| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 16 April 2019 |
| Original: | 0991433 |
Episcopal Will 1600E #083 Arbory will of William Norris of Ardary (in the treen of Ardary), died 20 February 1599/1600:
Summary: wife Catharine Duke is alive, no children are mentioned, sister Margaret Norris, also: John Duke (?wife's brother), Edward Christian, William
Grell?, Edward Callow clerk [appointed vicar of Arbory 1580] witnesses: Edward Callow minister & Robert Parr clerk, people to whom the testator owed
debts: William Taylor's wife, William Quayle, Madge/Margaret Stanley.
?Self: 1600 Manorial Rolls, Arbory: William Norris had a parcel of intack land of 6d yearly
rent (total rent 12d, Robert Quiggin had 1d rent & William Costeen had 5d rent).
?Sister: Episcopal will books 1635-1638 Lonan, will of Margaret Brew alias Norris.
Re Duke family: 1587 Manorial Rolls, Arbory: John Duke & John Quiggin jointly were entered for a quarterland of yearly rent 14s 8d in Ardary treen.
1600 Manorial Rolls, Arbory: William Cubbon & John Quiggin jointly were entered for a quarterland of yearly rent 14s 8d in Ardary treen.
1617 Manorial Rolls, Arbory: William Cubbon & Richard Duke & William Preley? jointly were entered for a quarterland of yearly rent
14s 8d in Ardary treen.
Re Norris family: 1600 Manorial Rolls, Arbory: William Quillin & son Enli? [or William] Quillin and Thomas Curghey & wife Ann Corrin
and William Norris were jointly entered for quarterland in Ardary treen of 14s 10d yearly rent.
1617 Manorial Rolls, Arbory: William Quillin and Thomas Curghey & wife Ann Corrin and John Cubbon &
wife Catherine were jointly entered for quarterland in Ardary treen of 14s 10d yearly rent.
Re Norris family & Stanley family: 1587 Manorial Rolls, Arbory: Henry Norris & Thomas Stanley were jointly
entered for a quarterland of yearly rent 34s in Bemaccan treen.
1600 Manorial Rolls, Arbory: Sir Thomas Norris & George Stanley were
jointly entered for a quarterland of yearly rent 34s in Bemaccan treen.
1617 Manorial Rolls, Arbory: Thomas Norris junior had rent of 14s 2d, Thomas Norris had rent of 14s 2d &
George Stanley had rent of 5s 8d for a quarterland of yearly rent 34s in Bemaccan treen.
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The testament of Willim Norres whoe depted
xxth of Februarie 1599, Left to ye poore one fyrlet
malte, dj fir wheate, Itm to his syster Margarett Norres
one parte of a cowe, Itm to John Duke the whole rooffe
of the house yt is in ye Ardarie, Itm to his wieffe Katherin
Duke a little pcell of Intacke that is at the ende of
his Crofte dureinge her Lyfe, & after her deathe to his
syster Margarett duringe her Lyfe, And after
the death of my sayd syster, I wyll that my systers
youngeste sonne shall have it. Itm I leave to Edwarde Christen
my full state & interest of my tenement gevinge Wyllm
Grell [?] his bargan of ye same condicionallie yt if ye sayd
Wyllm doe bylde a house for my wyfe uppon ye same
grounde after Maye daye nexte insuinge the date
hereof & if he do not, his bargan to be voyde & to noe
effecte Itm to Edwarde Calowe clerk xijd, Itm to
Robt: Parr vjd, Itm wylled & ordeyned his wyfe
Katherin Duke to be his executrix of all his goods
moveable & unmoveable
pbatum et solvit xijd testes
Edwarde Callowe
debts that he owethe minister
To Wyllm Taylers wyfe xxiijs Robt Parr clerke
To Wyllm Quall ........ vjs viijd
Itm to Madge Stanley .. vjs
Inventorie of his goods
In primis The halfe of one mayre of iij yeare olde the
halffe of one coulte of a yeare olde ij geese
one quarter of a cowe one crooe ij barrels
one churne & a stonde, ij blankets, halffe a pounde of
flaxe, halfe a pounde huirdes, ij sheepe, a
payre bedstockes, on sheete one henn
ij cans one quarte of woole
Last Modified 16 April 2019