Archdeacon Wills 1765 #18, German, of Bridget Mylevorrey alias Crellin of the Driney, German:

‘This is the last will and testament of Bridget Mylevorrey alias Crellin of the Driney, in the parish of KK German, who departed this life the 10th of November 1764, being of perfect mind and memory at the making thereof as follows: First she committed her soul to God and her body to Christian burial. Item, she bequeathed to her granddaughter Jane Crellin her shaped apparel of linen and woolen except her cloak which she left to Thomas Myleworrey’s wife. Item, she bequeathed a cow to her said granddaughter Jane Crellin. Item, she bequeathed as a gift or legacy to Peter Myleworrey’s children the fourth part of a cow in calf. Item, she left to her son and heir Thomas Myleworrey a colt upon the price he already offered for the said colt and to pay the price to her executors. Item, she bequeathed to her said son and heir Thomas Myleworrey her moiety of the crop and team and the said Thomas Myleworrey is to pay her executors five pounds. Item, she bequeathed to her said son Thomas Myleworrey her moiety of Greebey Meadow and the said Thomas Myleworrey is to pay her executors six pounds. Item, she bequeathed the price of a main and three quarters of beef lately sold by her said son Thomas Myleworrey to her executors. Lastly, she nominated and appointed her son Peter Myleworrey & her daughter Anne Crellin alias myleworrey equally betwixt them joint executors of all the rest of her goods and effects movable and immovable of what nature or denomination soever. Also, she debars any person or persons claiming any further right to her goods or effects with six pence legacy. This 1st November 1764. Witnesses: xxx Corkan, James Cowlle.

At a Consistory Court holden at Balnyhow March 11, 1765, Peter Mcylworrey & William Crellin husband of Ann Crellin sworn executors in Court in form of law as also to be just the one to the other in the division of the goods and have given pledges for payment of debts and legacies namely James Crellin and John Crellin both of KK German. We Peter Mcylworrey & William Crellin husband of Ann Crellin als Mcylworrey the executors of Bridget Mcylworrey the before mentioned testatrix do hereby acknowledge to have received the several sums of money and … satisfied the values of the other things which Thomas Mcylworrey her eldest son and heir was by her last will and testament to pay unto us her executors. And I the said Thomas Mcylworrey do also hereby acknowledge to have received the sound legacies left and bequeathed unto me by my said mother. And we the said Peter Mcylworrey and William Crellin the executors do hereby acquit and release the said Thomas Mcylworrey his executors administrators and assigns thereof forever and I the said Thomas Mcylworrey do hereby acquit and release the said Peter Mcylworrey and William Crellin their executors administrators and assigns thereof forever as witness our marks to our names the 31st May 1768. [signed, their marks] Peter Mcylworrey, William Crellin, Thomas Mcylworrey.’


 

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