| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 19 April 2020 |
| Original: | 0106199 |
Archdeacon Will 1656A #16 German will of Christian Oates alias Crellin alias Gell alias Stephen, dated 25 August 1656:
Summary: 1st husband xxxx Gell, & 2nd husband xxxx Crellin, & 3rd husband [Thomas] Oates of BallaOates [probably previously married, died abt 1650, EpW
bks 1647-1650], son & executor Daniel/Donold Crellin; granddau Jane Crellin, gdau Margaret Crellin, son Robert Crellin, son John Gell, dau Margaret Oates
(married John Quirk), also: Ellin Cubbon, witnesses: William Cosnahan & William Corrin, pledges: William Cooper & William Gell, also: [son in law] John
Quirk entered a claim for half an oxe & half a cow, son John Gell entered a claim for 6s.
NOTE,
Granddaus Jane & Margaret appear to be of age (at least 14), which means their father (probably Robert Crellin, who would have received a dowry &
thus would not be an executor) married in the late 1630s, & was born about 1615.
Brother Daniel/Donold Crellin is probably younger, perhaps born about 1620.
A Philip Crellin died in early 1630s, see EpW books 1632/1634 German, and may be Christian Stephen's husband. The dates fit.
Margaret Oates probably married about 1655 (she was married, but had no children yet), giving her a birth date of about 1633.
Margaret's father Thomas Oates died about 1650, EpW books 1647-1650 German.
John Gell was left a cow jointly with halfbrother Robert Crellin, perhaps an indication that John was also married, especially since he was not
named as an executor. He is probably the oldest child, with 'Ryd' Gell (EpW bks 1616-1620), or Patrick Gell (EpW bks 1613-1616) fitting the bill
as his father. There are other possibilities.
With daughter Margaret's birth date around 1633, Christian's birth date was probably about 1590, which fits with the above dates.
Also NOTE, that Thomas Oates was probably married before, since only a fourth of the farm was Christian's. Half of the farm normally belongs to the
wife in German parish, unless she is the 2nd, etc., wife, and then she is entitled/owns only half of the half, with the other half belonging to the
first spouse's children/family. The same would hold true for a 2nd husband as it does for a 2nd wife.
Son in law: German parish register: John Quirk, Balla Oates buried 21 September 1705 EpWill 1705 German.
?Dau: German parish register: Margret Oates buried 10 June 1707.
Son: 1668 Liber Vastarum, German: Daniel/Donold Crellin had a parcel of intack of 4 1/2d yearly rent belonging to Sardsdall treen,
and in 1668, John Shimmin was entered for it by virtue of a recovery at common law, and John was compounded for the same.
3rd Husband: 1641 Manorial Roll, German: Thomas Oates had a farm in Balykebag treen for 7s 6d rent.
3rd Husband: 1641 Liber Assed: Thomas Oates had a quarterland of 7s 6d yearly rent in Balykebag treen.
3rd Husband: 1663 Liber Assed: Thomas Oates had a quarterland of 7s 6d yearly rent in Balykebag treen.
Dau & son in law: 1679 Liber Assed: Margaret Oates (heiress of Thomas Oates) & husband John Quirk had a quarterland of 7s 6d yearly rent in Balykebag treen
3rd Husband: 1650 Liber Vastarum, German: William Craine had a farm in Balykebag treen for yearly rent of 6s 6d, which was recovered by Michael Cross by
a verdict of the 24 Keys, and then apparently sold to Thomas Oates, who was entered for the same land for a yearly rent of 6s 6d.
3rd Husband: 1663 Manorial Roll, German: Thomas Oates had a farm in Ballykebag treen for a yearly rent of 6s 6d,
and a 2nd farm in the same treen for 7s 6d rent.
3rd Husband & dau & son in law: 1667 Liber Vastarum, German: Thomas Oates had a farm in Ballakebagge/Balykebag treen for a rent of 6s 6d, and in 1667
Philip Quirk was entered for it when it was sold to him from John Quirk & wife Margaret Quirk, the right of the farm descended to Margaret Oates.
3rd Husband & dau & son in law: 1676 Liber Vastarum, German: Thomas Oates had a farm in Ballashebagge/Balykebag treen for a rent of 7s 6d, and also a
parcel of Intack land for 3d rent, and in 1676, Thomas being dead, his daughter & heir Margaret & her husband John Quirk were entered for it 'according
to ye customs of ye country'.
Dau & son in law: 1679 Manorial Rolls, German: Margaret Oates & her husband John Quirk had a farm in Balykebag treen for a yearly rent of 7s 6d.
3rd Husband & dau & son in law: 1684 Liber Vastarum, Patrick: Thomas Oates, long since dead, had a farm in Ballahegg/Balyhig treen for 9d rent, & his
daughter Margaret Oates & her husband John Quirk were entered for it, Margaret was 'right heir' to the farm.
Dau & son in law & husband: In 1703, Margaret Oates and John Quirk her husband held part of the quarterland of Ballaoates, German, which was tenanted in
1643 by Thomas Oates.
Dau & son in law: 1706 Liber Vastarum, German: Margaret Oates & husband John Quirk had the farm Ballaoates in Ballahagg/Balykebag for a yearly rent of
15s, and sold it to John Crellin, bearing the date of 20 October 1705, John was to pay the alienation fine of 5s 5d; They also sold John Crellin a parcel
of the fells for a yearly rent of 3d.
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Germ: pish 25 August 1656
In ye name of God Amen I Christian Stephen alias
Oates doe make this my last will & Testamt: in mannr
followinge ffirst I bequeath my soule to God & my
bodye to Christian buryall To the poore dj ferlet
malt dj fer oate mealle & flesh at discrecon; To my
grandchilde Jane Crellin a sheep & xijd legasie
To Mrgret Crellin my grandchilde a blanket
To my sonne Jo: Gell & Robte: Crellin a cowe
betwixt them To Ellin Cubbun a sheep a
pettycoate & a waste coate; To Mrgrett Oates
her daughter an oxe and all the houshold stuffe
in sight whatsoever was in her possession; lastly shee
bequeathed to her sonne Donold Crell[?Crellin] her pte of
the cropp on ye ffarme viz the fourth pte and
one oxe & a younge mayre & foor sheepe; To
the vicr a lambe; I ordeyne my said sone Donold
executor of all my worldly goods sworne in Cort:
probat et solvit 6d Testes:
Wm Cosnahan iurat
Wm Corrin
Invent wthin 14 dayes
subpoena 40s ad usum domin; pformed
----- in the leafe before
--- 8bris 1656
Jo: Quirke entereth his clame agst the exec
of Christian Stephen for half an oxe, and half
a cowe and craveth tryall
---- 8bris 1656
Jo: Gell entereth his clame agst the exec of Christian Stephen
als Oates for 6s for keepeinge an oxe 4 yeares, 2 goates and
---- sheep, and craveth tryall accordinge to Law
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29 8ber 1656 (14)
Invent of Christian Steven as followeth
Imprmis the houshold goods prced to .... 0 - 7 - 0
Itt: 1 oxe prced to ................... 1 - 0 - 0
Itt: another oxe priced to ............ 0 - 15 - 0
Itt: halv a maire ...................... 0 - 12 - 0
Itt: the 4th pte of ye crop of corne .. 1 - 13 - 0
Itt: 2 sheepe and 2 goates ............ 0 - 3 - 8
Itt: half a manske spade .............. 0 - 0 - 3
4 - 12 - 0
The pricers names Tho: Quine finloe Gell
Sworne by Wm Coop Sumnr
Pledge for the same and to secure the office Will Coop
and Wm Gell
Last Modified 19 April 2020