Archdeacon Wills 1776 #77, German, of Anne Lace als Woods of Peeltown, wife of Henry Lace:

‘German: This being the last will and testament of Anne Lace als Woods of Peeltown who departed this life about the 23^rd of April 1776, being of sound and perfect mind and memory at the making thereof as follows: First, committing her soul to Almighty God and her body to Christian burial. She left to her son Patrick Lace all her part of moiety of the concerns of houses and lands both quarterland and intack (being Lord’s land) commonly called and known by the name of the Reast, he paying out of the same the just sum of fifteen pounds to the rest of her children and grandchild as is hereafter mentioned unto each of them, vizt., seven pounds thereof to be paid to her daughter Elizabeth; three pounds thereof to be paid to her son William; and forty shillings thereof to be paid equally between her son Henry & his daughter Ann, the said Anne being her grandchild aforesaid. She left to her said daughter Elizabeth her part or moiety of the pewter in the house and all her shaped apparel both linen and woolen, eight yards of check, a little oak chest and a box, her moiety of the flax, a coverlaid and a blanket, & her two wheels also a little pot and a double smoothing iron, and also that forty shillings due unto her from Thomas Crellin of KK German which her mother allowed her and desired the said Crellin (who was then pregnant) to pay her the same which he promised and consented to do. She left her part or moiety of the Corn in the Haggarth between her three Children namely Patrick, William & Elizabeth Lace and likewise her part of the potatoes. She left to her son William Lace the garden in said town. Lastly, she nominated and appointed her loving husband Henry Lace to be whole and sole executor of all the rest of her goods moveable and immovable of what nature or kind soever. And excluding any other person or persons that might pretend to claim further right to her goods with six pence legacy apiece. Witnesses: xxx Wattleworth, xxx White.

At a Chapter Court holden at Peeltown, June 17^th, 1776, the executor is sworn in Court in form of Law and hath given pledges for the payment of debts and legacies namely the witnesses of the will.’