| Title | Probate copy of will dated 11 November 1748 of John Cowlishaw of Shardlow gentleman: messuage in Aston in which William Shardlow lives, 2½
yard land in common fields of Aston, meadow in common meadow there, cottage in Aston in which George Redwood lives, close lately inclosed called Bingham Green in Shardlow, parcel of meadow in Castle Donnington, county Leicester called Mill Holme containing 3 acres, to wife Sarah for widowhood for the maintenance of herself and 4 sons, Henry, George, James and Charles and any other child they should have, then to the sons and any other children equally;
messuage in Wilne, orchard, gardens etc purchased from Robert Roulson and George Roulson, lands, cow and sheep pastures in Wilne and Shardlow purchased from John Soare, arable in Wilne and Shardlow, which were not settled on Cowlishaw's first wife, to eldest son William, charged with payment of £200 to sons Thomas, Robert and John to be shared equally at age 21;
to son John £45 due on bond to testator from brother in law S... Dickenson deceased;
household goods and furniture, sheep, wagons, gears, implements, 6 horses or mares and 6 cows, wheat, barley, pease, beans, oats, rye cut or growing, hay and grass cut or growing on Aston lands and farm, tithe corn and hay in Shardlow, to wife Sarah;
grains as above, pease, beans, hay and grass in Shardlow except tithe corn and hay to Thomas, Robert and John. Sarah may sell corn, hay and grass and pay the money to these 3 sons instead. She is to sell residue of horses, cattle not disposed of as above, and after debts of testator are paid, give the money to Thomas, Robert and John
Probate dated 28 May |