Isabel Christian alias Kerruish 1663

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 8 September 2020
Original: 0106200

Archdeacon Will 1661A #093 Bride will of Isabel Christian alias Kerruish, heiress of Ballakilley, Bride:
Summary: husband John Christian is alive, dau Christian & dau Isabel Christian joint exec, brothers left 6d each; father in law William Christian, also: 
Nicholas Moore; witnesses: Nicholas Moore & William Howland & Mark Cowle and also John Harrison & William Moore, pledges: father in law William Christian 
& William Quark, also: people entering claims: Mark Christian & David Christian & deceased Michael Christian & William Christian & deceased Charles 
Christian & John Camaish & Michael Kneale & John Goldsmith & Daniel Goldsmith & Michael Caley of Ballaugh with Isabel Caley of Lezayre (they entered for 
£10-plus) & Richard Sansbury & John Joughin & Charles Cowle.

Bride (68) (19) In the name of God amen; I Issable Christian sicke in body but whole in minde & of pfect memorye etc ffirst I bequeath my soule to God & my body to etc It: I leave to the poore 3 halfe firlets of mault & 1 mutton & 1 sheep & 4 pottles of oate meale, & 4 pottles of ry & barly meale; It: I leave to each of my brethren six pence apeece; It: I leave to my yongest daughter six pounds to bee paid to her by ye eldest sister; It: I leave yt my husband shall compound with my honorbl: Lord Commissioners for a lease of Ballanekilly in the behalfe of my children, if admited; It: I leave to my said hus= band all my farme till my eldest child come to 21 yeeres and after my said child cum to ye age, yt yn my husband shall have his choyce feild in ballnekilly dureinge his life & if my said eldest child would not be willing to grand him yt soild yt yn shee is to pay him twentie pounds; It: shee willed yt the bargan her husband & her selfe maide with Nicholas Moore should be pformed by her said husband & her executor hee the said Nicholas psenteing the suite & recover it; It: I leave my husband John Christian supvisor & Nicholas Moore to whom she left 5s; It: she constituted & ordained her 2 children vizt: Christian& Issable Christian joyntly executors & ye tuition of ym to her husband; It: shee willed allso yt if her children dye before they come to lawfull yeere yt yn her said husband should enjoy all ye goods, if there bee any The supvisors sworne in Court Testes solvo tamen vincuig suo jure Nicholas Moore Willm Howland jurati Marke Cowle appendant pbatu et solvit 1s 1663 8ber the 6th Mark Christian entereth his claime against ye executors of Issable Christian for ye some of 24s due dept as hee will make to appeare & craveth tryall 1663 8ber ye 6th Joh: Camaish entereth his claime against ye said executors for the some of 2s & craveth tryall Michell Kneele entereth his claime against ye executors of Issable Christian for the some of 12s-6d due dept as hee will make it to appeare & craveth tryall 8ber 10th 1663 [previous page] May the 5th 1664 John Goldsmith entereth his claime against ye executors of Issable Christian for the some of 15s due dept as hee will make to appeare & craveth tryall accordinge to law June the 20th 1664 Michell Caly of the parish of Ballaugh & Issable Caly of ye parish of KK Christ entereth yr claime against ye executors of Issable Christin for ye just some of 10£ 10s & 30s more for ye use all wch is due dept as shall bee made to appeare & craveth tryall Richard Sansbury entereth his claime against ye executors of Issable Xtin for ye halfe of a stirk wch they were to keepe to six yeeres ---- due dept as hee will mak to appeare & craveth tryall [next page] Bride (69) [This will duplicate is crossed out:] In nomine dei amen Issable Christian Kerruish sicke in body but whole in minde & of pfect memorie thanks be to God doe make ys my last will & testamentin manner & forme following: ffirst I commit my soule to God & my body to Christian buryall; It: I leave to the minister a mutton; It: to the Clerke a hogg; It: I constitute & ordaine my loving husband John Christian sole executor of all the rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable Note yt ys will is to be proved in ye Bushops Registry & Court Testes John Harrison Willm Moore 8ber the 18th 1663 John Joughin entereth his claime against ye executors of Issable Christian for ye some of 12s due dept as he will make to appeare & craveth tryall Donnell Goldsmith entereth his claime against ye executors of Issable Christian for ye sume of 13s-6d due dept, as hee will make to appeare & prayeth prosses: Mar 22d 1663 David Christian entereth his claime against ye executors of Issable Christian for ye some of 35s due dept as hee will make to appeare & craveth tryall Mar 22d 1663 Willm Christian entereth his claime in ye behalfe of ye executors of Michell Christian, against ye executors of Issable Christian for ye some of 8s 10d due dept as hee will make to appeare & craveth tryall: Mar 22d 1663 The executors of Charles Christian entereth ye claime against ye executors of Issable Christian for ye sume of 3s-6d due dept as hee will make to appeare & craveth tryall: Mar ye 22d 1663 May the 4th 1664 Charles Cowle entereth his claime against ye executors of Issable Xtin for the some of 2£ 17s due dept as hee will make to appeare & craveth tryall [next page] (20) A true & pfect Inventorie of ye goods moveable & unmovable of Issable Christian priced by 4 sworne men as followeth Wm Howland, David Xtin, Do Xtn & Ranold McYlchrist Inprimis ye 3d pte of 4 oxen & ye 3d pte of a steere ..... 47 shillings It: ye 3d pte of a calfe ................................ 0£ - 1s - 4d It: ye 3d pte of another calfe .......................... 0 - 1 - 8 It: ye 3d pte of a hefer ................................ 0 - 1 - 10 It: ye 3d pte of 2 horses It: ye 3d pte of one maire } ............................. 1 - 10 - 0 It: ye 3d pte of 2 colts } It: ye 3d pte of of a swine ............................. 0 - 1 - 0 It: 3 sheepe ............................................ 0 - 4 - 0 It: 2 coats, 2 wastcoats ............................... 0 - 10 - 0 It: dimi fledge dj 3 blankets dimi canvas }.............. 0 - 6 - 6 It: dimi ould coverlet, dimi bolster ... } It: dimi 4 barells, dimi 2 tube, dimi 7 rongs ........... 0 - 3 - 0 It: certaine smale vesells .............................. 0 - 0 - 11 It: 3 traces ............................................ 0 - 1 - 0 It: dimi gridle ......................................... 0 - 1 - 0 It: dim: wheele ......................................... 0 - 1 - 0 It: 3 harows, dim: ploughe .............................. 0 - 3 - 0 It: 1 spaide dim grape, some stickes .................... 0 - 1 - 0 It: 1 aprone, 3 muflers, 3 crose cloaths } It: 3 quifs, 2 neck cloaths, 2 kerchefs } ............. 0 - 5 - 6 It: 3 yeards of a linen web ............................. 0 - 2 - 4 It: halfe ye crope of corne unpriced It: corbs, 1 pot, 1 chist, 1 sucke 1 colter ............. 0 - 8 - 6 It: due from fryem Willm Christian ....................... 0 - 15 - 6d It: dim: hide ........................................... 0 - 1 - 8 pledges secunda forman legis Joh Christian his father & Will Quark pledges Willm Christian & Willm Quark for ye forthcomeing of ys Invent: against ye first Court day ys will shall bee proved: ye goos are until yn in ye hands of Joh: Christian ye husband July the 25th 1663 4£ - 6s - 10 2-19-3 1-6-1 [next page] June ye 28th 1664 KK Bride More added to ye Invent of Issable Christian imprs 3 boules of barly. 1£ 7s 0d It: 2 boules & 1 fir: of rye ..................................... 0 - 15 - 0 It: 8 boules & a fir: of oates ...................................... 1 - 1 - 3

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