William Costean 1729

 
COSTEAN, William  1729-1  Arb   A  29  0106214

29                          KK Arbory
The last will of William Costean of Ballakilpatrick who departed this
life the 9 day of February in 1728 being in good and perfect mind and
memory at making of the same,
he first commited his soul to God and his body to Christen burial.
 Impr: He left to his son John Costean whatsoever was due to him by
the death of his mother and six pence legacy.
 Itm, He left to his loving wife Catherin Costean als Waterson his
part of Geels land[?]
 Itm and whatsoever flax and wool and yearn and linin cloath and
woolen cloath was in the house he left his part of them for to cloath
his four children and all the money that was in the house and all the
Remainder of the corn after sewing for meat for them likewise and
desired that none of them should be praised and likewise all the
Remander of the crop in the ground after his son John has his part of
it he left to his above said four children namely Margret, Jane,
Willm, and Henery Costean and not to be praised and one of the
witnesses declares he left his loving wife equal with his children in
his goods, and lastly He apointed his four children Margret, Jane
Willm and Henery Costean Extors of all the rest of his good as well
moveable and immoveable whatsoever.

Witnesses to the same
  Danial Waterson my mark X
  Isabel Clucas my mark X,   juratae.

[The following is crossed out:]  Dan: Waterson, one of ye witnesses
has sworn to ye truth of ye within will, save yt he does not remember,
ye wife was left joint wth ye children.

Both ye witnesses have sworn to ye truth of ye within Will, save that
Dan: Waterson does not remember, ye wife was left  joint wth ye
children.  Therefore, there being no provision made for ye children
above mentioned, they are decreed joint Admrs.

The children & their goods in ye tuition of their mother, who hath
given pledges Wm Shimmin & Wm Corrin; and John Costean the former
wifes son has given up his right to all ye goods to his stepmother, if
ye children dy underage.  Probatum & Solvit 1s.

The Inventory within a month.

Kk Arbory febry the 15 1728/:  A true OInventory of the goods of Willm
Costean of Ballakilpatrick being ballewed by four sworn men namely
Richard Corrin, Willm Harrison, ffin Cluckas and Willm Kinvigg as
followeth:  The deads part as follows
To,  four horses the deads part  ...........      2 – 2 – 0
To,  his part of the cattle  ...............      2 – 8 – 6
To,  his part of the sheep  ................      0 – 11 – 3
To,  his part of the plow  .................      0 – 0 – 6
To,  his part of the cars and straddles  ...      0 – 1 – 2 1/2
To,  his part of the gears of the plow  ....      0 – 0 – 8
To,  his part of a lather[?leather]  .......      0 – 0 – 7
To,  his part of the harrows  ..............      0 – 2 – 0
To,  his part of a beam and ceirs[?] powl ....    0 – 1 – 5 ½
To,  his part of the secks  ................      0 – 1 – 6
To,  his part of a barrel and churn  .......      0 – 1 – 3
To,  his part of a little wheel and deal boord    0 – 0 – 10 ½
To,  all his apparel whatsoever  ...........      0 – 11 – 0
To,  his part of 2 blankets  ...............      0 – 3 – 6
To,  his part of 2 blankets  ...............      0 – 3 – 6
To,  his part of cours sheets  .............      0 – 1 – 0
To,  his part of all the small veshels whatsoever 0 – 1 – 3
To,  his part of 4 earthen mugs and 2 seves ...   0 – 0 – 10
To,  to his part of a griddle and 4 spoons ....   0 – 0 – 6

                                                  6 – 9 – 9

Debts to be taken out of the above accounte as followeth
To,  his funeral charges  ....................  00 – 07 – 6

Ffeb: 9th 1729:  Henry Gell supervisor of John son of Wm Costean
enters a claim against ye Exrs of ye Execrs of ye sd Wm: Costean for
22 s &c.

[Transcribers note: William Costean of Ballakilpatrick, Arbory, died 9 February 1728/29]

Last Modified 26 February 2015