Margaret Gawne, 1772

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 15 September 2002
Original: LDS: 0106225

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53      Rushen
The last will and testament of Margaret Gawne of 
Cregneish in the parish of Trinity Rushen, who 
departed this life on the seventeenth of December 
1771, in manner following: She commended her soul 
to Almighty God and her body to Christian burial. 
She left and bequeathed to her loving husband 
Henry Gawne the use of a furnished feather bed 
during his natural life and at his decease to 
her daughter Margaret Gawne. 
She left and bequeathed unto her daughter Catherine 
Gell one of her best gowns, three of best caps and 
more if she chose them, and a new flannel petticoat. 
She left and bequeathed unto her daughter Margaret 
Gawne all her wearing apparel. 
She constituted, nominated and appointed her loving 
daughters Margaret Gawne and Catherine Gell equally 
executors of all the rest of her goods, chattels 
and effects moveable and immovable, cutting off all 
other claimers with six pence legacy. 
Witnesses: 
Isabel Christian, 
Anne Keiggeen. 

At a Chapter Court holden at 
Castletown 20th May 1772, 
William Gawne husband of Margaret & John Gell 
husband of Catherine are sworn executors in 
Court in form of Law as xxx to be true and just 
the one to the other in the division of the 
executorship, and have given pledges . . .


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