Marriage Contract
Silvester Tunman / Taubman and Isabel Garrett alias Barrow / Burrough, 1650

Archdeacon Will 1650A #13 German Articles of Marriage signed 11 February 1646/7, between Silvester Tunman / Taubman of Peeltown and Isabel Garrett alias 
Barrow / Burrough (first husband John Garrett married by 1616):   
Summary: widower Silvester Taubman/Tunman [1st wife Ann Fletcher died 1636, ArW 1636A #110 German] married Isabel Barrow/Burrough (widow of John Garrett): 
Silvester's son Thomas Taubman, witnesses: William Cosnahan & son Thomas Taubman.
Will of Isabel Taubman als Garrett als Barrow/Burrough: ArW 1650A #12 German will of Isabel Taubman/Tunman alias Garrett alias Barrow/Burrough, dated 14 
August 1649: [1st husband John Garrett, married by 1616], 2nd husband widower Silvester Taubman/Tunman [married February 1646/7, he previously married Ann 
Fletcher, her will ArW 1636A #110 German], stepson Captain Thomas Taubman [died 1651, ArW 1651A #08 German], stepdau Margaret Taubman, husband's 
illegitimate dau Ann Taubman, husband's illegitimate son Robert Taubman, also: Henry Caine & his son John, Margaret Lamb, Elizabeth/Bessy Lamb, Elizabeth 
Cosnahan, Catharine Thomason.  NOTE, that a Deed of Gift previously recorded limits Isabel's power to dispose of her goods.
NOTE, the given names 'Elezabeth' and 'Isabel' are used for the same woman in this will, but in all other records, 
she is recorded as Isabel Barrow/Birrough/ Borrough.

          Febr: xith 1646
Mdum:  yt is agreed uppon betwixt Sill: Tunman &
his wife Issabell, that she is to have xxs[20s] allowed
her of that moneys wch Michaell Cross owes to dis
=pose of at her pleasure for & in considderacon
of that fortie shillings wch Robt: Quaye shold
have had for the yeres of his house;  In wit=
nesse hereof the said Sillavester hath sub= 
scribed his shyne manuall ye day & yere
above written             The signe manuall
                          of Selvester Tun
Witnesses                 =man  S
   Willim Cosnahan
   Thomas Tunman

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-----ticles & Covenent of Marriage -----------[in fold] 
And agreed uppon at ye Contraccon of Silvester 
Tunman of St Germ: pish on ye one pte and 
Elizabeth Barrowes late wife of Jo: Carrett
of ye same pish on the othr pte as follow
=eth: 
firste yt is covenanted yt ye sd Sillvestr 
shall take to wiffe ye sd Issabel & that 
she shall likewise take him ye sd Sillvester 
for her wedded husband, wthin the tearme 
of six weekes ensueing if God pmit.  
Itm yt is convenanted yt yf God shall calle 
ffirst for ye sd Issabell by death that yen 
the sd Sillvester shall have & enioye to him 
his heyres or assignes all the worldly estate
moveable & immoveable whatsoever belongeing 
or proply appertayninge to ye sd Issabell 
provyded & excepted that the sd Issabell 
hath power to dispose of her apparell 
linnen & wollen with one sheet & xxvs[25s] sterling of 
moneyes at her death by her last will & 
testament as shee pleaseth.   
Itm, yt ys allso convenanted yt yf yt shall 
please God the sd Issabell shall survive 
& live after ye sd Sillvester, that then 
she shall enioye & peaceably possesse all 
all her own wholle estate which shee is now possessed 
of until they day of her death 
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--------------[dark & torn] the ------- halfe of all her 
------- [dark] the estate moveable & immovable 
of the sd Sillvester.  
In testymonie of the ye prmises & of the mu----[fold] 
consents of ye sd ptyes;  The sd Issabel 
& Sillvester have sett theire signe 
manuall this xxiiij[24] January 16---[fold]
                         The signe manuall 
Before us                of Sill: Tunman
William Cosnahan                 T 
Hu: Colvin H             The signe manual
William Quaye            of Issabell Barrowes 
                                IS

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            July ye 17th 1650
Bee it knowne unto all men; whom it may concerne,
yt I Silvester Tunman of Peeltowne doe acknowledge
to give and freely bestow upon my sonne Thomas Tun=
man halfe James Caines tithe of ye mase more; being all
ready paid for, save onely six shillings wch is unpaid
as yet; and it to bee payd by my sonne Thomas; and hee
likewise having all ye whole small tithes thereunto
belongeing to ye said farme; hee onely paying
out of it a goose yearely to his said father during
his naturall life:  moreover ye other halfe to bee disposed
of at his last will by mee
witness hereunto                      Silvester Tunman
Philip Kenigh his X marke                his S marke
Johannes Crellin                      Thomas Tunman
                         provided always yt ye rest is to be
                         paid betwixt father and sonne

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