This is the last will and Testament of me Robert York of Little Houghton in the County of Northampton, Farmer.

I appoint my Brothers William York and Thomas York of Olney, Bucks, my Executors.

I give to my wife Sarah my Household Furniture (but not my Brewing or Dairy Utensils) for her life or Widowhood and, at her decease or marriage again, I give the same to my executors.

I give to my Executors one thousand pounds upon trust to place out the same in their discretion and to pay the interest or dividend to my wife for her life or widowhood, and in the event of my wi fe marrying again, I give to her thirty pounds a year, part of the said interest, and direct the surplus to be applied by my Executors towards the support of my children as they may think proper.  

I direct my Executors to apply any part of my monies towards the support of my wife and children until the income for their support shall become payable.  

I give to each of my sons William, Robert and John Two Hundred Pounds, and if either should die under the age of twenty-two years when I direct the same to be payable the Legacy of such dying shall fall into my residuary Estate, and I give to each of my daughters, namely Rebecca, Christian, Mary, Hannah, Rachael, Elizabeth and Lucy, one Hundred Pounds payable at the age of twenty-two years, and if either should die under that age, I direct her legacy to form part of my residuary Estate, and I direct the the residue of my property to be converted into money and that it be placed out at interest in the discretion of my Executors to who I give the same, and I further direct that the interest to arise from the respective legacies given to my said children shall be paid to my wife for the support of my children until they shall respectively attain the age of twenty-two years. provided she shall so long continue my widow, but in case my wife shall marry again, I direct my Trustees to apply the whole of the Income given to my children towards their support til the age of twenty-two years, but I further direct that as my children may attain the age of twenty-two years, they shall be entitled to their then distributive part of my personal estate.

In Witness thereof, I^* have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Eighteenth day of November, one thousand and twenty-six.

    Rob York

Signed and Sealed as the will of Robert York in the presence of

                        John Garrard --- Olney

                        John York --- London

On the 13 November, 1827, William York and Thomas York, both of Olney in the County of Buckingham, farmers, the joint Executors named in the within Will, were then sworn well and faithfully to perform the same and that the deceased at the time of his death (which happened on or about the 27th day of November last) was not possessed of Goods, Chattels and Credits for the value of one thousand five hundred Pounds.