The will of W Featherstone Senr
This is the last will and testament of me William Featherstone Senr of Fish Ponds near Mansfield in the County of Nottingham Cottager being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding viz I desire to be decently interred by the direction of my executors hereinafter named and after all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses are paid and satisfied I give devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my stock estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever both real and personal whether in possession or reversion remainder or expectancy and every part thereof unto all my children both sons and daughters share and share alike who shall be living at the time of my decease and the issue of them as shall be dead [such issue nevertheless taking only their parents share] to and for his her and their own use and benefit absolutely And I nominate constitute and appoint my friend Mr William Duckmanton of Mile Hill Farmer and my son William Featherstone to be executors of this my last will and testament and hereby revoking all former or other wills and testaments by me at any time heretofor made In witness whereof the said William Featherstone have to this my last will and testament set my hand this thirty first day of January one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine Testator William X Featherstone his mark
Signed by the testator William Featherstone and acknowledged by him to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses John Hopkinson John Maltby