| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 16 August 2021 |
| Original: | Manorial rolls (not filmed) |
ManxWill 1633M #06 Michael will of Isabel Quay alias Cordeige alias Wright, died 20 February 1632/3 [age 70 in 1626, so born about 1556,
per ArWills 6 August 1626 Court Michael]:
Summary: 1st husband xxxx Cordeige, 2nd husband John Quay is alive, son William Cordeige, grandson John Cordeige & granddau Margaret Cordeige & granddau
Joney Cordeige, grandson Gilbert Cordeige, dau Ann (married 1st to Gilbert Kaighin with a marriage contract,[& 2nd to Hugh Caine], her will ArW 1654A #22
Michael), granddau Ann Kaighin, grandson John Quay, granddau? Joney Quay, grandson? Phinlo Quay, dau & exec Isabel Cordeige, also John Woods of Ballin----
owed her 10s, witnesses: Patrick Cannell minister & Phinlo Quay & Isabel Cordeige & Ann Cordeige, pledges: John Garrett & Thomas Teare.
Michael parish register: Isabel Wright buried 20 February 1632/3.
See: ArW 1626 Court Proceedings Michael, regarding the church seats belonging to the farm of BalleyRey/Balleira previously owned by Daniel/Donold Wright,
and currently owned by John Woods: witnesses: John Quay age 70, & Isabel Quay [alias Cordeige] alias Wright about 70 and wife of the said John Quay, &
William Caine age 75, & Patrick Cannell age 70, Richard Caine age 70, NOTE, Daniel/Donold Wright died about 1581, see his will from that time.
Will of father: Manx Will 1580M frame 78 etc, Michael will of Daniel/Donold Wright of BallyRey/Balleira, died about 1581 Michael: wife Jane Quayle is alive,
dau (?& heir) & exec Jane Wright [?married xxxx Woods & her son or grandson John Woods had BallyRey/Balleira in 1626], dau & exec Elizabeth Wright, dau
Isabel, illegitimate dau Ellin Wright, mother xxxx Wright alias xxxx is alive, sister Ellin Wright, sister Catharine (has children), father in law John
Quayle, brother in law? James Quayle, brother in law? John Quayle, Thomas Woods the elder, Thomas Woods the younger, also: William Christian, William
Wright, William Harbin, William Cordeige, William Kelly, Sir Henry Gell vicar general, witnesses: Thomas Sansbury deemster & Daniel/Donold Croghan & John
Quayle & James Quayle & Thomas Woods , Sir Daniel/Donold [Crahan/Croghan] vicar.
Self [born about 1556] & 2nd husband John [born about 1556]: ArWills 1626 presentments Michael: Isabel Quay [alias Cordeige] alias Wright wife of John Quay,
about age 70 years, gave testimony regarding the proper seats of the farm of BallyRey now owned by John Woods, 1626 presentment Michael [Note that Isabel
married 1st xxxx Cordeige & 2nd John Quay, her will MmW 1633M #06 Michael].
See also: Daniel Wright was entered for BallyRey ('Donnold Wright' [he died about 1581, MmW 1580M frame 78 Michael) & would sit in the seats belonging to
the farm of BallyRey (now owned by John Woods) so that no one else would sit there, per testimony of William Caine (age about age 75 years [so born about
1551]), who gave testimony regarding the proper seats of the farm of BallyRey now owned by John Woods, 1626 Michael.
Will of dau: ArW 1654A #22 Michael will of Ann Caine alias Kaighin alias Cordeige, died 20 January 1654/5: 1st husband [Gilbert] Kaighin, 2nd husband Hugh
Caine, youngest dau Catharine Kaighin, dau Ann Kaighin, witnesses: William Quay & John Gell.
?Son in law: Michael parish register: Gil Kaighin buried 4 February 1636/7.
?Son in law: Episcopal will books 1642-1644 Michael will of Gilbert Kaighin.
Niece: Ballaugh parish register: Kathren Woods als Craine buried at Kirk Michael 25 September 1608.
Will of niece: EpW 1608E #044 Ballaugh will of Catharine Craine alias Woods, died 24 September 1608: husband John Craine is alive, 3 unnamed &
underage children, legitimate brothers & supervisors: brother John Woods senior & John Woods junior, aunt Isabel Wright, grandmother is alive,
also (?half siblings, ?illegitimate siblings, ?other relatives): Ellin Woods, young Thomas Woods, Bryan Woods.
Will of father: MmW 1580M frame 78 etc, will of Daniel/Donold Wright of BallyRey/Balleira, died about 1581 Michael: wife Jane Quayle is alive, dau (?& heir)
& exec Jane Wright [?married xxxx Woods & her son or grandson John Woods had BallyRey/Balleira in 1626], dau & exec Elizabeth Wright, dau Isabel,
illegitimate dau Ellin Wright, mother xxxx Wright alias xxxx is alive, sister Ellin Wright, sister Catharine (has children), father in law John Quayle,
brother in law? James Quayle, brother in law? John Quayle, Thomas Woods the elder, Thomas Woods the younger, also: William Christian, William Wright,
William Harbin, William Cordeige, William Kelly, Sir Henry Gell vicar general, witnesses: Thomas Sansbury deemster & Daniel/Donold Croghan & John Quayle &
James Quayle & Thomas Woods, Sir Daniel/Donold [Crahan/Croghan] vicar.
----- ------ ---- amen the 2d --- of Januarie -----[crumbled edges]
----- Isabell Wright sick in bodie but whole -----
------ and pfect memorie laude and pra-----
------ghtie God: doe make this my last will ---
------ as followeth &c: first I bequeath my
----- ---- the hands of almightie God my Creatur &
----mer and my bodie to Christian buriall; Item I
---- to the poore one boule malt half furlett meale
and half furlett wheate & two sheepe; Item I leave to
my grandchildren John, Margarett, & Jony Cordeige
one sheepe, & one lambe; Itm I leave to Jony Quay one
gray peticoate, Itm I bequeath to Ann Caghen one lambe,
Itm I leave to my sonne William Cordeige vjd legasie
alsoe I bequeath to my daughter An a fledge & an old pet=
coate, Itm I leave to my grandchildren Gilbert Cordeige
and John Quay one quarter of a heffer, Item I bequeath
to my sonne in lawe Gilbert Caghen one quarter of a cr=
oape of coarne wch hee had by bargan of contraction wth
my husbands consent & my owne consent, Itm I leave to
Ffinlo Quay another quarter of a croape of coarne wch I have
duringe my owne life and the said Ffinlo not to have poss=
ession of it untill hearvist nor of any thinge that be=
longeth unto ---- the said quarter of coarne; likewise it is
my will that the coarne & meale above mentioned bee
out of --- quarter, I meane the coarne left to the
poore, Item I doe constitute & ordaine my lawfull ex=
cutor my daughter Isable Cordeige of all my goods moe=
vable & unmoevable
Wm Corde--e hath sworne that the decedents will was that
the funera--- charges of corne & meale be taken out of the
crop left to Ffynlo Quay
Debts due to Isable Wright pbatum est et solvit ix---
Due from John Woods witnesses
of Balin--- xs[10s] Due from Patrick Cannell minister} jurati
Gilbert C---hen my sonne Finlo Quay } thxxxx stxxxx
in lawe five shillings that Isable Cordeige } Ann Cordeige
I forgive him & thinke it An Cordeige } swxxxxx
two litle for him } will
Invent before the next
Chaptr day sub pena 5s
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Jo Carrett & Tho Teare for
the goods & to keep the offic-----
---e of dowble value ad usum dmm
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