In the name of God Amen I Richard Cockbone of Hawes Milner … I give my wife Isabel Cockbone all my household goods to dispose as the thinks …and all those several dwelling houses, buildings garth or garden in Maidnebray in Hawes during her life and after to my sons Thomas and John Cockbone equally between them charged with the payment of one hundred pounds to my daughter Isabel Cockbone within twelve months of the death of wife.. And further chargeable with the payment of thirty pounds to my grand daughter Rachel Lambert at 21…I give my two sons Thomas and John Cockbone all the rest of my dwelling houses stables buildings…cattle gates…in the township of Hawes equally …and my water corn mill land and ground at Bainbridge equally …
24th July 1787
Richard Cockbone
John Scarr
James Metcalfe
Geo Scarr
1st Apr 1788 Thomas Cockbone & John Cockbone executors…
Reference: yorkshiredaleshistory.wordpress.com Wensleydale Wills Transcriptions: 151/123 Richard Cockbone Hawes 1788 3030/550
Reference: Leeds, West Yorkshire Archive Service
Relation to Author: 4th great-grandfather
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