William Bell, 1741

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66          Patrick
The last will and testament of William 
Bell who departed this life about the 
21th of April 1741.  
First, he committed his soul to God 
and his body to Christian burial.  
Item, he bequeathed unto his eldest son 
Richard all his right to the lands being 
Intack and his son Richard to pay five 
pounds to the rest of the children.  
Item, he left to his son Richard a ladder 
and the harrows and maideronsaeer[?] 
–gain that there was a plow besides.  
Witnesses present
Alice Gall her mark X, 
Margt Runyle her mark X.             

At a Consistory Court August 14, 1741
The witnesses have proved the contents 
of the above will.  And for as much as 
the deceased has appointed no executor, 
Jony one of the Children at age consents 
for herself and the other children that 
the above will shall stand provided 
Richard does accept of the Intacks under 
the charge therein mentioned.  And that 
the remainder of the goods shall be 
Inventoried for said orphans.  Whereupon 
Richard having engaged for the payment of 
the five pounds is sworn Executor and 
has given pledges, vizt., Nicholas Bridson 
B:varcus & William Taggart.   
Richard with Jony his sister are sworn 
overseers & the widow to perfect the Inventory.  
Probatum est, solvit 12d. Joh: Cosnahan.                

A true Inventory of the goods of William 
Bell of the .... prized by four sworn men 
viz: John Kenniagh, Wm Quine, John Gell & 
John Clague as follow:                    %pound  s  d
Imprimis, three spades                    0: 3: 0   
wooden vessels                            0: 5: 0     
a smoothing iron and 2 heaters            0: 3: 0     
earthen vessels                           0: 1: 4      
glass bottles                             0: 0: 9     
a mowing iron                             0: 1: 0     
3 wheels                                  0: 4: 4     
4 horses                                  2:15: 0     
2 cows                                    2:10: x     
2 heiffers & 2 calfs                      1: 0: 6    
2 pair of harrows                         0: 4: 0     
a ladder                                  0: 1: 4     
2 chests & a table                        0: 4: 6     
2 pound of worsted                        0: 2: 0     
2 pound of woolen yarn                    0: 1: 0     
3 pound of flaxen thread                  0: 2: 0     
7 pound of tow thread                     0: 1: 4     
7 trenchers                               0: 0:10     
10 wooden piggins & some wooden platters  0: 2: 2     
10 spoons                                 0: 0:10     
6 pound of wool                           0: 3: 0     
a gridle                                  0: 1: 2     
2 potts                                   0: 5: 0     
a cradle and chair & stools               0: 1: 0     
the dead’s wearing clothes                0: 8: 4     
plowing gears & ropes                     0: 2: 2     
bedclothes & 2 sacks                      0:10: 6     
[50] pound of feathers at 2d per pound    0: 4: 4           

I Nicholas Bridson of Ballavarkis  and 
William Taggart of Ballakew are become 
bound jointly and severally to the 
Ecclesiastic Court for Richard Bell of 
KK Patrick that he will faithfully pay 
to his brothers and sisters the five 
pounds bequeathed in their father’s will, 
on condition that Joney Bell the widow 
does give us a parcel of Intack known by 
the name of Bolbyn Renny countersecurity 
to indemnify us, and I the said Joney 
Bell do hereby pass over the said Bolbyn 
Renny as security for the purposes 
aforesaid and this in the penalty of 
ten pounds as witness my name this 14th 
August 1741. Joney Bell my mark.   

At Baln:hown, Augt 14, 1741
Jony Bell acknowledges the above obligation. 
Before us, John Cosnahan, 
           Edw: Moore