This is the last Will and Testament of me
Anthony Alderson of Muker in the Township of Muker in the
Parish of Grinton and in the North Riding of the County of
York Yeoman I direct that all my just debts funeral and Testamentary
expenses be paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently may
be after my decease by my Executors hereinafter named
I give and bequeath unto my sister Jane Scott the sum of ten
pounds a year for and during the term of her natural life
the first payments to take place twelve months after my decease
and for every suceeeding twelve months as long as she lives
to be paid to her by my Executors hereinafter named from the
proceeds of property hereinafter described and set forth
I give and bequeath unto my nephew Anthony Alderson Scott
my gold watch for his own absolute use
I give devise and bequeath unto my nephews Richard Alderson
Scott Anthony Alderson Scott and George Scott share and share
alike All that my Copyhold property tenements hereditaments
with the appurtenance thereunto belonging lying and being
at or within the Territories of Keld Thorns and Kisdon with
the exception of two allotments on Kisdon commonly called
and known by the name of Kisdon Allotment and south end of
Kisdon Allotment containing by the tithe Survey Twenty one
acres one rood and twelve perches which said two allotments
I have hereinafter devised to my nephew Christopher Alderson
Scott
And I also give and bequeath unto my said three nephews Richard
Anthony and George share and share alike all money or moneys
that I may have lent out on promissory notes and which may
be due to me at the time of my decease both principal and
interest for their own use and benefit absolutely
and now I give devise and bequeath unto my true and faithful
nephew Christopher Alderson Scott All that my Copyhold messuages
Tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances thereunto
belonging lying and being at or within the Territories of
Muker in Swaledale in the said County of York together with
Kisdon Allotment and south end of Kisdon Allotment hereinbefore
described and set forth
Also I give devise and bequeath unto my said true and faithful
nephew all that my Household furniture Farming Stock both
within and without and all the rest and residue of my estate
and effects both real and personal whatsoever and wheresoever
whether in possession reversion remainder or expectancy for
his own use and benefit absolutely
Nevertheless I charge the above property with the payment
of all my just debts funeral and testamentary expences [sic]
and with the payment of the ten pounds a year to his mother
Jane Scott in the manner hereinbefore described and set forth
I order and direct that if any of my nephews which is named
in this my Will should happen to die without leaving issue
living at the time of their death his Share of the property
hereinbefore devised and bequeathed to him so dying to go
to his surviving brothers share and share alike but if any
of them happen to die leaving issue living at the time of
his death such child or chilldren [sic] to have their parents
share now I order and direct that it is my wish that non [sic]
of the above described Copyhold estate be sold or disposed
of during the lives of my nephews except to each other for
the purpose of family arrangements
And I do nominate constitute and appoint my nephews Richard
Alderson Scott of Harkers House and Christopher Alderson Scott
of Muker both in the said Township of Muker
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