Salkeld of Knock

[BorderReiver]

Any information regarding the Salkeld family of Knock (1554-1773) in the parish of Long Marton would be truly welcome.

[Fiona67]

Hi
I found this will on the below site........don't know if thereis anything else there that might help you

Regards
Fiona

http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~enzedders/westmorland/ssurnames.htm


Christopher SALKELD, Knock, p. Long Marton; 1732.
In the Name of God Amen I Christopher SALKELD of Knock in the parish of Long Marton being in good health of body and of sound and perfect mind and memory praise be given therefore to Almighty God so make and ordain this my present last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say, first and principally I command my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping through the merits of death and passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit Everlasting Life and my body I commit to the Earth and to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and as touching the disposition of all such Temporal Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose as followeth First I will that my Debts and funeral Charges shall be paid and discharged Item I give to my Loving and Dutiful wife Jennet one cow and one Bedstead and Bedding belong girdle pan and frying panhaf dozen of pigins, two milk bowls. Item I give unto my son Thomas Salkeld the sum of twenty pounds. Item I give unto my son Robert Salkeld the sum of twenty pounds. Item I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Mounth the sum of ten pounds. Item I give unto my daughter Jane the sum of ten pounds. Item I give unto Dorify Steadman dresser, three pewter dishes, a Bedstead and round table . rest and residue of my personal Estate Goods and Chattels whatsoever I do give and bequeath to my loving sons John Salkeld and Robert Salkeld full and sole Executors of of this my last Will and testament and I desire that my body be buried in the parish church yard and I hereby revoke and disannul and make void all former Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. In Witness wereof I the said Christopher Salkeld to this my last Will and testament have set my hand and Seal the twenty ninth day of March in the year 1732 Christopher Salkeld.
Witness John Blenkarn, John Willan, Tho Bland.

[Fiona67]

CHRISTOPHER SALKELD Pedigree
Male Family


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Event(s):
Birth: about 1692 Warcop Westmorland
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Death:
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Marriages:
Spouse: JENNETT STEADMAN Family
Marriage: 21 APR 1717 Warcop, Westmorland, England