William Crebbin, 1695

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 15 September 2002
Original: LDS: 0106207

Note: The pagination may not be correct and translated or doubtful wording may not be indicated.


59     KK St. Anne, December the 7th 1695
The last will and testament of WILLIAM CREBBIN of xxxxx. 
Imprimis, he committed his soul to God and his body to 
Christian burial. 
Item, he left his part of his land to his ELDEST SON JOHN 
CREBBIN as heirship, he the said son giving to his younger 
brother HENRY CREBBIN the sum of twenty shillings to put 
him to a trade. 
Item, he left all his sheep to be equally divided among 
all his CHILDREN. 
Item, he left all his household goods to his SON HENRY 
and his DAUGHTER MARGARET. 
Item, he left his part of two heifers which were in the 
keeping of THOMAS WOODS & THOMAS MCYLERA in KK Malew to 
his said SON HENRY and his DAUGHTER MARGARET. 
Item, he left to his own WIFE a choice half cow out of 
his own goods. 
Item, he left the rest of his cattle and horses to his 
WIFE and the CHILD THAT WAS THEN ON HER BEARING whom he 
appointed executors of all the rest of his goods moveable 
and unmoveable whatsoever. 
Item, he left one calf to HUGH KISHAGE'S SON & THOMAS 
KINLEY'S CHILDREN. 
Item, he left to THOMAS MOOR one coat. 
Item, he left to THOMAS KINLEY one coat. 
Item, he left to his ELDEST SON as much oats as would 
sow the land. 
Witnesses: 
Thomas Moor, 
John Moor, 
Patrick Quay. 
THE TESTATOR FURTHER DECLARED that he left his lands to 
his ELDEST SON as heirship as HIS FATHER gave it him, 
and that his wife should have the benefit thereof until 
the heir would take it to his own use, and she to have 
the eldest son and the child on her bearing for her part 
of the children to bring up. The wife hath consented to 
give her part of the said lands unto the HEIR after her 
death or xxx if she xxx xxxx for it. 
[signed her mark] Margaret Crebbin. 
Witnesses: 
Hugh Kinish, 
Patrick Quay. 

THOMAS KINLEY AND HUGH KISSAG UNCLES of the children are sworn supervisors in form of Law. 

KK ST. ANNE
AN INVENTORY OF THE GOODS of WILLIAM CREBBIN 
(who died the 14 xxx 1695) prised by 4 sworn men viz., 
William Cowel, Thomas Morr, Wm xxx, and John Curfey: 
Imprimis, half one cow & half one steer 0:14:xx; 
One quarter of a steer which is in 
   Hugh Kenish's keeping 0:2:0; 
One quarter of a heifer which is in 
   William Moor's keeping in KK Braddan 0:2:0; 
Nine sheep & 2 ewes 0:16:0; 
Dim. 6 blankets 0:10:6; 
Dim one fledge, 
   dim one sheet 0:4:0; 
Some linen yarn &c 0:2:4; 
One pound of flax 0:0:6; 
All his wearing clothes 0:5:0; 
Some flax unwrought 0:0:8; 
one pound of hemp 0:0:2; 
Half 2 sack, dim 2 canvases, dim 5 bags 0:1:0; 
Dim some feathers 0:1:0; 
Three pounds of hemp yarn and tow yarn 0:1:2; 
Three yards of stuff 01:0; 
Dim 2 chests 0:2:3; 
Dim 4 barrels, dim 1 churn, dim 1 tub 0:3:0; 
Dim a griddle & dim 3 stools 0:2:0; 
Dim. 2 wheels 0:1:0; 
Dim. 2 wheels 0:1:0; 
Dim. 1 pair of harrows, dim a cradle, 
   dim 1 carr, dim. 1 rope, dim. 1 bedstock, 
   dim 1 straddle & dim 3 stoars 0:1:4; 
Dim 1 pewter dish, & dim some spoons 0:0:8; 
Dim the utensils &c 0:0:6; 
Dim due to the heir 1 pot, dim 1 spade 
   & creels and dim 1 spit 0:xx:6; 
Dim his carpenter's tools 0:4:3; 
One bottle & some weights & sieves 0:0:4; 
Dim 1 grinding stone 0:0:6; 
Dim 1 horse hide 0:0:6; 
One goose & dim a goose & dim a heckle, 
   the said half heckle is prized to 4p 0:0:6. 

The goods of HENRY & MARGARET CREBBIN with xxxx are in 
the hands of the overseers who have given pledge John 
Moore and William Crebbin. 
Xxxx to the eldest son deducted out of the within 
Inventory amount to 0:9:xx. 
Debt deducted out of the said Inventory 0:12:xx. 
Funeral charges 0:9:xx. 

The goods of HENRY & MARGARET CREBBIN with themselves 
are in the hands of their mother, who hath given pledges 
ROBERT BREW and JOHN BREW according to Law. The approving thereof. 

MAY THE 6TH 1696
MORE GOODS to be added to the former Inventory as follow: 
Half a mare 0:5:8; 
Half a cow 0:6:0; 
Some bedclothes 0:3:0; 
Half a snuffmill 0:0:3. 
Recovered by law from William Crebbin xxxx 0:7:6


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