Archdeacon Will 1693/4 #14, German, of Barbara Tunman (Taubman) als Craine, dated 12 February 1679/80:

"The last will and testament of BARBARY CRAINE. First, She committed her soul unto God, and her body to Christian burial. Item, She left to her BROTHER THOMAS CRAINE 6 pence. Item, to her BROTHER JOHN CRAINE 6 pence. Item, to her SISTER ISABLE CRAINE 6 pence. Item, She left to her SISTER ALICE three silver spoones; and if God did call her sister, the spoones to return to her DAUGHTER BESSY AND JANE TUNMAN, and constituted and ordained BESSY AND JANE TUNMAN her true and lawful Executrices of all her goods. Item, at PHILLIP CANNELL's one cow, one heifer, one calf, one chest, one fledge, xxx anx xxallow, and white blanket, and xx for MALLY CRAINE she left her chest and cloathes, and linen in my keeping; And new cow of my BROTHER RATCLIFF TUBMAN, to receive all these goods above expressed and he to keep them until such time, as we shall send for them, to witness my subscription [signed her mark] BARBARA CRAINE. Witnesses John Quaile, Pat: Huggan, John Woods.

THE ORIGINAL OF THE ABOVE WILL written we believed by the hands of Sir John Woods late vicar of KK German, being somewhat lacerated, and is a true transcript thereof, by me, John Cxxx.

HUGH CRAINE has declared upon oath that the above testatrix at her last going xxx Ireland, declared in his presence that she left all her goods to the above BESSY TUNMAN the surviving Executrix and left 6 pence apiece to every relation that sued any right to her goods where upon the afore said will is accepted, and the Executrix HUSBAND PATRICK CRELLIN is sworn according to Law."


 

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