“This is the last Will and Testament of me John Tomlinson of Ridley Wood in the Parish of Holt in the County of Denbighshire, farmer, I appoint James Davenport of Wrexham Shopkeeper and John Sanderson of Ridley Wood farmer to be my Testators and Executors.  I give and devise to the said James Davenport and John Sanderson their Heirs Executors, Administrators and Assigns (after payment of my Debts and a Legacy of twenty pounds to my Brother in Law John Whitefield)
All that my three fourths of and in all that Messuage Tenements Farm Lands and premises wherein I now reside at Ridley Wood aforesaid my Meadow or Field in the Parish of Bangor in the County of Flint. Also all my Money, Securities for Money, my Interest in the Farming Stock and all other my personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever Upon This Special Trust and Confidence to permit my sister Sarah Tomlinson to enjoy the rents and Profits of my said Real Estate and to receive the Interest of all my personal estate during her life and from and after her decease I give and devise my said three fourths of other my Share in the said Messuage Tenements and Farm at Ridley Wood aforesaid unto my Niece Anne Davies, Wife of John Davies of Cacca Dutton Farmer and to her Heirs and Assigns for ever Subject and Chargeable nevertheless with the payments of twenty pounds annually to my Nephew David Rowland during his natural life or to be allowed to reside at Ridley Wood to make his choice.  But nevertheless my Will and meaning is that my property hereby given and devised to the said Anne Davis shall not be liable to debts control or engagements of her present or any future husband.
And from and after the decease of the said David Roland I charge my said property at Ridley Wood with the payment of six hundred pounds to be equally divided between the children of Mary Eddowes the wife of John Eddowes of Wrexham and to be paid to them as they respectfully attain the age of twenty one years or marriage first happening.  I give and bequeath unto the said Mary Eddowes one hundred and fifty pounds.  I give and devise my said meadow in the parish of Bangor aforesaid unto Elizabeth Rowland the daughter of my said Niece Ann Davies and to her heirs for ever subject to the payment of eighty pounds which I charge upon the same to be paid to Mary Ann Sanderson together with a legacy of twenty pounds making one hundred pounds.  I give and bequeath to my nephew Samuel Rogers of Wrexham Tailor the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds. To his brother John [Rogers] two hundred and fifty pounds and to his two sisters Elizabeth and Ann two hundred and fifty pounds each.
All the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate of what nature or kind soever and wherever I give and bequeath the same equally between the children of my nieces Ann Davies and Mary Eddowes share and share alike, And lastly I do hereby declare this to be my last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke and make void all former Will or Wills be me at any time heretofore made. In Witness whence of I have hereto set my hand and seal this third day of October One thousand eight hundred and forty five:
The mark of X John Tomlinson ____ signed, sealed published and declared by the testator the said John Tomlinson and as for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who is in his presence and in the presence of each other have at his request subscribed our names as witnesses ____ Richard Lowe ___ Alfred Iron Clerks to Mess’rs Foulkes and Parker Solicitors Wrexham.
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