| Submitted by: | Joyce Oates |
| Date: | 15 May 2015 |
| Original: | 0106203 |
Archdeacon Will 1679A #32 Ballaugh will of Thomas Cry, died 1679: Summary: wife (?Margaret Garrett) remarried Daniel / Dollin Caine by November 1680, son Thomas (of age by 1702), dau Joney (of age by Nov 1689), dau Catharine (of age by 1690, dau Margaret (of age by 1703), sister Isabel Cry (md 1st William Callow died 1670, 2nd Edward McNameer), mother is alive & was cared for by Edward McNameer for 2 years, supervisors: William Kelly & Edward McNameer & Daniel Goldsmith will of brother in law: EpW 1670E #056 Jurby, of William Callow, died 12 April 1670, intestate: children Bahie, William (dead by 1693) & Elizabeth / Bessy Callow, sister Ann Callow, brother Thomas Callow, wife Isabel Cry (father is Thomas Cry who was dead by Feb 1693/4), son in law Robert Boddaugh (married Bahie by Dec 1685), Edward McNameer (2nd husband of the wife), son in law William Boddaugh (married Bessy by 1693) Jurby parish register: William Callow married Isabel Cry on 6 June 1659, Jurby Ballaugh parish register: Issable Cry als McNameer buried 25 Feb 1702/3 will of sister: ArW 1702 #36 Ballaugh will of Isabel McNameer als Callow als Cry: husband Edward McNameer, daughters Bahie & Bessy Callow, stepson
Ballaugh The last will and testament of Tho: Cry who departed this life ye day of 1679; first he bequeathed his soule to God and his body to Christian buriall in ye earth wher it was proper for it to goe; Item he beqeuath= =ed to his son and heir 3 draught oxen, wth halfe of such a cropp of corne as will be in ye farme when he enters upon it; wth all his parte of ye husbandrie gears; Item to his son Thomas 20s; Item to his wife his parte of the horse hee had; Item he left his estate to is wife for 7 years; Item he left all the children and their goods to be in ye custody of his wife and she to pay ym as the come to lawfull years to receive their sd goods; Item to be bestrowed at his funerall 5s; Item he left his part of ye lands in strife to his 2 young= =est daughters, vid: Catherin & Margarett Cry, Lastly he appointed his 3 daughters, Jony Catherin & Margarett his true and lawfull execuxs: of all ye rest of his goods, and that Tho: Kelley & Dan: Gouldsmith should be overseers of his children, and they to have ye profitts of ye land in strife for recovering ye due of ye sd lands for his abovsd 2 daughters The wife sworn in Court Testes Tho: Tear } Tho Loonie }jurati Probatum et solvit xijd The goods in the wifes hands & hath given pledges in form of law Tho: Tear & Jon: Killip He declared yt there was due to him from Isabell Cry 10s, and of yt 10s he left his parte to be bestrowed on his mothers funerall but if ye sd Isabell did not s--- bestow it yt then it should fall due to his executors; Item he acknowledged to be indebt= =ed to Margarett Carrett 25s; To Isabell Stean orphant as he then thought 40s, and to pay ye abovsd debts he appointed that 3 of ye choyce should be sould. Note ye 40s he thought to be due to Issab: Stean is to be understood soe much as the other overseers have The Inventory of ye abovsd Tho: Cry by 4 sworne men £ s d 3 cows ............... 2 - 0 - 0 The treen vessells ....... 00 - 10 - 00 The decedents } six sheep .................. 00 - 06 - 00 parte of a cow } .... 0 - 16 - 0 2 quartes & a halfe } a steer & a calfe} of wole wth ye deads }.... 00 - 03 - 00 horses ................ 0 - 12 - 0 parte of a chest ......} linen and wolen } Geese ...................... 00 - 01 - 00 wth sacks denrsles[?]}. 1 - 0 - 0 his parte of ye wheele ..... 00 - 01 - 00 pledges £ s d Debts to be deducted ............... 1 - 12 - 00 funerall charges & Court fees ...... 0 - 8 - 00 [next page] March 24th 1679/80 This day Wm Kelley, Ed: Macnameer, and Dan: Gouldsmith came before me according to ye appointment of ye Spiretuall Court and were sworne supervisors of ye Children of Tho: Crie of Ballaugh now deceased ita testor March ye 29th 80 Charles Parr Vic: Gen: Tho Stean this day sworn in Court [next page] March ye 4th 1679 Ellin Corlett entrs her claim agt ye execrs of Tho: Cry for 13s 4d March ye 13th 1679 Ed: Mcnameer entrs his claim agt ye execrs of Tho Cry for mantaing the sd Cryes mother neer 2 years wch the decedent was bound to make satisfaction for et craveth tryall Novr: ye 16th 1680 Dollin Cain in behalf of Margt Carrett entrs his claime agt ye Execrs of Tho: Cry for 12s 6d &ct: Novr 30th 1689 Jony Cry one of ye within Execrs being at age came this day & acknowledges to have received from her stepfather Dollin Caine ye summe of twenty three shill: being her pt of ye Executorship of her father & does therefore acquitt her mother & her pledges; As witnesse her mrk Jony Cries mrk X before me Sam: Watleworth Regr: Decr 31th 1690 Kathrine Cry another of ye within Execrs came this day being at age to ye Records & acknowledgeth to have received from her stepfather Dollin Caine twenty three shillings being in full for her part of goods due to her by ye death of her father Thomas Crie & therupon acquitts ye sd Caine & his pledges for ever As witnesse her mrk reserving to her brother Thomas in Caines hand her pt of ye 20s due to her brother Kath Cry's mrk X before me S: Watleworth 22th of June 1703 Margt another of the within Exrs: being at lawfull age doth acknowledge to receipt of her part of ffathers goods vizt: twenty & three shills: including in this sume 6s 8d paid in her behalf by her stepfather Dollin Caine for all which she doth acquit and discharge all persons concernd Margt Cry her mrk X + : 3 : 0 Before me John 0 : 6 : 8 Curphy Regr: 16 : 4 [next page] 9th July 1702 Tho: Cry being at Lawfull age doth hereby acknowledge to have received at and from the hands of his stepffather Dollin Cain the summe of 13s : 4d, Due to him by the death of his ffather Tho: Cry, and doth hereby acquit and Discharge the said Dollin Cain and all pties concernd for the same Tho: Cry his Mark X Before me John Curphy Regr: Note yt this 13s - 4d is the proporcon of 20s due to Thomas from Cath: & Margt 2 of the Exrs: of Thomas Cry, the other 6s - 8d due from Jony
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