Thomas Gawne 1696

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 7 September 2016
Original: 0106207

Archdeacon Will 1696A #28 Rushen will of Thomas Gawne, died 15 April 1697:
Summary: wife Ellin xxxx is alive, son & heir Henry Gawne, dau Isabel underage, dau Margaret underage, 
brother Henry Gawne, brother William Gawne, witnesses: John Taylor & John Cottier,

K: Christ Rushen Aprill --- 5th 1697 The last will and testament of Thomas Gawn of committed his soul to God and body to Christian buriall; It: he bequeathed to his loveing wife twenty shillings, It: he bequeathed to his son Hen: Gawn half ye crop of corne and halfe ye teame, and halfe of al ye husbandry geares whatsoever belonging to land worke; It: he asked his wife would she give consent to leave to his said son her halfe of ye cropp and teame after her death & she an= swered, she would; It: he bequeathed to his said son a bedstid & caddow and blankett, Itt: left to ye said son ye brewing pan, his chose chest, table and frame, & forme fora corbe; It: left to ye said son six sheep and six lambs and all his made clothes yt was fitt for ye use of ye said son; It: he no= minated and appointed his daughter Issable and Margrett sole executrix of all the rest of his goods moveable and unmoveable whatsoever, and mention’s his brothers Henry & William overseers The wife has in the fact of the Court consent= ed to give (at her Decease) her part of the crop & team such as it shall be to her eldest son as abovesd wit= Testes Jon: Taylor} ness hermark Jon Cotter } jurati Ellin Gawn X The Exrs: being under age Henry & William Gawn are sworn Supervisors accordinge to Law pbatum est et solvit --- An Inventory of ye goods of ye foresaid Tho: Gawn view'd and priced by foure sworne men vizt: Jon: NelsonWm: TaylorWm:Watterson&Jo: Kelly, as followeth: Imprimis dj: ye cows, bullocks, & heffers p 50s ..................................... 02 - 10 ----- It: dj ye sheep 43s, dj: horses, swine, & geese 20s ................................. 03 ----- It: dj: nets and boyes 8s 6d, It: dj: small woodden vessels 3s 3d ................... 00 - 11 - ----- It: dj: barrell & kissans 1s, dj: weights & sives 6d, dj: barrells & basket 9d ...... 00 - 02 - 0---- It: dj: ceve & stoole & barrells 5s 3d, dj: chests 2s, spoons & trenchers 1s ........ 00 - 08 ---- It: dj: mugs, dales & old boors 21d, dj: fine & course yarne 2s 4d ½ ................ 00 - 04 - 01 --- It: dj: wooll & flax 2s 1s, dj: sheets and carchifes 14s 3d ......................... 00 - 16 - 04 It: dj: caddow and blankett 01s, dj: wheel 6d ....................................... 00 - 01 - 06 It: dj: feather bed and feathers 3s, dj: bed clothes 2s, dj: tallow 9d .............. 00 - ----- It: dj: secks & canvesses 2s 1d, powles & oar 2s 9d, dj: coaler 2d .................. 00 - ----- It: dj: bees 18d .................................................................... 00 ------ It: dj: meatcorne 10s 3d, dj: salt 8d, smoothin iron 3d a quartr: of a cow 3s ..--------- ------ [bottom crumbled] ----- some accounts 6s 9d ----------- ------------

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