John HUGHES of Tadcaster [18401]

  General Notes:

John was a lime burner

The Will of John Hughes
23rd June 1770
In the Name of God, Amen. I John Hughes of Tadcaster in the County of York, Limeburner being weak of Body but of sound Mind and Memory blessed by Almighty God for the same Do make and publish my last Will and Testament in Writing as follows ( That is to say )
First I give and bequeath to my Son John Hughes the Sum of one hundred Pounds. I do also give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Hughes the Sum of Fifty Pounds, which said Legacies or Sums of Money I will and order to be hereafter paid to the respective Legatees as soon as they shall respective, and severally arrive at the Age of Twenty one years Also I will and order that if either my said Son and Daughter shall die before he or she shall arrive at the Age of Twenty one Years then both the said Legacies or Sums of Money shall be paid to the Surviving Legatee as soon as he or she shall arrive at the Age of twenty one Years. I further will and order that if both my Son and Daughter shall die before they arrive at the Age of twenty one Years then the said Legacies or Sums of Money shall be paid to my beloved Wife immediately after their Decease And if my Son and Daughter and Wife shall die before my said Son and Daughter shall arrive at the age of twenty one years then the said legacies or Sums of Money shall be equally divided amongst the children of William Hughes junior of Newton Farmer and of Thomas Butler of Beverley Malster both in the said County as soon as they shall severally and respectively arrive at the Age of twenty one Years and to all the Rest Residue and Reminder of my personal Estate Goods and Chattels of what kind or nature so-ever I give and bequeath the same to my beloved Wife Mary Hughes. Lastly I hereby appoint my beloved Wife Mary Hughes, John Stappleton of Tadcaster aforesaid Limeburner and the above said William Hughes junior of Newton Joint-Executors of this my last Will and Testament; and do will and desire that they will put out the said legacies or Sums of Money to interest immediately after my Decease and the yearly Interest to be applied towards maintaining my said Son and Daughter till they shall respectively and severally arrive at the Age of twenty one Years as aforesaid. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this twenty third Day of June in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third and the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy.
John Hughes
Signed and sealed published and declared by the abovenamed John Hughes to be his last Will and Testament in the Presence of Us who have hereunto subscribed our Names as Witnesses in the Presence of the Testator and do observe that the above-written Will and Testament is interlined.
William Hughes Senior
John Goodborne
John Crosley

John Stapleton one of the Executors one of was duly Sworn to execute the same before the Revd. William Clerk Surrogate present Wm Campey Noty Public
Dated 28th October 1782 at 3.00


The colator is uncertain that this inventory given by John Chester Hughes in his Chapter 6 Pg 8 relates to John Hughes above.
An Inventory of the Goods and Chattels late of John Hughes of Steeton in the parish of Bolton Percy and County of the City of York deceased taken this 14th day of January 1782
Money out upon Security £242 : 0 : 0
Purse and Apparel £ 20 : 0 : 0
Furniture in the best Parlour £ 18 : 0 : 0
D° in the House £ 5 : 11 : 6
D° in the Little parlour £ 9 : 0 : 0
D° in the Dairy £ 3 : 0 : 0
D° in the back Kitchen £ 3 : 0 : 0
D° in the Chamber £ 3 : 10 : 0
Five Horses £ 26 : 5 : 0
Twelve Beasts £ 43 : 0 : 0
Twenty eight Sheep £ 15 : 7 : 0
Piggs£ 3 : 10 : 0
Hay £ 20 : 15 : 0
Corn in Stack and Barn £134 : 0 : 0
Corn growing £ 56 : 10 : 0
Husbandry Gears £ 19 : 15 : 0
Machine £ 2 : 10 : 0
Farm and Skreen £ 0 : 10 : 6
Sacks £ 0 : 18 : 0
£627 : 2 : 0
Thomas Todd
John Atkinson

John married Mary HUGHES [18405] [MRIN: 6773], daughter of William HUGHES the Elder [18396] and Rebecca [18402], on 26 Oct 1762 in Newton Kyme, YKS, England. (Mary HUGHES [18405] was born on 12 May 1734 in Newton Kyme, YKS, England, died on 30 Jul 1781 in Newton Kyme, YKS, England and was buried on 2 Aug 1781 in Newton Kyme, YKS, England.)