Will
15 May 1801
THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me John Kerfoot of Pemberton in the County of Lancaster Yeoman made and published this seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred as follows, I direct all my just debts funeral expenses and the Charges of the probate of this my will to be in the first place paid and discharged Against my son James I have a fifty pounds and also a
thirty pounds Note - the former with such interest as shall be due thereon at the time of my death I forgive him and direct my Executors herein after named to do the like, but the latter with such Interest as shall be due thereon at the time of my death must be paid by him to my Executors. and be considered a Part of my personal Estate - I bequeath as follows Viz: to my Wife and Daughter Jenny jointly the Sum of twenty pounds to be paid to them immediately after my decease - to my Daughter Betty eighty pounds - to my Daughter Molly eighty pounds - to my Daughter Nancy one hundred and fifty pounds - to my said Wife and Daughter Jenny jointly a Pair of Bedstocks with sufficient Bedding thereto, a Cloaths Chest, half a Dozen Chairs, and such other furniture as shall be sufficient to furnish a Bed Room and another Room - and to my Sons Richard and William one hundred and fifty pounds each, or, in Lieu of the said one hundred and fifty pounds each, if more agreeable to them, I give them my interest in the Farm whereon I now live and the remainder of my Household furniture, Plate, Linen, Glafs, and China and all my Stock of Horses Cows and other Cattle, Corn cut, thrashed and unthrashed, Corn growing, Beans, Hay, Straws, Carts, Ploughs, Harrows and other Husbandry, Geers, Meal, Flour, Potatoes, Cheese, Butter and Bacon, they paying all such Rent, not exceeding half a year’s Rent, as I shall owe at the time of my death and if they prefer the one hundred and fifty pounds each then the said remainder of my Household Furniture and such my Stock as aforesaid and also my Interest in the said Farm I will to be sold and the monies arising from Sale thereof to be added to the general Mafs of my personal Estate - and I declare that when my several before mentioned Children shall have received the several and respective above mentioned Legacies they will not respectively have had more of my Effects than my Son John has already had - The thirty pounds due to me from my Son John on Note I mean him to pay to my Executors and to be added to and considered as part of my personal Estate, but what he has had from me besides I forgive him - To my daughter Jenny I bequeath the Sum of sixty pounds - To my Executors herein after named I bequeath the Sum of five hundred Pounds Upon the trusts and to and for the Intents and purposes herein after of and concerning the same exprefed and declared, that is to say Upon trust to place and continue the same at Interest and out of the yearly Interest thereof to pay to my said Wife yearly during the joint natural lives of her and my said Daughter Jenny the Sum of fifteen pounds and to my said Daughter Jenny the residue of such yearly Interest and if my said Daughter Jenny survive my said Wife then Upon trust to call in the sum of two hundred pounds parcel of the said Sum of five hundred pounds and to pay distribute and divide the same Sum of two hundred pounds unto and equally amongst all my said Children, my said Daughter Jenny excepted, and their respective personal Representatives share and share alike And as to the Sum of three hundred Pounds Residue of the said Sum of five hundred pounds in the event last mentioned, that is to say, in case of my said daughter Jenny surviving my said Wife Upon trust to continue the said Sum of three hundred pounds all Interest and to pay the yearly Interest thereof to my said Daughter Jenny from time to time upon her own Receipt and for her own and separate use wholly exclusive and independent of any husband she may happen to have and without the same or any part thereof being in any wise subject or liable to his debts Management interference or Control for and during the term of her natural Life and from and immediately after her decease. if she survives my said Wife and die without leaving either lawful or unlawful Ifsue at the time of her the said Jenny’s death. then upon further Trust to call in the same Sum of three hundred pounds and to pay distribute and divide the same unto and equally amongst my several other children and their respective personal Representatives Share and Share alike But if my said daughter Jenny survive my Wife and leave any Child or Children. whether lawful or unlawful, born on her my same Daughter’s Body and living at her death, then in trust to call the same Sum of three hundred pounds and to pay distribute and divide the Sum of two hundred Pounds, parcel Moreof. unto and amongst such her Child or Children whether lawful or unlawful as aforesaid equally if more than one share and share alike and if only one then the whole to such only Child, and the Sum of one hundred Pounds, residue of the same Sum of three hundred Pounds unto and amongst my several other Children Share and Share alike - but if my said Daughter Jenny dies in my Wife’s Life Time without leaving Ifsue either lawful or unlawful living at her my same Daughter’s death then Upon trust to continue at Interest the said Sum of five hundred Pounds and to pay yearly Interest thereof to my said Wife during the term of her natural Life and from and immediately after her Decease then to call in the same Principal and to pay and divide the same unto and amongst all my several other Children and their respective personal Representatives share and share alike; but if my said Daughter Jenny shall die in my Wife’s Life Time and leave one or more Child or Children, lawful or unlawful, born on her my same Daughter’s Body and living at her death then Upon further trust to pay and divide immediately after such my said Daughter Jenny’s death the Sum of two hundred pounds, parcel of the same Sum of five hundred pounds, unto and amongst such her Child or Children whether lawful or unlawful as aforesaid equally if more than one share and share alike, and if only one then the whole to such only child - And as to the Sum of three hundred pounds, residue of the same Sum of five hundred pounds in case of my said Daughter Jenny’s dying in my Wife’s Lifetime and leaving Ifsue lawful or unlawful living at her my same Daughter’s death, then In trust to continue the same Sum of three hundred pounds at Interest and to pay the yearly Interest thereof to my said Wife during the term of her natural Life and from and immediately after her decease then In trust to call in the same and pay distribute and divide it unto and amongst my several other Children and their respective personal Representatives share and share alike: And in the Event last mentioned, that is to say, in case of my said Daughter Jenny’s dying in my Wife’s Lifetime and leaving Ifsue lawful or unlawful living at her my same Daughter’s death, then it is my Will and Mind and I hereby order and direct that my said other Children or their respective personal Representatives shall jointly and equally pay to my said Wife yearly and every year from the time of such my said Daughter Jenny’s decease as last before mentioned for and during the then residue of my said Wife’s natural Life so much money as to make the yearly Interest of the said Sum of three hundred pounds into the yearly Sum of twenty five Pounds, and the Legacies hereby given to them my said other Children respectively and their respective Representatives are so given to them chargeable with such payments to my said Wife and upon such Contingency as last before mentioned - And as for and concerning all the rest residue and remainder of my real and personal Estates and Effects whatsoever not herein before by me otherwise disposed of I give devise and bequeath the same unto and amongst all my several Children. my said Daughter Jennie excepted, and their respective Heirs Executors Administrators and Afsigns for ever equally share and share alike - And I hereby revoke all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made and of this which I publish as and declare to be my only true last Will and Testament do nominate and appoint my sons James, John and William the Executors In Witnefs whereof I the said Testator have to each of the first three sheets of this my Will contained in four Sheets of Paper set my Hand and to the fourth (being the last) Sheet thereof my Hand and Seal the day and year first above written Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our Names as Witnefses
B. W. Molineux
John Melling
Jas. Baron
The 15th May 1801 James Kerfoot, John Kerfoot and William Kerfoot, the executors within named, were sworn in common Form before me
M. I. Gibson Surre.
Effects under Two thousand pounds. Probate Dated 15th May 1801