John Clucas, 1771

Submitted by: Shirley C Hogensen
Date: 20 January 2003
Original: LDS: 0106225

3     Santan
In the name of the Blessed Trinity Amen.
I Captain John Clucas of Marywoar in the parish of KK Santan and
Cathrine Clucas otherwise Quay, my wife, being now both well advanced
in years and greatly in the decline of life but of perfect mind and sound
memory calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory and mortal
life.  Do make this to be our joint will and last testament in manner
following.  Hereby revoking all former will or wills by us made of what
kind or nature soever.
First we both commit our souls to the Almighty and ever blessed God
who gave them; and our body's to the earth to be decently buried in the
Parochial Church of St Ann aforesaid at the discretion of our executors
as shall be hereafter named and appointed.
Item we leave and bequeath unto all our five children vizt John Clucas,
William Clucas, Isable Kelly wife of Robt Kelly, Anne Kissage wife of
John Kissage and Cathrine Moore wife of John Moore the sum of one
guinea each to be paid unto them at and upon the death and decease of the
first of us or either of us.
Item we leave and bequeath unto the poor of the parish the sum of two
pounds, twenty shillings whereof to be paid upon the death of the first
of us and the other twenty shillings the decease of the longer liver to be
added to the fund already belonging to the said poor.
Item Whereas we have purchased the right of the Right of the
impropriate Third of Tythes belonging to both our Respective estate and
tenements of Marywoar and Ballacreggey within the aforesaid parish
from his late ------ the Duke of Atholl Lord of this Island it is our joint
will and pleasure; and we do hereby -  devise and bequeath unto our said son
and heir John Clucas the said Third of Tythes to be possessed by him at and
upon the decease of the longer of us, he our said son John paying unto our
executors hereafter named in consideration thereof the sum of thirty pounds
and in case the said sum of thirty pounds be not paid by
him our said son within the space of one year and a day after both our
decease, it is our will and pleasure in that case, and we do hereby order
and direct that our executors hereafter named shall hold possess and enjoy
the said Third of Tythes afterwards as their own goods and
property and to their own use and benefit as they shall respectively see
--- be our said son John also accounting with our executors for ever
money he hath in his hands belonging to us over and above said consideration
of the said Tythes which he is to pay.
Item we leave and bequeath unto our said son the Rev William Clucas the
further sum of forty pounds together with a furnished leather bed and also
unto our daughter Cathrine Moore the chest as it now stands, after the
decease of the longer liver of us; and it is our joint will and pleasure
that the survivor or longer liver of us is to possess and enjoy the whole
of our goods and (uninventoried) until his or her decease save and
------- the several small legacies devised and payable at the time of
our decease aforesaid.
Lastly we jointly nominate constitute and appoint our said son Wm Clucas and
our daughters Isable Kelly, Anne Kissage and Cathrine Moore joint
and sole executors and residue legatees of all the rest of our goods and
effects moveable and immoveable of which kind or denominations
soever, and  if it shall so happen that our said son William be living
abroad out of the island at the decease of the longer liver of us then and
in that case he is to be excluded from having  any right or share with the
rest of the executors in the executorship and residuum of our effects;
but only to be paid his legacy forty pounds as before devised - all which
we published and declared to be our last and joint will in testament
whereof we have set our names this 28th day of the year of our lord
1770.
 Jon Clucas
Catharine Clucas my X
Witnesses:
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore
Thomas Fargher

31 Jan 1771 Wm Clucas relinguished and assigned all his right title property
and interest to share of the residuum and said executorship
unto his three sisters Isabel Kelly, Anne Kissage, and Cathrine Moore the
other executors named in said will.  Robt Kelly husband of Isabel, John
Kissage husband of Anne and John Moore husband  of Katherine are sworn
executors in form of law with pledges Thomas Fargher of Malew
and Thomas Moore of Balnyhow of Santan
                   Probatum est          Thos Cubbon

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