Archdeacon Wills 1747 #33, Malew, of Ellinor Cain als Quayle of Clycur, died about 20 Dec 1746:

‘This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of Ellinor Cain als Quayle of Clycur in the parish of KK Malew who departed this life about the 20th December Anno Dom. 1746; she being in perfect memory at making hereof, committed her soul to God and her body to Christian burial. Item, she bequeathed unto her nephew James Scoffield five pounds. Item, to the other four children of Robert Scoffield & Margaret his wife twenty shillings each if they come to age. Item, to Margaret Scoffield, Robert Scoffield’s wife a sheet, a pewter dish, a cow and a small heifer, and a blanket. Item, to her nephew John Harrison forty shillings to put him to a trade. Item, to all the rest of the children of Margaret Harrison ten shillings each excepting Nicholas Harrison. Item, to her sister Margret Harrison als Quayle a pewter dish. Item, to Catherine Waterson als Shimmin the house and croft where she now inhabits, forever and in case the heir will contend for the said house and croft then and in that case she is to have half the Intack called the Reast after the decease of her husband John Cain, besides a sheet. Item, to the heir half the crop & half the team after the decease of their said husband[father] John Cain. Item, to her sisters Margret Harrison & Margret Scoffield all her linen and woolen shaped clothes with a few trenchers. Item, to Robert Waterson son of Robert Waterson a sheep and a lamb. Item, to Robert Cundrey son of John Cundrey two lambs. And lastly she nominated constituted and appointed her loving husband John Cain sole executor of all the rest of her goods & lands moveable & immoveable whatsoever. Excluding & debarring all friends & relations sith six pence legacy each, that would claim any right or title to any part or parcel of her goods whatsoever. Witnesses: John Cundrey, Cath. Taggart, Cath Mylchreest.’


 

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