Joney Gawn als Kee, 1730

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19        Andreas
The last will and testament of Joney Gawn als Kee, 
made about the eighth day of March 1729, being of 
perfect mind and memory at the making thereof. 
First, she committed her soul to God and her body 
to Christian burial. 
Item, she willed and bequeathed to her daughter 
Mary Kneen the house and the land whereon it is 
built, with the one half of her part of Balladonnell, 
-all of KK Andreas; leaving and bequeathing the 
other half of the said Balladonnel to her son John Kneen. 
Item, she declared that there were thirty and five 
shillings in a parcel of land, called John Kee’s 
hill, out of which sum the Testatrix desired John 
Quail should be paid what she owed him, which is 
fifteen shillings as one of the witnesses vizt., 
Margaret Kelly heard the Testatrix declare, and 
the same also owned to be true, by the said Quail, 
before both the witnesses; leaving the other twenty 
shillings of the above paid sum to her Executors. 
And for as much as the said parcel was held by the 
Testatrix by way of mortgage, and since wholly 
purchased by her son John Kneen, who has not yet 
paid the lawful sum of thirty five shillings being 
the Testatrix part of the mortgage money, 
therefore if he, the said Kneen, pays not the 
lawful sum as above directed, it was the Testatrix’s 
desire that any other man who would so do might 
hold her part of the said land till her son John 
Kneen pays the said consideration money. 
Item, she further left to her daughter Mary Kneen 
a cow, a woolen and little wheel, a choice pot, 
a choice barrel, a tub, all her shaped linen and 
woolen apparel, except for her best waistcoat and 
gray petticoat which she left to Thomas Curlet’s 
wife Catharine Kneen. 
Item, she declared if John Quail would be quiet, 
she cared not if he should have a sheet. 
Item, she left to her grandchild John Kneen’s son 
a sheep and a lamb. 
Item, she left to Thomas Curlet’s daughter Bahee 
a yearling. 
Item, she left to Isabel Curlett a sheep whether 
ewe or wether of two years old. 
Item, she willed to her daughter Mary what corn 
remains after the seeding. 
Item, she declared her daughter Joney had a barrel, 
blanket and fledge of hers, but doubted it could 
not be gotten from her. 
Item, she declared she owed Baker’s wife three pence. 
Item, she declared that the third part of her 
Executorshp is due to her son in law John Crebbin 
by his contract bargain. 
Lastly, she nominated and appointed her four children 
John Kneen, Joney, Eleanor, and Mary Kneen joint 
and lawful Executors of all the rest of her goods 
moveable and immoveable whatsoever. 
To the witnesses 6 pence each. 
Witnesses: 
Bahee Quirk, 
Margaret Kelley. 

Jony & Mary Kneen and John Crebbin husband of Elinor 
(John Kneen being absent) are sworn Executors in form 
of Law, reserving to the said John Crebbin a third part 
of of the decedent’s executorship pursuant to his 
marriage contract, vizt., a third part of the goods 
and chattels she was possessed of at the hour of her 
death, and gave pledges Mr. William Christian and Arthur Cowle. 

February 4, 1730
John Quayle enters a claim against the Executors of 
Jony Gawn als Kee for the sum of fifteen shillings 
due debt, acknowledged by the said Jony on her death 
bed, as is proved by the witnesses of her last will, 
and craves the law

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