Source

Source for: Susannah MARTINDALE, 04 NOV 1912 - FEB 1992 Index

Birth source:    S57
Page:   1912/4 Preston vol 8e, p 848

Death source:    S57
Page:   1992-Feb (b 4Nov1912) Chorley vol 40, p 1286

Source

Source for: Alice MASON, MAR 1712/13 - MAYBE MAR 1765 Index

Name source:    S24
Page:   Judith Armstong Nov 2012

Baptism source:    S77
Page:   Register: Baptisms 1689 - 1718, Page 107, Entry 4

Burial source:    S70
Page:   from Family Search

Event source:    S80
Page:   Settlement Certificate

Text:   Settlement Certificate dated 1736/7, records the settlement of Alice Ha thornthwaite in the parish of Woodplumpton & Barnacre

Source

Source for: Maggie MASON, 23 MAY 1909 - MAR 1986 Index

Birth source:    S57
Page:   death reg

Page:   1909/2 Lancaster vol 8e, p 724

Death source:    S57
Page:   1986-Mar (b 23May1909) Lancaster Vol 40, p 2030

Source

Source for: Richard MASON, - AUG 1755 Index

Burial source:    S77
Page:   Register: Burials 1746 - 1760, Page 71

Will source:    S75
Page:   W/RW/A/R098b/19

Will source:    S24
Page:   Judith Armstrong of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia - Nov 2012

Text:   Will of Richard Mason 1755
This transcript kindly provided by Judith Armstrong of Bacchus M arsh, Victoria, Australia

July 22nd 1754
In the nom of god amen I Richard Mason do declar this to bee my las t will and testyment as foles and is of sound maind and deposing memery p resed bee god for the seme forst I will Just depts bee payd and feunera el expensis bee payd and other charges in proving this my will forst I g ive to my doughter Jenets children fifty pound to bee equily devaided a mongst them at thear mothers deseas and I give the intrest of it to the ar mother deuring her laif and if these children hapn to day I give it t o Alis and her children and I give to my grandoughter Elyn Hathornthwet t wenty pound when she atens to the edge of one and twenty years and my g rand sun William Hathrnthwet faiv shilin and I give to my doughter Alis s eventy pound and I give to my sun Jemes twenty pound and last I give to m y sun William all my affects but what is aboue mensind and if any part o f my afeckts bee lost the aboue legsteys to bear part of this los equil y according to thear legeseys and I apoynt my sun William whol exsecter o f this my will as witness my hand
R ichard Mason

Robert Wakfield
Margareat Wakfild
Robert Banton

(In the name of God amen, I Richard Mason do declare this to be my l ast will and testament as follows and is of sound mind and deposing mem ory praised be god for the same. First I will just debts be paid and fu neral expenses be paid and other charges in proving this my will. First I g ive to my daughter Janet’s children fifty pound to be equally divided a mongst them at their mothers desire? And I give the interest of it to t heir mother during her life and if these children happen to die I give i t to Alice and her children and I give to my granddaughter Ellen Hathor nthwaite twenty pound when he attains to the age of one and twenty year s and my grandson William Hathornthwaite five shillings and I give to m y daughter Alice seventy pounds and I give to my son James twenty pound s and last I give to my son William all my effects but what is above me ntioned and if any part of my effects be lost the above legacies to bea r part of this loss equally according to their legacies and I appoint m y son William whole executor of this my will as witness my hand)

October 23 1755
William Mason of Scorton sole Executor in this will named appeared pers onally and was sworn well and faithfully to execute and perform the sam e and so forth before me
John Hunter Surrogate
Then also Margaret Wakefield one of the witnesses to this will appeared p ersonally and took the usual oath in this behalf appointed before me
John Hunter Surrogate

Know all men by these presents that we William Mason of Scorton in the P arish of Garstang and County of Lancaster yeoman and James Mason of the P arish and County aforesd yeoman

Are holden, and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God Edmu nd by divine permission, Lord Bishop of Chester in four hundred pounds o f good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to the said Right R everend Father or to his certain Attorney, his Executors, Administrator s, or Assigns;to which payment, well and truly to be made, We bind ours elves, and each of Us our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators firmly b y these Presents, sealed withour Seals, dated the twenty third Day of O ctober in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven Hundred and Fifty Fiv e

The Condition of this Obligation is such, that if the above bounden Wil liam Mason the younger son and sole executor of Richard Mason late of S corton in the Parish of Garstang and County of Lancaster yeoman decease d shall and do well and truly execute, and perform the last Will and Te stament of the said Richard Mason Deceased; and do pay all his Debts an d Legacys, so far as his goods and personal Estate will extend, and the L aw shall bind him if also he do exhibit into Court a true and perfect I nventary of the said Deceased’s Goods and Personal Estate, and give a t rue and just Accompt of his acting in the Premises, when he shall be th ereunto lawfully called; That then this Obligation to be void, of else i n Force.
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of                                W illiam Mason
Jas Mason

Margaret Wakefield
John Hunter