Archdeacon Will 1713/4 #52, Andreas, of Joney Kneen als Caiskill, died 13 August 1713:

"KK Andrews: This is affirmed to be the last will of Jony Kneen als Caskill who departed this life the thirteen of August 1713, being in perfect memory at the making thereof. First, she committed her soul to God and her body to Christian burial. Item, she left to her sister Cathrine one shule of wearing linen, her old wearing clothes, vizt., a petticoat, an old mant and her hood, and a pound of combed wool for worsted. Item, to her said sister’s daughter Marriad Crebbin a mant with the petticoat belonging to it, apron, a pair of bodice, a pair of sleeves, and a choice chule of linens. Item, to her sister Marriad four yards of plading. Item, to her sister Marriad’s daughter Bahie a pound of combed wool, passe & quoife. Item, to her sister Christian 6 pence legacy and to her said sister’s daughters a shule of linen to each of them if her linen would reach on them for their heads. Item, to John Garrett’s wife a quoife, half a bustle and a little gray petticoat. Item, to John Garrett’s daughter Marriad a passe with a quoife or pinner. Item, she left her spinning wheel for to purchase a winding sheet, and her part of an heifer also for her funeral expense, the debt on the heifer being first paid. Item, she left to her mother in law the other little spinning wheel, with two pound of flax when cleaned. Item, to Jony Tear one of the witnesses a pound of combed wool, an old gray petticoat, with her shoes and stockings, and to her son John a yard of Plading when woven. Item, she left to John Garret the other witness 6 pence legacie. Item, lastly, she constituted her husband sole Executor to whom she left all her part of the lands with the debts thereupon. Item, she declared that there was due to the Archdeacon 6 shillings for tithe. To Anne Joughin 13 shillings, who had a muslin hood of hers, & she would have it. Witnesses: John Garret, Joney Tear. The Executor is sworn in form of Law. August 9th, 1714: Thomas Kinread enters a claim in behalf of his wife against the Executor of Jony Kneen als Caiskil for two shillings, &c."


 

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