| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 14 June 2004 updated 21 December 2019 |
| Original: | LDS: 0106198 |
Archdeacon Will 1647A #05 Braddan will of Nicholas Oates, died January 1646/7:
Summary: wife is alive, old father xxxx Oates is alive, son John, dau Mary & dau Isabel [married David Christian] & dau Ellin & dau Margaret; witnesses:
Patrick Thompson & Philip Moore, pledges: Giles Kemaine/Caveen & Paul Bridson.
Braddan parish register: Nicolas Oats buried 10 January 1646/7.
Self: 1635 Liber Vastarum, Onchan: Nicholas Oates bought a cottage of 12d rent from Donold/Daniel Corrin & his wife, and was entered for it in 1635.
Self: 1636 Liber Vastarum, Onchan: Nicholas Oates bought a cottage of 4d rent from the overseers of David Murrey, & was entered for it in 1636.
Self & dau & son in law: 1678 Liber Vastarum, Onchan: Nicholas Oates was entered for a cottage of 12d rent, & in 1678, his dau Isabel Oates & her
husband Daniel Christian were entered by virtue of a contraction bargain from the wife of the said Nicholas Oates, & on the proof of several witnesses
of the contraction.
Self & dau & son in law: 1678 Liber Vastarum, Onchan: Nicholas Oates was entered for a cottage of 4d rent, & in 1678, his dau Isabel Oates & her husband
David Christian were entered by virtue of a contraction bargain from the wife of the said Nicholas Oates, & on the proof of several witnesses of the
contraction.
Dau etc: 1683: Old Onchan Deeds/Sales bundle 2 #21: date 11 November 1683 Douglas: Regarding a controversy between Isabel Christian alias Oates & Thomas
Stephen [?stepson of Averick]: Isabel Christian alias Oates recited that the difference between David Christian (her husband) and Thomas Steane/Stephen
regarding cottage house & garden of 12d rent formerly helf by Averick Quay alias Oates & sold by her to David Christian: It was agreed that Thomas Stephen
was to give 4s 6d per year to David Christian during the life of Averick Quay alias Oates and to keep the house in sufficient repair, and after the death
of Averick [she died 1696], Thomas Stephen was to pay £3 9s 6d (in 3 installments) in consideration of which £3 10s 6d the said David Christian & wife
Isabel Christian alias Oates sold their interest in the said house to Thomas Stephen, witnesses: James Radcliffe & Philip Lewaige X & William Craine X
& William Flexney; 1704: Isabel Christian alias Oates relict of David Christian acknowledges the £3 10s 6d.
Braddan parish register: Avrick Steven als Oates buried 24 Aug 1696 [She married 1st Robert Quay, ArW 1675A #045 Braddan, & 2nd John? Stephen/Steane].
Braddan parish register: David Xtian buried 31 March 1702.
Braddan parish register: John son of David Christian christened 17 August 1656 in Braddan.
Braddan parish register: Katherin Christian daughter of David Christian buried 8 June 1661.
Braddan parish register: David Christian son of David Christian buried 11 January 1664/5.
Braddan parish register: Jane dau of David Christian christened 29 September 1667 in Braddan.
Braddan parish register: Adam son of David Christian christened 25 September 1673 in Braddan.
Braddan parish: David Christian son of David Christian born about 1676, having children in 1690s, married Barbara Moore.
Braddan parish register: William Christian infant son of David Christian buried 8 March 1679/80.
Braddan parish register: Cha: Christian daughter[?] of David Christian buried 10 December 1682.
Bradan (16)
In ye name of God, Amen. Nicho: Oats sick in body but
whole in mynd, & of good & pfect memory praysed
bee God, doe make my last will & testament as followeth.
First, I committ my soule to God & my bodie to Christian burial.
It, I bequeath to my wife xxs[20s] wishing her to keep my
Father & to look well unto him duringe his life tyme. It,
I constitute & ordaine my children viz, Jo: Marie
Issable Elline & Mrgrett my true & lawful execr
of all ye rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable.
Testes: Patrick Thompson
Phillip Moore
Probatum est & solvit 3d
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An Inventary of Nicholas Oates his goods £ s d
Itm halfe of 3 tubs ................. 0 - 2 - 3 Three caddowes .......... 0 - x - x
Itm halfe of 3 hogsheads ............ 0 - 1 – 6 one feather bed &
Itm halfe of 6 barrells ............. 0 - 3 - 0 halfe a flockbed ....... 1 - 0 - 0
Itm one firlett of salte ............ 0 - 3 - 0 8 pound of pewter ........ 0 - 5 - x
Itm one wheel ....................... 0 - 1 - 4 4 pounds of ould brasse .. 0 - 3 - x
Itm onestraw basket ................. 0 - 0 - 2 halfe a grate, a spit,
Itm small trein ware ................ 0 - 4 - 0 & a paire of tongues .... 0 - 4 - x
Itm one dale board .................. 0 - 1 - 0 one heifer & halfe
Itm halfe a dishboard & half atable... 0 - 2 - 3 an ould cowe ........... 1 -14 - 0
Itm one iron pott ................... 0 - 3 - 0 halfe the houses ......... 6 - 0 - 0
Itm xi[11]yards of woolen cloath ..... 1 - 0 - 0 half a poule ............ 0 - 0 - 4
Itm one carpet ...................... 0 - 2 - 0 pte of a boate ........... 0 - 4 - 0
Itm one paire of sheetes ............ 0 - 8 - 0 Sixe sheepe ............. 0 -10 - 0
Itm one paire more .................. 0 - 8 - 0 7 fadome of nett ......... 0 - 7 - 0
Itm one pair[?] of canvas sheetes ... 0 - 4 - 0 26 fadome of spinlers ... 0 - 2 - 0
Itm 6 napkins ....................... 0 - 4 - 0 10 fadome of ould netts .. 0 - 3 - 0
Itm one table cloath ................ 0 - 3 - 0 for pte of ye boat sayle . 0 - 1 - 0
Itm 3 blanketts ..................... 0 - 12 -0 one firlett of malte .... 0 - 5 - 6
Itm 4 pounds of yarne ............... 0 - 4 – 0 one swine ................ 0 - 7 - 0
Itm 5 pounds of woolen yarne ........ 0 - 2 - 0 17 - 5 - 2
Itm one chest & ahalf ............... 0 - 5 - 0
Itm one bedstocke & a half .......... 0 - 2 - 0
Itm halfe a table & cubbert & one forme 0 - 6 - 0
pledges Giles Kemaine &
Paul Bridson
Bradan
In ye name of God, Amen. Nicho: Oats, sick in
body but whole in mynd, & of good & perfect
memory praysed bee God, doe make my last will
& testament as followeth. First, I commit my
soule to God & my bodie to Christian burial.
It, I bequeath to my wife 20s which[?] use her
to keep my father & to look well unto him duringe
his life tyme.
It, I constitute & ordaine my children viz, Jo:,
Marie, Issable, Ellinor & Margrett my true &
lawful executors of all ye rest of my goods
moveable & unmoveable.
Testes
Patrick Thompson
Phillip Moore.
Probatum est & solvit 3d.
Pledges Giles Kemaine[?] & Paul Bridson.
An Inventory of Nicholas Oates his goods:
£ s d
Itm, halfe of 3 tubs 0:2:3
Itm, halfe of 3 hogsheads 0:1:6
Itm, halfe of 6 barrells 0:3:0
Itm, one firlett of salte 0:3:0
Itm, one wheel 0:1:4
Itm, one straw basket 0:0:2
Itm, small trein ware 0:4:0
Itm, one dale board 0:1:0
Itm, halfe a dishboard & half a table 0:2:3
Itm, one iron pott 0:3:0
Itm, xi yards of woolen cloath 1:0:0
Itm, one carpet 0:2:0
Itm, one paire of sheetes 0:8:0
Itm, one paire more 0:8:0
Itm, one pair[?] of canvas sheetes 0:4:0
Itm, 6 napkins 0:4:0
Itm, one table cloath 0:3:0
Itm, 3 blanketts 0:12:0
Itm, 4 pounds of yarne 0:4:0
Itm, 5 pounds of woolen yarne 0:2:0
Itm, one chest & a half 0:5:0
Itm, one bedstocke & a half 0:2:0
Itm, halfe a table & cubbert
& one forme 0:6:0
Three caddowes 0:x:x
One feather bed & halfe a flockbed 1:0:0
8 pound of pewter 0:5:x
4 pounds of ould brasse 0:3:x
Halfe a grate, a spit, &
a paire of tongues 0:4:x
One heifer & halfe an ould cowe 1:14:0
Halfe the houses 6:0:0
Half a poule 0:0:4
Part of a boate 0:4:0
Six sheepe 0:10:0
4 fathom of nett 0:7:0
26 fathom of spinters 0:2:0
10 fathome of ould netts 0:3:0
For parte of ye boat sayle 0:1:0
One firlett of malte 0:5:6
One swine 0:7:0
17:5:2
Last Modified 21 December 2019