- Will of John Andrews dated 29th July 1833
This is the last will and testament of me John Andrews of Simonside in the County of Durham, Gentleman. First I give all my cloathes and wearing apparel to Robinson Cook and Henry Dodds to be equally divided between them.
I give to Mary Cook, daughter of the said Robinson Cook, four silver table spoons.
I give to Mary Hewison, the daughter of Edward Hewison late of Harton, Farmer deceased, two feather beds, a pair of drawers, a looking glass and two wainscot tables.
I give to Robinson Cook of Simonside aforesaid, Farmer, all my household furniture not hereinbefore disposed of and which, may be at my present dwelling house, or at that which I lately left at Harton.
I give to Ralph Carnaby, Robert Jefferson and Ann Hornsby, each five pounds.
I give, devise and bequeath unto my friend William Ellerby of Skinningrove, in the county of York, Farmer, and George Potts of South Shields, in the said county of Durham, Gentleman, and the survivor of them and their executors and administrators or such survivor of them, all my leasehold lands and houses and all my monies and securities for money and all and singular and other, my estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever (not hereinbefore disposed of) upon trust as soon after my decease as they may see it advantageous, to sell and convert into money, all such part or parts thereof as shall not consist of monies, or securities for money and all and singular other, my estate and effects, whatsoever and wheresoever (not herein before disposed of) upon trust as soon after my decease as they may see it advantageous, to sell and convert into money all such part or parts thereof as shall not consist of monies or securities for money and to call in and receive all debts that may be due and owing to me at the time of my decease.
And out of the first monies that shall come to their hands, to pay and discharge all my just debts and funeral expenses and costs of carrying this, my will into execution and then to invest into their names, the sum of two hundred pounds on some eligible security, in trust for Mary Hewison and John Hewison the children of the said Edward Hewison deceased, equally to be divided between them on their respectively attaining the age of twenty one years, the interest in the meantime to be applied to their maintenance and bringing up, until they respectively attain the age of twenty one years and if either of them shall die under that age without leaving lawful issue, then the share of him or her so dying, shall go to the survivor but if both die under that age without issue, then the said legacy of two hundred pounds shall become a part of the residue of my estate and distributed in the manner hereinafter mentioned.
And my mind and will is that until the whole of my estate and effects shall be got in, sold and converted into money, my said trustee shall place the monies, which shall come into their hands by virtue of this my will, in some bank in South Shields, Sunderland, or Newcastle and as to the several payments before mentioned shall be made, then to divide the residue of the said money to my relatives in the manner following; that is to say:
To Mary Ellerby, one twenty third part thereof.
To the said William Ellerby, three twenty third parts thereof.
To Thomas Ellerby, two twenty third parts thereof.
To Johanna Hudson and Johanna Ramsay; each one twenty third part thereof.
To Hannah Dodds and Ann Heseltine; each two twenty third parts thereof.
To Thomas Andrews, William Andrews and Mary Ann Andrews; two twenty third parts thereof, equally to be divided amongst them.
To Stephenson Andrews; one twenty third part thereof.
To Joseph Andrews, Ann Andrews and Hannah Andrews; one twenty third part and one half of one twenty third part thereof, to be equally divided amongst them.
To Alice Dobson of Moorsom [Moorsholm near Skelton]; one twenty third part thereof.
To Mary Eden; one half of one twenty third part thereof but if she should die before me, I direct the same to be paid to her daughter Mary, the wife of [left blank] husband.
To Mary Ann Pearson; one twenty third part or share thereof, to be paid into the hands of her mother and retained by her until the said Mary Ann Pearson attain the age of twenty one years.
To Joseph Dodds; two twenty third parts or share thereof.
And to Thomas Dodds; the remaining one twenty third part or share thereof.
And I do hereby declare that my said trustees and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor shall be charged and chargeable only each for his own acts, receipts and payments and not for the acts, receipts and payments and default of the other, nor for any loss or damage, which may happen to the said trust estate without his wilful neglect or default and I appoint the said William Ellerby and George Potts joint executor and trustees of this my will, hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made and declaring this to be and contain my last will and testament.
In witness whereof, I have to this, my last will and testament, contained on one sheet of paper, set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of July in the year one thousand and eight hundred and thirty three.
John Andrews
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the testator, John Andrews as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who in his presence, at his request and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses.
John White William Dixon
Proved at Durham on 19th March 1835 by William Ellerby and George Potts the exors. to whom admon. was granted. They having been first duly sworn as usual.
Inf. £2,000. [Equivalent to £260,000 as at 2020]
- NOTES IDENTIFYING THE BENEFICIARIES
Mary Cook was the daughter of Robinson Cook and Jane Smith, who married in Heworth, Durham, in 1826. Jane Smith was probably born in Sunderland in 1797, the daughter of Charles Smith and Ann Carter who had married in Sunderland in 1782.
Robinson Cook was born in Moorsholm, Skelton, Yorkshire in 1797, the son of Robinson Cook and Mary Webster, who had married in Brotton in 1785.
Joseph Andrew married an Ann Carter in Liverton, Yorkshire in 1729, so it is possible there is a distant family link via the Carter family but more likely it is a friendship between John Andrew and Robinson Cook, from Brotton and now a fellow farmer (80 acres) in Simonside.
Mary Cook is living at home with her parents in the 1841 census.
- The Children of George Andrew & Elizabeth Garbutt, who inherit in the Will.
Hannah Dodds, daughter of George & Elizabeth was born in 1766. She married Henry Dodds in 1786 and is first cousin to John Andrews.
Ann Heseltine daughter of George & Elizabeth was born in 1763. She married Jonathan Heseltine in 1783 and is first cousin of John Andrews.
The Grandchildren of George Andrew & Elizabeth Garbutt who inherit under the Will.
Joseph Dodds and Thomas Dodds are the children of Hannah Andrew and Henry Dodds and are first cousins, once removed of John Andrews.
Joseph Andrew was born in 1790 the son of William Andrew & Elizabeth Adamson. He married Sarah Briggs in 1826 and is first cousin once removed of John Andrews.
Hannah Andrew was born in 1788 the daughter of William Andrew & Elizabeth Adamson and would not appear to have married. She is first cousin, once removed of John Andrews.
The Great Grandchildren of George Andrew & Elizabeth Garbutt who inherit under the Will.
Mary Hewison was born in 1826 & John Hewison in 1828 at Woodhorn, Harton, Jarrow, both the children of Edward Hewison, a farmer and his wife Ann Adamson who married in Jarrow on 6th June 1825. Edward died in 1828 after only 3 years of marriage and in 1831 Ann re-married to John Potts, in South Shields. Witnesses at that wedding are; Edward Potts, Margaret Hewison & Wm. Jamieson.
In the 1841 census, Mary & John are both living with other members of the family. Mary is living with her great aunt, Johanna Hudson, in Loftus and Edward is living with a Hewison uncle and aunt, in Jarrow and working as a shipwright.
Edward, John and George Potts are undoubtedly of the same family and close friends of John Andrew.
Mary & John Hewison are the grandchildren of John Andrew's cousin Margaret Andrew who married George Adamson in 1762. They are, 1st cousins twice removed.
- The Children of Edward Andrew & Elizabeth Stephenson who inherit under the Will.
Mary Ellerby(nee Andrew) was born in 1756, daughter of Edward & Elizabeth. She married Joseph Ellerby in 1776 and is a first cousin of John Andrews.
Joanna Hudson Was born in 1771 the daughter of Edward & Elizabeth. She married George Fawcett in 1791 but he died in 1809. They had no children. She then married John Hudson, a widower in 1819. That marriage produced no children either. She is a 1st cousin, of John Andrews.
Stephenson Andrew was born about 1772, (although there is no baptism record) the son of Edward and Elizabeth. He married Hannah Hoggard in 1817 and is a first cousin of John Andrews.
The Grandchildren of Edward Andrew & Elizabeth Stephenson, who inherit under the Will.
William Ellerby b1785, is a son of Mary Ellerby referred to above and is therefore John Andrews' 1st cousin, once removed.
Thomas Ellerby b.1790 is also a son of Mary Ellerby referred to above and is therefore John Andrews 1st cousin, once removed.
Joanna Ramsay (nee Adamson) was born in 1801 the daughter of Margaret Andrew & George Adamson. She married Robert Ramsay in 1828 and is a 1st cousin, once removed of John Andrews.
Thomas Andrew, William Andrew, & Mary Ann Andrew, are the surviving children of Edward Andrew and Rebecca Cooper of Whitby. Their relationship to John Andrews, is as first cousins, once removed.
- Alice Dobson like several others, inherits one twenty third part of John's estate although I haven't been able to categorically tie her in as a relative, yet.
Her abode is given as Moorsom in the Will, which I believe to be Moorsholm, near Loftus. She was baptised in 1805 in Loftus, daughter of William Dobson (mother not recorded in the register) An earlier born Alice died at birth and there is also a Hannah b.1802.
William Dobson had married Jane Webster in 1794 and witnesses to the wedding were significantly, Robinson Cook (a beneficiary in John's Will) and John Stephenson, who is likely linked to Elizabeth Stephenson, who married John's cousin Edward.
Jane, Alice's mother, then died and her father re-married, to Frances Pallister in 1809 in Skelton and produced further children. The abode given for the family of the last four to be baptised is, Moorsholm. So, without doubt this is Alice's family.
Note An Ann Andrew married a John Dobson in 1764 in Lythe. This may be John Andrew's aunt Ann Andrew, about whom we know nothing subsequent to her baptism in 1736 in Loftus. However, despite an extensive search, there is no record of them having a son named William. They had 8 children and there is a six year gap, where a William could be inserted but to prove the link, it will be necessary to find the Will of John Dobson, naming him.
There is a Will in the Borthwick for a John Dobson of Mickley, buried Lythe in 1801 and this is likely him. . When the Borthwick re-opens in 2021, this will be ordered.
Therefore, for the time being, this is an unresolved link.
- Mary Ann Pearson was baptised Mary Ann Stephenson Pearson in Brotton in 1815, the daughter of Aaron Pearson and Mary Stephenson, who married in 1808 in Skelton, by licence. Their abode is Skinningrove and Aaron is a Mariner. Both were born in 1778 according to the marriage licence.
Mary was in fact born in 1780, the daughter of William Stephenson & Ann Bratt, who married in 1774. William is the younger brother of Elizabeth Stephenson who married Edward Andrew in 1755.
Mary Ann Stephenson Pearson is the great niece of Elizabeth Stephenson. She is not blood related to John Andrews but clearly the families are closely linked.
- Mary Eden The Will does not state the surname of Mary Eden's daughter's husband, but he is George Husband who married Mary, in Brotton in 1817. She was baptised in 1795, in Skelton as, 'the natural daughter of Mary Eden', with no father mentioned. i.e. she was illegitimate.
Mary Eden senior was baptised in 1769 in Brotton and never married. She was the daughter of Edward Eden and Hannah Bell, who had married in 1768 also in Brotton. Their marriage licence states that Edward was born in 1728 and is a resident of Skelton and Hannah was born in 1742. Hannah is the daughter of John Bell and Dorothy Hutton, who married in 1738. John Bell may have been born in Stockton in 1831.
Hannah Bell is a sister of Mary Bell, the mother of John Andrew and so John and Mary Eden senior as first cousins.
Edward Eden was a witness at the marriage of Mary Bell & Newark Andrew in 1765.
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