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(from MM GL713 / LDS 0106386 )
[note will transcribed as written]
Stranroar Jale January 1 1757 If be Gods will that I shall never return home I do settle my son Wm Lace exceter my right of the houses and gardens suiteaued in Peeltown and all the rest of my concerns in peel muveble and immoveable and if my son dies before he comes to age I lave my loving wife margret Lace alse Cain all my right in peeltown moveable and un movable and she is to give as legacy to my sister Eliner Elisen twenty shilins and to her daughter Eliner Huchin fourty shillins and to her son John Elison twenty shillens and to my sister an Lace alis Canel forty shilens and to my sister elizebeth forty shillens and to my sister Jane Shimen sixpens legecy and to all cravers that craves sixpens Wm Lace Witness present John Nakel my mark x William Coole Dear wife pray be as good and finish my house as you see proper as if I sheid be perfectly present Cussen Henry Lace pray take care of my son wm while I am from home if he comes to years let him be kept to Scool that he may have learing sufficent - and if I ever return home I shal reward you hansomly Wm Lace At a court of correction holden at Balnyhown in the Parish of Kk German before the Revd Robt Radcliffe & the Revd Matths Curghey Vicar General & the Revd James Wilks Episcop Regr upon Tuesday the twelfth day of Febr on the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & sixty two - William Shimmin husband of Jane Lace together with Ann Cannell other wise Lace) and Elizth Lace having made some objections to the validity of he within last will & testament of Willm Lace mariner late deceased And we having fully considered the several evidences offered herein together with the pleas and allegations of the parties respectively do say that the said will is well and sufficiently proved according to the law and custom of this Isle, & therefore do decree for the validity thereof, so far forth as the said testator has disposed of his effects. And as to whatever goods, chattels cash credits effects the said Wm Lace dyed possessed of within this isle undevised we decree his only son namely Willm Lace sole adminr thereof; who being nder age Willm Shimin, Ann Cannell, Elisth Lace aforesd with Richard Ellison uncles and aunts to the orphan by the father's side are sworn guardians & supervisors; and by their consentthe deads part of the orphan and his goods are committed to the tuition of Margret Lace otherwise Cain the orphan's mother who is sworn to bring a perfect inventory to the registry as also for payment of debts according to law, to which ends & for forthcoming of the orphans goods she hath given pledges in form of law namely John Cain of Kk German & Hugh Shimmin of Kk Patrick Probatum et Decretum est Solv 4s Ro Radcliffe Matths Curghey To the Revd Ro Radcliffe and Matths Curghey Vicars Genrl of this Isle Sheweth that your petrs said husband William Lace having been impressed into his Majesty's service on or about the month of Decr 1756 he being apprehensive of the dangers he was like to undergo, did on the 1st day of Janury 1757 in presence of two sufficient witesses make his last will and testament which was committed to writing with his wn hand and now remains in your petrs custody whereby he devised all his fortune real and personal wihin this Island unto his only child namely Wiliam Lace, whom he also appointed execr of his said will and also bequeathed the reversion of the premises unto your petr in case of said child's death under age subject to the payment of certain legacies to several of the testators relations That your petr has laboured under great difficulties in supporting herself and child during near five ears past her husband who was stationed on the coast of Jamaica being unable to send her any relief yet she with pleasure bore the burden in hopes of her said husbands return, but to your petitioners inexpressible grief she has of late received certain advice that her said husband dyed on board his Majesty's ship the Enterprise. That your petr being very desireous that the foresaid last will and testament of her said decd husband should be brought into eecution she (as an addition to her grief) finds that one of the witnesses thereto has of late been impressed into his Majesty's service & now is in parts remote unknown to your petr and that the other witness who is still living in the town of Peel aforesaid (but very feeble) has since the making of said will lost his sight yet in regard said will was wholly wrote by the testator and his hand writing is well known and can be fully proved by faithworthy witnesses, and in regard also that your petr finds there was a considerable sum of money due her sai husband at the time of his death on acct of wages during the time he served his majessty. In order therefore that your petr may have some relief for the support of herslf and fatherless child and that said will may be brought into execution She humbly prays your reverences woulkd be pleased to appoint a short day for the probate of said will and that the burden and execution thereof may be granted her [in] trust for the use of her child, and as one of the winesses resides in Peeltown and is unable to travel that you so be pleased to hear the matter at said town and make such further or other order therein as to tour revences shall seem meet and your petr and fatherless child as bound shall pray &c. The matters of this petition are set down to come on to be heard before me at a court to be holden at Peeltown on Tuesday the 3d day of Novr next hereof the Petitr to give the brother & sister of the dec due notice and she has hereby authority to charge all such witnesses as she shall think necessary on this occasion to appear sd day that right & justice may e administered according to law given at Kk Patrick Oct 24 1761 Ro Radcliffe Matths Curghey At a consistory court holden at Peeltown Novr 3 1761 Willm Cooile of Peeltown being sworn & examined in behalf of the Ptr deposeth & saith that his son being impressed into his Majesty's service sometime on or about the month of Decr 1756 he the dept with Margt wife of Wm Lace (which sd Wm Lace was also impressed into his Majesty's service) went to Scotland in order to try to get his son off - saith that on their arrival into Scotland, he the dept & sd Margt Lace, found his the Depts son & sd Wm Lace confined in Stranroar Jail until they could be sent on board a King's ship; saith that finding impossible to get them discharged Wm Lace, husband of the petr, applyed to the depont & told him he & his wife had agreed he should make a will & desired the dept to assist in a proper form forsd Will whereupon the dept answered, you had better draw a memorandum of your will, & when we return to the Island, we will shew it to parson Radcliffe, & in case he approves of it his will, if not that he the dept & the other witness thereto vizt John Nakel junr would draw said will in proper form - saith that sd Wm Lace accordingly wrote a paper purporting to be his will & desired the dept & sd John Nakel to witness the same and that he the dept who then enjoy'd the benefit of his sight accordingly subscribed saith he about a year last midsumer lost his sight & that he does not know whether the paper now produced as the will of sd Lace is the same he then subscribed or not, saith he does not recollect the particulars of sd Wm Lace's will other than he left some legacies to his sisters & to his sister's son vizt John Ellison & that he devised that in case of his child's death all his right in Peeltown moveable & imoveable unto his the sd Lace's will as mentioned in sd will now read unto him the dept saith he remembers the sd Wm Lace left unto his sister Jane Shimin sixpence legacy & sixpence to all cravers Wm Cooile his mark + Patrick Lace of Peeltown being also sworn & exanined on behalf of the petr deposeth & saith he has known the former dept Wm Cooile for twenty years & upwards, & has often seen him write, & verily believes that the name Wm Coole subcribed to a paper writing now shewn unto him purporting to be the lst will of Willm Lace, is the proper handwriting of the sd Wm Cooile, & that the same would pass upon him the dept as such - saith he was not acquainted wth the handwriting of the sd Wm Lace & therefore cannot say whether the foresd paper writing is the hand writing of sd Lace or not Patrick Lace The foregoing depositions taken by & before me Ro Radcliffe At a court of correction holden at Balnyhown Fenry 12 1762 Peter Queirk of Peeltown also sworn & examined in behalf of the Petr deposeth & saith, he was well acquainted with Wm Lace mentioned in the forgoing petition, who was impressed into his majestys service sometime in the year 1756 as deponent hath heard & believes saith he hath seen the sd Wm Lace write his name before he left this Isle ; & that he verily believes the [] Wm Lace subscribed to the paper writing now produced unto the dept purporting to be the last will & testament of the sd Wm Lace in the proper hand writing of the sd Wm Lace & that it would pass upon him as such [two lines x'd thru] but whether any more of sd paper writing is those people's handwriting of sd Wm Lace dept cannot declare Peter Quirk Patrick Lace the younger of Peeltown, mariner, being likewise sworn & examined in behalf of the petr deponeth & saith he was well acquainted with Willm Lace mentioned in the forgoing petition from his infancy saith that he the dept & the sd Wm Lace sailed together [xd thru] for the most part during the term of five years saith he hath repeatedly seen the sd Wm Lace write his name, & that he verily believes the name Wm Lace subscribed to a paper writing now produced to the dept at the time of the examination puporting for the handwriting by Wm Lace aforsd is the proper hand writing of the said Wm Lace saith that John [] one of the witnesses to the sd paper writing purporting to be the last will of sd Wm Lace, was impressed into his majesty's service as dept hath heard & verily believes, about a year or two after the sd Wm Lace was impressed into sd service & that the sd John Nakel still continues in his Majesty's service as dept hath heard and believes. Being cross examined by Wm Shimin Ann Cannell & Elizth Lace brother in law and sisters of Wm Lace decd deposeth & saith that the name Wm Lace wrote at the beginning of the sd paper writing purporting to be the last will & testament of sd Wm Lace, as he verily believes is the proper handwriting of the sd Wm Lace & that it would pass upon him as such but cannot declare as to the rest of sd paper writing as a witness is the proper handwriting of sd Wm Coole (who lost his sight some time since the date of sd paper writing) as dept verily believes, he the dept having repeatedly seen the sd Wm Coole write; saith he cannot declare whether the words moveable & immoveable & exectrx are in the handwriting of sd Wm Lace or no Patr Lace The foregoing depositions taken by & before us Ro Radcliffe Matths Curghey
A simple outline of the Lace family (from IGI + personal transcription of German Regs) - the considerable difference in ages of marriage (assuming I have made the correct identifications) could indicate a second marriage on the part of William Lace's parents (not yet 100% identified).
Margaret Cain is the daughter of John Cain of Ballagirr by his first wife (named in 1766 will as w/o William Cooile) - the house I think is part of Cottage #30 on the Abbey roll - later part of Duke Street
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John Hutchin = Ellinor = Richard Ellison William Shimmin = Jane William = Margaret Cain = Wm Coole Elizabeth William Cannell = Ann
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Elinor John John William
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