Thomas Christian, 1776

37         Jurby
In the name of God Amen
We Thomas Christian and Margaret Christian of Ballamore in the parish
of Jurby being in perfect sound disposing mind and memory do make this our
last joint will and testament in manner and form following:
First we do severally commend our souls to God and our body¹s to
Christian burial.
Item:  We do severally give and bequeath to our son William the sum of
one guinea as a legacy, the crop, and legacy left him by his grandfather
Mr William Christian of Ballamore being already paid him.
Item:  We do severally give and bequeath to our son in law Robert Moore and
Catharine his wife ten guineas as a legacy.
Item: We do severally give and bequeath to our daughter Ann Moore ten
guineas as a legacy and do also mutually agree and order that no demand or
charge can be made against our said daughter for her and her childrens and
familys bed and board for the time past or for any time hereafter
that she or they may continue to live with us or either of us.
Item: We do severally give and bequeath to our grandchildren namely
Margaret, Hester, and Ann Moore to each of them the sum of one hundred and
fifty pounds to be respectively paid them immediately after the decease of
the survivor or longest liver of us the testators as a legacy and should it
so happen that our said three  grandchildren should die
under age or intestate in that case, this our will is that the said several
legacy and Ann Moore aforesaid or to such of them as shall be then living.
Item.  We do severally and each of us do constitute and ordain the
survivor of us the testators executors and residuary legatee of this our
last will and and of all the goods chattels and credits moveable and
immoveable not herein before devised and should it so happen that the
survivor of us the testators should die without making any other or further
wills such survivor in that case doth hereby devise to his or her son
William Christian one guineas as a legacy and leaves and appoint his
or her daughters Catharine and Ann Moore or such of them as shall be
then living joint executrixes of the residue of such effects  as the said
survivor shall die possessed of.
Lastly we do severally and each of us do revoke and set aside all former
wills by us made whether jointly or severally made be cutt off and
exclude all claimers with six pence legacy.
In witness of which we have subscribed our names this 20th day of October
1774.
Thomas Christian
Margaret Christian
Witnesses:
Wm Craine
Adam McBooy
Geo Oates

At a Court of Correction holden at KK Michael
13th February 1776
William Craine, Adam McBooy, and George Oates 
subscribing witnesses to the before going last 
will and testament of Captain Thomas Christian 
late deceased, have deposed on the holy 
Evangelists that the said testator being of 
sound and disposing mind and memory signed 
published and declared the same in their 
presence and that they know of no other will 
by him since made to the contrary. 

At a Court of Correction holden by adjournment 
at Ballamoar in Jurby, February 15 1776
Mrs Margaret Christian relict and executrix 
of the alst Will and Testament of the testator 
Thomas Christian being indisposed and unable 
to attend our Court of KK Michael, is this 
day sworn executrix of the last will and 
testament of her husband Thomas Christian 
deceased, and has given pledges for the payment 
of debts and legacies according to law, namely 
one William Cubbon of KK Andreas and 
Mr. George Oates of Glencrutterey. 

February 15th 1776
I William Christian do hereby acknowledge 
to have received the sum of one guinea 
the same being a legacy bequeathed me by 
the last will and testament of my father 
Thomas Christian and do hereby acquit 
release and discharge the executrix of 
the last will and testament of my said 
deceased father Thomas Christian . . . 
[signed] Wm Christian. 

February 15th 1776
I Robert Moore do hereby acknowledge to have 
received the sum of ten guineas, the same 
being a legacy bequeathed me and my wife 
Catharine by the last will and teatament 
of my father in law Thomas Christian, and 
I do hereby acquit release and discharge 
the executrix of the last will and testament 
of my said deceased father in law . . . 
[signed] Robert Moore. 

February 15th 1776
I Anne Moore do hereby acknowledge to have 
received the sum of ten guineas the same 
being a legacy bequeathed me by the last 
will and testament of my father Thomas 
Christian, and I do hereby acquit release 
and discharge the executrix of the last 
will and testament of my said deceased father. 
[signed] Ann Moore

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