Joney Cowley alias Quisten / Cosnahan 1600

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 16 April 2019
Original: 0991433

Episcopal Will 1600E #070 Patrick will of Joney Cowley alias Quisten / Cosnahan, died 29 January 1600/1:  
Summary: husband Robert Cowley, also: Ann (or Amy) Breij[?], witnesses: John Cosnahan & Patrick Corrin or Cowin & Philip xxxx.
NOTE, 'Quisten' may have morphed from Quistnough which morphed into 'Cosnahan' which took many forms in the early 1600s & before.
NOTE,that Joney was presented about May/June 1600, for fornication with John Quater/Watterson, so she was probably married only 5 or 6 months 
to Robert Cowley, & may have died due to early complications in her pregnancy. Alternatively, she may have become pregnant by John Quater, and 
married Robert only a month or two into her pregnancy, and died during [a premature] delivery.

The testamente of Jonie Quisten wch depted the xxixth of Januarie Left to Ani [?or Amy] inj Brejs[?] 1 cartcheffe 1 coate Itm: constituted and ordeyned her husband Robart Cowley her true and lawfull executor invent pbatum est et solvit iijd testes John Cosnahan halfe a hoge dj a smalle garden Patrick Corrn (or Cown) [dark] Phillip ----

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