Ann Quail als Gawn, 1704

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9    Patrick, 1704
In the name of God, amen. I Ann Quail als 
Gawn sick and weak in body but in memory 
sound and perfect praise be God, do make 
and ordain this my last will and testament 
in manner following. 
Imprimis, I give and commend my xxx soul 
into the hands of my Saviour Jesus Christ, 
and my body to Christian burial in St Peters 
Chapel in my dear husband’s grave. And as 
for such worldly goods as it hath pleased 
God to bless me withal, I give and dispose 
of them as followeth, vizt., 
To the poor of KK Malew 20 pence.. 
To the poor of KK Patrick 20 pence worth of corn. 
To the poor of Christ L’Zyre 10 pence. 
Item, to my grandchild Ellinor Christian 
twenty shillings. 
Item, I leave to my 3 grandchildren of 
KnockRushen Elizabeth, Ann and Kath: Quail 
the ten pounds that their mother owes me. 
Item, to the said Isable a feather bed with xxxxx. 
Item, I give and bequeath to my grandson 
Thomas Christian fourty shillings if he come for it. 
Item, I remit to my grandson Mr. Nicholas 
Christian whatsoever he owes me. 
Item, I leave to little Richard Watleworth 
20 pence to be put into his grandfather’s 
hands to buy lambs for him. 
To Mr. Curhgey xxxx. 
To my granddaughter Margaret Watleworth a 
bowl of malt. 
To Thomas Quail a bowl of mett corn. 
Item, I nominate constitute and ordain 
my dear daughter Alice Quail my true and 
lawful Executrix of all the rest of my 
worldly goods moveable and unmoveable of 
what nature soever. As witness my hand 
and mark this xx day of November 1704. 
[signed her mark] Ann Quail als Gawn. 
Witnesses: 
John Curghey, 
Robert Christian. 

The Executrix is sworn in form of Law. 
Pledges to secure the office and pay 
all debts and legacies according to Law, 
Capt. John Stevenson and xxx Cowle. 

December 8th, 1705
This day (by my Lord Bishop’s order) I have 
taken Mrs. Catherine Quayle’s oath, who deposes 
that the within particulars were left undivided 
at Ballamoar when she came thence with her 
husband Mr. Richard Quayle in the year 1685. 
That her said husband told her several times 
this was a true account of the aforesaid particulars, 
and injoined her to sue for and receive them 
after them after his mother’s decease. 
And therefore craves her portion of them, 
being the fourth part. 
[signed] J. Woods. 

The goods left undivided, as in Mrs. Quayle’s Book: 
The cubbard, brewing kieve and stoole, a pair of trippets, 
a pewter flagon, a silver dram cup, 
a pair of woolsted combs, 
two smoothing irons with their haters[?], 
an iron flesh fork, new hackle of brass, 
one old brewing pan, one brass pot, one iron pot, 
one folding piece bought in my own time, 
one musquet belonging to the house before, 
one pair of tongs, one rack and tree besides 
the larte one left there being my own by 
us as corbs, one shovel, Manks spade, 
a furfr[?] spade, one hay cutting iron, 
one grape and hack, the plough gears, 
to wit, the oxen gears and plow itself, 
or stilts as some calls it, 
one pair of iron harrows, 
two large bedsteads with steads[?heads] 
and teasters, one truncle bed in the parlour, 
one bedstead on the loft, with all the 
chests in the parlour and on the loft, 
as also the table, frame, & forms in 
the parlour, and the little table or 
dresser in the great house: It. the griddle. 
Brought thence undivided as follows: 
the bedstead and little table that was 
in the little chamber made in my own times, 
and the glass case, a little old pot, 
and an old fish pan broken. 

February 16, 1704/5
Mrs. Cath: Quayle of KnockRushen widow enters her 
claim against Mrs. Ann Quayle for her part of several 
particulars left at Ballamore and undivided when 
Mr. Quayle and she came from thence, being the 6th July 1685, and craves the Law.

June 22nd, 1705
Mrs. Eliz., Cath: & Ann Quayle enter their claim 
against the Executrix of Mrs. Ann Quayle for their 
part of several particulars left at Ballamore 
undivided when their father Mr. Richard Quayle 
came from thence, being the 6th of July 1685, and craves the Law

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