| Submitted by: | Brian Lawson |
| Date: | LDS: 0106212 |
| Original: | 2 February 2002 |
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KK Andrews 1724
This affirmed to be the last will & testament of Bahy
Sayle als Cotter who departed this life ye 15th of March
1724 & was in perfect mind & memory at the making
of it. First, she committed her soul to God, [and]
her body to Xtian burial. Item, She left to her hu[suband]
Philip Sayle her part of a fledge, blanket, canvas, &
bolster, with a choice pair of hose. Item, She [left]
to her children a fledge, blanket & canvass to ...
in, and her husband gave consent that his part [of]
them shud be at ye childrens use. Item, She [left]
her part of the thread yarn, hemp & flax to ....
her children as soon as may be. Item, She left her
part of the corn (after ye sowing of ye crop) fo ye use
& maintainance of her children. And her husband con
=sented & promised to work & sow every the next crop
for ye use of her children. Item, She left to her
eldest daugr a red petticoat & her best mantua
Item, to her youngest daugr Ann Sayle a clad
petticoat: and her linens she left betwixt her
two daugrs bahy & Ann Sayle. To her sister Bet[ty]
a fine apron. To her sister Margt a coif of ....
cloath & a green apron if she woud accept them...
Item, Her sister Betty was to keep the cloaths for her
childen till they came to age; and if the died under
age, she was to have the said cloaths herself.
She left to her brother John six pence legacy. To her
maid Doll Kewn an old flannlel blue petticoat, &
a plaid petticoat in ye [wagon] that was due to her
amd of she was not willing & content therwith, then [she]
was to get a new petticoat as was promised to her
She made a prsend of ye kear yarn to her brother John
wch she desired might be repaid. she declared
yt tho: Sayle owed 39s 3d. Lastly, She consituted
& apponted her thre children Bahy, Ann & Philip [Sayle]
joynt Excrs of all ye rest of her goods moveable [& im]
moveable; & desired Ewan Cotter & Bahy Cotter to ...
overseer; and if ye children shud die under age ...
half their goods shud fall to ye overseer, & ye [other]
half to the husband. And six pence legacy to ye
witnesses. An if her husband pleases he might take ...
children & their goods; he promisng to bear one half of ...
funerall charges, except the coffin.
Witnesses
John Sayle }
Margt Corlet } jurati
The Execrs being under age, the husband
is sworn in form of Law
Probaum est & solvit 12d
The good in ye Fathers hands
who hath given pledges John Sayle
& Thoms Ratcliffe
Evan Cotter one of the suprs }
hath relg'd all his right to the }
good to Philip Sayle the Husband }
if ye children shall die under age}
The inventory brought in by the Sumner }
and Philip Sayle the Husband as under is as foll } £ s d
The half of the decds goods is 01 - 16 - 06
The one third of the quick goods is 01 - 18 - 02
There were three horses, whereof one was left to ye }
husband, & ye other two are due to him after }
Half ye roof of the house 00 - 07 - 00
The shaped linens left ye two daugrs prize to 2s 6d
The crop of corn viz 27 stooks at 12d per stook 01 - 17 - 00
Flax seed 10d & flax sown 10d 00 - 01 - 08
The smoothing iron & old wooded combs 00 - 01 - 04
Half ye debts from Ballajorgys wife 00 - 00 - 09
6 - 02 - 07
Funeral charges, burying money, ... ... 1 - 3 - 4
Deductions
For shearing half ye crop of corn 13 days 00 - 04 - 04
The other debts by ye annexd paper is }
£2 13s 7d betwixt man & wife, which }
having proprtiond according to ye quick } 1 - 03 - 00
goods, the wife's part is about }
More half ye rest of ye crops 1725 0 - 17 - 00
3 - 7 - 8
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