Elinor Cannon, 1857

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  57    Kirk German 1857
  
I Eleanor Cannon, wife of William Cannon of the Corvalla, make my last will
and testament in manner following:
Item:  I leave and bequeath to my husband William Cannon the profits,
benefits, and issues of my houses and lands, part of the quarterland of
Covalla and BallaKaighin, situate in KK German during his natural life and
after his death I leave the said premises of houses and land to my grandson
William Cannon to be his absolute property forever, he paying to his Aunt
Eleanor Kaighin als. Cannon the sum of 8 pounds, if she will come to the
Island from America to receive it, but without interest until such time as
it will be lawfully demanded.
Item:  I leave to my sister Catherine Kelly the sum of 10 shillings
Item:  I leave and bequeath to my grandson John Cannon the sum of 8 pounds.
Item:  I leave and bequeath to my grandddaughter Eleanor Margaret Cannon the
sum of 8 pounds also the one half of my shaped apparel.
Item:  I leave and bequeath to my granddaughter Catharine Woods als. Kaighin
the sum of 8 pounds and the other half of my shaped apparel. Item:  I leave
to John Joseph Woods, James Woods, and Thomas Woods, children of Joseph
Woods and my granddaughter Catharine, his wife, the sum of two pounds each.
Item:  I leave to Esther Ann Kneen, daughter of my granddaughter Eleanor
Margaret Cannon the sum of two pounds.
Lastly, I nominate and appoint my grandson William Cannon whole and sole
executor of all my goods.


Will Proved 9 October 1857.


Hugh Kaighin and Eleanor Kaighin als. Cannon, his wife, on 16 March 1858, in
the State of Ohio, in America, acknowledged to have received from William
Cannon of BallaKaighin in the parish of German, the sum of 8 pounds... The
legacy bequeathed by the will of Eleanor Cannon, bearing date the 18th day
of May 1848.


Joseph Woods of the Whitestrand in the parish of Kirk German in the Isle of
Man, was the Attorney for Eleanor Cannon Kaighin, appointed to collect two
legacies of ten pounds left by my father William Cannon and 8 pounds left by
my mother Ellen Cannon, who both died in the parish of Kirk German.  In
witness hereunto I set my hand and seal the 16th day of March 1858, at
Painsville in the County of Lake and the State of Ohio in the United States
of America.

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