Alice Corlet als Cain, 1736

Submitted by: Shirley C Hogensen
Date: 26 November 2001
Original: LDS: 0106374

NOTE: the pagination may not be correct and missing or interpolated words may not be clearly indicated.


Alice Corlet als Cain departed this life abt the 15th of Aug   (I believe
they misread the month in KLezayre MI Book which read April) last past
intestate - Whereupon the court hath decreed her five children, Daniel,
Alice, Mary, Jony and Anne joint administrators of all her goods moveable
and immoveable whatsoever.  Who being all under age, the uncles David Cain
and Richard Lawson are sworn overseers - And surrenders the tuition of the
children with their goods to the father who is sworn in form of law and hath
given pledges Nicholas Kewley and John Caley.
Pat Cain grandfather of the orphans with the son David do engage to maintain
Alice one of the administrators and they together with Lawson do further
oblige themselves to be at ---- charges for nursing the youngest child till
she be a year old.

!Alice Corlet legatee of her Mother Alice Corlet als Cain and also of her
grand father Doncan Corlet acknowledges to have received at and from the
hands of her step mother Mary Corlet als Clark executrix of her husband
Thomas Corlet the sum of one poind nineeten shillings six pence being in
full for the legacies bequeathed to said Alice by her mother and grandfather
deceased- And hereby acquits  her said stepmother Mary Corlet and her
executors of the same forever, before me this 15 Sep 1752 Alice Corlet's
mark X

Mary Corlet legatyee of her grandfather Doncan Corlet and also of her mother
Alice Corlet als Cain acknowledges to have received at and from the hands of
her stepmother Mary Corlet als Clark the executrix of her husband Thos
Corlet the sum of one pound four shillings and six pence being in full for
that part of the legacies bequeathed to said Mary by her said grandfather
and said mother deceased that her said stepmother is obliged to pay her and
she and Mary Corlet hereby acquit her stepmother and her executors of the
same forever this 15 Sep 1752.
Mary Corlet Mark X.  Before me Matthais Curghey.

Ann Corlet legatee of her grandfather Doncan Corlet and of her mother Alice
Corlet als Cain acknowledges  to have received at and from the hands of her
stepmother Mary Corlet also Clark the sum of one pound fifteen shillings and
three pence in part for the legacies bequeathed said Ann by her said
grandfather and by her said mother deceased (The sum of a pewter dish, four
shillings and three pence remaining yet was satisfied by her said stepmother
Mary Corlet and hereby acquits her said stepmother and executors of the said
same received forever before me this 15th Sep 1752 Ann Corlet's mark X To be
amended to the decree and inventory of Alice Corlet 2 Sep 1736.
Kirk Michael July 9th 1752 Daniel Corlet son of the within mentioned and by
consent to his father's will Lib: --- 1752 as also by agree in and thereunto
annexed has acquited and relinquished all his right to the part of goods
given him by his said mother as well as by his grandfather as more fully
appears by the said will and agreement his proportion is therefore hereby
cancelled by me Ja: Wilks.


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