This is the last Will and Testament of me Thomas Daykin
of Dyke-heads near Gunnerside in the township of Melbecks
parish of Grinton and North Riding of the County of York
Farmer made the fourteenth day of May in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy three
I hereby appoint William Heseltine of Gunnerside Flourdealer
and James Thompson of Thistlebout in Melbecks aforesaid
Farmer the Executors of this my last Will and Testament
and I give to the said Executors all my real and personal
property whatsoever and of whatever kind which may or ought
to belong to me at the time of my decease In trust nevertheless
for the following purposes that is to say I desire my said
executors to sell all my Farming Stock Dairy Utensils Husbandry
Gear Household Furniture Cows Carts or Cart within twelve
months after my decease and the money arising from said
Sale they shall add to all the money left by me at the time
of my death and after paying all my just and lawful debts
my Funeral expenses and the proving of this my last Will
and Testament out of said money then they shall dispose
of the reminder as follows not later than twelve months
from the day of my death
To each of my Executors I give the sum of Five pounds (£5-0s-0d)
and then what money remains shall be paid at once in equal
shares to the following persons
To my nephew John White of North Field Boldron one full
share
To my niece Rosamond Roberts of Barnard Castle one full
share
To my nephew Metcalfe Daykin of America one full share
To my nephew John Thomas Daykin of America one full share
To my Nephew George Washington Daykin of America one full
share
To my niece Phyllis Fawcett of America one full share
and to Jane Raw my servant one full share
I also desire my Executors to keep my copyhold property
at Ivelet in the Township of Muker parish of Grinton and
North Riding of the County of York aforesaid in good tenantable
repair said property consisting of a dwellinghouse with
the appurtenances thereunto belonging and two parcels of
land known by the style or title of East Ing a meadow and
the other called the Gill all situate at Ivelet said property
having a right to six Cattle Gaites in Ivelet Pasture and
to twenty one stints for sheep on Ivelet Moor
my said Executors shall let the above named property at
Ivelet to proper tenants and shall receive the rents which
they shall pay every half year at Lady day and at Michaelmas
[sic] to my brother John Daykin to himself for his sole
use and benefit during his lifetime and at his death I give
to my two nephews Metcalfe Daykin now of America and George
Washington Daykin now of America the whole of the above
named property at Ivelet to themselves absolutely and to
their heirs for ever
I also give the third share of the property at Gunnerside
and Lodge Green which formerly belonged to my late father
Jonathan Daykin which property consists of one dwellinghouse
and Stable and two fields called Winterings Fields all in
the territories of Gunnerside the said third share of said
property being given to me by my said Father on the death
of my brothers Jonathan Daykin and John Daykin and which
I hereby desire to be given to my Nephew John White and
to his heirs for ever And this I declare to be my last Will
and Testament revoking all other or former Wills
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth
day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and seventy three in the presence of two subscribing witnesses
Thomas Daykin
We the undersigned have attested the execution of the foregoing
writing by Thomas Daykin by him signing the same as and
for his last will and testament in the presence of us who
in his presence at his request and in the presence of each
other all being present together and signing at one and
the same time and place have hereunto subscribed our names
as witnesses this fourteenth day of May in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy three
Thomas Sunter Senr Gunnerside
John Boyd Low Row
Proved in Her Majesty's Court of Probate The District Registry
at York on the third day of
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