John[?] Christian 1607

Manx Will 1607M #15 Bride will of xxxx [?John] Christian of Cranstall, died in 1607: 
Summary: wife is alive, son (& heir) John Christian, son & exec Mark, son & exec William, son & exec Daniel/Donold, dau & exec Ellin Christian, dau? Joney 
(left 6d, ?married), dau? Margaret (left 6d, ?married), witnesses: John Kneale & Daniel/Donold Kneale & William Christian,  NOTE, that the given name of the 
testator, John, is a best guess, since Daniel/Donold Christian of Cranstall died 1602/3 & his son & heir was John Christian; also, the testator's son & heir 
is John. 
?Will of father: MmW 1603M #01 Bride will of Daniel/Donold Christian of Cranstall, died 8 February 1602/3: wife Ellin Wright is alive, son & exec & heir 
John Christian, son William the elder, son William the younger, son Michael, dau Bessy/Elizabeth, unnamed married daughters, married dau Christian (part of 
her dowry was still owed, she married William Cowle), son in law William Cowle, illegitimate daughter xxxx Christian, brother John Christian, also: Deemster 
[Thomas] Sansbury, Philip Christian, Daniel/Donold Quilleash/mc Illaish, John Kaighin was owed 20s (also his mother's goods in rye & straw), executors of 
Edmund Christian of Ramsey, Mark Joughin, witnesses: John Christian & Gubbon Joughin, and William Crow official ?relative (e.g., grandfather, etc). 
ArWills 1636 Court Proceeding, found after ArW 1636A #088 Patrick will of Hugh Shimmin: 1636 Court Proceedings regarding the tithe of David Christian of 
Cranstall, Bride, farmer, which had been paid for 50 years and more: 1636: Curia habita apud holme de Peele March 21 Coram Rich divina pvidentia Episco 
Insula Mona die prdicto Charles Coole curate swarne & examined fo------[dark edge] yt David Xtian farmer of Cranstle to his pfect knowledge hath pde 
----aner of smale tythes of 50tie yeares and upward m----t any after[?] b------[dark] res----ance; and yt he himself being many yeares pctor received the 
same, Charles Coole -----[dark] John Lace 60 yeares or there about sworne & examined saith as the former Deponent in every pointe, John Lace his X Mitchel 
Kneale Sumnr for many yeares of that parish sworne & examined saith yt he was with the pctors when the smale tythes of David Christine farmer[?] alwayes 
payde the same and sometymes the pctors bestowed the tyth lambe & woole one himself, Mitchel Kneale. 
?Will of sister: EpW 1600E #030 Bride will of Alice Christian alias Christian of Cranstall, died 10 April 1600 or 1601, has ground in Cranstall: husband 
Daniel/Donold Christian is alive, 2 unnamed sons, 2 unnamed & underage daughters, supervisors: brother John Christian & father xxxx Christian, mother is 
alive, witnesses: Sir John Stevenson & William Christian & Daniel/Donold Quirk & John Christian clerk & Michael Christian & John Cannell. 
Copy of the will: EpW 1601E #014 Bride will of Alice Christian alias Christian of Cranstall, died 10 April 1601 or 1600: husband [Daniel/Donold Christian] 
is alive, 2 unnamed daughters (underage), unnamed sons, mother is alive, father is alive, brother John Christian, supervisors: father & brother John 
Christian, witnesses: Sir John Stevenson & William Christian & Daniel/Donold Quirk & John Christian & Michael Christian & John Cannell. 

--- of Cranstall the ------ ---------- the ----- ------- 
of pefect memorie & mind his last will as foloweth ------- 
--- God and my bodie to Christian buriall, Itm I bequeath ---- 
my children Mark Willm Donald and Ellen Christen my ---- 
my trwe executors of all my worldle goods, Itm I bequeath ---- 
my daughter vjd, to Joney vjd, to Margret vjd, to ----
my sonne vjd and one hogshead that came f---e ---- 
one oxe out of the hole to my wieff, all the cloathds ----- 
---n & linine that was betwene them to my wieff except 
---t the ger to be amongst the children of the house ---- 
--- --llen my daughtr one gray heffer ij yers old, ther f---- 
--- everie child to have his owne wth the increasse by proper ---[edge] 
---r half quarter of the called Cotters ground he had noth----- 
--- wth[?] it the lease to his iiij children that it was ther---- 
---- goods that paid for it, another half quarter called ------ 
----e Coage John his sonne to paie what was unpaid according to bargane ---- for observing 
---- owne right to his wieff and so to have it, Itm to the ------ 
---- bowles of mault 1 bowle wheat etc ad discr: of John w----- 
---ine for Balecoage what was unpaid then the executo----- 
----e it and let John goe to triall 
                                   pbatum est et solvit xii---- 
John Knell      } 
Donald Knell    } Jurati 
Willm Christene }           Solvo tamen vincuig suo -----

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