Episcopal Wills 1760-1 Maughold, of Richard Cole

(from MM GL / LDS 0106385 )

Ramsey
In the name of God Amen, the thirteenth day of April
in the year of our Lord God 1756. I Richard Cole of the town
of Ramsey in the Isle of Mann (Mariner) do make and ordain
this my last will and testament in manner following
I recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and
for my body I recommend it to the earth - Item I []
bequeath to my ever honoured mother two guineas i Item
I bequeath unto my two step brothers vizt John Kelvie and
James Kelvie a crown a piece - Item I constitute
make and ordain John Curphey (my uncle Edward's son) of the
sd town of Ramsey (Cooper) my only and sole executor of all the
rest of my goods of what kind or nature soever, and I do
hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every 
other former testaments, wills & legacies, requests & executors
by me, in any ways before this time named, willed & bequeaths
ratifying & confirming this and no other to be my last will &
testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand
& seal the day & year above written
Richard Cole
Signed seal'd pronounced & declared
by the sd Richard Cole in the presence
of the subscribing witnesses
John Sayle
Edward Cowll my mark X - jurati
At a court of Correction holden at Lezayre Mar 26 1760
It appearing by the annexed deposition of James
Singleton mariner that the testator Richard Cole departed
this life near three years ago whereupon John Curphey the
exor named is sworn for payment of Debts & legacies according to
law and hath given pledges namely John Cowle
of Lezayre & Edwd Curphey, cooper, of Ramsey
Decretum est
Ro radcliffe
Matts Curghey
solvit 12d
At Lezayre the 26th of March 1760
At a court of correction holden at that place
James Singleton sworn and examined before
the Revd court declares upon the Holy
evangelists that he was boatswain on
board of ^the??ka o? yonph ?[unclear]^ a ship belonging to the borough
of Liverpoole, in the kingdom of england
Mr Wm Parkerson then commander, and
that upon their vovage from England to
that part of Africa called Guinea to his
majesty's Island in the west Indies called
Barbadoes - upon their passage they had
a lad on board their vessel called
Richard Cole from the Isle of Mann the sd
Richd upon the voyage being seized with a
mortification in his legs - and upon their
arrival to Barbadoes the sd Richd Cole and
others in disorder were sent a shore upon
the sd Island - but as this declarant could
not be actually present upon shore he
did not see the sd Cole dying or burry'd but
by all his inquiry and according to all the
informations that he could receive the sd
Cole died and was burry'd in the Island of
Barbadoes about three years next april
and this declarant really believes that
the sd Richd Cole actually is dead and not alive
by his information from the ^nurse^ doctor and
those belonging to the Hospital
James Singleton X
At Lezayre Mar 26 1760
sworn before us
Ro Radcliffe, Matts Curghey

James son of Thomas Kelvey & Catherine bapt 6 Apr 1745. - Catherine Kelvie als Blackburn buried Lez 24 Jun 1748
Thomas Kelvie and Elizabeth Cole alias Curghey married 16 Jul 1748.

However these appear to be the only records so looks as if widowed mother married a widower.

 

 


 

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