William Cannell, 1665

Submitted by: Tim Davis
Date: 7 November 2001
Original: LDS: 106201

Archdeacon Will 1665A #065 Michael will of William Cannell, died 2 February 1665/6: 
Summary: wife Margaret Quayle is pregnant (posthumous child was named John Cannell, she remarried to John Shimmin), dau Ellin, son Philip underage & son 
Patrick underage, brother & supervisor John Cannell, neighbor & supervisor John Kaighin, also: Margaret Brown, John & Catharine Quayle, Sr Thomas Thwaites, 
Catharine Cannell, witnesses: John Kaighin & William Crellin, pledges Charles Cannell & William Quayle.   
?Wife: Michael parish register:  Margt Quayle als Canel buried 26 September 1678 EpW books 1675-1678 Michael will of Margaret Quayle née Cannell.
?Father in law & son: 1681 Liber Vastarum, Michael: Paul Quayle had farmland in Oristall treen of 14s 9d rent, 
and in 1681, his grandson Patrick Cannell was entered for it as right heir.
?Father in law & son: 1681 Liber Vastarum, Michael: Paul Quayle had a parcel of intack land of 2s 6d rent, 
and in 1681, his grandson Patrick Cannell was entered for it as right heir.
?Will of father in law: ArW 1654A #36 Michael will of Paul Quayle, died 1654: wife Margaret xxxx is alive, dau Margaret underage & dau Joney underage, son 
in law Charles Cannell, brother Richard Quayle, also: Alice Cry, Gibbon Cry, witnesses: Patrick Cannell registrar & John Christian blacksmith; pledges: 
Dollin Corlett & Donold Cannell.

KK Michael The last will and testament of Wm: Cannell who depted this liffe ye second of ffebr: 1665; ffirst he comitted his soule to God & his body to Christian buriall; Item: he left to ye poore 1 ferlett of corne to be disburst by ye discriton of [fold]---executors; Itt: he bequeathed yt there was 4s due to John Kaighen from him, [fold]---left ye Executors to pay him; It: hee left all right to ye right; It: he left to [fold]---daughter Ellin Cannell 2 sheep; It: he left to Margrett Browne a choyce [fold]---be; It: he left to John & Katr Quaile 1 sheep; It: he left to his wife Margrett Quaile a red petticoat; It: he left to Sr: Tho: Thwaites ..12d, or a yearling; It: he constituted & ordaine his 2 sons Phillip & Patr: Cannell [fold]--- true & Lawfull executors of all ye rest of his goods moveable and unmoveable whatsoever; It: he left his brother John Cannell & his neigh bor John Kaighen overseer of his children; It: he said at that time yt there was [fold]---s due from him but ye 4s afforsaid & some small other debt & ye executors [fold]---ay it & further saith, yt if his wife was with child yt the Church [fold]---ould bring it in joyntly with ye rest; The word abovesaid the right to the right is [fold]---bxxxd by the wife yt upon oath to bee the lands to him yt would pay for it testes John Kaighen pbatum et solvit 6d Wm Crellin jurati Joh: Kaighin & Joh: Cannell is sworne supvisors the executors are under yeere, & the goods yet in the hands of ye mother supvisors true Invent is to be brought in within 14 days sub paena xs[10s] Apll ye 6th 1666 Kathe Cannell enters her claime against ye execr of Willm: Cannell for ye sum of 8£ due dept & craveth tryall: ye claime is of no force because shee paid niever[?] fee The execr of Will Kaughin Cannell enters against Joh: Kaughin for his tith 3 yeres & craveth tryall Decemr ye 28th 1666: Kathe Cannell enters her claime against ye executors of Willm Cannell for the some of 8£ with the use thereof or the land in the right pound yt was bought for ye said 8£ either of both as ye Courts conceives most right to her [Ro:E~] vere [Bottom of page is cut off, along with several words.] [next page] KK: Mich: March ye 26th 1666 The Inventarie of Willm: Cannell is prized by four sworne men beinge ffinlo Cannon, ffinlo Booy, Patr: Kaighen, & Rich: Booy as followeth Inprimis The disceadants pte of ye Houshould stuff & other necessarys as vessells and other triviall things is prized to ............... 1£ - 2s - 7d Item: his pte of ye small geares is prized to ............ 0 - 1s - 00 It: his pte of ye ffishinge netts prized to .............. 0 - 6 - 00 Itt: one flaxen wheele is prized to ...................... 0 - 1s - 6 Itt: halfe a fishing boat wth dj ye oars & ropps ......... 0 - 4 - 00 Itt: ffew candles tallow & Hemp prized to ................ 0 - 0 - 4d Itt: 21 sheepe both young & old is prized to ............. 1 - 14 - 00 Itt: eight heads of beast is prized to ................... 5£ - 8 - 00 Itt: his best garment is prized to ....................... 0 - 9 - 00 Itt: horses geese, boards & an old cubboard is prized to.. 1£ - 0 - 0 Itt: 10 yeards of raw cloath & 4 yeards of linin cloath... 0 - 6s - 6d Itt: corpes due to ye eldest son is prized to ............ 0 - 10 - 00 Note yt ye mothers Invent amounting to ..... 5£ - 3s whereof 4£ is to pay Kath: Cannell } for yt yr remaines of deplesse goods by } ye mother ...............................}.. 01 – 0 all wch Invent is to be deducted out of ye abovesaid Invent wch is now in ye hands of John Cannell & Joh: Kaighen, & hath given in pledge secunda forman legis Charles Cannell & Willm: Quaile: who hath both ye goods & children & ys by the consent of John Shymmin who hath in ye behalfe of his wife disclaimed all things yt may or can in any wise returne by ym to him: [next page] ffeb: the 26th 1666/7 Whereas the wife was left with child at the death of her said husband Willm Cannell, & the child being now borne the church hath decred ordered the said child Joh: Cannell joynt execr with his said 2 sons menconed in the will. [See will of John Cannell, ArW 1665A #066 Michael:] Octr: 26th 1691 John Quay ye husband of Jony Quay came this day & acknowledged to be satisfied twenty four shill: being her part of ye two cows & 12 sheep left to her & her sister Ellin by ye will of their father Jo: Cannell, payable from her brother Don: Cannell ye exr: As witness his mark Jo: Quay X before me S: Watleworth Regr:

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