| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 26 July 2021 |
| Original: | Manorial rolls (not filmed) |
ManxWill 1610M #53 German will of Catharine Corris / Quarres alias Taubman / Tumman, died August 1610: Summary: husband Robert Corris/Quarres is alive [remarried to Margaret xxxx, he died early 1620s, Episcopal Will], son John, brother [John] Tunman, sister [Jane] underage, cousin? & supervisor Margaret Taubman/Tunman (married, she was to bring up the testator's sister Jane), cousin? & supervisor Silvester Taubman/Tunman had custody of the son John, also: Alice Atkinson, Elizabeth Kelly, John Dawson, John Radcliffe junior owed a debt, witnesses: John Cosnahan vicar & Catharine Craine & Margaret Tunman/Taubman & her husband [Richard Corris], NOTE, Catharine's father John Tunman died 1601 [EpW 1600E #054 German] leaving a pregnant wife [posthumous dau Jane] & dau Catharine & son John & dau Margaret all underage, with supervisor older brother Thomas Tunman. Thomas died 1606 [EpW 1606E #113 German], with son Silvester & dau Margaret (both married & with at least one child) & son John (who went to England in 1606). Catharine's next of kin would have been her cousins Silvester & Margaret, whom she made supervisors. Husband: Episcopal will books 1620-1624 German, will of Robert Quarres/Corris. Will of son: MmW 1611M #30 German will of John Quarres/Corris, infant, died 13 May 1611, intestate: father [Robert Corris/Quarris] is not mentioned [he married 1st Catharine Taubman/Tunman & 2nd Margaret, he died in early 1620s], mother [Catharine Corris/Quarres alias Taubman/Tunman] is dead [died August 1610, MmW 1610M #53 German] & left executors: [mother's brother] John Tunman/Taubman & [mother's sister] Jane Tunman/Taubman [born in 1601], supervisors: [mother's cousin] Silvester Tunman/Taubman & [mother's cousin] Margaret Tunman/Taubman. Will of father: 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, NOTE, that dau Catharine later married Robert Corris/Quarres & had a son John, she died August 1610, MmW 1610M #53 German, son John died May 1611, MmW 1611M #30 German. Will of uncle: EpW 1606E #110 German will of Thomas Taubman/Tunman of Ballamore, died 1606: wife is not mentioned, dau Margaret Quarres/Corris alias Taubman/ Tunman (her daughter Margaret Quarres/Corris, married [Richard] Corris/Quarres), son Silvester Taubman/Tunman (his daughter Dorothy, & his wife), son & exec John Taubman/Tunman (he left for England before he paid his father's creditors), friend deputy governor Robert Mollineux, servant Michael Mylrea, niece (brother's daughter) Catharine Taubman/Tunman, also: Isabel[/Elizabeth] Borrow/Barrow/Burrough [born about 1587, the testator was her supervisor when her father Roger died about 1590-1595, recorded in EpW 1601E #056 German], Mr Robert Fletcher, witnesses: Sir John Cosnahan & Mark Cosnahan. Father & husband & son: 1611 Liber Vastarum, German: John Taubman & other children of John Taubman were entered for cottages in Peel of 2d rent, and in 1611, Robert Corris/Quarres [widower of Catharine Taubman, dau of the deceased John] & his son John Corris/Quarres were entered for the 2d rent by their right. Husband & 2nd wife & son & stepdau: 1631 Liber Vastarum, German: Robert Quarres/Corris & his son John Corris/Quarres were entered for a cottage of 2d rent, and both Robert and John were dead; Margaret xxxx, the 2nd wife of Robert, sold her part to Henry Clague, and Catharine Corris / Quarres was entered as the [half] sister of John Quarres/Corris. Stepdau: 1631 Liber Vastarum, German: Catharine Corris/Quarres was entered for a cottage of 2d rent, and in 1644, Daniel Callister was in possession of it and was entered for it. Supervisor [cousin] Silvester & uncle Thomas his father: 1607 Liber Vastarum, German: Thomas Taubman was entered for particles of 6s 9d yearly rent (total rent 40s 4d), and he was dead, and his eldest son Silvester was entered for the 6s 9d rent. Supervisor [cousin] Margaret Taubman & her husband: Margaret Taubman wife of Richard Corris [his will in Episcopal books 1632-1634 Patrick], both are dead per 1636 presentment German, dated 3 May 1637, when Margaret Verratie entered a claim for 5s 10d.
Testament of Katherin Tunman wch depted the ---- August, ffirst shee bequeathed her soule ---- the hands of almightie God, Itm to the poore halffe firlot malte and halffe fyrlott wheate, And one yonge mutton, Itm constituted and ordeyned her sonne John Quarres her true and lawfull executor And if the sayd executor dye before he come to lawfull yeares, her husband Robarte Quarres to have thone halffe of his goods, thother halffe to her brother and syster, Itm to Ales Atkynson a read wast coate, to Margarett Tumman a newe petticoate clothe to Elezabethe Kellie one olde wastecoate to John Dawsons wyfe a wastecoate, to her sister all her lynen & woollen apparell, also wylled that her husband shoulde have the keepinge of her chylde, Itm wylled that Margarett Tumman shoulde have the bringinge upp of her syster, And her porcon wth her tyll shee some to Lawfull yeares, pbatu et solvit iijd Testes John Cosnan vic all pties have agreed Katherin Crayne to the wyll Margarett 1 oxe 1 cowe 1 heffer ij muttons Tumman & iiij sheepe vij lambs x hogs her husband Invent before Maye sub pena vs ad usum dom ij dishes ij fledgs 1 blankett ---ahes dj agorgechamber & a gardendj a coweiiij sheepesome housholde stuff prised to vjs xd ---- some woole iij pewter platers 1 pott brass ij s----es 1 lynnen wheele The whole Invent of the fathers goods and the chyldes verte [next page:] debts that shee ------ to John Ratclyffe junr .........v--- And he to geve to her execut halffe an oxe that was due to her & beinge in his handes of the wthin Inventorie beinge the whole goods betwene the man and his wyfe, the execut being deate[?] thone halffe of his porcon due to his uncle And to his Aunte wch is as folowethe, due to the boye who is in the custodie & bringinge up of Sylvester Tunman, in money x--- ij sheepe one lambe one counter wch is in Mr Garett ---- hands, And 1 chyst in the sayd Sylvesters hands ---- boulster 1 wooden canne 1 tub 1 salte celler 1 f---- plater ij trenchers The sayd Sylvester bonde --- the penaltie of doble value to Annswere the sayd Invent to the boye when he coms to Lawfull yeares witness his hande Silvester Tunman Accordinge to the wthin wyll thone halffe of the goods due to the chylde de---- to the ffather accordinge to the mothers wyll before written pbatum et solvit Itm due to the wenche xs[10s], 1 chyst 1 fledge ij pewter platers 1 co--ser ij trenchers ij sheepe 1 oulde canves 1 petticoate 1 lynnen wheele 1 cartch--- 1 bande all beinge in the hands of Mrgarett Tunman The sayd Mrgarett bonde as aforesayd to annswer sub pena doble value the sayd porcon to ---- witness her hande for the answereinge to ---- wenche her porcon signe manuale Margaret Tunman X
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