Mary Joyner als Cannel, 1703

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                   Douglas    6
The last will of Mary Joyner als Cannel 
who departed this life ye 15th day of January 
1703, & being in perfect mind & memory 
expressed her self the 3d day of ye same 
month as follow:  First, she bequeathed all 
ye portion her Father promised her in contract 
(being the whole of her effects, in regard she 
is not a year and a day married) equally 
betwixt her husband  & her child;  & in case 
the child should dye, that ye husband should 
have ye whole.  Item, she left to her 3 sisters 
Jony, Christin & Dorothy each 5 shillings.  
Wmtnesses:  
Wm Walker, 
xxxx Murrey.   Probatum est et solvit 1s.             

Thomas Joyner ye husband sworn in Court 
in form of Law.                        

This 23 August 1704
The Inventory of the goods and chattels of the 
late deceased Mary Joyner alias Cannell of 
the towne of Duglas prised by 4 sworne men 
viz, Robt Kelley, John Bridson, Gilbert Chubbin 
& Willm Flexney as followeth:  
Imprimis, 2 rugs 10s, 
2 blanquets 6s  00 pounds : 16 shillings : 00 pence;        
Itt one dussen napkins 4s, 
two fine sheets 6s, 
two course sheets 2s, 6d 
two pillobeares cases  00:13:06;      
Itt, one feather bed & boulster 
weight 40 at 3d per pound  00:10:00;     
Itt, one table cloath  00:02:00;     
Itt, two pound worstead yarne  00:02:06;      
Itt, her weareing Apparrell  01:00:00;     
Itt, her linen weare  00:10:00;     
Itt, one black hood and scarfe  00:14:00;     
Itt, one bible  00:02:00;     
Itt, one mutton  00:02:00;     
Itt, one little wheel  00:02:00;     
Itt, 3 pound unheckled flax  00:00:09;     
Itt, one heifer  00:12:00;     
Itt, one chest of drawers  01:00:00;     
Itt, one ould rydeing hoode  00:01:00;     
Itt, one silver spoone 7s, 
one ringe 9s  00:16:00;     
Itt to cash  20:00:00;    
[total] 27:03:09.   

Deductions to be taken out of ye Inventory 
to funeral charges  01:10:06.           

The Child & goods in ye Fathers hands who 
hath pledges Wm Flaxney & Robt Kelly according to Law.                          

I doe acknowledge to have received from 
the hands of my father Thomas Joyner the 
sum of twelve pounds being all the goods 
that was left to me by my mother as witness 
my hand this eight of Aprill 1729, 
Margret Joyner my X.  
Wittnes present: 
Paul Bridson, 
John Quilling.  
Acknowledge before me Wm Gell, Register

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