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Will of John Priestnall of Warburton (Cordwainer) - Died ????

Date of will - 5^th September 1801
Value - Above £100 and below £300
Proven at Chester diocesan consistory court on 28^th July 1802

EXECUTORS

Henry Hardy
William Wright
John Beckett

To James Priestnall (son)Messuage and lands adjoining the Bent Estate in Warburton now in the occupation of Richard Pearson.
To Ann Rowlinson (daughter) wife of John Rowlinson, messuage and lands called the Mossbrow in Warburton now occupied by William Cowcell and Richard Pearson. (Owner - Sir Peter Warburton)
To Elizabeth Kirkby (grandaughter) Five pounds

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