CHARITABLE BEQUESTS. "Major John Jenkins bequeathed 52 shillings per annum £. s. d. for ever to the poor of Stockton, to be paid every sabbath-day 12d. in white bread. Will dated 1661 Mr. Snowdon, of Norton, left the interest of £100. 3 per cent. con. ann. to poor shoemakers belonging to Stockton, which is distributed annually on St. Stephen's day. Will dated 1781 2 12 0 100 0 0 Mrs. Elizabeth Bunting left the produce of 300l. to be distributed amongst such poor house-keepers living in the town of Stockton who shall not receive any parochial relief, and such distribution to be made at Midsummer and Christmas in every year. Will dated 1765. 300 0 0 Mr. Thomas Gibson, of East Hartburn, bequeathed to the poor of that place, the sum of 201. the interest thereof to be distributed to them in white bread every Lord's day, at the communion table in Stockton church for ever, or failing them to the poor there present." 20 0 0 From a table in Stockton church, put up 29th Dec. 1810. Robert Wilson and Thomas Stanwix, churchwardens. Extracts from wills relating to the above charities. Major Jenkin's will:-See Local Biography. "The legacy of Mr. Thomas Gibson to the poor of East Harthbourne, being a true copy of that part of his will: dated March 16th, 1712. 'Item, 1 give unto the poor of East Harth-bourne aforesaid the sum of twenty pounds to be also paid to the hands of the withinnamed John Thompson, within one year next after my decease, and by him to be put out at interest for their use. And after his death or failing him to be paid to and put out as aforesaid by the parson or curate of Stockton, in the parish of Norton. And the interest thereof likewise to be distributed in white bread to the said poor of East Harth-bourne, or failing them to the other poor there present every Lord's day, at the Communion table, for ever.”* * Memorandum at the end of the church books. Extract from a copy of Mr. John Snowdon's will, dated 20th Nov., 1781. Communicated by the late John Hogg, Esq. "I give to the poor of St. Ann's parish in the liberty of Westminster, to be transferred to the vicar and churchwardens 100% stock 4 per cent. consol. ann. now reduced to 3 per cent. for ever, the interest of this money always to be distributed and given to decayed housekeepers belonging to St. Ann's parish, if any there be in the shoemaking business to have the preference. I also give 100l. like stock in like manner to the vicar and churchwardens of Norton and Stockton, and to be distributed in the same manner as the former." An account of the public legacies left by the late George Brown, Esq. of Stockton, and of Sun-court, Threadneedle-street, London. "To rebuild or enlarge the church or chapel at Arcletown, £. s. d. and to rebuild the parsonage house, and out-offices for the resident curate 1500 0 0 To the treasurer of the charity-school for blue-coat boys and girls at Stockton, for the general purposes of the Charity 1000 0 0 To rebuild the Alms-houses at Stockton 3000 0 0 To build two Schools in Arkingarth-dale and pay the master 2000 0 0 Benefactions by the will of the late George Sutton, Esquire.† "To the late Mrs. Sutton's Blanket fund, interest of 2001. in the 5 per cent. consols. 200 0 0 Interest of the following sums 3 per cent. consols. To the dispensary, whilst that establishment shall continue 300 0 0 To the Sunday school 100 0 0 To the school of industry 800 0 0 To the late Mrs. Sutton's female benefit society, during the To the original female benefit societies, interest to accumulate for twenty years To each of the five male benefit societies, during their £. continuance respectively s. d. 200 0 Q 100 0 0 As an addition to the stipend of the organist, interest to accumulate for twenty years 400 0 0 Other donations in the 3 per cents. To the blue coat charity school 550 0 0 Towards enclosing a burying ground, if purchased within six years after the testator's death* 600 0 0 Towards paving, lighting, and improving the town, if an act of parliament be procured within five years from his death 200 0 0 To the Bible Society 100 0 0 In Ox-bridge lane, within the parish of Stockton, there is a farm of land, consisting of 42 acres, rent 50%. held by trustees under the will of the Reverend Thomas Triplett, D. D., successively vicar of Woodhorn, in Northumberland, rector of Whitburn and rector of Washington, in the county of Durham. The proceeds to be appropriated to the apprenticing out of poor children belonging to these respective parishes, but not in equal proportions. See Local Biography. - Near Brown's Bridge, within the same parish, there is also a parcel of land, consisting of 27 acres, rent £99, 14s. per ann.; an endowment made by Dormer Parkhurst, Esq., master of Greatham hospital and temporal chancellor of Durham, by a deed bearing date 12th October, 1762, for six poor widows, or spinsters, upwards of 50 of years for whom he had built 6 neat apartments, at age; Greatham, with a garden to each, a most comfortable asylum for widowed or unprotected age. The inmates must Lapsed from time be legally settled at Greatham; or in defect of such, from the neighbouring townships. They receive £1. on the first day of every month, some small payments at the high festivals, a gown once a year, and an allowance of coals. The payments and the money for coals lately augmented. The residue of funds, if any, to be applied to the binding poor boys apprentices, belonging to Greatham. The master of the Hospital of God in Greatham appoints upon a vacancy. The funds are vested in seven trustees. I. A Table of such Benefactions as have been given to the Blue Coat Charity-school of Stockton; not including annual subscriptions; begun 1721. £. s. d. Mr. James Cook - 21 0 0 Mr. Rob. Stainsby, af £. s. d. Lord Bishop of Durham (Barrington)* £700 Sundry Receipts and Disbursements for the New As the abbey of Newburgh and the monastery of Mount Grace had possessions in Stockton, this short memorial of them may not be unacceptable. The abbey of Newburgh, in Yorkshire, was founded by Roger Mowbray, A. D. 1145; at the time of the dissolution the revenues were estimated at 4507. Dugdale. Mount Grace monastery, in Yorkshire, near the Tontine inn, we are informed by Dugdale, was erected by * This was the largest part of a fine due to the bishop on the renewal of two lives in the Charity-school lease. |