Submitted by: | Brian Lawson |
Date: | 20 November 2006 |
Original: | LDS: 0106226 |
39 Andreas In the name of God Amen. For as much as it is appointed all men once to die I Catherine Sayle alias McYlcarane wife of Christopher Sayle of Balla Churry in the parish of KK Andreas while I am of sound mind & memory do, to pre= vent future Disputes if possible, make and declare this my last Will and Testament. First I commit my Soul to God who gave it, and my Body to Christian Burial and my wordly effects I dispose of in the folowing manner, viz: Imprimis I leave and bequeath to my beloved husband my part of a parcel of meadow ground known & called by the name of Close hom during his natural life. Item I leave and bequeath to my son & Heir William Sale my part of a stear or young bullock together with my part of the hudbandry implement and als one shilling British as legacy. Item I leave to my daughter Margaret whatever money belong= ing to me remains in her own hands together with a little wheel. Item I leave to my daughter Isabel the sum of thirty pounds. Item I leave to my sons-in-law William Radcliffe & John Sayle whatever goods or money belonging to me are in their own hands. Item I leave & bequeath to my Friend & loving kinsman the Revd Thomas Corlett vicar of Lezayre my part of a parcel of Mea= :dow Ground called & known by the name of Close-Hom to be possessed by him immediately after the death of my said husband Chrisopher Sayle. He the said Thomas Corlett pay= :ing the next sum of forty pounds Manks currency as soon as he posseses the above mention'd parcel of Meadow Ground in the following manner viz. ten pounds to my daughter Alice Radcliffe ten pounds to my daughter Catherine Sayle ten pounds to my aughter Esther Kneale and the other ten pounds to my two grad daughters Joney & Anne Kee equally between the - reservig the quantity of twenty [page] yards long & one yard wide yearly for six years to be cut in turff for the use of my daughter Isabel above mentioned pro= vided she lives single - the said Isabel to be under the restict= :ion of not cutting more than three turffs deep. Item I leave to my son John my part of whatsoever sum of money he has alread taken bonds for in his own name from Ro: :bert Corlett now deceased and Standish Christian both of Lezayre together with whatever sum of money belonging to me may be in his own hands - as also a feather bed & bolster two blankets one rug, sheet & quilt with the bedstead that now stands in the room over the kitchen. Item I leave to my grandson William the son of William Radcliffe the sum of twenty shillings. Item I leave to the poor of the parish ten shillings. Item I leave to the witnesses of this my last will five shillings British each Lastly I constitute and appoint my loving son-in-law Patrick Kneale & Esther his wife sole Execrs of all the residue of my goods & effects of what kind, nature or denomination so ever. In witness whereof I have set my mark to my name this twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thouand seven hundred and seventy three Catherine Sayle alias McYlcarane signed in the presence of my mark X Thos: Sayle Patrick Kneale At a Consistory Court holden at KK Michael Mar. 10 1774 Chas: Sayle and Patrick Kneale subscribing witnesses to the beforegoing Will have deposed on the holy Evangelists that the Testatrix Cath: Sayle being of sound and [page] disposing mind memory & understanding declared and signed the before going paper writing as her last Will & Testatment, as also that they repeatedly after had conversation wit the Testatrix & that she declared herself well satisfied & pleased with what she had done with this further addition that it was her mind & desire that her daughter Isabel should have a cow and Thos: Sayle one of the witnesses declares further, that after meeting the Testatrix about the middle of Harvest last she again repeated her being well pleased with the Will she had made to which he the sd Sayle was witness, & at the same time mentd her desire that her daughter Isabel should have a cow as legacy - and the said deponts further declare that this paper writing was repeatedly rad to the sd Testarix beofe the signing thereof sworn before us Tho Sayle Ja: Wilks Patrick Kneale Joh Moore Tho Cubbon At a Consistory Court holden at KK Michael March 10 1774 John Sayle one of the sons of the Testrx having made some objection to the validity of this Will & several Witnesses having been sworn & examined in consequence of his objection which appear to be altogether groundless the Court upon hearing all Parties Decrees for the validity of sd Will, and thereupon Patrick Kneale is sworn Execr in Court in form of law & has given pledges for payment of debts & legacies namely Thos: Sayle & Patr: Kneale he witnesses of the Will Probatum est Jas: Wilks John Moore solvit 12 Tho: Cubbon There follows some 8 or 9 pages, all dated in 1775, of claims and receipts form the various legatees.
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