Episcopal Wills 1755 Maughold #3, of John Cowley

(from MM GL 710 / LDS 0106382 )

Kk Maughold Novr 3d 1755
John Cowley perished by sea on the coast 
of Scotland; as by advice received, on or about 
the 18th of Septr last intestate. The court 
upon intelligence thereof hath decreed his
three children namely Cath: John & Jane
Cowley joint adminors of all his goods and
chattells moveable & imoveable whatsoever
who being all under age the uncles & aunt
by the father's side namely Thos, Willm & Margt
Cowley are sworn supervisors and consent
that the deads part of the three children &
their goods be committed to the widow their mother
she is accordingly sworn to bring to the registry
a perfect inventory as also for paymt of debts
according to law - to these ends & for forthcoming
of the childrens goods she hath given pledges
in form of law namely sd Thos & Wm Cowley their
supervisors
Decretum est
Solvit 10d
Ro Radcliffe
Matths Curghey

1756 Apr 10 Da Craine claims agt the admrs of Jon Cowley for £0 4 8

Ramsey the 5th day of November 1755
A true & perfect inventory of the goods of John Cowley Junr
(who lately perished at sea) apprized by four sworn men by the
sumner vizt Robt Cubbon, Danl Joughin, John Balie & John Quay
is as follows
 
£ s d
Two long fishing lines
0 4 0
seven hundred of herrings
0 14 0
two old herring slings, two tows and two herring bags
0 3 6
a square table, a little round table
0 2 0
four old barrells & two old firkings & two tubs & a pale & pan ? & six pigins
0 5 2
two pewther dishes 4lb½ wt @ 8d per pound & a pewther candlestick
0 3 6
two earthen dishes & five earthen plates
0 1 2
three glass bottles & a dram glass
0 0 4
two pots & pot hookes
0 3 0
four boxes
0 5 0
a hamper & old baskett
0 0 3
a pound & a half of wool
0 0 7
a dail
0 1 0
a ladder
0 0 6
two pecks a dollan & a reel
0 0 4
a sack & a little old bag
0 1 6
a pair of bellows & a pair of tongs
0 1 0
seven pounds & a half of tow thred @ 5d per yd
0 3 1.5
a pig or sow
0 5 0
the seventh part of a fishing boat with all materialls belonging to her
2 0 0
a turf spaid &c
0 0 6
a looking glass & razor
0 0 6
two stools
0 0 2
a piece of timber
0 0 6
total sum
4 16 7½
the deads part
2 8 3¾
to all his apparell
0 4 0
total sum deads part
2 12 3¾

one of 9 mariners whose deaths are given as 18 Sept 1755

 

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