John Cannon 1645

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42         Michael
The last will & testament of John Cannon who 
departed this life the 13th of Januarie 1645. 
Imprimis, he committed his soule to God 
& his bodie to Christian burial.  
It, he left the poor 3 half ferlets malt, 
half fer: wheat, a fer oate[?], & 2 muttons.  
It, he bequeathed to his brother John junr 
his choice either 40s or 2 ox, and .. moar 
in money.  
Itm, he left to his sister Mariad 10s.  
Itm, he left to his sister Margrett 10s.  
Itm, he left to his brother Finlo 3 muttons.  
Itm, he left to his sister Jony 3 muttons.  
Itm, he left to Wm Carrett a hog.  
Itm, he left to Donold Keig a hog & sheep.  
Itm, to Jo: Carrett a yearling sheep and 
a lamb which he owed him.  
Itm, he left to Jony Carrett a Lamb.  
Itm, he constituted and ordained his brother 
Wm executor of all the rest of the goods 
moveable & unmoveable.  
Testes
Wm Carrett
Do: Keig, jurati.  
Probatum est et solvit 12d.                    
Invent. 35s.                    

The Executor at lawfull yeare who with 
Wm Corlett is bound secundum forman legis.  
Note yt with consent of ye Supervisor ......... 
is one of yem) hath undertaken ........ 
and three pounde of lawfull English ......... 
oxen demised to ye sd Jo: in ye .............
.... the 12s above bequeathed; And .......
.... .... to his sister Margrett .......... 
to ... ... brother .... ...... by himselfe 
his executors administrators ..... ..... 
double value ...... 

The Inventory: 
oxe 10[?] yeares old priced 20s;     
Itm, one oxe 9 years old priced 22s;      
Itm, one cow 10 years old priced 2s;     
Itm, one cow 6 years old and a calf priced 20s;      
Itm, one heifer 2 years old priced 8s;     
Itm, another heifer 2 years old priced 8s;      
Itm, one xxxx priced 12s;     
Itm, in mutton & sheep 16 priced 32s;      
Itm, in yearlings 2s;      
Itm, 2 pewter dishes priced 3s;     
Itm, 2 forkes priced 3s;      
Itm, 2 barrells & xxx[?potts] priced 2s;     
Itm, one hog shead priced 12d;     
2 toobs 13d,    
other of household stuff priced to 7s;     
Itm, one yeard of xxx xxxxxx and a part 
of a yeard priced 2s;      
Itm, coat and a waistcoat price 2s6d;      
Itm, 2 charcheiffs priced 2d;      
2 harrowes[?] 5d;      
Itm, half a daymouth of hay morgay 
for 2 ... due to ....      
Itm, in money ... house at her death 20s;      
old blankets and .... prices 3s;      
Itm, due to .. .. Margrett (who are .... 
in oate twentie foure stoucke.                           
Jo: Ca---- and Wm Corlett[?] pledges for 
the ..... of the goods of Jo: Cannon and 
Margret Cannon .... ... of the children 
are of lawful yeares have .... their goods 
and bound themselves to keep the .... 
the administrators of Margt Carrett and 
executors of her husband Jo: Cannon  .... 
Finlo, Jony, & Mariott Cannon have acknowledged 
at Court held at KK Michael ye 19 of July 1647 
that they are fully satisfied of .... 
for all such portions of goods as was due to 
.... .... by ye death of father & mother.                      

Jo: Cannon is satisfyed for manner of goods 
due to him for--- either father or mother, 
by his brother William Cannon.                     

Know all men by these presents that we William 
Quayle and his wife Jony Cannon, Phinlo Cannon, 
& Marriad Cannon of ye parish of Kirke Michael 
do acknowledge and confess ourselves to be fullie 
satisfied and payed for all such goods as of 
right doe belonge unto us by ye death of Margarett 
Cannon from and at ye hands of William Cannon 
of Kirke Michael son of said and acknowledge this 
to be our act & deeds we have subscribed our 
names and put to our sd markes this first of 
January 1651: 
William Quayle mis mark X, 
Phinlo Cannon his mark X, 
Jony Cannon her mark X; 
Margaret CAnnon her mark X.    
Witnesses hereof
Robert Cannell, 
Patrick Cannell.                   

I John Cannon of the parish of KK Michael doth 
acknowledge for to have received of and from 
the hands of my brother William Cannon all the 
goods that was due unto mee from my father 
& mother and I the said John Cannan both 
acquit & discharge my said brother for any 
more claiming the said goods or any other dues 
that might belong unto [as] witness my hand 
this 2d of November 1652, Jo: Cannan his mark.  
Witnesses hereunto
Finlo Cannon his marke X, 
Will: Quaile his marke X, 
These men stand for overseers to the said Jo: Cannon.                

The above John Cannon doth acknowledge himselfe 
to be satisfied for his part of ye same goods, 
Jo: Cannon his mark X.  
Witnesses: 
Robt Cannell, 
Patrick Cannell

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