John Wood - 8th April 1791 - V027
Farnham, Yeoman
To my wife Dorothy Wood an annuity of £15 chargeable to
my real estate.
To Francis Buck of South Stainley, Yeoman, and my uncle Mathew
Wood, £5 each, and appoint them Trustees.
To my daughters Cecily Wood and Margaret Wood
[named items] when they reach 21.
My Trustees to convert the rest of my personal estate to money
and invest.
My real estate to my daughters. If they die without issue then
the same to my father John Wood. If my father dies before my
daughters then the same to my cousin John Wood, son of my
uncle Mathew.
If my daughters die without issue then the annuity to my wife to
be increased to £30.
If my cousin becomes entitled to my estate then I give his
brother Mathew Wood £30, and to his sisters Jane Wood,
Mary Wood, and Ann Wood, £10 each.
£1 1s each to Richard Wood, John Wood, Mathew Wood, George
Wood, Elizabeth Wood, and Jane Wood, the children of my
uncle George Wood.
£5 to Mary Wood, the daughter of my uncle William
Wood.
£10 each to Robert Stephens, John Stephens, Mary Stephens, and
Eleanor Stephens, the children of Thomas Stephens.
I appoint my wife and my Trustees as executors.
Witnesses : William Dearlove of Farnham, William Ashlan,
servant to John Wood, James Collins of Knaresborough
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