Submitted by: | Tom Corteen |
Date: | 20 January 2003 |
Original: | LDS: 0991643 |
This petition follows the will of Jo: Kerrish Jan.1 1676-7 in which he left his goods to his wife and children, all unnamed.
The humble petion To ye Reved Sr Jo: Harrison Sr Tho: Parre and of Margt Corteen widdow Sr John Christian vicars Genll Shewinge how yt ye poor oratrix since ye death of her husband, hath to ye utmost of her capacity endeavoured honestly to maintain herself and her 3 small children. And though there was at his death a con= siderable portion of goods left to each of ym: yet it hath soe pleased god yt in ye last scarse winter for foddor, yr petitionr lost all her movables but some two calves and one heffer: soe yt all ye remaininge pt of her sustance will now but countrvaile his inventory: and ye Supervisors of her said children hath of late restrained ye oratrix for takinge any part of ye remaininge goods for her owne, or her childrens, relief, untill you will vouchsafe to make allowance out of her husbands inventory for these cattle wch dyed imediatly after it was brought upon record. Therefore yor petitioner humbly represents her piching necessityes to yor candid interpretation: beseechinge yt she and her poore children may no longer be abridged from ye use of ye remaininge goods, but that they may be relieved by their owne; as ye christian prudence shall best prescribe; and she shall pray. At KK Christ Lezayre ye 19th June 1684 Upon consideracon of the contents of this peticon and the Court being very well satisfed aw well wth the great loss the petioner hath sustained by the loss of goodsthereforethat hath rendered her incapable to an= swer ye inventory oh her husband, wch is due unto her children, as alsoe that she is .... indulgent and carefull in the mantenance and bringibg upp of her said children; hath thought it very conscionable and accordingly order that the petionr shall have the full use and benefitt of the remaining parte of the said inventory, wch she is to to bestow and employ towards to bringing upp of her said children in such fitting and decent manner as becomes their quality [forwhich] she is to give in ......... good and sufficient bonds into ye Records and alsoe to returne what is unexpended upon the children unto them when they come to age, according as the Court shall then see just cause to require the same. And this by consent of the overseers who have also made the condition of the petionr known to ye Court to induce them to ye granting of this order. And alsoe according to the intention of the petionrs husbands will as appears upon record. Joh Harrison Mr Thomas Allen pledges for the wife Tho: Parre according to ye purpose of this order. Jo: Christian
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