John Cowley 1798

 

COWLEY, John  1798  Lez   A  82  0106233  

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Archdeacon Will Lezayre 1798 #82 FHL Film #0106233.
The humble petition of John Cowley of Crammag in Lezayre.
Sheweth: That your petitioner's father John Cowley Senior of
Crammag aforesaid lately deceased. Sometime previous to his decease made
his will and appointed your petitioner sole and whole executor of his
said will.
That the goods and effects of the deceadent requires the most
immediate care which care your petitioner is well advised he can not legally
proceed to - until the said will is perfected in law.
Your petitioner therefore humbly pray your Reverences would be
pleased to order this cause to come on to be heard before your Reverences
with all convenient speed. That the said will may be proved and
perfected in law. And your petitioner sworn in form of law as executor of the
said will to proceed to the care and disposition of the said deceadents
personal estate And your petitioner shall pray.
Ordered that the within written petition do come to be heard at a
Court to beholden at the Parish of Bride on Friday the 11th day of May
instant whereof all parties or persons to have due notice. Wm Clucas
In the name of God Amen. The last will and testament of John
Cowley of Crammag in the parish of Lezayre being of sound mind and memory
at the making hereof. Hoping through the merits of his saviour Jesus
Christ, to have remission of his sins.
First - He committed his soul to God and body to Christian burial.
Item - He left and bequeathed unto his seven children vizt Three
sons and four daughters namely John, Wm and Philip Cowley, Catherine, Ann,
Alice, and Jane Cowley an English ---each. He left and bequeathed
unto his two daughters Alice and Jane Cowley the one half and moiety of
Close B Callow equally between them. He left and bequeathed unto
his foresaid daughter Jane Cowley twenty shillings. And in case my
said son John Cowley shall pay unto his said two daughters Alice and Jane
Cowley the sum of Thirty one pounds as before specified that then
and in that case he the said John Cowley is to have that parcel of land
called Close E Callow as before bequeathed in case he his said son John
Cowley shall pay the foresaid sum within the term and space of three
years after his decease. He left an bequeathed unto his son Wm Cowley
fifteen pounds together with an day moth of the hay or meadow land in the
south west side and comer of Rush Close as the same is already marked
and in case his aforesaid son John Cowley shall pay his brother the
before mentioned fifteen pounds within the space of three years that
then and in that case he the said John Cowley is wholly to enjoy the first
day moth. He left and bequeathed unto his son Philip Cowley all the
sheep belonging unto him in Glandish Baon and in Gland no Yhoan. He
left also to his son Philip all his shapened and unshapened clothes vizt
woolen and linnen cloths. He left and bequeathed to his loving wife Alice
Cowley the bed, bed cloathes and bed stead whereon she now lay in case she
shall live after me and in case she my said wife shall die before me
that then and in that case this article mentioned in this will is to be
null and void and of none effect and in case the said John Cowley the testator
doth at my time hereof give any settlement or dowry to my one of my
aforesaid children that then and in that case he him or she is to be
excluded of the legacy left them in this his last will and testament. He left and
bequeathed that his executor hereafter is not to sue or prosecute
any or either of his brothers and sisters my goods given them by the
testator and his wife Alice. He left and bequeathed unto his eldest son
and heir Rush Close and lastly he nominated constituted ordered and
appointed his said son John Cowley sole and whole of all the rest of his
worldly goods and chattels of what nature or denomination soever.
At a Court holden in the parish of KK bride 11 May 1798.
The executor is sworn in court in form of Law and hath given
pledges for payments of goods and legacies namely the witnesses of the will.
Probatum est Wm Clucas
I Philip Cowley do hereby acknowledge to have received the sheep
bequeathed me by the last will and testament of my father John
Cowley as also the shapen and unshapen clothes linnen and woolen and do
hereby acquit release exonerate and discharge the executor of the last
will and testament of my said father of all claims and demands for or on
account of the same. Witness my hand this 6th January 1800.
Philip Cowley
Received from the hands of Mr John Cowley Crammag Lezayre the sum
of fifteen pounds Manks currency the same being a legacy bequeathed
to my wife Alice Gelling Cowley by her father John Cowley as said will
may appear I say received by me in full for said legacy by receiving
the above Cowley's Note this day for the same as witness my subscription
this 27th March 1799. Robert Gelling
Witnesses Wm Cottier and Wm Christian
Peel 4th September 1799
 
Robert Gelling acknowledged the within written receipt to be his
proper act and deed.
Before me
George Savage
High Bailiff
I William Cowley of the parish of Lezayre do acknowledge to have
received at and from the hands of my brother John Cowley of
Crammag in Lezayre aforesaid the sum of fifteen pounds currency of this Isle
being in full of the legacy bequeathed unto me by my father John Cowley
of Crammag aforesaid. And request and desire that the will of my said
father so far as I am concerned be cancelled upon the Archdeacons
Registry where the same remains. As witness my subscription this
30th November 1798. Wm Cowley
Witness John Craine arid Dan Stephen
I Jane Cowley of the parish of KK Christ Lezayre do hereby
acknowledge to have received as and from the hands of my brother John Cowley
of Crammag in the said parish the legacy bequeathed unto me in and
by my father's will in same and request and desire that the said legacy
so far as I am concerned be forth with cancelled upon the Archdeacon's
Registry where the same remains. As Witness my subscription or
mark to my name this 30th November 1798. Jane Cowley my x
Witnesses: John Craine and Dan Stephen
Virtue of the Rev Vicar Genl Clucas I charged Hugh Shimmin of this
parish to appear before his Reverence on the 11th day of instant
at KK Bride by ten 0' clock forenoon to answer the suit of John Cowley
of Crammag in Lezayre. This fifth day 1798 John Simmin Sumner of
German
By virtue of the Revd Vicar Genl Clucas citation granted on the
petition of John Cowley of Lezayre I charged Thos Cow]ey, Wm Cowley, the
witnesses Jon Craine and Wm Cowley, Philip Cowley, Alice Cowley,
Jane Cowley and Alice Cowley to appear before your Reverence at
the Court House in KK Bride Friday the 11th of this instant month by
ten oclock in the forenoon to answer the suit of John Cowley of
Lezayre.
This I aver this the 4th of May 1798. Thomas Crellin Surnner of
Ballaugh.

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