Episcopal Wills 1766 #3, Braddan, of Thomas Bridson

[Episcopal Will 1766 #3 Braddan from film 0106389(GL714) ]

Douglas, November 17^th 1766

Thomas Bridson of the town of Douglas merchant departed this life in or about the 14^th day of July last intestate. The Court upon intelligence thereof hath decreed his brothers and sisters namely William, Paul, Elizabeth, Catherine, Anne and Jane Bridson joint administrators of all his goods and chattels, moveable and immovable whatsoever. Elizabeth, wife of William Boats with Paul, Anne and Jane Bridson aforesaid being severally resident in England and Catherine being absent the administration is committed unto William Bridson beforenamed who is sworn to bring a perfect inventory to the registry as also for payment of the intestate’s debts as far as the goods will extend and the law shall bind and likewise to be just to his co-administrators in the division of the goods to which ends and for security of the office he hath given pledged of law namely the Revd Joseph Cosnahan vicar of KK Braddan & the Revd Thomas Quayle vicar of KK Onchan.

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Decretum est
Ro Radcliffe
Math Curghey

[Letter of Attorney dated 10 Aug 1769]

Whereas Thomas Bridson Late of Douglas Merchant departed this life sometime ago, a Batchelor unmarried and intestate possessed of and intitled unto some houses lands and effects in this Island, leaving two brothers and three sisters to wit William Bridson Paul Bridson Elizabeth Boates alias Bridson now the wife of William Boates Merchant, Catherine Bridson and Jane Bridson all and each of them now above the age of sixteen years and wheras the said Thomas was at the time of his death intitled to a small estate of inheritance within this Island which by the laws and customs of the same falls in distribution or [] to be divided between his said brothers and sisters proportionably share and share alike together with the other estate and effects of any sort that the said Thos Bridson died seized and possessed of or intitled unto and whereas we the said Elizabeth Botes, Paul Bridson Catherine Bridson and Jane Bridson having great confidence reposed in the Justice care and conduct of the said William Bridson and of his care conduct and managem^t of our property severally in the premises Therefore KNOW all men by these presents that we the said William Botes Elizabeth my wife Paul Bridson, Catherine Bridson and Jane Bridson ....

Inventory of Thomas Bridson’s Effects valued by Richard Allen & Paul Kelley