Joney Corlett als Brew, 1724

59        KK Andrews, 1724
The last will and testament of Jony Corlet 
als Brew, who was in perfect mind and memory 
at the making thereof.  
First, she commended her soul to God, and 
her body to Christian burial.  
Item, she left to her sons John, Daniel, & 
Thomas Corlet six pence each.  
Item, she left to her son John’s wife a 
suit of linens. To her son Daniel’s wife a 
suit of linens.  o Bessy Christian one of 
the witnesses a suit of linens.  
She declared she owed some money to the 
minister, and to her son Thomas, but to 
none else.  
Item, if Philip Brew’s Executors did redeem 
the Croft, then the money thereon was to 
return to her Executors; if not, her son 
John was to continue the possession of the 
said Croft.  
Item, she declared that there were accounts 
betwixt Ballacammish, & the Testatrix & 
her husband doed[?]; which she desired might 
quitted on each side; if not her Executors 
were to sue for & recover the debt due to 
her and her husband.  
Item, she said that her son John sowed some 
rye in the Croft, and that he should have 
his part or right thereof.  
To the witnesses 6d each.  
To her daughter Joney Corlet her shaped 
clothes and linens.  And lastly, she 
appointed her said daughter Joney & Stephen 
her son joint Executors of all the rest of 
her goods moveable and immoveable.   
Witnesses: 
Wm Tear, 
Bessy Xtian, jurati.          
The Executors sworn in form of Law.  
Probatum est & Solvit.              

We William Freer senior and William Freer 
junior Executors of Joney Freer alias 
Corlet do hereby acknowledge ourselves 
to be fully paid and satisfied the just 
and full sum of ten shillings at and from 
the hands of John Curghey of Lezaire 
husband of Isabel Brew (daughter of Philip 
Brew of KK Andreas who departed this life 
the year 1708), the same being our part 
of twenty shillings mentioned in the last 
will and testament of the said Philip Brew, 
and by him declared in his said will to 
belong to his sister Joney Brew, and xxxx 
in a piece of ground belongs to him in 
Balla-Camaish and whosoever of his the 
said Philip Brew’s children should repay 
the said twenty shillings to have the 
said ground, as by the said will regard 
being thereunto had may appear, --the 
right of receiving the one half of the 
said twenty shillings being vested in 
us as Executors of the above said Joney 
Freer alias Corlet to whom the same was 
due as half Executor of the last will 
and testament of her mother Joney Corlet 
alias Brew (being the above named Joney 
Brew (sister of Philip Brew) to whom the 
said twenty shillings was due her[?] 
which said sum of ten shillings our part 
of xxxx twenty shillings to the said 
William Freer senior and William Freer 
junior do acquit and discharge him the 
said John Curghey his heirs and executors 
from any further demand for or  -----ing 
the same and do hereby forever absolutely[?] 
xxxxxx ourselves from presuming any right 
to the said piece of ground in BallaCamaish 
mentioned in said Philip Brew’s will. 
As witness our names and marks this 25th 
of April 1755, 
Wm Freer senior my mark X, 
Wm Freer junior my mark X.  
Witnesses: 
Dan Cowle, 
Philip Cottin.       

Lezayre, April 25th 1755: 
The beforegoing receipt and acquittance 
acknowledged by Wm Freer senior & Wm Freer 
junr, before me, 
Matts. Curghey

Last Modified 14 March 2015