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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: ScottDixon22 on Sunday 05 February 23 16:38 GMT (UK)
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I am normally decent at it, but this document has really sloppy cursive! Any help would be very much appreciated. No need to do the first few sentences with all the typical religious verbiage, unless there is something important in there that I missed. Looking for typical clues as to names of Dixon ancestors, married names, places they lived, etc. THANK YOU!
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Date of the will is, I believe, 29th March, 1684.
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‘First I give & Bequeath unto my Neace Margaret Taylor
the sume of foure pounds It(e)m I give & bequeath to
James Hutchison the sume of foure pounds It(e)m I give
& bequeath to Cuthbert Taylor the sume of foure
pounds ^& one ?^ & my standing Bedd It(e)m I give & bequeath to
Elinor usher my Cawell(?) & Cubbert that Richard Taylor
hath contracted for & if he doe p(er)forme & fetch the Cubbert
away according to construct then I give the said Three & Thirty
shillings to the said Elinor usher w(i)th one Great Chare It(e)m I
give & bequeath unto Rob:(ert) Snowbald the sume of Twenty
Shillings It(e)m I give & bequeath to my Coz:(in) John usher the
sume of Twenty Shillings It(e)m I give & bequeath to the s(ai)d
Elinor usher over & above the Cubbert Cawell & Chare the
sume of Twenty Shillings It(e)m I give & bequeath to Isable
Thompson the wife of John Thompson the sume of Twenty
Shillings more to Elizebeth usher Twenty Shillings & for
the rest of my p(er)sonall Estate Moveable & Immoveable
I give & bequeath unto my Cozen John usher of Browhaugh(?)
the son of Thomas usher whom I make my sole
Exe(cuto)r of this my last Will & Testament revokeing all
former Wills acts or Deeds In Witness whereof I have
hereunto Sett my hand & Seale the day & yeare first
above written
Sealed & Delivered
in the p(re)sence of
Thos: Gibson
Paul Erringson
The date the will was written was 1681.
The date of probate will be later than tis after he had died. Not given in this piece.
The image pixalates a little when zooming in to try an make out exactly what letters the scribe has used.
it's always better to post a higher file size image, even if you have to do it in two or three bits.
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Thank you!!! So strange that there are no Dixons receiving anything. Doesn't appear that he has a living wife or children, as he gives the largest sum of money to his niece Marge Taylor, Cuthbert Taylor, and James Hutchison. Also Ellinor Usher(?) gets his household items as well as some other Ushers. Maybe a married daughter and grandchildren? Can't figure it out, but thanks! I will try to post higher-quality copies in pieces when I get a free moment!
‘First I give & Bequeath unto my Neace Margaret Taylor
the sume of foure pounds It(e)m I give & bequeath to
James Hutchison the sume of foure pounds It(e)m I give
& bequeath to Cuthbert Taylor the sume of foure
pounds ^& one ?^ & my standing Bedd It(e)m I give & bequeath to
Elinor usher my Cawell(?) & Cubbert that Richard Taylor
hath contracted for & if he doe p(er)forme & fetch the Cubbert
away according to construct then I give the said Three & Thirty
shillings to the said Elinor usher w(i)th one Great Chare It(e)m I
give & bequeath unto Rob:(ert) Snowbald the sume of Twenty
Shillings It(e)m I give & bequeath to my Coz:(in) John usher the
sume of Twenty Shillings It(e)m I give & bequeath to the s(ai)d
Elinor usher over & above the Cubbert Cawell & Chare the
sume of Twenty Shillings It(e)m I give & bequeath to Isable
Thompson the wife of John Thompson the sume of Twenty
Shillings more to Elizebeth usher Twenty Shillings & for
the rest of my p(er)sonall Estate Moveable & Immoveable
I give & bequeath unto my Cozen John usher of Browhaugh(?)
the son of Thomas usher whom I make my sole
Exe(cuto)r of this my last Will & Testament revokeing all
former Wills acts or Deeds In Witness whereof I have
hereunto Sett my hand & Seale the day & yeare first
above written
Sealed & Delivered
in the p(re)sence of
Thos: Gibson
Paul Erringson
The date the will was written was 1681.
The date of probate will be later than tis after he had died. Not given in this piece.
The image pixalates a little when zooming in to try an make out exactly what letters the scribe has used.
it's always better to post a higher file size image, even if you have to do it in two or three bits.