James Oates, 1719

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1   Braddan
In the name of God, amen. I James Oates of Glanchrutterey, 
sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory, thanks 
be to God for the same, do make this my last will and 
testament in manner and form following. 
First, I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, my 
Creator, hoping through the merits of my Saviour Christ Jesus 
to obtain full remission of all my sins, and my body to be 
xxxly and decently buried in the parish Church of KK Braddan. 
Item, I leave to my son & heir James my part of the crop, team, 
husbandry gears with my part of the croft call by the name of the 
Trooper’s Croft, and also my part of the houses and yard where 
Daniel Callister now lives in Douglas Town, my dear wife consenting 
to this and solemnly promising that my said son and heir shall 
have her part of the premises after her decease. 
Item, I leave to my heir aforesaid the cupboard, press, tables 
& frames, as they now stand in the house, my wife obliging herself 
and promising to leave her part of the aforesaid particulars unto 
him after her decease. 
Item, I do order that my son and heir aforesaid shall (in 
consideration of my request of my part of the house wherein Dan: 
Callister lives) pay unto my son John four pounds. 
Item, I leave unto my son John all my part of the houses, garden 
&c., where James [Read] now lives in the town of Douglas aforesaid, 
my dear wife promising and obliging herself to leave her part of the 
said houses &c., to him my said son John after her decease alwaxxx xxxx 
if my said son John die without lawful issue, the same shall descend 
to my heir. 
Item, I leave unto my dear wife a choice cow legacy. 
Item, I leave to the poor of the Parish five shillings. 
Lastly, I constitute and appoint my two daughters Isabel & 
Jane true and lawful Executors of all the rest of my goods moveable 
and immoveable whatsoever. In testimony whereof I have to my name 
put my mark this 25th day of February 1718/19. 
Item, I appoint my brother Robert Cæsar and my cousin John 
Oates supervisors of my children. 
[signed his mark] James Oates. 
Witnesses: 
James Bancks, 
William Gell. 

The wife has consented in Court that the legacies left to the 
two sons shall belong to them after her decease as expressed 
in the will, viz., as well her own part as her husband’s. But 
in case the two sons die underage, then she reserves the 
disposal of her own part to herself, who with the supervisors, 
consenting hereunto, are sworn in Court in form of Law. 

The Inventory given in by the Supervisors and the wife by virtue 
of their oath, amounts to forty pounds, for the Executrices, free 
and debtless. The goods & children in the Mother’s hands, who has 
given pledges in form of law, Capt. Paul Gelling & her brother 
John Bridson. 
This 14th of November 1719, An account given xx by Isable Oats widow 
of all the crops of corn and husbandry gears belonging to the tenement 
of Glancrogery & valued and praised by us four sworn men. 
A hundred and forty one stook and half a stook of oats being 
the deceased’s part value sex pence per stook 4 pounds 0 shillings 9 pence; 
The deceased’s part of the barley fifty two stook value 
nine pence per stook 1:19:0; 
The deceased’s part of wheat 3 stooks and half a stook 
value ten pence per stook 0:2:11; 
The deceased’s part of the peas value one shilling 0:1:0; 
Six cars the deceased’s part 0:2:0; 
Six straddles the deceased’s half 0:0:9; 
Four pair of harrows the deceased’s half 0:5:0; 
A wheelbarrow the deceased’s half 0:0:6; 
Six harrow gears the deceased’s half 0:0:7; 
Six plow gears the deceased’s half 0:1:0; 
Five roops the deceased’s half 0?:1:5 1/2; 
Two English spaids the deceased’s half 0:1:2; 
Two Manks spades the deceased’s half 0:1:0; 
One cotter the deceased’s half; 0:1:xx; 
One cotter more but nor praised but left as a corb; 
Two grops the deceased’s half 0:0:xx; 
Two gors hooks a cotrack & pitchfork the 
deceased’s half 0:0:xx; 
Two hatchets the deceased’s half 0:0:7; 
A sow & oger the deceased’s half 0:0:8:; 
Two plows the deceased’s half 0:2:0; 
Three socks the deceased’s half 0:1:3; 
twenty eight feet in louth[?] of an iron 
chain the deceased’s half 0:4:8; 
A gennet & furper spade the deceased’s half 0:0:9; 
Four pair of willow creels the deceased’s half 0:0:xx; 
Whole Sum 7:9:6. 
The names of the praisors: Paul Gelling, David Curlet, 
Tho: Watherson; Robt Kinlo. 

February the 1st 1715
This day Mr. Thomas Joyner and Captn James Moore are become 
pledges for the heir’s mother for the forthcoming of the within 
and above particulars, in form of Law. 

April 29th, 1727
this day James Oates son and heir to the within James Oates being 
at lawful years, came to the Records and took upon himself to 
clear and indemnify the pledges vizt., Mr. Thomas Joyner & Captn. 
James Moore, as far as they were concerned as securities, and hath 
taken the whole to himself. Witness his hand the day and year above written. 
[signed] James Oats. 

September 6th, 1735: 
William Corlet of KK Michael the husband of Isabel Oates one of 
the Executrices of her father James Oates, acknowledges to have 
received at & from the hands of his mother in law Mrs. Isabel 
Follet als Oates, the full proportion of goods due to his said 
wife by the decease of her father James Oates, and does hereby 
acquit and discharge his said mother in law of the same forever. 
[signed] William Corlet. 
Before me, Ed: Moore. 

August 17th, 1745
Mrs. Jane Oates came this day to the Registry and acknowledged 
to have received at and from the hands of Mrs. Isabel Follet 
als Oates the full proportion of goods due unto her by the decease 
of her father James Oates, and does hereby acquit and discharge 
her said mother of the same forever as witness her name. 
[signed] Jane Oates. 
Before me, Robert Radcliffe

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