Will - George Almond, 1709

Episcopal Wills 1709 #1, Braddan, of George Almond

In the name of God amen I George Almond of the city of Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland being in good health of body and sound and perfect mind and memory praise be therefore given to Almighty God for the same do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following.

First I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life and my body I commit to a Christian burial at the care and discretion of my executors hereafter named.

Imprimis I will that all my just debts and funeral expenses may be discharged

Item I give unto my cousins John & Margaret Broughton each half a guineas to buy them rings apiece

Item I give unto cousin John Murrey of Douglas and Mr Jonathan Hopkins of Dublin each of them half a guinea to buy them rings apiece.

Item I will and give unto Margaret my dear and loving wife the sum of five hundred pounds that is to say her own fortune left her by her father Will as it stands stated in the inventory hereunto annexed amounting to four hundred eighteen pounds thirteen shillings & six after deducting twenty six pounds which she has spent for her maintenance and the rest to make up the sum of five hundred pounds to be taken in money or out of the best of my effects that I shall die possessed of, and without issue by me begotten on the body of my said wife Margaret. All the rest of my estate in money. Merchandise, book debts or of any kind whatsoever I give unto my dear tender aged mother Elizabeth Almond of Witton near Blackburn in the County of Lancaster and Kingdom of England but in case of her decease before this my will is executed then I only give out of the said remaining part of my estate to my dear sister Abigail Almond the sum of one hundred pounds sterling English value and the rest to descend to my dear and loving wife Margaret. But in case I leave issue by me begotten by my wife then and in that case I will and give to my said wife Margaret and such issue to be begotten betwixt us all my estate and fortune that it shall please god to bless me with of what kind so ever one half to my said wife and the other half for the use and maintenance of such issue to be begotten betwixt us. Except the sum of fifty pounds English value which I desire may be first taken out of my said estate and be paid to my dear mother aforesaid and in case of her decease before my will be executed I give the said fifty pounds to my dear sister aforenamed the duty which I owe and the occasions of my aged mother obliges me in conscience to give this legacy and I will and require that the same be duly executed.

And I do nominate and appoint my dear and loving wife Margaret Almond and my cousin John Murrey of Douglas and Mr Jonathan Hopkins of Dublin gent executors of this my last will and testament irrevocable revoking and disannulling all former wills. As witness my hand and seal in Douglas in the Isle of Man this twenty seventh day of December one thousand seven hundred and eight 1708

George Almond

Signed, sealed and published in the presence of us:

Ewan Christina

John Murrey

William Murrey

Mrs Margaret Almond als Murrey one of the executors mentioned in this will is sworn according to law, reserving her right by marriage contract

probatum est

16^th March 1709

Mr John Murrey and Mr William Murrey two of the above witnesses to the will of Mr George Almond are this day sworn in form of law.

An Inventory of the effects, debts and credits belonging to me,
George Almond of the city of Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland,
taken at Douglas in the Isle of Man this 23^rd day of December 1708

Cash left in cousin John Murrey’s hands of Douglas for which I have no note from him only placed in his book for my account	Ł49 4s 0d
Cash left in the hands of my wife in Douglas	Ł49 4s 0d
Advanced on the cargo now on board Morning Star of Mostyn as per account of particulars settled with my partners Ł216 8s 2d English value outward bound for Lisbon	Ł169 3s 3d
8 half hundred lead weights on board	Ł2 5s 0d
Wearing apparel etc in a cask on board the Morning Star:
1 coat waistcoat and britches, light colour cloth half worn 1 new wig free hair never worn & 1 new wig horse hair cost 3 pr of stockings, 2 pr of them never worn 1 broad cloth wide coat never worn 1 pair fine large flannen blankets never worn 1 shingle sheet new, 1 pr of shoes new 1 table cloth, 2 napkins, 2 towels 1 new sword and 1 cane both cost	Ł1 16s 0d 10s 0d Ł1 2s 5d 8s 0d 16s 0d
My linen stockings wearing apparel and several other necessaries for present use are in my trunk on board 1 sea bed, bolster & rug 1 coat waist coat and britches of drugget almost new 1 old grey coat waistcoat & britches trimmed with black 3 more old coats, 1 waist coat and 2 pair of britches all old
All the above things are on shipboard
1 pr of silver buckles cost 13s 6d. One gold ring with a stone cost 17s 6d	Ł1 11s 0d
Mr Thomas Hughes owner of the Morning Star of Mostyn owes me by his note under hand payable on demand or to be allowed me when I pay him freight half of Ł16 11s 2d English value and the other half belongs to Mr Favre	Ł8 5s 7d
Colonel Andrew Agnew of Loughrain in North Britain owes by his note under hand Ł15 English value half of which belongs to me and half to John Favre which note is left in Cousin John Murrey’s hands of Douglas to procure payment	Ł7 10s 0d
Mr John Favre owes me Ł45 13s 4d which I allowed him in account which I was to receive from Joseph Gibson of Dublin which I have not got from Mr Gibson whereupon Mr Favre has promised to repay me Mr John Murrey of Douglas and Mr William Seddon being witnesses to Mr Favre’s promise. The sum is Ł45 13s 4d which appears by the account settled betwixt us in Mr Favre’s own hands and my counterpart of said account is in the hands of Mr Jonathan Hopkins, attorney in Dublin. And there is Ł3 upwards charges at law which I have been at endeavouring to procure payment of that money from Mr Gibson which makes in all	Ł48 13s 4d
A note in my papers under Mr Charles Carthy’s hand for a watch sent with him to the Canaries valued at 40s as per said note 12 October 1708 Mr Carthy was Mr Favre’s apprentice and may be heard of by Mrs Favre in Dublin	Ł2 0s 0d
Another note from do. for sundry other goods sent with him as per inventory of them in said note value first cost	Ł4 5s 1d
Mr Jonathan Hopkins lent Mrs Hopkins his wife and laid out for her	11s 6d
Mr Joseph Gibson owes me Ł3 16s 2d which I disbursed for him in the Isle of Man as per an account in my pocket book	Ł3 16s 2d
Mrs James Gallagher of New Row in Dublin owes me by account in my book of accounts in Dublin in my trunk at Mr Hopkins	Ł9 7s 6d
Messrs Burtwell & Mason of London owes me the balance of an account stated in my papers in Douglas and in my book of accounts in Dublin Ł99 12s 1d Messrs Mitchell & Finlay of London has my letter of attorney to receive the same for my use	Ł99 12s 1d

An inventory of sundry goods left with Mr Jonathan Hopkins in Dublin

13 joints for canes, 6 maps in black frames
1 feather bed, 1 bolster, 3 sheets new & 1 pr of blankets
1 press bed with drawers in the bottom, taken to pieces
8 joined chairs 1 oval table oak
2 brass candlesticks, 1 fire shovel & tongs, 1 pewter basin
1 pewter chamber pot
1 counter and presses taken all in pieces
1 trunk & 1 desk containing several books and books of accounts and 1 lb of black silk lave & 3 lb of black stitching silk & other things
1 box with 2 pair of scales in it and a pile of troy weights of 128 ozs
1 piles of 32 ozs Venice weights, 1 pr of money scales & weights (lent James Roe)
1 iron scale beam and wooden scales and several; lead weights in a small box
1 small box for linen
cost of these goods Ł23 0s 0d
1 fine fussel in brother William Murrey’s hands in Douglas

My wife’s fortune left her by her father’s will remains due to me in the hands of the executors as it was settled by them the 19^th of June 1704

Paid into my wife’s own hands per said settlement		Ł21 9s 2ľd
John Stevenson & J Collister’s bond & mortgage	Ł34 0s 0d
Interest due on do 4 years 6 months @ 6& per annum	Ł8 18s 6d	Ł42 18s 6d
In the hands of William Quaile	Ł100 0s 0d
Interest advanced on do since as Mr Quaile showed me about	Ł40 0s 0d	Ł140 0s 0d
In the hands of Mr John Murrey of Douglas		Ł144 10s 9Ľd
Due to my wife the 8^th part of Ł274 10s 0d on Calcotts Mills	Ł34 6s 3d
Ł15 per annum amounts to Ł67 10s 0d one 8^th part is	Ł8 8s 9d	Ł42 15s 0d
The 8^th part of Ł589 15s 1d of debts standing out in June 1704 being the remainder of the debts after Ł274 10s on the mills is deducted out of Ł864 5s 1d a considerable part of which is since received or secured the 8^th part comes to	Ł73 14s 4 ˝d
I will reckon on Ł50 of this to be paid into the hands of the executors or secured		Ł50 0s 0d
1 silver cup value of		Ł3 0s 0d
Debts I owe justly and no other in the world to my knowledge Douglas the 23 day of December 1708 viz.
There is an account between me and Cousin Thomas Murrey of Dublin upon balance of which I shall be in his debt about Ł3 but does refer to his account
I have received from brother Robert Murrey in Dublin 40s Irish value for a venture on board the Morning Star for which I am accountable to him
I owe Mr George Grange of Dublin 18s 5d Manx value which I received from Mrs Thompson of Castletown for his account Irish value makes but 17s 1d
I owe Mr Jonathan Hopkins of Dublin charges at law on account of a law suit about 30 or 40s but do refer to his bill

The particulars of the accounts relating to the foregoing inventory areeither in my 2 little pocket books or
among my loose papers tied up and endorsed upon at Douglas

An inventory of all the effects, debts and credits belonging unto Mr George Almond of the city of Dublin who on his voyage to Lisbon on board the Morning Star was lost all ? taken out of his inventory in Douglas this 27^th July 1711

Advanced on the cargo on board the Morning Star with a parcel of wearing apparel etc on board for a venture		Ł174
Cash left in the hands of Mr John Murrey English value		Ł49 4
1 pr silver buckles & 1 gold ring		Ł1 11
Thomas Hughes note of Mostyn		Ł 8 5
Colonel Andrew Agnew's note paid Mr John Murrey		Ł7 10
Joseph Gibson’s debt of Dublin		Ł52 9
Charles Carthy’s 2 notes for value		Ł6 5
Mr Jonathan Hopkins		Ł6 5
Mr James Gallagher for		11s
Sundry goods in the hands of Mr Jonathan Hopkins of Dublin as per his own inventory amounts to		Ł23
His wife’s fortune
Paid into his hands at the settlement	Ł21 9s 2ľd
James Stevenson’s and John Callister’s bond & mortgage	Ł34 0s 0d
Interest on both	Ł8 18s 6d
In the hands of Mr William Quayle	Ł100 0s 0d
Interest thereon	Ł40 0s 0d
In the hands of Mr John Murrey	Ł144 10s 9Ľd
For the 8^th part of the Nunnery milns	Ł34 6s 3d
For the 8^th part of profits on the same	Ł8 8s 9d
The 8^th part of debts being Ł589 15s 1d his 8^th part amounts to Ł73 14s 4˝d of which he computes good	Ł50 0s 0d
A silver cup valued to	Ł3 0s 0d	Ł444 13s
Messrs Burtwell & Mason of London due him		Ł99 18s
A birding piece valued to		10s
		Ł877 0s

Inventory of the effects & chattels etc of the late James Murrey ? Trinity College of Dublin who died at Chester in June 1715 given by William Seddon of Castletown and William Murrey of Douglas being sworn administrators

Cash in the hands of William Murrey being the balance of an account due from Alderman William Quayle of Dublin	Ł182 16s 10d
Exchange on the same into Mancks money	Ł14 1s 3d
Cash due unto him for his part of brother David’s inventory	Ł25 1s 3˝d
Cash due him for his part of the miln mortgage which by part of the profits was amounted unto Ł300 his 8^th is	Ł37 10s 0d
Balance due him out of profits on the milns	Ł5 14s 3d
A small parcel of land in the parish of KK Braddan by the name of Ballaghton value	Ł30 0s 0d
Balance due him from Mr John Murrey being the profits of said land etc	Ł11 17s 8˝d
Found in his pocket by Mr John Murrey of Chester	Ł8 1s 2˝d
Cash received for a debt of James Stevenson’s	3s 9d
Cash received for a debt of Gilbert Kneal’s	9s 0˝d
Cash received by sundry things from Dublin to William Murrey	Ł2 1s 11d
Cash due him for his 8^th part of the public money	Ł2 10s 0d
Cash due him for Harry Murs? Interest?	13s 11d
Cash due to him on a further account of debts received on brother David’s inventory	Ł8 7s 10Ľd
Sundry bad and desperate debts due on father’s inventory his part amounts unto	Ł51 4s 5d
	Ł387 11s 7ľd

William Murrey unto the above inventory debit

To balance of account in his hands as on the other side - Ł273 19s 5˝d

Sundry disbursements made out of the inventory on the other side viz:

Paid his funeral charges at Chester as per account from Mr John Murrey		Ł12 10s?
Paid him at Dublin by William Murrey	Ł6 10s 0d
Paid him per Mr Somerville by order of William Murrey	Ł20 0s 0d
Paid him per Mr Ash by order of do	Ł1 12s 0d	Ł28 2s 0d
Exchange on the same into Mancks value	Ł2 3s ?
Paid him in account from Mr Seddon		Ł19 10s ?
		Ł62 7s 9?

Bad debts on the other side being outstanding are deducted - Ł51 4s 9d

Due from William Murrey upon this inventory and paid unto the executors ? as underneath two hundred and seventy three pounds nineteen shillings and five pence half penny - Ł273 19s 5d

Total Ł387 11s 7ľd

Per Contra – creditor

By cash allowed John Murrey of Liverpool in account	Ł45 13s 3d
By do allowed William Seddon in account	Ł45 13s 3d
By do allowed Margaret Almond in account	Ł45 13s 3d
By do allowed Robert Murrey in account	Ł45 13s 3d
By do allowed Thomas Murrey in account	Ł45 13s 3d
By cash due himself for his part of inventory	Ł45 13s 3d
	Ł273 19s 6d

William Murrey unto his father David Murrey’s inventory dr

To cash allowed you by Alderman Murrey for cash received form Pierce Loyd Esq for a note due from Read on account of wines of Hutchinsons sold him and to be deducted of said Hutchinsons account value	Ł15 0s 0d
To exchange on the same into Mancks value	Ł2 10s 0d
To cash paid you by Alderman Quayle for value of Rowland Brown’s note - Ł13 2s 5d
To cash paid you by do. in part of 4 hhds of brandy sold by said Brown - Ł16 0s 0d
To cash received from do in part of Hambleton’s bond - Ł6 0s 0d	Ł35 2s 5d
To exchange on the same from Irish value	Ł2 14s 0d
	Ł55 6s 5d

Per contra creditor

By cash allowed John Murrey in account	Ł6 18s ?
By cash brought to David Murrey’s inventory	Ł6 18s ?
By cash allowed William Seddon in account	Ł6 18s ?
By cash allowed Margaret Almond in account	Ł6 18s ?
By cash allowed Robert Murrey in account	Ł6 18s ?
By cash brought to James Murrey’s inventory	Ł6 18s ?
By cash allowed Thomas Murrey in account	Ł6 18s ?
By cash due unto William Murrey for his own part	Ł6 18s ?
	Ł55 6s 5?

Debts due from the testator with an abstract of sundry debts inventoried on the other side that in all appearance are insolvent and desperate

Miscarried in the Morning Star	Ł174
Due unto Mr Thomas Murrey	Ł3
Due unto Mr Robert Murrey	Ł2
Due unto Mr George Grange	18s
Due unto Mr Jonathan Hopkins	Ł2
Due unto Mr Hugh White of Dublin as appeared by his note	Ł7 10s
Due unto Mr John Murrey for cash paid per his order	Ł4 11s
Due from Mr Joseph Gibson which is desperate	Ł52 9s
Due from Mason & Butler	Ł99 12s
Due from Galagher	Ł9 7s
Due from disbursements by his wife until the death of him	Ł62 5s
Due out of the Ł50 mentioned on the other side which is more than he allows for desperate debts	Ł28 7s
Due for legacies 2 guineas	Ł2 10s
Due from Thomas Hughes of Mostyn	Ł8 5s
	Ł456 19s

So there remains clear upon this inventory which may be looked upon as good debts the sum of Ł420 0s 10ľd

Total: Ł877

Note that if any of the above debts looked upon to be desperate shall at any time hereafter be paid in the same is to be added to the above sum of four hundred and twenty pounds and ten pence three farthings.

Douglas the 27^th June 1704 Mr John Murrey of Chester and Mr John Murrey of Douglas merchants do for themselves and for the other overseers assign and appoint the following bonds, houses, cash etc amounting to Ł2400 0s 0d unto the executors of the late deceased David Murrey of said town being Ł300 0s 0d to each as it appears stated in his ledger folio 108 and in the underneath account

To John Murrey, Liverpool	What he hath already received	Ł73 18s 6˝d
	Out of the cash in Alderman Murrey’s hands	Ł200 0s 0d
	His part of exchange on Ł100 of this in England	Ł10 0s 0d
	Out of the cash in Mr Murrey’s hands in Douglas	Ł16 1s 5˝d	Ł300 0s 0d
To David Murrey, Douglas	What he hath already received	Ł69 6s 2˝d
	Out of the Ł700 in Mr Quaile’s hands of Ireland	Ł100 0s 0d
	John Christian’s father’s mortgage	Ł4 10s 0d
	John Taubman’s bond	Ł4 10s 0d
	Richard Thompson’s do.	Ł4 10s 0d
	John Watterson’s do.	Ł4 10s 0d
	Mr Will Thompson’s debt	Ł19 13s 8d
	Henry Taylor’s debt	Ł3 0s 0d
	Ewan Gill’s ditto	Ł2 8s 9d
	William Flexney’s do	Ł3 8s 4d
	Hutchin’s ?	Ł6 9s 4d
	Cash in Mr Murrey’s hands Douglas	Ł61 13s 8˝d	Ł300 0s 0d
To Cousin Margaret Murrey	What she hath already received	Ł21 9s 2ľd
	James Stevenson’s mortgage	Ł26 0s 0d
	John Callister's bond	Ł8 0s 0d
	Out of the Ł700 in Ireland	Ł100 0s 0d
	In Cousin John Murrey’s hands Douglas	Ł144 10s 9Ľd	Ł300 0s 0d
To Cousin Susannah Murrey	What she hath already received	Ł15 17s 7d
	Out of the cash in Alderman Murrey’s hands	Ł101 1s 7d
	Her part of exchange on the same	Ł9 15s 4d
	Out of the Ł700 in Ireland	Ł100 0s 0d
	In the hands of cousin John Murrey of Douglas	Ł73 5s 6d	Ł300 0s 0d
To Robert Murrey	What he hath already received	Ł91 17s 7˝d
	Out of the Ł700 in Ireland	Ł100 0s 0d
	Cash paid by J Murrey in Cousin Quaile’s hands	Ł2 19s 1d
	In the hands of cousin John Murrey Douglas	Ł105 3s 3˝d	Ł300 0s 0d
			Ł1500 0s 0d
Brought forward from the other side			Ł1500 0s 0d
To James Murrey	What he hath already received	Ł14 14s 8d
	Ballaghton valued at	Ł30 0s 0d
	Katherine Moor’s mortgage	Ł2 0s 0d
	Out of the Ł700 in Ireland	Ł100 0s 0d
	In the hands of J Murrey in Douglas	Ł153 5s 4d	Ł300 0s 0d
To William Murrey	What he hath already received	Ł12 17s 6d
	1 quarter Laxey miln valued	Ł13 0s 0d
	Charles Moor’s bond	Ł8 17s 6d
	John Casement’s bond	Ł16 18s 8d
	Out of the Ł700 in Ireland	Ł100 0s 0d
	In the hands of J Murrey in Douglas	Ł148 6s 4d	Ł300 0s 0d
To Thomas Murrey	What he hath already received	Ł12 9s 4d
	Gawn’s mortgage in KK Christ	Ł15 0s 0d
	Parson Norris bond for	Ł10 10s 5d
	Thomas Looney’s bond for	Ł11 9s 4d
	Out of the Ł700 in Ireland	Ł100 0s 0d
	In the hands of J Murrey of Douglas	Ł150 10s 11d	Ł300 0s 0d
			Ł2400 0s 0d

Douglas November 16^th 1709 Sundry debts outstanding at the aforementioned dividend belonging to the executors of the aforesaid David Murrey with profits upon goods sold and good bonds etc (which are yet outstanding) but allowed as ready cash are this day received and do amount to the sum of Ł210 19s 4d which is divided and assigned in the following manner

Mr John Murrey of Douglas Dr

To sundry debts and cash paid him as will appear more fully in David Murrey’s journal page 460 the sum of

Ł131 17s 1d

William Seddon of Castletown Dr

To Henry Norris mortgage of	Ł13 14s 2˝d
To cash paid him per Thomas Ratcliff	Ł1 6s 0d
To do. paid him as in journal 460	Ł11 7s 2˝d	Ł26 7s 5d

William Murrey Douglas Dr

To a garden at Douglas value to	Ł10 0s 0d
To Thomas Christian’s bond of	Ł7 10s 0d
To interest due on the same	Ł1 6s 3d
To some debts on the sale of goods	Ł5 13s 6˝d
To cash paid him in Journal 466	Ł1 17s 7˝d	Ł26 7s 5d

David Murrey late of Douglas Dr

To cash paid William Seddon one of his administrators	Ł26 7s 5d
	Ł210 19s 4d

Per Contra Creditor

By cash allowed John Murrey as per his lot	Ł26 7s 5d
By do allowed Robert Murrey as per do	Ł26 7s 5d
By do allowed Margaret Almond widow	Ł26 7s 5d
By do allowed James Murrey	Ł26 7s 5d
By do allowed Thomas Murrey	Ł26 7s 5d
	Ł131 17s 11d
By his (William Seddon) part of the dividend of cash	Ł26 7s 5d
By his (William Murrey) part of the dividend in cash	Ł26 7s 5d
By his (David Murrey) part of the dividend in cash	Ł26 7s 5d
	Ł210 19s 4d

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Douglas, June 6^th 1709

Mr David Murrey perished by sea about the 10^th of January last intestate, whereof the court having intelligence hath decreed his brothers and sisters viz John, Robert, James, William, Thomas, Margaret and Susanna Murrey joint administrators of all his goods and chattels moveable and immovable whatsoever

Mr Seddon on behalf of his wife Susanna and Mr William Murrey another of the administrators are sworn to be faithful to the rest who are absent and have given pledges to secure the office Mr John Murrey & Paul Gellin of Camloark

Doiretrn et solvit

The inventory to be brought to the registry within 6 months.

Note: see also David Murray’s Will




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