Last Will and Testament of Thomas McNell and Dorothy McNell (als Wilson)

St. Ann - 1808

We, Thomas McNell and Dorothy McNell alias Wilson, of the Parish of St. Ann,

being in good health, of sound mind and memory, but thinking of the uncertainty

of life are mutually disposed to make our Last Will and Testament in manner following;

First we commit our Trust in God and our bodies to Christian Burial,

Secondly we leave and bequeath unto our son Isaac McNell, all and singular those purchased Lands belonging to us in Kirk St. Ann that we purchased from Tho. Kneal of Kirk Lonan with the houses and offices thereon erected to be possessed by him free and debtless in manner following viz the one half thereof at the Decease of the former of us, the said Thomas McNell and Dorothy McNell, and the other half free and debtless at the Decease of the survivor of us, hereby binding our said son that he will not sell or mortgage the same, but to descend as inheritance to his Lawful Heir;

Item, We leave to our said son Isaac that parcel of Land of Knock Fa'eie that we purchased from Alex Thom and Esther Thom, alias Bridson his wife, to be possessed by him in like manner, the one half there at the Death of the former, and the other half at the Death of the survivor of us.

Item, we leave and bequeath to our son Thomas all of our ???? of Houses and Lands in the Parish of Kirk Lonnan called Gretch bane and Ballabaybane that we purchased from Thomas Cowin and Elizabeth his wife, if he lives and comes home from abroad, binding him that he will never sell nor Mortgage the same but to descend as inheritance to his Lawful heir. Moreover, that our said son Thomas is to possess the same in this manner, viz the one half at the Death of the former and the other half at the Death of the survivor of us, and we further Leave on our son Thomas to pay unto his sister Ellinor's three sons namely Thomas, Mathias and John Kelley twenty pounds apiece to be paid unto them when the youngest of them comes to the age of twenty one years; we Leave to our son in law William Kelley one shilling; we Leave to our grand Daughter vis Thomases Daughter a gown a fan and handkerchief

Lastly we appoint our two sons Isaac and Thomas McNell whole Executors of all the rest of our worldly goods moveable and immoveable of what ???? ????, and that our Executor is to have nothing to say any of the goods but the Lands as aformentioned until the Death of the Survivor of us, excluding any person that might claim any Interest in our wills with six pence legacy a piece ???? and

Declared by the Testator and Testatrix to be their Last Will and Testament in the presence of us and ????? us to witness the same

11th Dec 1806

???? ???? his mark Thos McNell his mark

Thos. Cowley Dorothy McNell alias Wilson her mark.