Thomas Cannell, 1765

Submitted by: Tim Davis
Date: 28 September 2001
Original: LDS: 0106223

          KK Michael     16

In the Name of God Amen Feb11th.1765. 
I Thos.Cannell of Cloister in KK Michael Being Sick and weake 
in Body But of Perfect Mind and Memory do Make this My Last 
Will and Testament in Manner and form following first I Commit 
my Soul to God and My Body to Christian Burial ~ 
Itm.I Leave and Bequeath to My Best? Son John Cannell 
all My Purchased Lands and Houses of what Nature & kind so Ever 
the Wife Chatrine Cannell als Kaighin Consenting thereunto that all 
Her Part or Moiety of the Aforesd.Lands And Houses Shall Descend unto 
sd.son after Her Decease we the sd.Thos.Cannell and Wife Letting the 
Whole to Pass as Inheritance or Heirship and upon that Account 
I Leave on My sd.Son the Sum of Ten Pounds Each to My Three 
Daughters Vizto Margt.,Christianand Chatrine, Provided the 
sd.Lands is to Be Dispersed and Enjoyed Wholy By his Mother 
untill the Aforsd.Son Arive to the Age ofTwenty years, and then 
we to Possess the Principal and to Pay the Aforementioned Sum of 
Thirty Pounds to My three Daurs.Aforsd.and In Case he Pay Not 
the Aforesd.Sum the Aforsd.Daurs.assets Keep and Enjoy that Part 
or Parcell of the Premisses Called By the Name of ImmyDoo 
and BaallieTreen untill they Be Paid and satisfied with the afore
Mentioned Sum ~ 
Itm.I Leave to My aforsd.DauMargt Cannell the Sum of foure Pounds 
Itm.I Leave to My Son Thos.Cannell the Sum of foure Pounds ~ 
Itm. I Leave to My Mother Margt. Cannell A Heiffer of Two years and 
     a ? old. 
Itm.I Leave My part of the sheeps unto Wm.Cannell and Thos.Cannell 
     Have in their Keeping to be Equally Betwixt My Above sd.Son 
     John Cannell, and Bridgitt Cannell a daughter of Wm.Cannell Aforsd. 
Itm.I Leaveto My aforsd.DauMargt. a sheep which I have in 
     The Keeping of John Cannell of Kerroglass 
Itm.I Leave to my Brother John Cannell the best or his Choice yearling of My Sheeps 
Itm.I Leave to My Brother James Cannell My Big Coate 

Ittm.ILeave A Paire of Shoes Each to Mally Calley and John Killey 
Aprinticies ? of the Leaving of Letther in the House at My Decease 
Provided and upon that account that they shall stay to work the ? 
ing of sd.Letther for the use of the Rest of the familly ~ 
Ittm.I Leave Six pence Apiece to any that shall Claime further 
Ittm.I Leave Nominate and appoint. Chatrine My Beloved Wife 
Exeuctrix of All the Rest of My Goods Movable and Imovable Whatsoever 
Lastly, I Leave one shilling and sixpence Each to the Witnesses of this Will. 
Witnesses Present        
John Sayle my Mrk.X |         Thos.Cannell my Mrk. X
John Kaighin        | Jurati       Chatrine Cannell als Kaighin 

At a Court of Correction holden at KK Michael Febry.23.176? 

Caterine Cannell the widow has consented that her part 
of the purchased Lands & houses shall descend as more? 
expressed in the within Will- She also undertakes the  
Tuition fo the Dead's part of the Children & their Goods 
and is sworn for payment of Debts & Legacies in form 
of Law and hath given pledges accordingly namely John 
Cannell of Ballacrenane & John Kaighin of Kemooghy 
Solvit 18d.    Probatum est RoRadcliffe Matthw.Curghey 

27th.Feb1762 James Corkill enters agt.the Exrs.of Thos.Cannell for 9s6d. 

Whereas Thomas Cannell of Cloister in the parish of KK 
Michael bequeathed to his three daughters namely Margaret Christian 
and Catherine the sum of Ten pounds each and where 
by the death of Catherine one of the said Daughters her 
Legacy hath fallen to her surviving Brother and Sisters. 
Therefore Know all men by these presents that I 
Patrick Cowley husband of the said Margaret and  
I Christian Cannell before named do acknowledge 
to have received from our Brother John Cannell the 
sum of Ten pounds each as also our proportion of 
the Legacy bequeathed to our sister & sd.husband 
decd.and do hereby exonerate acquit and discharge 
the said John Cannell our Brother and everyall 
Person of the same and every part thereof
          Witness our Marks to our Names 
Witnesses this 7th.of March 1792 
John Crettin        PatCowley my Mrk X 
     Epl.Regr. Christn.Cannell my Mrk X 
Michael Lib isnee.Testament 
Anno Dom1761 ~ The will of Thos.Cannell of Cloister 


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