Mary Dinwoody, 1824

In the name of God Amen.
I James Dinwoody Senior of the parish of Malew and Mary Dinwoody my
wife being of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding do
make our joint last will and testament in manner following
First we commend our souls to God and our bodies to Christian burial.
Secondly We give and bequeath unto our granddaughter Mary Thompson our
clock, chest of drawers, looking glass, feather bed, bedding,
bedstead, and hangings as legacy.
Thirdly we give devise and bequeath unto our son William Dinwoody all
that house and concerns situated near the new Quay in Castletown and
now in the occupation  of our son James Dinwoody.  He our said son
William to pay in consideration of the said premises the sum of fifty pounds
British to his brother the said James when he the said William Dinwoody
possesses the same.
Fourthly we give and bequeath one shilling to every person who may pretend
to claim any right to our goods and effects .
And lastly we give and bequeath unto our daughter Jane the wife of
Samuel Thomson all the residue and remainder of all our goods, rights,
credits, chattels, and effects movable and immovable whatever.  And we do
nominate constitute and appoint our said daughter Jane Thompson whole and
sole executrix of this our joint last will and testament.
In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names or affixed
our marks this 23rd day of August 1821.
James Dinwoody
Mary Dinwoody her mark x
Signed and published and  declared by the testators as and for their joint
last will and testament in presence of us the witnesses.
John Gourlie
Wm Hampton

At a Special Chapter Court holden in Castletown the 20th of Dec 1824. Samuel
Thompson in right of this wife Jane Thompson the executrix in
the foregoing will named is sworn well and truly to execute the before
written last will and testament of Mary Dinwoodie deceased to pay all
her just debts legacies and funeral expenses so far forth as her goods
will extend and the law bind him and to return a true ad perfect
inventory of the deceadents estate and effects and of his proceedings in the
premises into the Episcopal Registry of this island when thereto lawfully
required and to these ends the said Samuel Thompson hath
entered into a bond unto the Lord Bishop and his successors in the penal sum
of ten pounds British bearing equal date herewith
                       Probatum est   Will Roper
Whereas James Dinwoody Senior of the parish of Malew and Mary his
wife did by their joint last will and testament of them duly made and
executed and bearing date the 23rd day of August 1821 amongst other things
leave and bequeath unto their granddaughter Mary Thompson their clock, chest
of Drawers, looking glass, feather bed, beddings, bedstead, and hangings as
legacy and nominated constituted and appoint their daughter Jane the wife of
Samuel Thompson whole and sole executrix and residuary legatee of their said
will, as by the same hereunto annexed
may more fully appear.  And whereas the said Mary Dinwoody sometime
thereafter departed this life without altering or revoking the said will
but before the same had received probate in the Ecclesiastical Court the
witnesses thereto departed this life in consequence whereof the said
will could not be legally established and therefore the same has become void
and of no effect by means whereof, the goods chattels and effects which were
of the said Mary Dinwoody deceased (of which he has been
this day sworn executor).  And shall in all things relating thereto
conform to the laws of this island the orders of the Eccl Court thereof
and the oath which he has this day taken then the foregoing obligation to be
void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Samuel Thompson
Witness:
G. W. Dumbell.

Last Modified 8 September 2015