Archdeacon Will 1744/5 #46, Santan, of John Quay of Meary Voar, made 8 December 1744, died 11 December 1744:

"Balnahowin, made December 8^th: Of the last will and testament of John Quay of the parish of KK St. Anne, and of the Estate of Meary Voar in the said Parish, made, uttered and declared before us the subscribing witnesses of the said Will, and who departed this life the eleventh of the said month as follows.
First, he committed his soul to God, and his body to Christian burial, to be interred in the Church of St. Anne, by the grave of his late deceased wife.
Item, he left to his son in law John Kaighin of Balnacregga, & to his wife Isabel the two third of his right in the crop of Meary Voar of all kinds, and left the one third of the aforesaid unto his son in law Nicholas Harrison of Cordeman and his wife Leonora.
And whereas the Testator and deceased wife had a mortgage of nineteen pounds upon the Glan of Cordeman, as by Deed may appear on Record, the Testator does hereby remitted and discharged his said son in law Nicholas Harrison and his wife of the moiety of the said mortgage, namely nine pounds ten shillings which he bequeaths to them by way of Legacy.
He left three pounds Legacy to Esther Clucas of Balnicholas his granddaughter and to Jane the eldest daughter of John Kaighin of Balnecregga twenty shillings legacy.
He left to his son in law Captn John Clucas and his wife Kath half a guinea Legacy between them. Calling off and debarring all other persons (exclusive of the Executors) from any right claim or title to his goods by leaving six pence legacy to any such claimer.
Lastly, he nominated, constituted and appointed Hugh Craine of Balnahown, & John Moore of Knock E Loughan, together with their wives Margaret and Esther, whole joint and equal Executors of all the rest of his goods, of what kind and denomination soever moveable and immoveable. Witnesses Thomas Mcylchrist, William Tear.

At Castletown, February 6^th, 1744: The Witnesses are sworn in Court in form of Law, and Mr. William Tear one of the Witnesses deposes xxx that after the Testator had mentioned the two legacies bequeathed to his son in law Nicholas Harrison & wife, said Testator declared that then his son in law John Kaighin & Nicholas Harrison would be upon a par, or equal in their Legacies.

At Castletown, February 7, 1744: It is now agreed upon that Nicholas Harrison & John Kaighin the within Legatees do renounce the Legacies bequeathed unto them by the Testator John Quay to Hugh Crain & John Moore the Executors above named, and in consideration of such surrender that said Nicholas Harrison & John Kaighin are to be joint Executors with Hugh Craine & John Moore aforesaid the Executors named in the within will as well in the said Legacies being the whole effects of the Testator. Said Harrison & Kaighin allowing and giving their Co:Executors five pounds each over and above their several and respective shares of the Executorship of the Deceased. And thereupon said Nicholas Harrison, John Kaighin, Hugh Craine & John Moore are sworn in form of Law, and have given pledges namely, Capt. William Bridson and Mr. William Harrison.

The Executors agree that whatever expense shall be upon suing for the crop, they are to be equally concerned in the same."