Jony Kearmad als Brew, 1728

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66     KK Andrews
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of 
Jony Kearmad als Brew of the afore parish of KK Andrews, 
who departed this life about the 22nd of November 1728, 
being of perfect mind and memory at the making of the same. 
First, she willed and bequeathed to Margaret Brew a lamb. 
Item, to Joney Brew daughter of Richard Brew a lamb. 
Item, Isabel Vandy a lamb. 
Item to her sister Margaret Brew a green apron. 
Item, she declared that it was her will that whatever 
moneys and effects was due to her and her husband from 
Philip Brew her brother, the same to be left to himself 
and that nobody hereafter should molest or disturb her 
said brother for any part thereof. 
Item, she left and bequeathed to her only child Gilbert 
Kearmad seven pounds sterl:[?] and desired her husband 
to give a reasonable proportion of his goods likewise 
to her said child, to which her husband viz., William 
Kermad consented to give the sum of five pounds to his 
said son, and if the said child should die under age, 
then and in that case, the whole of his goods, vizt., 
the aforesaid sum of 12 pounds to fall and descend 
entirely to William Brew, Philip Brew, and Catharine 
Vondy, viz., 4 pounds thereof equally betwixt her brother 
Philip and Catharine Vondy, and then the said Philip and 
William Brew and also the said Catharine Vondy to be 
equally and jointly in the rest, save only that her 
said husband was to enjoy the said five pounds given 
by himself during his natural life only, and the said 
father was to have the tuition of the said child and 
his goods until he comes to 21 years of age. 
Item, she left a piece of pleddin cloath to Catharine 
Vondy and an old boagxxx. 
Lastly, she constituted and appointed her said husband 
William Kermad sole Executor of all the rest of her 
goods and effects moveable and immoveable whatsoever. 
Note that the decedent’s husband vizt., William Kearmad 
gave his consent to all and xxx singular the within will 
and every part thereof in the presence of as witnesses, 
to who she left 1 shilling each. 
Witnesses: 
Joney Corlett, 
William Vondy. 

The husband who is Executor having fully consented to all 
that is contained in this will and the tuition of the 
child being committed to him by the Testatrix, he is sworn 
in Law and gave pledges William Radcliffe and William Vondy

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