Archideaconal Wills 1775-1 #15 Rushen , of Mark Nixon

(from MM / LDS 0106227 )

Rushen
The last will & testament of Mark Nixon of
Portlamary, being in perfect mind & memory -
I commit my soul to God & my body to Christian
burial
I leave and bequeath to my daughter Margaret one
hundred pounds of good & lawfull money & the upper
house at Portlamary commonly known by the name
of the new house, but she is not to enjoy or possess
any of the above mentioned untill after the death of
the longest liver of eather my wife or me & if my
daughter afore sd should marry & die without lawfull
issue the house above mentioned is to fall or return to
my son Mark.
I leave & bequeath to my son Mark all the rest of my
concerns within the parish of Kk Christ Rushen both
houses & lands whatsoever but he is not to enjoy or possess
eather houses or land above mentioned untill after the
death of the longest liver of eather my wife or me
I also leave & bequeath to my son Mark all the the right
& title I have to or in Caesar Brew's house
in Castletown & the clock I have now in the house
at Portlamary.
I nominate constitute & appoint my loving wife
Mary Nixon my sole executrx of all the rest of my wordly
goods & effects moveable & immoveable whatsoever
In testimony hereof I subscribe my name
this ye 22 of July 1774
Mark Nixon
[]es present
William Cligue
William Nelson, jurati
At a court of correction holden at Castletown
July 22d 1775
The extrx is sworn in court in form of law
& hath given pledges for payment of debts
& legacies namely the witnesses of the will
Probatum est &
Ja Wilks
Joh Moore
solv 12d 
Thos Cubbon

Mark Nixon buried Rushen 29 Dec 1774 - aged 66 (photo of tombstone on CD); wife Mary Nixon als Qualtrough buried 8 Nov 1779 age 61, daughter Margaret married Henry Waterson 18 Feb 1775 at Kirk Rushen