William Garrett 1610

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 12 July 2021
Original: Manorial rolls (not filmed)

ManxWill 1610M #34 Lezayre will of William Garrett the elder, died 16 May 1606:
Summary: not married, 2 illegitimate & underage sons [John & Henry], [illegitimate] paternal half-brother Henry/Harry Garrett, [illegitimate] paternal 
half-brother John Garrett, paternal half-brother & executor William Garrett the younger, uncle Deemster [Thomas Sansbury], godmother Jane [Jane Christian, 
the wife of Deemster Thomas Sansbury], supervisors of the sons: [step]mother [Jane Garrett alias Garrett] & 'cousin'/uncle Philip Garrett & [uncle] 
William Kissack/Kissage [married Joney Garrett], supervisors of brother William: uncle Deemster Thomas Sansbury & uncle Philip Garrett, also: Ewan Crowe, 
the Right Worshipful Mr Deputy [Robert Mollineux], uncle John Sansbury, relative/?aunt/?cousin Jane Sansbury, the Receiver of Peel [Mr William Radcliffe], 
witnesses: William Crowe parson & Philip Garrett.
Copy of will: EpW 1606E #014 Lezayre will of William Garrett the elder, died 16 May 1606: not married, illegitimate son John Garrett, illegitimate son 
Henry/Harry Garrett, mother/stepmother [Jane Garrett alias Garrett] is alive, half-brother & executor William Garrett the younger, [illegitimate] paternal 
half-brother Henry/Harry Garrett & his wife, [illegitimate] paternal half-brother John Garrett, uncle Mr Thomas Sansbury & his wife Jane [Christian], 
kinsman/uncle Philip Garrett, uncle John Sansbury, [uncle] William Kissage/Kissack [married to Joney Garrett], supervisors: uncle Mr Deemster [Thomas] 
Sansbury & uncle Philip Garrett, also: Mr Robert Melindy/Mollineux deputy, Hughan Crowe, Sir William Crowe, Mr William Radcliffe receiver, witnesses: Sir 
William Crowe & John Sansbury.
Will of father: EpW 1606E #013 Lezayre will of Huan/Ewan Garrett, died 13 April 1606, intestate: [1st wife died after 1586], 2nd wife Jane Garrett alias 
[Garrett], son William the younger underage (will be 12 years old in December 1606 [born December 1594]), eldest son William the elder [died a month later, 
EpW 1606E #014 Lezayre], illegitimate son Henry/Harry Garrett, illegitimate son John Garrett, next of kin/brother Philip Garrett.
Copy of will of father: EpW 1606E #142 Lezayre will of Huan Garrett, died 13 April 1606: [1st wife died after 1586], 2nd wife Jane Garrett alias Garrett is 
alive, youngest son William Garrett (will be 12 years old at Christmas 1606 [born December 1594]), eldest son William Garrett was ill and expected to die, 
next of kin/brother Philip Garrett.
Inventory of father: EpW 1606E #007 Lezayre will inventory of Huan/Ewan Garrett who died 13 April 1606 intestate [his will EpW 1606E #007 Lezayre & copy of 
will EpW 1606E #142 Lezayre], inventory written 4 February 1606/7: 1st wife died after 1586 (when the testator made a will that had been lost, but she 
referenced the lost will in her own will), [2nd wife Jane Garrett alias Garrett is alive], inventory brought in & written 4 February 1606/7, Sir William 
Crowe, vicar general in 1606, was witness to the will 20 years ago made by Hughan/Huan & since then lost but was referenced in his 1st wife's will, also: 
Huan Kissage owed £3 10s, William Killip owed 6s, John Kneale owed 3s, legacies left: to Mr Deputy [Robert Mollineux] 20s, to Philip Garrett 20s, to John 
Sansbury 20s, [brother in law, married to Joney Garrett] William Kissack 20s, Deemster [Thomas] Sansbury & wife [Jane Christian] 2 spurs rial/royal, & to 
his [2] base/illegitimate children [Henry & John] £20, NOTE, Deemster Thomas Sansbury & John Sansbury are uncles of the testator's eldest son William 
Garrett the elder. 
See mention of father Ewan & half-brother John: EpWills presentment 7 July 1613 German, Bessy Caine & Alice Caine are presented for fornication with John 
Garrett based on what the said John Garrett told others, but they cleared themselves as did John: witnesses & family: Reynold/Ronold Hughan/Highan, Richard 
Kewley, Catharine Craine alias Lace, Henry/Harry? Billing, father of John Garrett is Ewan Garrett & uncle of John Garrett is (deceased) Christopher Garrett.

In the name of God Amen, the xvjth of Maie 1606, I Willm Carret sick in bodie & hole of mind and of pfect memorie praise be to God, do first comit my soule to God my Creator & redimer and my bodie to Christian buriall, Itm I bequeath to my two base boyes x£[10£] apece when they come to yeres of discretion, To Ewan Crowe a cow, to Willm Kissaik xxs, To my brother Harrie a cowe, To John my brother a cowe, To my uncle Demstr a spurre riall, To my godmother Jaine a spurr riall, To Phillip Carret xxs, I ordayne & constitute execut: my brother Willm Carrett, for the poor let my cussin Phillip look to that chardge ij b:mault 1 b: wheat ote meale A ---yff[?] my mother overseer of my boys and my cussin Ph--- and Willm Kissaik, To the right wop Mr Deputy ij Angels, To my uncle John Samsburi xxs, To Jaine Samsburie a cowe, To the receavor of the Peele xs, I desire my uncle Demster & Phillip Carret to be faithfull supvisors to levie the debts and to be good to my brother To Mr Pson Crowe 1 mutton Willm Crowe pson Phillipp Garrett

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