Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
Date: | 14 July 2004 |
Original: | LDS: 0106229 |
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116 Andreas The last will and testament of Daniel Cormode of KK Andreas who departed this life on the 15th Day of February 1784, being of perfect mind and memory at the making thereof. First he committed his soul to God and body to Christian burial. Item, he left to his daughter Margaret Cormode his best bedclothes vizt., a coverlet, blanket & sheet, which was to be chosen for her by her sister Joney Cormode. Item, he left to his said Daughter Margaret four or five sheep which were named on herself with half of his flax and tow, and a chest which was in the side of the house. Item, he left to his daughter Joney Cormode the blanket that was on the cradle, with a choice cow to be chosen by herself. Item, he left to his son in law William Quark half of his hemp, and as much of the cloth which was in the house as would make him a pair of breetches. Item, he left to his son in law Philip Fargher as much of the same cloth as would make him a pair of breetches. Item, he left to his son John Cormode as much as would make him a pair of breetches of the same cloth, with an ewe yearling sheep. Item, he left to Mary Corlet two kishans of barley. Item, he left to John Kneal of the Bridge two pairs of his wearing breetches and the best one of his wearing petties. Item, he left the crop which was in the Haggard, with as much thereof as was then in the house to his sons namely John & Daniel Cormode, and to his two daughters namely Margaret and Joney Cormode equally betwixt them. Item, he left to his said four children namely John, Daniel, Margaret & Joney Cormode his right to his limed lands in Ballacunner’s Land & Thomas Kinread’s Land equally betwixt them, and if any of his said children should go away and leave the rest, that then such one was not to have any of the said limed premises. And that if his said daughter Joney should go away and leave the rest of his said children and give a quarter of the limed ground in her own Croft for three or four crops to his said Son Daniel; that then she was to have an equal share with the rest of his said children in the said limed premise in Ballacunner’s Lane & Thomas Kinread’s Land. Lastly, he nominated and appointed his foresaid son Daniel Cormode sole sole Executor of all the rest of his goods moveable and immoveable whatsoever. To the witnesses of this will he left fourteen pence each. Witnesses, Wm Fargher’s X, Thomas Tear’s X, jurati. At a Christory Court holden at KK Michael the 18th of March 1778: The Executor is sworn in Court in form of Law and hath given pledges for payment of debts and legacies namely the witnesses of the will. Probatum est
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