William Crebbin, 1798

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 15 September 2002
Original: LDS: 0106233

Note: The pagination may not be correct and translated or doubtful wording may not be indicated.


14          Braddan
The is the last will and testament of William Crebbin 
of Douglas, merchant, and Hester Crebbin alias Moore 
my wife, xxx, published by us jointly as follows: 
We give and devise to our son Paul Crebbin, his heirs 
and assigns on the decease of either of us one half 
our moiety of Ballafurt and xxx our lands or tenements 
in the parish of Santan and also one moiety or half 
of our concerns and dwelling houses in Douglas with 
the appurtenances and we give and devise to our said 
son his heir and assigns after the decease of the 
survivor of us the other or remaining half or moiety 
of all and singular the said lands and tenements, 
concerns and dwelling house (all such premises are 
fully described in a Deed of Sale of the xxx hereof . . . 
Robert Heywood Esquire) subject to the xxx which do 
or may affect the same xxx the legacy or sum of one 
hundred and fifty pounds British which is hereby 
bequeathed to our son Philip Quayle Crebbin and which 
is to be paid to him personally. 
And we give and devise and equally amongst our 
daughters, their heirs, executors, administrators 
and assigns as tenants in common, one half of our 
lands and tenements in the parish of Lonan 
(particularly mentioned in the will of Thomas Quayle, 
deceased, and in the before mentioned Deed) and 
also one half or moiety of the personal property 
which shall or may accrue or xxx from or out of 
the Estate of the said Thomas Quayle. 
And we give and devise to the survivor of us, his 
or her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns 
the other or remaining half or moiety of the said 
lands and tenements in Lonan aforesaid, and do give 
and bequeath to such survivor all the rest, residue 
and remainder of our Estates and effects, real 
and personal, and do constitute and appoint him or 
her sole executor or executrix of this our will, 
and we nominate and appoint the Reverend Charles 
Crebbin and the said Robert Heywood along with the 
survivor of us, guardians of such of our daughters 
as may not have attained the age of twenty one years 
at the decease of either of us. 
Witness our hands the 8th January 1798. 
[signed] Wm Crebbin, 
Hester Crebbin. 
Witnesses: 
Richard Symons, 
Nicholas Christian. 

At an Ecclesiastical Court holden in the Court house 
in the Parish of Kirk Patrick the 23rd Cay of March 1798, 
William Crebbin one of the testators having departed 
this life, Hester Crebbin the survivor of them is sworn 
of the before going will in form of law and also to 
be guardian and supervisor of the testator’s children 
who are under age and hath given pledges for the payment 
of legacies, namely Henry Grice Esquire, her son in law 
and the Revd. Nicholas Christian one of the Witnesses 
of the will. 

12th January 1798, 
His Grace John Duke of Atholl enters a claim against 
the Estate of Wm Crebbin deceased for the amount of 
500 pounds. 

June 19th, 1798, Jane Crebbin enters a claim against 
the Estate of Wm Crebbin for the sum of 150 pounds. 

August 31, 1798, William Sayle enters a claim against 
the Estate for xxx. 

December 5th 1798, Ellinor Laurence enters a claim 
against the Estate of Wm Crebbin for 15 pounds. 

December 11th, 1798, Robert Clucas against the same 
for 17 pounds. 

January 26, 1799, John Kewley enters the same for 
100 pounds. 

January 1799, William Leece enters the same for 
15 pounds. 

The humble petition of Philip Skillicorn 
of KK Lonan 
sheweth 
that Thomas Quayle of Ballagare late deceased did 
by deed dated the 2nd day of August 1788 for certain 
good consideration therein mentioned grant unto 
you petitioner all his goods and effects whatsoever 
as by the said deed may more fully appear; 
that upon the death of the said Thomas Quayle your 
petitioner preferred his petition to your Reverence 
praying that the said deed might be received and 
as for the last will and testament of the said 
Thomas Quayle and your petitioner might be sworn 
the executor or administrator as usual in such case; 
that William Crebbin of the town of Douglas, 
merchant, did on or about the same time preferred 
a petition to your Reverence praying that a paper 
writing purporting to be a will alleged to be made 
by the said Thomas Quayle, might be proved and 
the execution that committed to him the said 
Wm Crebbin; 
That the said several petitioners came on to be 
heard before your Reverence at one and the same 
together, when your Reverence xxx to continue, 
the said petitioner died, and no further proceeding 
hath been had upon the petition; 
that the said William Crebbin hath lately departed 
this life and no legal representative of him the 
said Wm Crebbin hath been constituted or appointed 
by reason whereof your petitioner is prevented 
from proceeding to bring the matters of the said 
petition to a final determination to the great 
loss and detriment of your petitioner as he 
conceives a considerable part of the goods 
and effects which were of the said Thomas 
Quayle being in a perishable and hazardous state. 
And your petitioner therefore humbly prays 
for a hearing of this petition, and that the 
last will and testament of Mr. William Crebbin 
(if any there be) may be xxx in and proved. 
And if there be no such will, that the next 
of kin of the said Wm Crebbin may xxx out 
letters of xxx his effects. 
And in case of the declining so to do, that 
some other proper person or persons may be 
appointed to administrate the same. 
And that you petitioner may obtain such other 
relief as the case requires, and your 
petitioner will pray etc. 

Ordered that the before going Petition do 
come on to be heard at an Ecclesiastical 
Court to be holden in the Court house in 
this Parish on Friday next whereof all proper 
parties and persons to have due notice. 
Given at KK Patrick 19th March 1798. 
[signed] Ev. Christian. 

I do hereby certify that this day I have lawfully 
charged Mrs. Hester Whiting of Douglas, widow and 
Miss Mary Crebbin of the same place spinster, to 
appear at an Ecclesiastical Court, to be holden at 
the Court house in Kirk Patrick, on Friday next, 
at the suit of Mrs. Hester Crebbin widow and 
executrix named in the last will and testament of 
Mr. William Crebbin late of Douglas, aforesaid 
deceased, whose said will is meant to be then 
proved, and of which intended probate and gave 
the said Hester Whiting and Mary Crebbin who 
are two of the children of the deceased notice 
the 20 March 1798. 
[signed, his mark] John Duggan, Sumner of Braddan


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