| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 16 January 2016 |
| Original: | 0106203 |
Archdeacon Will 1676A #26 Santan will of Thomas Bridson, dated 30 December 1676, not included in the old Typed Index: Summary: wife [Marriad Kinley] is alive [died about December 1679, her will ArW 1679A #11 Santan], son & heir Thomas, daughters underage: Margaret (of age by June 1680) & Ellin (of age by June 1680) & Jane & Catharine will of wife: ArW 1679A #11 Santan will of Marriad Bridson alias Kinley, dated 28 December 1679: husband xxxx [Thomas] Bridson is not mentioned, son Thomas Bridson, daughters Margaret & Ellin (both of age) and Jane & Catharine, supervisor: John Quinney (also witness), witness John Bridson will of father: ArW 1661A #110 Santan, of John Bridson, died 6 or 8 April 1663, intestate, wife is alive: Sons: Thomas & Christopher Bridson. brothers of John: Thomas & John Bridson who are supervisors; also, Articles of Marriage dated 1658: John Bridson on behalf of his son Thomas Bridson & Thomas Kinley on behalf of his dau Marriat Kinley, dated 23 April 1658, they are to marry within a month; Thomas Bridson to inherit John's goods & the younger son Christopher to inherit from the mother.
KK Stt Anne December the 30th 1676 In the name of God Amen, I Tho: Bridson sick and weak in body but whole and perfect in Memory praysed be God doe make this my Lastwill and testement in Maner and form fallowing ffirst hee committed his soule to God and his body to Christian buryall; Ittm: hee left to his sone Tho: Bridson his parte of the house and Croft where hee now dwelleth with the loome and all the geeres to be sould and the rest of my children to have halfe the prise of them, and my sd son Tho: is to have 2 sheep; Ittem hee left to his loving wife one cow calf of one yeer old; Itt: hee left the Croft att the harbour to be sould to pay all the debts that is betwit myselfe and my wife and if they cannott sell the sd Croft then to sell what goods they could best spare and pay all the debts; Ittim hee left to John Murrey 8s 2d; Ittim: hee left to Tho: Brew ijs Ittim hee left to Robt Caine 11s and hee apointed and ordained his 4 daughters viz Margarratt Bridson Ellin Bridson Jane Bridson & Kathrin Bridson sole executtors of all the rest of his goods movable and unmovable whatsoever wittnesses to this my last will Hugh Cosnahan } pbatum et solvit jxd Wm Cowle } jurati The Inventory of the goods of Tho: Bridson praysed by 4 sworn men viz John Crow Tho: Kinley John Quiney & John Farcher £ s d Ittim 1 cow & 5 sheep ..........................,..... 1 - 00 - 00 Ittim: 1 blankett & halfe 1 blankett ................. 00 - 4 - 00 Ittim: halfe the corne ............................... 00 - 5 - 00 Ittim: halfe 1 pott summ flax & woolle & halfe ...... - 2 - 4d Itt: halfe 1 woollen wheel & halfe a littell whele } lintseede & sum hemp & treen vissells ..........}.. 00 - 00 - 6 Itt: weights and sives & sum lintseede ............... 00 - 00 - 6 Itt: 1 seck 1 old canvish ............................ 00 - 00 - 6 The children being young the mother hath taken the charge of them and the goods, and given pledges Tho: Kegg The Inventory is again priced in the mothers Inventory in ye books for 7s, where the whole goods due to the children is exprest both by father & mother June ye 23d 1680 Margt & Ellin Bredson two of ye above Execrs: being at lawfull years came to ye Records this day and have acknowledged themselves satisfyed & paid in all that was due to them by by the death of their above fathr and have therfore discharged ye above pledge and doe also acknowledge to have the goods of the twoo children undrage in their hands Margt Bredson her mrk X Ellin Bredson her mrk X
Last Modified 16 January 2016