Archideaconal Wills Robert Kerruish - #50 Maughold, 1719

(from MM / LDS 0106211) - courtesy of Averil Roper

This is affirmed to be the last Will and Testamt. of Robt : Kerrish of
Ballalin in KK Maughold : Who Departed this Life (smudged) the 23rd of
Janry : Ano : 1719 being of Good and perfect memory first he Commit…(edge gone in  places)
= ed his soul to God & his Body to Christian Burial
Ittem  he left and Bequeathed his part of the Cropp & the Teim & all ….
Gears belonging to'm & all his Gears belonging to a Cooper & his par…
of the fishing Boate and all matterials belonging to the sd. boate & his netts
also all these to his Eldest son William Kerrish.
Ittem  he Left to his Daughter Joney halfe of a heifer : Ittem he Left to his
youngest son Robt. Kerrish Two Goats : Ittem  he Left to his own wif…
Joney Kerrish halfe of a Cow : Ittem  he Left all his Childrn. being five
of them viz. Wm : Joney : John : Cathrine : And Robt : equal [&] sole  -
exequitors of all the rest of his Goods of wt. Nature soever.
Ittem  he Left to the Wittnesses hereof six pence apiece Leggasey :
Ittem  he Left his son Wm : Supervisor of his son Robt. who is under age :
Wittnesses                              Ewan Costen of of the wittnesses finding the
Ewan Costen X } Jurati          afforesd. Robt : going weaker went to him some
John Kerrish X  }                    time after he made this will and asked wt : Crop…
                                                he meant to leave to his son Wm: abovesd.
                                                whether itt was the Cropp in the haggard or
                                                the Cropp yt. is in the Ground : and he answered
                                                yt. they had nothing to do wth. the remaining 
                                                part of the Cropp in the Haggard : to praise it

                                                                               There of ye oldest Exrs. Viz. Wm: 
                                                                                Jon: & Jony are sworn in Court
                                                                                in form of Law.
                                                                                             Pbatum est & solvit 1s
                                                     
                                  The youngest  ^viz. Robt:^  being ye only Child under age, his goods are
                                  in ye hands of ye Mother, who has given pledges Jon. and
                                  Ewan Costean, who are also pledges for ye Exrs.
                                                                                           £      s     d
                                    The youngest Child's part of Goods, free & Debtless is  01 : 00 : 00 
 



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