John Cannell 1689

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 30 March 2019
Original: 0106205

Archdeacon Will 1689A #113 Michael will of John Cannell of Ballacarnane / Ballacrenane, died about 1 March 1689/90:  
Summary: wife is not mentioned; daughter in law Margaret Cannell alias Cowley (her father is John Cowley, brother is Thomas), grandchildren John & Bahie Cannell 
(their mother is Margaret Cowley, deceased father Thomas Cannell), son Adam Cannell, sister Mable Cannell, nephew (brother's son) Philip Cannell, supervisors: John 
Kaighin & Philip Cannell Kerrowglass, John Boddaugh / Boyde, Thomas Cowley [brother of dau in law Margaret], Margaret Quay, Thomas Corlett, Robert Corkan, Mr Norris 
the minister. 
Michael parish register:  Jon: Cannel Balgrenane buried 1 March 1689/90.
Will of son: ArW 1688A #57 Michael will of Thomas Cannell of Ballacrenane / Ballacarnane, died 18 November 1688: wife Margaret Cowley, dau Bahie Cannell (of age in 
1712), son John Cannell (youngest, of age in 1712), father John Cannell (dead by 1712), mother is dead, father in law John Cowley (?dead by May 1712 but wife still 
alive), supervisors: father John Cannell & John Cannell the son of Philip Cannell & Hugh Shimmin & father in law John Cowley, witnesses: John Cannell & Henry Kaighin; 
pledges: Hugh Shimmin & John Kaighin, appraisors: [father?] John Cannell & [?uncle] Philip Cannell senior & [?cousin] Philip Cannell junior & Henry Kaighin.
Son: Michael parish register: Tho: Cannell of Ballagrenane buried 21 November 1688.
?: Michael parish register: Phil Cannell aged 94 yrs, Ballachrenane, buried  25 January 1730/1	born about 1637.
Son: Archdeacon Wills 1684 presentment Michael: KK Michaells presentments februarie 17th 1684: ... Tho: Cannell & Margett Cowley presented for fornication 3 dies in 
ecclesia 1 weeks imprisonmt et non iterini fornicon sub paena 3£.
Granddau: Michael parish register: Bahie dau of Thomas Cannell christened 2 May 1686 Michael.  
Grandson: Michael parish register: John son of Thomas Cannell christened 29 July 1688 in Michael.
Will of mother of dau in law: ArW 1688A #09 Michael will of Margaret Cowley alias Killey, died 16 February 1687/8, proved 8 June 1688: husband John Cowley 
is alive, son & heir Thomas Cowley, dau Margery (underage), dau Margaret (married to Thomas Cannell, son John Cannell); witnesses: William Fayle & Thomas 
Cannell, pledges: William Cannell of Ballalaig.
?See: EW 1670E #009 Onchan Articles of Marriage made 2 January 1645/6, William Cannell (son of John Cannell of Balycrynan, Michael) and Averick Cannell (daughter 
of John Cannell of Tromode, Onchan & his wife Isabel) are to marry, accepted 7 June 1670 as the will of John Cannell of Tromode.
See: John Cannell of Ballacarane is pledge for the inventory of Hugh Cannell will 1665A #67 Michael, not listed in the old Typed Index.
See: ArW 1675A #163 Michael will of Joney Quayle alias Garrett alias Curghey, died 29 January 1675/6: 1st husband xxxx Garrett, 2nd husband John Quayle of Coolshellagh 
(see his will ArW 1688A #10 Michael), their son William Quayle of Coolshellagh (see his will ArW 1677A #088 Michael,he married Mary Cannell), son in law John Cannell 
(dau Catharine was taken care of for 4 years when underage, John's parents Philip Cannell & Jane, his sister Jane married John Kaighin), overseers of granddau 
Catharine: Major Stevenson & Deemster Christian), son Phinlo Garrett (has children, including Margaret), son Patrick Garrett, dau Isabel Garrett, dau Margaret 
Garrett (married), granddau Alice Quayle, goddau Daniel Curghey's child, son in law Mr James Christian of Laugholley is husband of xxxx Garrett (has a contract bargain), 
Mabel Burke alias Curghey of Dublin sister of Joney, witnesses: John Caine & Daniel Corlett, also: servant Margaret Caine, employee Richard Mylroy, Isabel Curghey in 
Ramsey & her sister Ann Curghey, John Cannon, Richard Caine, William Corjeage/Cordeige, Mrs Alice Skelton alias Christian (wife of Thomas Skelton, & dau of Deemster 
John Christian of Milntown & Margaret Parker), Ewan Curghey junior (?a cousin to Alice Skelton als Christian).

----- March ye 9th 1689/ In the name of God Amen, I John Canell doth ----[dark] my last will and testamt: in manner and form ----[dark] ffirst I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God ----[dark] Bodie to Christian buryall; Itm: I leave to my daughter in law Margt Cannell als Cowley my pte of a heiffer and all what sheep I ----[dark] the keepinge of her father John Cowley; Itm: I leave to my ----[dark] John Boddaugh one sheep with her lamb that is in the keeping of ----[dark] Corlett; Itm: I leave to my Brothers sonn Phill: Cannell my halfe ----[dark] ffishinge boatt with dj the oares and ropes belonginge to it, Itm: I ----[dark] to Tho: Cowley of ye The 2 fledges that I use one my own Bedd with my ----[dark] the stear that is between hee and I and choice thirffe spaid ----[dark] I leave to my sister Mabell Cannell one silver spoone; Item I le----[dark] to John Kaighin one choice silver spoon and halfe a duzzen ----[dark] sheep; Itm: I leave to Margt Quay in halfe a crown that shee laid to bee due to her from mee one sheep with her lamb in the keeping of Phill: Cannell; Itm: I leave to my sonn Adam Cannell my ridinge coate; Itm: I leave to Tho: Corlett one ewe lamb; Itm; I leave to Robert Corkan my new dublett; Itm: I leave to Mr Norris the minister of the pish one mutten desiringe him to preach my funerall service; Itm: I constitue and appoynt my two grandchildren John and Bahie Cannell my true and lawfull executors of all the rest of my goods moveable and unmoveable, and doe leave the sd children my executors to the tuition of their mother Margt: Cowley with their goods and in case god doe call for the sd children before they come to lawfull yeares then I leav the sd goods to their sd mother Margrett Cowley; I leave John Kaighin and Phill: Cannell KerrowGlasse overseers of my sd Executors Testes John Kaighin} Margt Cowley is sworn to Admr in be= Tho: Cowley } jurati half of her children ye Execrs: in form of Law Probatum et solvit 1s ----rd March ye 20th 89 The Invry: at May Courts sub penx xs[10s] May 26 1711 The above Execrs: John & Bahie Cannell came this day to the Recrods & having perused ye Inventoried both of their father & grandfat= ther due fine by ye annexed petition & proceeding therupon that there -------[dark] due to them only 11£ wherof there was forty shillings in ye hads of ----[dark] their grandfather John Cowley of ye portion promised to ther father ----[dark] and nine pounds in their mothers hands; which nine pounds we doe ----[dark] hereby acknowledge to have received from & at ye hands of ther mother ----[dark] Cowley & doe acquit & discharge her of ye same for ever, ----[dark] marks to our names ye day & year above written John Cannnell X Before me Bahie Cannell X Sam Watleworth [next page] Inventory ---- ----[dark] Cannell ----[dark] ye pish of Michael ------- followeth ----[dark] Hen Kaighin, Phill: Cannell ----[dark] £ Imp: three horses and two maires .................... 03 ----[dark] Itt: two incal cows, two farrow cows, } and one steer ...................}.............. 04 - 0----[dark] Itt: half a boat, half a suit of nets wth } booys and roopes belonging to ye same}......... 02 - 02 - 0----[dark] It: one feather bed & boulster wth two } blankett, one rug & fledge ......}............. 01 - 04 - 00 Itt: one other feather bed & boulster ............... 00 - 07 - 00 Itt: two fledges, two blankets, and } two yards of gray cloath ....}................ 01 - 00 - 00 Itt: one coat, a pair of breeches and} a hat ........................}............... 00 - 03 - 00 Itt: a pair of course sheets, two new sacks } and one new canvess, & two old canvesses}..... 00 - 12 - 00 Itt: All shaped cloaths & linnens ................... 00 - 14 - 06 Itt: one chest ...................................... 00 - 01 - 06 Itt: one silver boaatchay ........................... 00 - 01 - 06 Itt: five pewter dishes & one plate ................. 00 - 08 - 00 Itt: one cubboard and one prest ..................... 00 - 12 - 00 Itt: ye wooden vesels & one iron pott ............... 00 - 08 - 00 Itt: three smale books .............................. 00 - 01 - 00 Itt: one old oar, one quart of hemp} with other things ..........}................. 00 - 06 - 00 Itt: two bed steads ................................. 00 - 02 - 06 Itt: some in timber of a boat, a mast } and a piece of an oar .........}.............. 00 - 03 - 00 Itt: one ladder, and Englesh spade} and a ginnet ...............}.................. 00 - 03 - 0---[dark] 16 - 00 - 00 [next page] £ s d [dark]------- ------------- -------- ................ 02 - 10 - 00 [dark]------- ----ng ................................ 00 - 02 - 00 [dark]------- pound of flax, four pownd of ....} [dark]-------n yarn, & three pownd of tow}...... 00 - 03 - 00 Itt: a saddle ....................................... 00 - 01 - 00 Itt: sives and weights .............................. 00 - 00 - 06 Itt: three firlets of dry corn ...................... 00 - 10 - 00 Itt: one firlet of barly & fishing gears ............ 00 - 06 - 00 Itt: four pounds yt is yett behind of her portion} due from her father Jo: Cowley ............}... 04 - 00 - 00 07 - 12 - 06 16 - 00 - 00 23 - 12 - 06 Whereof there is deducted out of ye abovesd inventory goods yt fall due unto ye children by ye death of their} father Tho: Cannell .....................} 05 - 05 - 00 More deducted, as due unto ye mother being her} pte of all ye goods ...................}...... 05 - 05 - 00 More deducted as debts & funrall charges ............ 03 - 04 - 10 ye whole being deducted} ye Inventory come to }.... 09 - 17 - 0---[edge] more added to the inventory for six yards of cloth bare} a quarter ......................................} 00 - 06 - 08 It: two gropes and spit ................................ 00 - 01 - 06 It: one sheep .......................................... 00 - 01 - 04 It: two wheels ......................................... 00 - 01 - 00 The goods in ye mother hands who hath given pledges Tho: Croughan, Tho: Cowley & John Quaile secundum fornuma legis febr: 28th 90/: Tho: Croughan is drawn out & Jo: Cowley her father is become bound with ye other pledges [next page] To Robt: ------ Sr: Jn: Ch-----[dark] vicr genll: The humble peticon of Margt: Cannell als Cowley Sheweth That yor petr: according to ye will of Jo: Cannell her father in law stood to ye tui- tion of her two children & their goods, ye most whereof descended to ym by their grandfather afore= sd; in ye review of ye Inventory yor: Petr: frinds herself overcharged in severall pticulars, first in ye half boate & netts wch is putt down wholy for ye children her p therein included; 2ndly in yt her cloathes & linnens are prized also for ye chilren; 3dly in laying downe 4£ for ye children of ye portion due from yor Petrs: father (wherof there is 2£ due to herself & lastly in overvaluing severall goods as will appeare by reviewing & comparing ye Inventory wth ye sd goods all wch if not prevented will certainly mine her And therefore she most humbly beseech eth yt a speedy course may be taken for her releife, either by repraising ye sd goods, whereof if any be wanting she will make good ye price or by an abatemt: of ye whole since she only is burden'd with ye bringing up of ye sd children and yr ye overseers, prizers or next relations will take ye sd goods at ye rate giving good security for ye -----, yt ye mistake touching ye boate ye 4£ portion ----- the--- ------ ---- rectify soe yt all shee ------ [next page] ------- ---th ------- ------ con----ed the wthin petition I can see noe cause wh---- ----- ----- entioned in Jon: Canells Invry: (as due of ye portion) she ----- doth not appear to be, yt but half therof can be INventoryed ---d as for the petitirs: linnens and Apparrell I think it fitt they be deducted and if the Regr: find any thing els in ye sd Inventory yt ought to be rectifyed I referr ye same unto him Jon: Christian Novr: 17th 1690 Jo: Kaighin & Phil: Cannell ye overseers of Jo: Cannells executrs: have this day received ye Inventory of ye sd Jo: Cannell & rectified ye same as followes to be deducted out of ye sd Inventory ye widowes part } of ye boate & netts ............................}........ 01 - 01- 00 It: her cloathes & linens ..................................... 00 - 14 - 6 It: of ye 4£ claimed from her father as portion ............... 02 - 00 - 00 It: ye widowes pt due from Jo: Cannell ........................ 05 - 05 - 00 It: for debts & funerall charges .............................. 03 - 04 - 11 It: in other small debts pd since & on abatemt of ye } price of some things in ye Inventory ............}......... 00 - 14 - 00 Soe that ye clear Inventory due to ye foresd Executrs: both by} grandfather & father amounts in grosse to...............} 11£ - 00 - 00 wherof in ye mothers hands for wch she hath given } pledges as appears to ye Inventory of Jo: Cannell}....... 09 - 00 - 00 and in ye hands of John Cowley of ye parts are ................ 02 - 00 - 00 Note yt ye 5£ --s is allowed ye widow was be agreemt for it John Cannell & herslf for what the ---- her on the decr----- ----------- ads---------- ---------- of goods

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