Michael Whitehead / White 1611

ManxWill 1611M #02 German will of Michael Whitehead / White, died early 1611:
Summary: wife [Catharine Cross] is alive [remarried to xxxx Young, her will ArW 1650A #08 German], son Michael Whitehead, son William Whitehead, both sons 
are under age 14, supervisors: brother in law John Leece & brother in law Silvester Cross, also: poor people John Gell/Gall & Joney Keie[?Key] & Margaret 
Stole/Stowell & Callighoney Cross, witnesse: Sir John Cosnahan & Silvester xxxx & Philip xxxx & T----.
Wife: ArW 1650A #08 German will of Catharine Young alias White alias Cross, dated 18 May 1650: first husband Michael White [died 1610, MmW 1610M #47 German], 
son William White, son Michael White, grandson Michael White, 2nd husband xxxx Young is not mentioned; son Henry Young, granddau Christian Crellin, dau 
Alice Young (married [Henry] Crellin), also: George Sharples & Mrs Sharples, witness: John Sharples & William Cosnahan & Charles xxxx, pledges: [brother in 
law] John Leece [married to Margaret Cross] & John Hutchin.
Son: German parish register: William Whithead buried 3 December 1672.
Will of son: ArW 1672A #14 German will of William White/Whitehead, died 3 December 1672: wife xxxx Crellin is alive, son Michael, dau Jane, dau Dolly/ 
Dorothy, grandson Thomas Fairbrother, granddau Isabel Whitehead, [half]brother Henry Young, Richard Whitehead, son in law Randle Fairbrother.
   ?Grandson: German parish register: Michal White buried 11 November 1713
Son Michael &c: Michael Whitehead & John Leece & Silvester Cross & Philip Cross had a physical altercation with Sir William Cosnahan after Sir William 
raped John Leece's wife (Margaret Cross) etc, per 1637 censure of Sir William Cosnahan.
Son Michael & stepson in law: 1666 Liber Vastarum, German: Michael Whitehead had a cottage at villa de holme of 1d rent, 
and in 1666 Henry Young was in possession of it and was entered for it.
?Son William: 1666 Liber Vastarum, German: Gilbert Callow had farmland in Ballatersin treen of 1 1/2d rent, and William Whitehead had been in possession 
of it for several years & paid the rent and was now in 1666 for the land, per his bargain of sale.
?Son William: 1666 Liber Vastarum, German: Robert Hodgson/Hutchin had a parcel of intack belonging to Balladoyne treen of 1/2d rent, 
and William Whitehead was in possession of it and was paying the rent, so he was entered for it in 1666
?Son William: 1666 Liber Vastarum, German: Humphrey Clark had a parcel of intack belonging to Balladoyne treen of 2d rent and his daughters sold it to 
William Whitehead who was entered for it in 1666.
?Son William: 1666 Liber Vastarum, German: Humphrey Clark had a parcel of intack belonging to Ballaterson treen of 10d rent and he sold it to William 
Whitehead & John Wattleworth who were entered for it in 1656 as recorded in the Chancery Book for 1656, and William & John were entered in the Liber 
Vastarum in 1666.
   ?Grandson William &c: 1696 Liber Vastarum, German: William Whitehead & Michael Cross jointly had farmland in Ballatesin treen, 
   each for 18d yearly rent, and were each entered for it in 1696 (& before).
NOTE, that the surname 'White' and 'Whitehead' were interchangeable in the early through mid 1600s.

Scte Germanii
In the name of God Amen, I Michaell Whyteheade
beinge sicke inbodie & whole in mynde & of pfecte
memorie laude and prayse be geven to God, doe
make this my laste wyll & testamente in manner
& forme folowinge:  ffirst I doe bequeathe my soule
into the hands of almightie God, and my bodie to
Christen buriall,  Itm I geve and bequeathe to John
Gall, Jonie Keie[?], Margaret Stole & Callinyhoow---
Cross poore people viijd apeece,  Itm I doe
constitute and ordeyne my twoe sonnes vz Michaell
and Wyllm Whytheade my true and lawfull executors
of all my goods moveable & unmoveable,  And doe leave
the educacon and bringinge upp of my sayd chyldren
unto my sayd wyfe,  And the guarden & govenment
of them tyll they come to twentie yeares of age, And
also the use of all suche goods as shall prove d----
to them by my deathe,  And when they come to twentye
yeares of age they to have theyr porcon if thone ---
thother to have his porcon,  And if bothe dye be---
they come to the yeares aforesayd then my will is
my wyfe shall have all goods, houses, tytles, ----
interest that my sayd children shall have to
----thin ye whatsoever by my deathe, Itm I doe
constitute and appoynte John Leece and Sylvester Cross
my brethren in law supvisors, And they at all
------ -----o take securitie, for the chyldrens procon
------ --------- is that my chider      witness Sr John C----
---- --------- upp at schoole tyll              Sil------
----- -------- xiiij yeares of                  Phill-----
------ ------- then to be                       T-------
--------- -------e ---

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In trenchers one dizen dj
and a case of smale
trenchers
one laminge kissen
and ij hondyshed
covers
one Iron griddell
and ij earthen bottells
In ij wooden dishes
and one candell cressott
one caliver one halbert
and one sword
More one cowe and on
shearlinge
In wooden --- platters .... ij
More ij broad geese
halffe the housees and backsyds
due to the executors
By me John Leece
Sylvester Crosse

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