| Submitted by: | Eric Gelling |
| Date: | 12 June 2008 |
| Original: | LDS: 0106367 |
KK Conchan: 1714
This is affirmed to be ye last Will & Testament of Marg’t Christian
alias Lewn who departed this life ye 4th of this [Inft?] Aug’t. being in per
fect mind & memory at ye making thereof. First shee comitted her
Soul to God & her body to Xtian burial. Shee left to old Rob’t Lewn
half
of Douglas twenty shill: 3 ^ firlotts of moult, near half a firlot of wheat
half a stone of wool & a mutton. To ye sd Rob’ts daughter Marg’t half
a stone of wool: And to each of her other two sisters a quart of wool.
To Rob’t Lewn jun’r of Douglas five shill: Shee left to her half sister Jo’n
Cannan’s wife five & twenty shills: a quart of wool & one of her wearing
petticoates. Shee left to her other half sister Jo’n Gell’s wife five and twenty
shill: a quart of wool & one of her wearing petticoates, & if they would
[…..]
not be content ^ shee cut them of (vis. ye two half sisters) with sixpence
apiece. Shee left to W’m Curlot of Douglas half a stone of wool & for:
her
:gave him whatever he was indebted to her. Shee left to ^ niece Marg’t.
some
Lewn ^ [worfted?] which she had in ye house for a riding hood, & a pair of
Silver clasps. Shee also ordered [that] her husband Philip Xtian should have a
waistcoat of ye sd [worfhed?] when it was made into stuff[?]. Shee also left to ye
sd Marg’t Lewn a blue petticoat. Shee left to her Nephew Rob’t Lewn a
brown heifer. Shee left to her Neice Ann Lewn a couple of her wearing
[quories?]. Shee left to her God daughter Marg’t Lewn Ball Creetch six sheep & six lambs.
To Rob’t Lewn Son of Tho: Lewn one of ye colts. Shee left to ye sd Tho: Lewn’s
youngest child a sheep & a lamb. Shee left to Marg’t Fargher four sheep,
a […],
four lambs, two goats, five yeards of grey [searge?], a blanket, ^ a [Can..ss?]; with
a [dollan scone?] pot, [peck & wheole?] belonging to ye sd Marg’t Fargher by the
death of her mother. Shee also forgave ye sd Marg’t ye fine of her land which
shee paid upon her acct. & also [the?] charge of rebuilding her barn. Shee left
to her helf brother Tho: Cannell a blanket. To Ann Blackburn alias
Lewn ten shill: Shee declared [that] Marg’t Corkill owed her some money
whereof shee left her half a crown, & another half crown of ye sd debt to
Jony Corkill. Shee forgave Phinlo Corkill three shill: which he owed her.
Shee left to Richard Lewn a blanket. Shee left to her God son Jo’n Lewn of
Ballargey two lambs. Shee left to her God daughter at Cleps two sheep.
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Shee left to Tho: Son of Jo’n Cannell a yearling. Shee left to her God d[augh]
:ter Wm Kashin’s child a Sheep & Lamb. Shee left to her niece Alice X[tian]
a suit of her best linnen & a red soarge petticoate. Shee left to her nep[hew]
Tho: Lewn’s wife a suit of linnen & a black soarge petticoat. Shee lef[t to]
Bahee Kreakill one of her wearing petticoates. To her maid serv’t Ellin’r [Q...]
one of her wearing peticoates & waistcoat. Shee declared that shee owed to […]
Lewn a yeard of Linnen cloath, a yeard to Ann Sayle, a yeard to Ellin: Qua[..]
& a yeard to Marg’t Karrol. Lastly shee constituted & appointed her hu[sband]
Philip Christian, her brother & sister Stephen & Alice Lewn, & her nep[hew]
Tho: Lewn joyhnt & lawfull Execut’rs. Of all ye rest of her Goods, move[able]
& unmoveable whatsoever, provided shee died within a year & a day from [the]
day of her marriage with her sd husband; but if it pleased God [that] she [did]
live with him a year & a day she excluded him from having any part [of]
ye Executorship & left him sd riding Mare in Legacy; and left ye other three
Stephen, Alice & Tho: Lewn joynt & lawfull Execut’rs. She left [the]
Minister a choice mutton. She left to ye poor three or four shill’s, either
money or meal.
Testes: Stephen Thomas and Alice ….
Jon Gelling } three Ex’rs above Mentioned are
Phinlo Fargher } jurati Sworn in form of Law
Probatu est & Solvit [..]
Pledges in form of Law, the
witnesses of the Will.
Aug’t 3 1715. John Stean (in behalf of Steven
Lewn, Tho: Lewn & Alice Christian als Lewn)
enters a Claim against the Husband of Marg’t
Christian als Lewn, for the Corbs due to them
by the Law of this Island, & craves Tryal
Aug’t 12 1715. Wm. Curlet enters for = 6s:6d
Last Modified 4 April 2015