Catherine Corlett als Casement, 1724

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 7 July 2003
Original: LDS: 0106212

Note: The pagination may not be correct and translated or doubtful wording may not be indicated.

72            Lezaire
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of 
CATHERINE CORLETT ALIAS CAISMENT who departed this life 
the 10th of March 1723.  
First she committed her soul to God and her body 
to Christian burial.  
Item, she left the tuition of her CHILDREN to her 
loving HUSBAND THOMAS CORLET with all the lands 
and houses, to him during his life time and 
afterwards, to return as heirship to her ELDEST 
SON THOMAS CORLETT, and he to pay his YOUNGER BROTHER 
& SISTER EDMUND CORLETT AND CATHERINE twenty 
pounds apiece and if one of them died, he was to 
pay only twenty pounds to the survivor of the 
said brother or sister, to which the said CATHERINE 
& HER HUSBAND have both unanimously consented.  
Item, she left all her goods to her HUSBAND, 
and to bring up the CHILDREN tenderly as afore 
said.  
Item, she left to her two BROTHERS WILLIAM AND 
THOMAS CAISMENT two muttons and if THOMAS did 
not come of it, that her BROTHER WILLIAM should 
have both.  
Item, she left ISABLE QUARKE a petticoat and 
blue apron.  
Item, she left her MAID SERVANT CATHERINE NIDDERAUGH 
her wearing maunt and petticoat and to the nurse 
which nurses her child, a flannan petticoat, two 
coifes and a pinner.  
Item, she bequeathed to her two SISTERS vizt., 
ELIZABETH & MARGERET her close linen and woolen.  
Item, she bequeathed six pence apiece legacy to 
any that would pretend any right to her goods or 
lands.  
Item, she left to the witnesses of her will six 
pence apiece legacy.  
Lastly, she constituted and appointed her loving 
HUSBAND sole executor of all the rest of her goods 
moveable and immoveable whatsoever.  
Witnesses here unto: 
Issable Quarke her mark,
Catherine Nidderaugh her mark, jurati.               

THE EXECUTOR SWORN IN COURT in form of Law.  
Probatum est & Solvit xxxx.          
NOTE: THIS CONSENTED TO by the PARTNER in Court 
that the probation of this Will shall be no Barr 
to the Contract.  
Pledges, Captn Edmund Corlet & John Gill.  
The supervisors are to be sworn next Consistory.             
 
 THE GOODS IN THE HANDS of the Supervisors, 
 who have given pledges themselves each for 
 the other.  
 
 Tis agreed, that if the CHILD die under age, 
 the FATHER has consented to give twenty shillings 
 to the next relations, out of his half of 
 the child's goods.          
 
 NOVEMBER THE 3RD 1724
 JOHN CORLETT JUNIOR enters a claimant against the 
 Executors of CATH: CORLETT ALS CASEMENT, for the 
 sum of £3 : 10 : 0  and the interest thereof for four years

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