Witness Deposition – Thomas Jackson – 13 Oct 1690

Thomas Jackson of Whickham in the County of Durham Gent[leman] aged thirty six years or therabouts Sworne & Examined:.  

18	To the Eighteenth Intry this Depont saithe that he did very well know Thomas Jackson who was a witnesse to the Deed or Writing now produced to this depont att the at the time of his Examination begining with This Ind[entu]re witnesseth made the thirteenth of Novembeer in the fourteenth years of king Charles the second and Ending in the yeare One thousand six hundred Sixty two Made between Sir Richard Tempest Barrt of the the one part and Sr James Clavering Barrt thereing named of the other part The said Thomas Jackson being his uncle and was very well acquainted with the said Thomas Jacksons handwriting having read severall letters from from him And further saith that the said Thomas Jackson dyed about thirteen yeares agoe at Tinemouth in the County of Northumberland And that he was att the burial of the said Thomas Jackson and the name Thomas Jackson subscribed as a witnesse to the said Deed or Writing as he verily beleives is the proper hand Writing of the said Thomas Jackson But this depont saith that the other witnesses whose names are sett or subscribed to the said deed to witt Wm <Dumoley> and Richard Renwick he did never know nor knows not whether they be living or dead.