Mary Lawson als Creen, 1740

      Castletown Sept 17th 1740
      
This is affirmed to be the last Will & Testmt of Mary
Lawson als Creen, who departed this Life abt the 15
Inst Septr 1740

First She committed her soul to God & her body to
Christian burial.

Item, She bequeathed to her loving husband William
Lawson the bed & bed cloaths.

Item, She left & bequeathed to her loving husband af[sd]
the house entirely, he paying to her son John Cain fi[fty]
shills, when he shou'd come to demand it & in case her [said]
son shou'd not comes to demand them the sd fifty shills [are]
to fall to her sd husband.

Item, She left to he Neice Cath: Christian her woolen?
gown, her white petticoat & a pair of boddices & a ...

Item, She left to her God Daughter Wm Cains daughter
a little wheel & a hat

Item, She left to her neice Mary Christian her .....
mantle, & three pound of wool.

Item She bequeathed to her aforesd husband the heifer is ..
to pay off forty shills of the Debts, & the heifffer & Mare
himself.

Item she declared she was indebted to Richd Mullineux five ..
to Mrs Cath: halsal two & four pence to Wm Clague's wife s..
pence, to David Clague's widow a halfpenny, & to Richd Gawne
a penny & to Alice Niddeaugh two shills.

Item She left to her aforsd husband the crops & the spade ..
husbandry gears, & as to the corn wch was in the ground ...
left it to the paymt of the .....

Lastly She Constituted & appointed her aforesd husband
& her sister Christian Cowl joint Exrs of all the rest of
her Goods movebale & immoveable whatever, excluding any
person or persons claiming against her wth sixpence legacy.
She left to the witnesses of her will sixpence apeice legacy.
Witnesses present
John Joughan his X mark }
Wm Caveen his X mark    } jurati
            Solvit 12d
            
           The Widower one of the
Exrs is sworn in Court in form of
Law, as also to be just to the       In case Jon Cain returns & de: 
other Exectr in the division of      :mands the petticoat - Christian
the effects, and has given           Cowle is to satisfy him for ye
pledges .... Wm .... & Thos          same
Qinney ......
........
........ to Wm Lawson
............
         Probatum est
         John Cosnahan
         Edw: Moore
         
.. 31 1741 Edwd Lawson ye Ext of Wm Lawson has now pd to Thos Cowle
           in the place of his Mothr 5s 10d on accnt of the sum due
           above written.
                        Before me   Edw: Moore

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