Archideaconal Wills 1734/5 #60, German, of Dorothy Herd als Fairbrother, died 11 November 1734, of Peeltown, German:

"Peeltown 1734: The last will and testament of Dorothy Herd, who departed this life the eleventh day of this instant November anno prior, she being in perfect mind and memory at the making thereof as followeth:
First, she committed her soul to God and her body to Christian burial in the Cathedral Church in Peel Castle.
Item, she left and bequeathed unto her brother Silvester Fairbrother a crown legacy.
Item, she bequeathed and devised unto her cousin Jane Nelson her best black hood; to Jane Clucas a red wearing petticoat, a coarse shift, with a suit of mobs.
Item, she left to her cousin Mabel Radcliff alias Cross, a pair of calamanco shoes with black lacing; to Jane Herd one of the little wheels, and the green calamanco shoes, with a pair of stockings and a while neck lace.
Item, she left her wearing gown to poor Amy Johnson.
Item, she left to the witnesses of the will half a crown apiece.
Her will and desire was that Jane Elleson should be considered for her care of attending her in her sickness.
Lastly, she nominated constituted and appointed her loving sister Elizabeth Fairbrother whole Executrix of all the rest of her goods, obliging her to take care of her mother’s maintenance and support in all necessaries during the course of her natural life, excluding and debarring all persons that might any way pretend right to her goods by six pence legacy to any such. Witnesses: William Tear, Philip Craine.

The Executrix Elizabeth Fairbrother with her husband Thomas Crellin are sworn in form of Law and gave pledges Silvester Ellison and Philip Crain."