John Creer, 1804

16   Douglas

In the Name of God Amen
I John Creer Shoemaker of the Town of Douglas
Do think of the uncertainty of this mortal life being
weak in body but of good Disposing mind memory &
understanding do make this my Last Will and
Testament in the following manner viz -
First I commit my Soul to Almighty God and my body
after Death to a Deasent Christian burial hoping
Through the merits of my Blessed Saviour for
A Joyful Resurrection as for the goods and Effects
That the Almighty has Blesst me with I leave as
followeth. Item I leave and bequeath unto my 
Eldest Daughter Elizabeth John Cains wife the sum of
one pound one Shilling British Item I leave and
Bequeath unto Margret my Daughter Robt Kellys wife
The sum of one pound one Shilling British Item
I Leave and bequeath unto my Eldest son William
Creer the sum of five pounds British Item I leave
And Bequeath unto Robert my Son the sum of Twenty
Pounds British and also all the tools and utensils belong-
ing to the Shoemaker trade Item I leave and bequeath
unto my Daughters namely Jane - Catherine - Christian and
Elenor the Sum of ten pounds ten shillings
British Each I Leave two shillings and sixpence
Legacy to any person or persons that may have aright
Claim to my Effects Lastly I Nominate Constitute
and Appoint My Loving Wife Margret Creer alias
Hampton To be whole and sole Executrix of all the rest
of my worldly goods and Effects moveable and immoveable
of all kinds and nature whatsoever and this I do
Declare to be my Last Will and Testament this 21
day of March 1804.

Witnesses present
William Shimmin
John Key
John Quirk

We whose names are under signed and before mentioned in 
the foregoing will do hereby acknowledge that we have
Received our proportion left us in the foregoing
Will we say Rec'd by us from the hands of the 


Executrix this 7th day of June 1803  - 	John Cain
Witnesses )  	Christian Creer		Margaret Kelly
John Quirk)	William Creer		Catherine Creer
John Cain )	Robt Creer			Jane Creer


At a Chapter Court holden  at Douglas June 12th
1804
The Executrix is sworn in Court in form
of Law, & hath given pledges for the payment 
of debts & Legacies namely John Key & John
Quirk the witnesses 	Probatum Est

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