Submitted by: | Lois Ralph |
Date: | 22 November 2004 |
Original: | LDS: 0106393 |
At a Chapter Court holden at Douglas June 6th 1774 Isabel Kewley als Quilleash departed this Life on or about the 10th Day of June 1773 Intestate The Court upon Intelligence thereof hath Decreed her four Children namely James, John, Patrick & Jane Kewley wife of Philip Kewley joint admrs of all her Goods & Chattels moveable & immoveable whatsoever James & Philip Kewley Husband of Jane aforesd having surrendered & relinquished their Right of Administration to their Brother John as by the annex'd articles of Agreemt fully appears He the sd John with Patrick aforesd in their respective Right are: thereupon sworn well & truly to administer the Goods of the Intestate, to pay all her just Debts as far as the Goods will extend & the Law shall bind & to be true & just the one to the other in the Division of the Goods to which Ends & for the security of the office they have given Pledges in Form of Law vizt Danl Callister & Wm Crow both of Kk Lonan Decretum est Solv:3d Ja: Wilks Joh: (?) Moore Whereas Issabell Kewley otherwise Quilleish of Egneish in the parish of Kk Lonnan Widow in her great old age departed this Life about Trinity in the year 1773 Intestate or without making her last Will and Testament, whereby all her goods and Effects that were unsettled or undiposed of Legally devolve upon her four Children namely James, John, Patrick and Jane Kewley now the Wife of Philip Kewley all of the sd parish of Kk Lonnan, and as the sd John Kewley was the only Child that Stayed with the sd Mother and managed her affairs and took Care of and provided for their sd Mother in her old age and state of Infirmities Wherefore the rest of the Children have thought it Just and reasonable (for the Consideration hereafter mentioned) to Quit Claim Surrender Relinquish and Resign unto him their Said Brother John Kewley all the Right Title Claim property and Interest that they or any or Either of them in any respect might pretend or presume to have to or in the Goods Chattles or Effects of their sd Deceased Mother, and to Constitute him sole and Complete Administr of all their sd Deceased Mother's Goods Chattles and Effefects of what Kind nature or Denomination soever And therefore Be it Known unto all men by the sd presents that we the sd James Kewley Patrick Kewley and Philip Kewley, Husband of the sd Jane Kewley by and with the full Consent of my sd wife Jane, for the Just prevailing reasons aforesd as also for and in Consideration of the Just Sum of Thirty Shillings to be paid unto us upon Demand, that is to say Ten Shillings a piece (repecting me the sd Philip Kewley and Jane my wife as one) as by and from the hands of our sd Brother John Kewley Have therefore Remised Released, Relinquished Quitted Claim and Resigned, And by these sd presents Do Remiss, Release, Relinquish and for ever absolutely Quitt-Claim and Resign unto him our sd Bother John Kewley his Execrs amd assigns all and singular the whole Right, Title, Property, Interest, Claim or Demand that we or any or Either of us in any respect whatsoever Have, or may or might pretend or presume to have to or in the Goods Chattles Creditts or Effects that in any wise belonged or appertained unto the said Issabell Kewley othersie Quilleish our Deceased Mother aforesd unpon her departing this Life Intestate as aforementioned, hereby divesting ourselves Entirely and absolutely Investing the sole and full Right and property of all and singular the premisses in him our sd Brother John Kewley forever as aforesd and do hereby Constitute him to be sole Administrator of all the Goods Chattles Creditts and Effects of our sd Deceased Mother, he in that respect obliging himself to submitt to all the injunctions that the Law requires of all such Administrators, And for the true and faithful performance of the beforegoing and within Quitt Claim and Resignation and Everything therein Contained we the within named parties do hereby firmly Bind and oblige ourselves the Either to the other and our Respective Heirs Execrs Admrs and assigns In penalty of Fifty pounds Sterling to be levied and paid according to the Law and practice within this Isle As witness our Respective names hereunto sett and subscribed this 9 th of May 1774 Witness James Kewly my mrk X Philip Kinley his mark X Philip Kewley my mrk X Sim[on] (big ink blot) fargher his mark X Jane Kewley her mrk X John Kewley my mrk X May 16 th 1774 Phillip Kinley and Simon Fargher the subscribing witnesses to the before written Quit Claim made oath upon the Holy Evangelists that the above partie Executed the same in their presentce before me Tho: Moore
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