Margaret Hunter alias Radcliffe 1610

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 9 July 2021
Original: Manorial rolls (not filmed)

Manx Will 1610M #23 German will of Margaret Hunter alias Radcliffe, died 17 March 1609/10:
Summary: husband John Hunter is alive, 3 unnamed & underage children, supervisors: Silvester Taubman & [brother?] John Radcliffe junior.
Another example of the relationship between Radcliffe & Taubman families: EpW 1600E #054 German will of John Tuman/Tunman/Taubman of Ballaterson, died 
before 26 May 1601: wife is alive & may be pregnant, son John, dau Catharine, younger dau Margaret, mother in law is alive, supervisors: brother Thomas 
Tunman/Taubman & John Radcliffe, also: Richard Stephen?, Daniel/Donold Cash- --, Ann Spinner, also: debts were owed to brother? Thomas Tunman/Taubman & 
Thomas Quayle & John Garrett & George Ballard, witnesses: John Coxxxxx & Danxxx xxxxx & xxxxx. 
?Relative: 1590 Manorial Roll, German: entry #80: William Hunter had the rent of a cottage in Peel of 3d yearly rent 1596 Manorial Roll, German: entry 
#80: William Hunter had the rent of a house chamber & small garden in Peel of 3d yearly rent 1616 Manorial Roll, German: entry #80: John Ranscroft & 
Margaret Hunter had 3d yearly rent of a house chamber & small garden in Peel, NOTE, that Margaret Hunter is probably the daughter of William Hunter. 
?Relative Robert Hunter: 1590 Manorial Roll, German: entry #107: Robert Hunter had 2d yearly rent for a cottage etc in Peel 1596 Manorial Roll, 
German: entry #107: Robert Hunter had 2d yearly rent for a smithy & garden in Peel. 
1616 Manorial Roll, German: entry #107: Philip Corlett had 2d yearly rent for a smithy & garden in Peel. 
?Relative Margaret Hunter: EpW 1600E #089 German will of Margaret Burscough alias Hunter, died 9 May 1600: husband [Thomas?] Burscough is not mentioned, 
son Lawrence Burscough, dau Marriad, dau Catharine, witnesses: John Cosnahan vicar/minister & Henry Corrin clerk. 
Copy of will: EpW 1600E #102 German will of Margaret Burscough alias Hunter, died 9 May 1600: husband [Thomas?] Burschough is not mentioned, son Lawrence 
Burscough, dau Marriad, dau Catharine, all are of age, witnesses: John Cosnahan & Henry Corrin. 
?Relatives Margaret Hunter & Alice Hunter: EpW 1609E #008 German will of John Rancroft/Ranscroft/Ravenscroft, drowned ('perished by water'), died between 
July & October 1609 intestate: wife [Margaret Hunter] is alive [remarried to (Thomas) Hartley [see 1622 Liber Vastarum, German,], son Hugh Rancroft/
Ranscroft underage, father [Thomas?] Rancroft is alive, mother is alive, sister [Mary?] is alive (married to Richard Cottier by 1616), also: [relative of 
wife?] Alice Hunter was owed 5s 6d pledges: Henry Radcliffe constable & William Sumpter [?brother in law of the testator's wife]. 
?Relatives Margaret & Alice &c: 1622 Liber Vastarum, German: Margaret Hunter had a parcel of intack of 4d yearly rent (total rent 16d) which was left to 
her in legacy from her first husband [John] Rancroft died; she remarried to Thomas Hartley, and in 1622, Margaret & her husband Thomas Hartley & her son 
Hugh Rancroft by her first husband sold a parcel of 4d rent to Thomas Kelly, and Thomas Clark & his wife Alice [Hunter] had the rest of the rent. 
2nd Husband of Margaret Hunter: 1619 Liber Vastarum, German: Margaret Harrison was entered for a parcel of intack land of 1d yearly rent belonging to 
Lambfell treen, and in 1619, Thomas Hartley was entered for it. 
2nd Husband of Margaret Hunter: 1620 Liber Vastarum, German: the following people were entered for waste land ('firma vast', total yearly rent 19d): 
Catharine Quine for 3d, Paul Cannell for 3d, Marriad Killey for 3d, William Gremshaw/Grimsay for 4d & Philip Cubbon for 6d, and in 1620, the following 
were entered for these same parcels: Thomas Hartley for 3d, Gilbert Shimmin for 3d, Robert Killy for 3d, William Kelly for 4d, & Ralph Kaighin for 6d. 
?Relative Catharine Hunter: ArW 1633A #050 German will of Catharine Sumpter alias Hunter, dated 20 March 1633/4: husband xxxx Sumpter is not mentioned, 
dau Ellin (married xxxx Watterson), dau Jane (married), son William (married, has a contract bargain/marriage contract); 3 unmarried children: son Thomas 
(died soon after, ArW 1633A #051 German), dau Catharine & dau Elizabeth/Bessy (later married xxxx Young); also Sir William Harrison; witnesses: William 
Cosnahan & Henry Corrin, pledge: John Kinread ?relative Richard Hunter: Episcopal will books 1635-1638 German, will of Richard Hunter [He has a croft next 
to Joney Hertclyffe/Hartley alias Lace, per her will EpW 1614E #010 German]. 

Margrett Raitcliff depted this lyf the xvijth day of March 16---[edge] shee bequeathed to her husband John Huntter a qrter --- house wth his owne goods and constituted & appoynt---- iij childeren her lawfull exec, She left Silves----- Tubman and Jo: Raitcliffe junior supvisors of her childeren pbatum est et solvit iijd Inventorie ut supra

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