| Submitted by: | Wayne Knapp |
| Date: | 27 June 2012 |
| Original: | LDS : 0106413 |
EPISCOPAL WILL #1 Lonan In the Name of God Amen, I William Quayle of the parish of KK Lonnan being infirm But of good and Disposing mind and memory call to mind the uncertainty of human life do make this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and form following. This 3rd Day of May 1809. First. I commit my Soul to God and Body to a Christian Burial Item. I Leave and Bequeath to my son in Law, namely, Ewan Kissack of the parish of KK Maughold the sum of Fifty Two Pounds currency of this Isle. Item. I leave & Bequeath to Sd Ewaan Kissack's Daughter namely, Margaret Kissack my Feather Bed Item. I leave and Bequeath to my Daughter Margaret Kissack's wife, the Big Spinning Wheel and the Little Spinning Wheel and likewise my Part of the P___ ____ and likewise all my Part of Sheep belonging to me. Item. I leave to Each ____ the sum of five shillings sixpence who may claim a Right in the my Last Will and also the sum of two shillings to each of the Witnesses of this my Last Will and Testament. Lastly, I Nominate Constitute and appoint my two sons in Law, namely James Moore of the parish of KK Lonnan and Ewan Kissack of the parish of KK Maughold jointly whole and sole Executors of all the Rest of My Goods Chattles and Effects Movable or immovable [Page 2] of What Nature or Kind soever Equally Between them as witness my mark to my name this Day and Date above written [signed] William Quayle his mark x Witnesses present James Quayle John Kerruish A At Ramsey 26 January 1810 Between Ewan Kissack Petition and James Moore & Isable his wife Df'n Exhibited by James Quayle and John Kerruish witnesses examined in the said court on the Part of the Petitioner [signed] Thos Cubbons At an Ecclesiastical Court holden at Ramsey 30th March 1810 The Executors are sworn in Court in form of Law and also to be true against the one to the other in the division of the Residuum of the Estate & have given Pledges for the payment of Debts and Legacies namely John Corkill (Pecdyr?) of [Page 3] KK Maughold & John gelling of KK Lonan. Probatum est [signed] Thos Cubbon [Page 4] to the Reverend Thomas Cubbon C___ one of the Vicars General of the Diocese of Sodor & Mann The humble petition of Ewan Kissack of the Parish of Maughold. Sheweth That William Quayle of the parish of Lonan departed this life on or about the 27th day of Octob'r last having first duly made and published his Last Will & Testament wherein and whereof he nominated and appointed James Moore of the Parish of Lonan aforesaid and Yr Petitioner joint Exors as by reference to the said Will may appear. [Page 5] That the said James Moore who continues to live in the house wherein the said William Quayle lived had possessed himself of and occupied the whole of the goods and effects which were of the Estate of the said William Quayle to the exclusion of Yr Pet'r from all right and ownership of the same contrary to the Will of the said Deceadant and refuseth to give ___ Pet'r any satisfaction respecting the same. That Yr Pet'r conceived him ___ will entitled to the possession of the Moiety of the said Estate _____ the said Will and that it is necessary that the said Will should forthwith be Established in order that Yr Pet'r may be qualified to a ___ a joint ___ possession and management of the said Estate goods and effects. [Page 6] Wherefore Yr Petr prays that Yr Reverence may be pleased to grant a hearing hereof with authority to prove the validity of the said Will and that upon proof of the same the Will may be established according to the form of Law and Yr Petr'r Sworn joint Exor -____ along with the Sd James Moore as intended by the said Deceasdant.. And Yr Petr will pray ______ Ordered that this petition do come on to be hear before me at the Court House in Ramsey on Friday the 17th of Nov inst. Whereof all proper parties and witnesses to have notice. Given at Ramsey this 6th Nov 1809. [signed] Thos Cubbon At an Ecclesiastical Court holden at Ramsey 17th Nov. 1809 The Defend't having alleged his Advocate could not attend this Petition is continued to Friday the 1st day of December next. [signed] Thos Cubbon At an Ecclesiastical Court holden at Ramsey 1st December 1809 continued to 26th January 1810. [signed] Thos Cubbon [Page 7] At an Ecclesiastical Court holden at Ramsey January 26th 1810. Between Ewan Kissack, Plaintiff & James Moore & Isable his wife, Defend't Disposition of Witness taken in a Testamentary cause between the said Parties. James Quayle a witness produced on behalf of the Plaintiff being sworn & examined dep____ ____ he knows the Plaintiff & Defend't ____ They are married to the Daughters of William Quayle deceased, that Deponent knew and was well acquainted with Wm Quayle the late deceased & that he had ____ the ____ writing marked with the letter A - saith that the said paper writing was duly executed by the said Wm Quayle as his last Will & Testament in the presence of this Deponent & John Kerruish the other witness & the Deponent & John Kerruish signed their names to the said paper writing as witnesses in the Deponents Testators presence & that the said Testator appeared to him the Deponent at the said time to be of sound & disposing mind & memory & that he knows of no other will made by him since--- Being cross examined on [page 8] on behalf of the Defend't saith that the said Paper writing marked with the let A purporting to be the last Will & Testament of the Sd William Quayle was written by John Kerruish the other witness in the house of the Plaintiff-that no person was in the Room with the Testator Wm Quayle at the time of executing the said paper writing but the Deponent & the other witness, that the Deponent was requested by the Plaintiff to come to be a witness to the Will of Wm Quayle late deceased, that said Will was read to the Sd Wm Quayle deceased who declared the same to be his will in the presence of the Deponent-James Quayle. John Kerruish a Witness produced on behalf of the Plaintiff being sworn was examined deposed & saith he knew Wm Quayle late deceased, that ____ that he knows the Plain- tiff & Defend't that the sd Plaintiff & Defendant are married to the daughters of the Sd Wm Quayle late deceased—that he has looked at the paper writing marked with the letter A now, produced unto him & so certified to, that the said paper writing was written by the Deponent by the Direction of the [Page 9] said William Quayle deceased & in his presence---that the said paper writing was duly executed by the said William Quayle deceased in presence of the Deponent of the other witness James Quayle, that the Depon't & the said James Quayle did in the presence of the said Wm Quayle deceased signed their their names as witnesses thereto—that the said Wm Quayle deceased appeared to this Deponent to be of sound mind & memory at the time he executed the said paper writing marked with the letter A as aforesaid and that he knows of no oterh will by him since made--- [signed] John Kerruish X Taken by & before me. [signed] Thos Cubbon.
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