Will of Robert Whitton of Crakehall, Bedale - 1863

This is the last will and Testament of me Robert Whitton of Crakehall in the Parish of Bedale in the County of York, Yeoman.  

I give to my wife Elizabeth Whitton all the household goods and furniture which belonged to her at the time of our marriage and any she may have purchased since. 

Also I give to my son George Whitton my eight days clock and as many of my books and pictures as he may choose to select. 

Also I give to my three daughters:

-         Ann the wife of Henry Jackson,

-         Sarah the widow of John Crowther, and

-         Hannah the wife of Anthony Severs,

the residue of my said household furniture, books and pictures (if any) to be equally divided amongst them and all the silver plate and other articles which belonged to their respective mothers. 

I give and bequeath to:

-         Thomas Cuthbert of Newton le Willows, Farmer in the County of York, and

-         William Kay of Bedale in the said county of York, Sadler

their executors and administrators and assigns all my monies and securities for money and all other, my estate and effects of what nature or kind soever or wherever situated not herein below specifically bequeathed in trust, to convert the whole into money and thereout to pay my funereal and Testamentary expenses and the expenses of proving this my will and all the debts which I shall owe at the time of my decease and paying thereout:

-    to my son the said George Whitton the legacy or sum of One hundred pounds which I hereby give and bequeath to him to be paid at the expiration of six calendar months next after my decease and,

-    after payment thereof to retain pay and apply the surplus thereof in manner following, that is to say Fifty pounds less or minus one third part of the whole residue to Ann Jackson in trust to pay at the expiration of six months next after my decease,

-    also one other third part thereof and a moiety or twenty five pounds out of the Fifty pounds deducted from the third part to the said Ann Jackson in trust to pay at the expiration of six months next after my decease unto my said daughter Sarah Cowther her executors, administrators and assigns and

-    as to the remaining third part thereof and a moiety or twenty five pounds of the Fifty pounds deducted from the third part of the said Ann Jackson in trust to pay at the expiration of six months next after my decease unto my said daughter Hannah Severs her executors administrators and assigns.

I appoint the said Thomas Cuthbert and the said William Kay, Executors of this my last will and Testament and I desire that they shall not be answerable the one for the other of them and neither of them for involuntary losses and that they shall be allowed and may retain all their costs, charges, damages and expenses occasioned by the due execution of the trusts hereby reposed in them, and if the said Thomas Cuthbert and William Kay or either of them shall die or refuse to act in the trusts of this my will then a new trustee or trustees may be appointed by the surviving or continuing trustee or the executor and administrators of such surviving and continuing trustee so refusing to act in the said trusts and the monies, securities and premises shall in that case be conveyed and assured so as to be vested in such new and such surviving trustees or trustee upon the same trusts and with the same powers and immunities as are hereinbefore mentioned and declared and so from time to time as often as such case shall happen.

And I hereby revoke all my former wills.

As witness my hand this:

Third day of March one thousand eight hundred and sixty three.

Robert Whitton

Witnesses:    William Thwaites , Thomas Cuthbert