312 THE MANOE OF BEAL 



Prideaux Selby I., son and heir of William Selby III., was 

 baptized 1st January, 1677/8; and married 19th June, 1702 

 ( Lo7igframlington Eegister), Elizabeth, daughter of Henry 

 Oollingwood of Cornhill, who resided at Westerheugh in the 

 chapelry of Brinkburn, In his early married life he resided at, 

 or near, Brinkburn, where at least three of his children were 

 born. By a settlement dated 10th and 11th November, 1708, 

 his father limited to him and his issue male, his property at Beal, 

 Shilbottle and Holy Island, remainder to George, Daniel, Samuel, 

 William and Gerard, respectively, the second, third, fourth, fifth, 

 and sixth sons of William Selby III., the settler. He had 

 deaUngs with Beal on the 8th May, 1738/9, the 8th May, 1738, 

 and the 8th May, 1742. He made his will on the 4th May, 

 1744,37 and died in the same year. 



His widow removed to Berwick, where she made her will on 

 the 9th Aug., Xl'obf^ and afterwards to the house of her son 

 George at Hunting-hall near Lowick, where she died, in her 92nd 

 year, 10th May, 1769. 



37 4th May, 1744. Will of Prideaux Selby of Beal, in the chapelry of Kyloe, 

 gent. I give all my lands in Holy Island to my son, John Selby, and his 

 heirs for ever. I give to my son George Selby all my lands in Shilbottle, to 

 him and his heirs for ever, he paying to my wife, Elizabeth, £40 per annum 

 for dower. To my daughter, Mary Selby, £500. To my daughter, Elizabeth, 

 Selby, £500. To John and James Wilkie, two of the sons of John Wilkie of 

 Lady thorn, gent., and to Elizabeth Wilkie, daughter of the said John 

 Wilkie, senior, £100. To Prideaux Wilkie, son of the said John Wilkie, £50. 

 To Grace, wife of William Selby of Berwick, apothecary. £100. To Prideaux 

 Selby, their son, £50 when 21. To my wife, my sons, John and George, and 

 my daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, my furniture, &c. To Prideaux Selby, 

 son of my brother Gerard Selby, £40 when 21. My leases of land in Beal, 

 Samshouse, Kentstone, &c., held of Sir Carnaby Haggerston. Executors, 

 Henry Oollingwood of Cornhill, esq., Thomas Forster of Lucker, gent., Oolling- 

 wood Wilkie of Berwick, gent. Proved at Durham. 18th June, 1744. 

 Eaine, Test. Dunelm. 



3^ 9th Aug. 1765. Will of Elizabeth Selby of Berwick, widow. To my son, 

 George Selby of Hunting-hall, gent., and his heirs, my corn tithes in Shil- 

 bottle, and my other real estate. My son, John Selby of Beale, gent. My 

 daughter, Grace, wife of John Selby (sic) of Ladythorn, gent. My daughter, 

 Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Stirling of Berwick, merchant. My grand 

 children, Thomas, Elizabeth and Isabell Stirling. My grand-daughter, 

 Elizabeth Sibbit, wife of Edward Sibbit of Longridge, gent. My grand- 

 daughter, Mary, daughter of George Selby of Alnwick, gent. My grand- 

 daughter, Elizabeth, daughter of the said William Selby. My grand-daughter 



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