William Nelson 1676

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 23 January 2016
Original: 0106203

Archdeacon Will 1676A #34 Rushen will of William Nelson, dated 8 January 1676/7:  

Trinity Rushen    	Jan: 8th 1676/7

The last will and testament of William Nelson
who beinge in perfect memory comended his soule to God
and his body to Christian buriall;   first he left to the 
poore 1 sive of malt;   Itt: to his son William halfe an 
oxe, wch is to pay him for his mothers goods, & to pay his 
master;    Itt: to my son William & my 2 daughers Margret 
& Joney, halfe an heiffer, & what sheepe there is 
remaininge, is to betwixt them three;    Itt: I leave a cow to 
my daughter Margarett for a legasie;   Itt: to Katharen 
Watterson 1 yearelinge;   Itt: to my grandchild Margarett 
Watterson all the pladdinge that is remaininge;   Itt: 
to my son William halfe of the house;  and the other 
halfe I leave to my daughters Margarett and Joney Nelson;   
Itt: to the minister a mutton or sheepe;   Itt: he mentioned 
debts due to him, from John Gell of Dawbey 3s wch he
confessed before Gilbert Gell; from Ed: Posley 6d for 
a sword, from Dan: Clucas 2d.   Lastly he nominated & 
appointed his 3 children Wm Margarett & Joney Nelson 
sole Executors of all his goods moveable & unmoveable

witnesses		pbatum est et solvit sijd
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William Cluage   } jurat: 
	
The Executrs: at age and are sworn in Cort, and are to bring 
in an Invent: wthin 14 dayes sub paena xs[10s]

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Trinity Rushen      June the 13th 1677
An Inventory of the goods of William 
Nelson prized by 4 sworne men viz 
William Gawne  Wm Kew  John Watterson 
& Gilbert Gell
All the goods within & without 
comes to ...........  2£ - 02s - 00 

debts to be deducted  00 - 10 - 00 
more to be deducted   00 - 01 - 02 

pledges Hen: Crobin & Hen: 
Kermod:  


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