, John of Spicegill, Probate 15 Oct 1702.
"John Mason of Spicegill in Kirthwaite in
Dent, yeoman
WILL dated 3rd May 1702
To Agnes my wife for life my real estate at Spicegill, sometime formerly belonging to one Nicholas Robinson and now in my possession, and also those arable & meadow adjoining & abutting to the east side of the aforementioned tenement known by the name of Fattlands which I purchased from Miles Mason deceased but not the three closes of land known by the distict names of Sykelands, Hellfaws and Low Ayland adjoining to the west side of Spicegill.
To my nephew Christopher Mason, second son of my brother Richard Mason the 3 closes of land lying to the west of Spicegill, viz Sykeland, Hellfaws and Low Ayland. Christopher is to have Spice gill after Agnes dies.
To my niece Barbara Thistlethwaite daughter of Timothy Thistlethwaite at the full age of 23 years £60 (threescore pounds)
To my nephew John Thistlethwaite son of Timothy Thistlethwaite of Chappell in Kirthwaite my real estate at Scales in Kirthwaite in Dent together with my two closes of land the one called Ayland and the other called Rooth, situated below & nigh the said Chappell in Kirthwaite in Dent.
To my nephew Edward Harper s/o the late deceased Rowland Harper my real estate at Baxstongill.
I give & bequeath the sum of twenty one pounds in money for ever to be Imployed & put out for use and interest for the use of the poore people Inhabitting within the Hamlitt of Kirthwaite in Dent aforesaid in the said County of Yorke and the use and interest of the said £21 to be Imployed for the buying of Blew Cloth which is to be bestowed given and distributed to the most necessitious poor people of the same Kirthwaite in every after two years after my decease by three of the most Ancyent Men of the Mason name in Kirthwaite and to continue forever to be distributed always on the Fryday next after Candlemas Day being the second day of February every two years once.
To Margaret Mason youngest daughter of my kinsman George Mason of the Westhouses in Dent £2.
To my servant William Eyonson £5
To Mr. Towers of Garsdale 20 shillings
R & R to my brother Richard Mason of Broadmire & my brother in law Timothy Thistlethwaite of Chappel in Kirthwaite, joint execs.
Testator signed
Witnesses: James Mason, John Burton & Geo: Mason 1702
BOND dated decimo quinto die mensis octobris 1702
Bound:
Richard Mason of Kirthwaite yeoman;
Timothy Thistlethwaite of Kirthwaite yeoman;
Edward Harper of Baxstongill in Dent yeoman
Sworn: All three. To deliver the will of John Mason
PROBATE BOND dated 15 October 1702
Bound: Richard Mason & Timothy Thistlethwaite
Sworn: Both of the above
INVENTORY dated 26th September 1702.....£120/-/10 less debts owed by the
deceased of £42/2/9
Appraisers:
George Mason of Dent yeoman;
Anthony Mason of Dent yeoman;
Thomas Mason of Dent yeoman;
John Mason of Dent yeoman.
Richard Mason junior his nephew owed the deceased £1/8/-
MEMORANDUM dated 8th March 1735
"I desire this original will may not be decreed out of this Office to any
person til I have notice, the above being my Title to some Lands I purchased of
John Thistlethwaite devised to him by said Will. Cha: Lambert 8 March
1735"."