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The Marland Family

 

Administration of Caleb Marland of the Park 1676

  

 

 
  Know all Men by these Presents that We Martha Marland of Ashton underline in the
County of Lancaster & Diocese of Chester Widow and Obadiah Marland of the Park
in the Parish of Ashton under line in the County of Lancaster & Diocese of
Chester Yeoman & Stephen Fryllalove [?] of Mottram in the County & Diocese of
Chester Carpenter
are bolden and firmly bound unto the Right Reverend Father in God Edmund by
Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Chester in the sum of sixty pounds 15s & 2d
Pounds of good and lawful money of Great Britain....SEALED...the eighteenth Day
of March in the twenty seventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the
Second by the Grace of God of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender
of the Faith, and so forth, and in the Year of our Lord God, One Thousand Seven
Hundred and Fifty four

THE Condition of this Obligation is such: that if the above bounden Martha
Marland Widow Relict of Obadiah Marland and late of Ashton under Line in the
County of Lancaster & Diocese of Chester Yeoman dec. Administratrix of Ashton
underline in the County of Lancaster & Diocese of Chester deceased

do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular
Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased, which have or shall come into
the Hands, Possession or Knowledge of her the said Martha Marland Widow & Relict
aforesaid or into the Hands and Possession of any other Person or Persons for her
and the same so made top exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of
Chester at or before the eighteenth Day of September next ensuing...

And if it shall hereafter appear, that any last Will and Testament was made by
the said Deceased, and the Executor or Executors therein named, do exhibit the
same into the said Court, making Request to have it allowed and approved accord-
ingly; if the said Martha Marland Widow & Relict of Obadiah Marland of Ashton
underline in the County of Lancaster diocese of Chester...do render and deliver
the said Letters of Administration (Approbation of such Testament being first had
and made in the said Court) Then this Obligation to be void and of none Effect
or else to remain in full force and Virtue.

Sealed and Delivered
In the Presence of
Marye Buckley the mark and seal of Martha Marland
the mark and seal of Obadiah Marland
Stephen Hullallod

The eighteenth day of March in the year 1754 Martha Marland within
named took the usual Oath of an Administratrix in common form
before me
John Harrison Surrogate
Admon issued ... of April following		  
  Inventory  
  AN INVENTORY of the Goods and Chattels of Obadiah Marland late of
Ashton underline in the county of Lancaster Deceased Taken the
fifteenth day of March in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
Hundred and fifty four.

 
House £ S D
One fire iron, grate, Tongs and fireshovel   14 0
One Book case   7 0
One frying pan Broad Iron Copper can and a Sauspan   4 3
Six Petty Pans a Cover Two dusters Tun dish and Toaster   2 3
Three Candlesticks one tea Kettle Smoothing iron and heaters   7 6
One Half Doz: of Black chears   7 6
One Two arm Chear Two White Chears and White Table   5 0
One White Table   15 0
One Looking Glass and Window Curtains   7 0
Maps and Pictures   3 0
Clock and Case 4 4 0
Rackhood and Crow     8
Tripping Pan Salt Box and Bellows   3 0
Parlour      
One Bed and Bedding 4 11 0
One Corner Cupboard   4 0
One Round Stool     4
Linnens   1 0
Passage      
One White Table   4 0
Nine Pewter plates and three pewter dishes   9 0
Six Trenchers Mustard Box and Salt Box   1 3
Kitchen      
One Backstone Backboard and Spittle   11 6
One stande five Doashous[?]   4 6
One Boilar One Iron pan one Iron pot and Brass Pan   11 8
One Brass Cock one Bell Two Axes Six Spoons and Water Piggon   3 10
Knife Box Winter Hedge Two Doz: half of Bottles   4 3
Two Barrels One Runge One Bucket and Mop   5 3
Chambers      
One Bed and Bedding 1 5 0
One Writing Desk one Press five Chears and Cradle and Two Boxes 1 16 0
One Bed and Bedding 2 0 2
Fourteen Rakes One Turnlaith Plains and Turning Tools   8 0
One Grindlestone one Trest one Squabb and three pieces of wood   6 0
Shop      
One Long Table, Drawers 5 Tubbs, Seive and wisket   16 0
Two pair of weighs and weights   11 6
Two pair of scales four measures and four shelves   9 6
Potts and Earthenware   7 0
One Pair of Looms and a Ladder 1 0 6
Books 1 0 0
Purse and Apparel 3 0 0
Hustlement   5 0
Sum 30 7 7
GEORGE BOOTH      


Appraised by J & Wm Walker} Sworn prizors