Submitted by: | Brian Lawson |
Date: | 15 September 2001 |
Original: | LDS: 0106227 |
In the name of God Amen. The twenty seventh Day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hund and seventy eight, I Charles Lawson of the town of Douglas mariner being sick in body but of good and perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God, and calling to rememberance the uncertain Estate of the transitory life, and that all Flesh must yield unto Death when it shall please God to call, being Penitent and Sorry for all my sins, most Humbly Desireing forgiveness for all the same, I commend my soul unto Almighty God my saviour and redeemer and my body I commit to the earth to be Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executr hereafter mentioned. Imprimus, I leave and bequeath to my Daughter Ann the sum of sixpence Brittish, Item I leave and bequeath to my Daughter Isabella the sum of sixpence Brittish, I leave and bequeath sixpence Brittish to all persons who claim any right to this my last will in order to cutt them of the same. Lastly I hereby make constitute and appoint my loving wife my full and sole Executor of all this my las will and testament, of all my goods and chattles of what kind and nature soeever moveable and immoveable, herby revoking disannull ingall former willsand making void all former will and bequests by me made, and declaring this only to my last will and testatment. Wittnesses present Mary Quayle my X mark } Ellinor Lewney my X mark } jurata At a Chapter Court holden at Douglass Octr 21st 1779 The Execrx is sworn in Court in form of Law, & hath given Pledges for the payment of debts & legacies namely Wm Garret & Charles Kissack of KK Braddan this also sworn Guardian & supervisor of the Child under age Probatum est Thos Cubbon Mar 19th 1780 Philip Garrett enters a claim agst the Execr of Charles Lawson for the sum of œ10 & craves the Law.
Last modified 8 April 2017