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Will of Sir John Glynne, kt, one of His Majesty's Sergeants at Law. A Codicil, dated 10 Nov. 1665, is attached. Copy.

Will of Mary Seddon of Chester, widow of James Seddon of Ormskirk, co. Lancaster, malster. Testatrix, under a power in her marriage settlement, dated ii May, 1721, having had no children, appointed her moiety of messuages and lands in Rake, Mannor, Moore, Broughton, and Saltney, co. Flint, (which, her husband having become bankrupt, his creditors had allowed her to enjoy for her support subject to the payment of £100 and interest to Mrs. Mary Warrington of Chester, spinster,) as follows :- "To the use of my niece, Susannah Crew of Chester, spinster, but charged with the payment of £25 each to my nephew, Samuel Crew, and my niece, Katherine Crew, the brother and sister of the said Susannah Crew, and with the payment of the abovementioned £100 and interest." Witnesses: Geo. Lowe, attorney in Chester; John Cross, Thomas Wicksted, clerks to the said Mr. Lowe.

Will of Mary Ledsham of Mancot in the parish of Hawarden, co. Flint, widow. Testatrix devised as follows:- "To my nephew, John Street of Moor, co. Flint, gent., a messuage in Mancott late in the tenure of myself and my deceased sons, William Ledsham and Richard Ledsham; my said nephew to be executor and residuary legatee subject to the payment of certain legacies, including £4 to my sister, Ann Harding, and her daughter." Witnesses: Richard Browne; John Weigh.

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Will of John Evans of Diglane in the parish of Hawarden, co. Flint, gent. Testator devised as follows: "I charge a moiety of my realty with the payment of my debts (including the amount due to Mrs. Elizabeth Allen), and, subject thereto and to a sum to release my uncle, Captain John Griffth, from a bond whereby he stands liable for me, and to the undermentioned legacies, I devise all my realty to my son, John Evans (under age), in fee simple; to my mother £5 yearly for her life; to my daughter, Elizabeth Evans, £100; to my sons, Robert and Thomas Evans (under age), £60 each. My mother, Mrs. Alice Evans, to be executrix and guardian of my children." Witnesses: Christoph. Pasley; Luke Lloyde; Geo. Ravenscrofte; J. Griffth; William Minshull.

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Will of Benjamin Bithell of The Killins in the parish of Hawarden, co. Flint, gent. Testator devised as follows:- To my son in law, John Healing of Parkgate House, co. Chester, and James Rigby of Hawarden, ironfounder, all my realty in the township of Shotton in the parish of Hawarden on trust for sale; to my nephew, Benjamin Bithell, my realty in the township of Saltney in the parish of Hawarden, subject to certain charges thereon. My son in law, John Healing, and the said Benjamin Bithell to be executors." Witnesses: David Fra. Jones of Cymmau; William Woollam, his clerk; Evan Williams, servant to Mr. D. F. Jones.

Will (exemplification) of Thomas Nyke, clerk, parson of Long Ditton parish, co. Surrey, who devised a messuage and 8 acres of land in Tallworth and Kingston upon Thames, co. Surrey, to his kinsman, Thomas Phillpott, and his issue, on certain conditions, with remainder (in default of such conditions not being carried out) to testator's kinsman, Sir William Nyke, clerk. Proved on 8 Feb., 1542/3. Exemplification dated 1 July, 1575. Witnesses: Humphrey Hatton; Richard White; William Hook.

Will (copy) of William Corbin of Eymore in the parish of Kidderminster, co. Worcester, gent., who bequeathed as follows :- "I charge the estate included in my marriage settlement with £300 in favour of my daughters, Jane, Elizabeth, and Susanna; to my son, Joseph Corbin, my realty in the manor of Kidderminster Forrein (subject to an annuity of £20 to my mother), my eldest son, Walter William Corbin, not to molest him therein. My brother, Joseph Corbin, and my brothers-in-law, Michael Mosely, esq., and Edward Hall, to be executors." Witnesses: Edward Lowe; Mary Rose; William Crump.

Will (copy) of William Bunbury of the Inner Temple, London, esq. Testator, after desiring to be buried in the chancel of Hadleigh Church co. Suffolk, and bequeathing numerous legacies to his daughters and relatives, including his nephew, Sir William Bunbury, bart., gave the residue of his estate to his son in law, George Wilson, esq., whom he appointed executor. Witnesses: Mary Manning; William Waller; Mar. Parsons.

Will (Copy) of Jonathan Blackburn of Orford, co. Lancaster, esq. Testator, after bequeathing a number of legacies to his son, John Blackburn, his daughter, Margaret Patton, the wife of Thomas Patton of Warrington, co, Lancaster, his daughter, Martha Blinston, widow, and children, the children of his daughter, Bridgett, and a number of his grandchildren, bequeathed his moiety of certain leasehold property in Liverpool to his (testator's) daughter, Martha Blinston, for her life, and appointed his son, John Blackburn, and his (testator's) brother, John Blackburn of Liverpool, to be executors. By a codicil dated 13 Feb., 1724/5, testator, after stating that it was feared that his grandson, Jonathan Richmond, to whom £300 had been bequeathed in the will, had died at sea, bequeathed, in the event of the said grandson being dead, the said £300 to the children of Margaret, the wife of Gilbert Barron. Witnesses: Ann Cooper; Jane Hea . . .; Hen. Cooper. Proved at Chester.

Will (copy) of John Thornley of Broadlane, co. Flint, joiner. Testator devised as follows:-" To my daughter, Ann Thornley, my realty in the parish of Broadlane as specified in my marriage settlement, with remainder to Catherine Thornley, infant daughter of John Thornley of Chester, blacksmith, Margarett Thornley, daughter of Hugh Thornley of Chester, blacksmith, John Lightfoot (infant son of Thomas Lightfoot, junior, of Broadlane), and Catherine Lightfoot, daughter of William Lightfoot of Hawarden, yeoman, but subject in the event of the death of my said daughter, Anne, before the deaths of my father and mother in law, Thomas and Catherine Lightfoot, senior, of Broadlane, to life interests given to the said Thomas and Catherine Lightfoot, senior." Witnesses: Thomas Jones; George Heighton; Edward Thomas.

Will (copy) of John Davies of the township of Broughton in the parish of Hawarden, co. Flint, yeoman. Testator devised as follows:- To my executor, Samuel Tilston of The Stag's Head in Hawarden, my house, bowling green, etc., in Hawarden, on trust to sell the same and pay the proceeds to my nephews and nieces, William Nangreave (son of Thomas Nangreave), Thomas Davies (son of Edward Davies), William Davies, Mary Wright, Elizabeth Tilston, Thomas Davies, John Davies, Ann Davies, Susannah Davies, Edward Davies, Esther Davies, Elizabeth Bellis (wife of Edward Bellis), and Robert Davies (son of Robert Davies), and to my own daughter, Charlotte Leach, in equal shares; my nephew, William Davies, to have the first offer to purchase the said-house, etc., at a valuation." Witnesses: John Edwards, Thomas Edwards, both of Broughton; Will. Williams, Chester.

Will (copy) of Edward Gravenor of The Hollyes in the parish of Enveild, co. Stafford, gent. After giving certain rent-charges and legacies the testator devised as follows: "To my nephew, Edward Dison, for his life, the reversion of my house at The Hollyes and all my other realty in Enveild, Morffe, and Lutley, co. Stafford, and in Alvely, co. Salop, with remainder to his son and heir apparent, Gravenor Dison, and his sons in tail, with similar remainders in succession to my nephews, Henry Dison and John Dison, with remainder to the heirs of the said Edward Dison. The said Edward Dison to be executor." Witnesses: John Dickins; William Pynson; Francis Wolrich; William Corfeild; Richard Lyndon.

Will (certified copy) of Walter Stubbs of Beckbury, co. Salop, gent. Testator devised as follows:- "To my wife and my second son, Walter, my freehold messuages and lands in Albrighton and Beckbury (on trust to pay my younger children £1000 each, including the £600 secured to them by my marriage settlement), also my leaseholds and personalty, my said wife and my son, Walter, to be executors. To my eldest son, John, £20, as he is entitled to an estate under my marriage settlement." Witnesses: Catherine Coadock; William Barker; J. Dickenson, junior.