Thomas Cowley 1662

Archdeacon Will 1661A #054 Ballaugh will of Thomas Cowley, dead by March 1662/3:
Summary: wife is alive, son John Cowley (underage), sister's son & daughter left 1 sheep; Supervisors: brother John Cowley, sister Catharine Cowley & 
sister Ellin Cowley; witnesses: Philip Garrett & Thomas Garrett, pledges: Gubbon/Gibbon Craine & Thomas Garrett.
Will of father: ArW 1658A #041 Ballaugh will of John Cowley, died 17 March 1657/58: wife is not mentioned, son Thomas Cowley (sick at time of probate), 
dau Ellin Cowley [married Thomas Sayle junior], son John, dau Catharine (married [John] Stephen), granddau Cooney Stephen, witnesses: Philip Garrett & 
John Quayle; pledges: John Stephen & Philip Garrett.
Will of sister: ArW 1667A #11 Andreas will of Ellin/Nelly Sayle alias Cowley, dated 22 March 1667/8: husband Thomas Sayle junior, only child son John 
Sayle, Thomas Sayle uncle to husband Thomas Sayle, sister Catharine (married to John Stephen/Stewan, son John, daughter [Cooney], son Robert, son Thomas); 
brother John Cowley (has a son), also: Margaret Sayle, Philip Kermod a poor man, Joney Kinley. 
Will of sister: ArW 1672A #34 Ballaugh will of Catharine Stephen/Steane alias Cowley, died 1672: husband John Steane/Stephen is alive & previously married, 
son Robert, son John, dau Callicooney/Cooney (her will ArW 1695A #11 Malew), stepson Thomas, stepdau Mally, also: William Mylrea (owed 7s 6d), John Cowley 
(owed 7s 6d), witnesses: Henry Craine & Patrick Kewley.  

(18)	Ballaugh

This affirmed to be ye last will & testament of Tho Cowley who
commits his soule to God & body to Christian buriall;    It: hee left to ye
poore 1 sheepe & 3 quarts of mault, & wt meale is needful therewith
at ye discretion of ye executor;     It: he left to his sister son & daughter
1 sheepe, & to his wiffe halfe ye corne, & all yt was left of her owne
goods, to wch shee gave free consent;    It: hee constitute & ordaine his sonn
John Cowley sole executor of all ye rest of his goods moveable & unmove
able             After ye will was made ys codicil is added, & sworne to
                 by ye same witnesses: yt he left to his said wife halfe a heffer
 Testes Phillip Carret           The Court hath ordered Joh Cowley & Kathe  & Ellin
        Tho Carrett  jurati      Cowley beinge next of kindred by ye father side to ye
                                 executor under age supervisors, & sworne in Court
Solvo tamen vincuig
  suo jure                                       pbatu et solvit  6d

The Inventr: of ye goods moveable & unmoveable of Tho Cowley taken
& priced by Phillip Carrett Willm Killip Joh Stewan & Phillip Gowne
as followeth                                     £   s   d
Imprs half a heffer priced to .................  0 - 6 - 0 
It: 2 blankets priced to ......................  0 - 6 - 0 
It: some other smale vessells & necessarye ....  0 - 2 - 0 
         note yt ye said 2s is to be deducted towards his funereall:
         a legasie left to ye poore: & allso for ye pbat of ye will & ye
         writeing therof wth Sumners fees  ...... 1s - 4d
pledges secunda forman legis
Gubbon Craine
Tho: Carrett

Last Modified 2 September 2020