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Mary Cotton< no role >
the Widow
of
George Cotton< no role >
deced maketh oath That She has been Credibly informed by Letter
received from
Randle Brooke< no role >
of
Malpas
in Chesshire
and Which
information She believes to be true That her said late husband
died possessed of a Tenement of the yearly Rent or Value of Seven
pounds & ten Shillings Situate in the
Township of Maceton
in the
Parish of Malpas
in the County of Chester
which he held for Term
of his Life by Lease from Lord Cholmondeley with whom he
lived as a Servant
for many years in the
Township of Cholmondely
in the said Parish of Malpas
And that by means thereof as She
this Deponent is advised & informed he gained a legal Settlement
in the said Parish of Malpas
and this Deponent Saith that
to her knowledge or belief her said late husband did not do any
act to gain a Subsequent Settlement.
Sworn this 15th day
of august 1774
B Camper
The Mark of
Mary [mark] Cotton< no role >