Hewitt Family Wills

GEORGE HEWITT 1753

Know all men present that we;JANE HEWITT of Batimbush in the County of Cumberland,widow,RICHARD LIVINSTONE of aforesaid in the County of Cumberland,yeoman,and JOHH GRAHAM of ?head,in the County of Cumberland

11th day of August 1753 rest as follows standard English form.

Obligation:

JANE HEWITT widow of GEORGE HEWITT

last day of August 1753

Witness HENRY WAUGH

JANE HEWITT her mark

RICHARD LIVINSTONE his mark

JOHN GRAHAM his mark

At Carlisle August 11th 1753

On which day appeared personally JANE HEWITT widow, and alleged that GEORGE HEWITT late of the Parish of Batimbush in the Parish of Kirk Andrews on Esk and diocese of Carlisle,yeoman,deceased and died intestate without making a will,so far as she doth know or believe,that she widow and relic of the said deceased,wherefore she prayed letters of administration of all and singular goods,chattels and credits of the said deceased to be committed and granted unto her giving good sufficient security on that behalf.

the said JANE HEWITT was sworn in due form of law to the truth of the promises and to faithfully administer and to the truth of the inventory by her exhibited.

Before me

RICHARD DICKINSON

A true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods and chattels and credits of GEORGE HEWITT late of Batimbush but in the Parish of Kirk Andrews upon Esk in the Dioceses of Carlisle.deceased and taken and appraised 7th August 1753 by JOHN FORESTER and LANCELOT GRAHAM

Five cows and three heifers £15-10-00

A mare and cart and one saddle. £3-00-00

Another mare,saddle and bridle and apparel £5-00-00

Goods in the kitchen £9-00-00

Goods in another room £5-00-00

Two old carts,two plows and three harrows £3-00-00

Two laddders £0-04-00

Crop in the garden £20-08-09

total £61-2-9

Appraisers

JOHN FORESTER sworn

LANCELOT GRAHAM sworn