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Today I came across a PCC will which I am thrilled about because it proves a link with my Dwarihouse family from Bebington, Cheshire and the Dwarihouse family from Childwall and West Derby. I think this will is most likely for the William Dwarihouse who was Mayor of Liverpool 1636-1637. There is no baptism in Bebington for William, but he is certainly my 12x great grandmothers brother as William mentions his nephew Thomas Sparke of Bebington who was the son of his sister Margery who married John Sparke in Bebington in 1617. Another sister Margaret Dwarihouse married William Wilson in 1611 at Bebington and their son, Williams nephew John Willson is mentioned as another nephew.
I have transcribed as much as I can but I am not very good and request help to decipher what I cannot read. I have entered a few words in red which I am guessing but what I cant transcribed is just dots. There are four pages and I will post each separately.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks in anticipation
Gail
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In the name of God Amen
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I William Dwarrihouse of West Derby in the County of Lancaster gentleman
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being sicke and weake of body but of good and perfect memory praised bee god
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therefore doe ordayne and make this my last will and testament in manner
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and forme ffollowinge ffirst and principally I commytt and commend my
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soule into the hands of Almighty god my maker and redeemer assuredly trusting
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in and by the merritts death and passion of my only Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
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to receive a full and ffree pardon of all my offences And my body I commytt to
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the earth from whence I came to bee interred in the parish church of Walton
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heerein heerreafter named And for the disposall of my estate reall and personall
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my will and minde is as ffolloweth ffirst I heereby will devise grannte and
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bequeath all that messuage and tennement with all lands liberties and hereditam[ent]s
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in Roby commonly called Childwalle house by mee heeretofore purchased from
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Henery Johnson deceased and others unto my nephew John Willson now liveing
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with mee and unto his heires and assignes absolutely forever And whereas I lately
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purchased from one Thomas Hesketh of little Poulton in the county of Lancaster
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Esq[uir]e and others a messuage and tennement in Orrell conteyninge aboute seaven
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large acres now occupyed by William Garratt
.. of Orrell aforesaid and
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.. yearely rent of twelve shillings ffoure pence issueing out of a messuage
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and tennement in the watergate streete in Liverpoole in the holdinge of Mr
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.. his tennants or assignes I will devise grannte and bequeath the said
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messuage and tenement in Orrell aforesaid and all lands liberties and
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hereditaments theretobelonginge together with the said rent of twelve shillings
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ffoure pence to Thomas Sparke my nephew living in lower Bebington in the
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County of Chester and unto his heires and assignes forever nowbeit I doe heereby
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declare that my mynde is that if the said William Garratt his heires or assignes doe
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within three yeares next after my decease pay or cause to bee paid to my said
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newphew Thomas Sparke his heires or assignes the consideration or summe of
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money by mee paid for the purchase of the said last mentioned messuage tennem[en]t
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or rent together with the summe of twenty pounds by mee paid to as for the said
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Garratt and interest or damages for for forbearance of the said severall summes
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after the rate of eight pounds
.. or soe much thereof as my now wife shall
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.. and thinke reasonable then my said nephew Thomas Sparke and his
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heires to grannte bargaine and sell well and sufficiently the said last mentioned
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messuage tenement and rent to the said William Garratt his heires and assignes
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forever And I doe hereby will devise grannte and bequeathe all that messuage
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and tenement with the appurtenances in Thingwall in the said county of Lancaster
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by mee purchased from John Bolton of Thingwall aforesaid and all lands liberties
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and hereditaments theretobeloninge conteyninge about twenty two acres
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of land of the large measure to the sole onely proper use and beheese of Anne
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Dwarryhouse my now wife and of her heires and assignes absolutely forever yet
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neverthelesse my will and mynde is that the said John Bolton shall enjoy the said
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last mentioned messuage and tennement during his naturall life soe as hee
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pay yearely to my said wife or her heires the summe of eight pounds at and upon
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every second day of fferuary during the life of the said John Bolton And if
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hee the said John Bolton his heires or assignes doe at and upon any second day
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of ffebruary dureing the tearme of
yeares next after my decease pay or
More to follow ...
Moderator comment: regret, RootsChat does not permit the posting of complete archive wills such as this. You may post small sections which contain the specific words that are causing you difficulties but it must never amount to the complete will.
Armitage, Atherton, Barton, Beck, Bradshaw, Brumfitt, Chetwin, Conalty, Connolly, Connor(s), Davidson, Hilton, Hoey, Johnson, Jones, Knight, Lester, McDonald, Molyneux, Morris, Pownall, Rushton, Spark, Stanley, Tunstall, Welsby, West, Wharton, Williams, Wilson, Windridge, Windstandley
