Richard Cottiam / Cottingham 1663

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 10 September 2020
Original: 0106200

Archdeacon Will 1661A #102 Maughold will of Richard Cottiam / Cottingham, dated 12 February 1663/4:
Summary: wife is alive, son John, son William, youngest children: son Richard & dau Mally, dau Ann; witnesses: William Callow & William Callow & Daniel/ 
Donold Cottiam/Cottingham, pledges: William Callow & William Callow.
?Wife: Maughold parish register: Mary Xstian als Cotteam buried 6 Sept 1669, Epis Will of Mary Cottiam nee Christian.
?Son: Maughold parish register: Richd fil Richd Cotteam buried 30 March 1652.
Children: [written on the back of ArW 1693A #45 Ballaugh:] June 10th 1695: Rich: Cottiman entrs agt the Exr: of John Cottiman for the summe of 11s and 3d 
due  Die et Anno prdict: Anne Cottiman entrs agt the sd Exr: for 10s due &c: 
Son: John Cottiam/Cottingham dead 17 May 1694 Maughold, 'Jon Cotteam', made a will per 1694 defuncts Maughold.
Son:  Maughold parish register:   John Cottiam married Jane Cannell on 1 March 1665/6 in Maughold.
Dau in law: AW 1668A #70 Maughold will of Jane Cottiam alias Cannell, died 28 December 1668: husband John Cottiam, has brothers and sisters; sister Margaret, 
brother in law William Cottiam, bro in law Richard Cottiam, sister in law Ann Cottiam, sister in law Catharine Cottiam, sister in law Mally Cottiam, father 
is alive; also: Mary Kerruish; witnesses: Robert Kerruish of Ballnabarney/Ballaberna & Margaret Callow, pledges: Robert Kerruish of Ballnabarney/Ballaberna 
& bro in law William Cottiam.
?Son: John Cottiam married Isabel Callow on 2 May 1670 in Maughold.
?Dau in law: Maughold parish register: Isabel Cotteam als Callow buried 28 Mar 1676. Episcopal will of Isabel Cottingham alias Callow.
Will of dau: ArW 1692A #86 Maughold will of Catharine Cottiam/Cottingham, died 26 February 1692/3: not married, brother John Cottiam, brother Richard 
Cottiam, sister Ann, also: Joney Cottiam, also: Richard Quark & wife, James Hogg & wife, John Skillicorn, witneses: John Taggart & Robert Kerruish, pledge: 
Captain John Wattleworth.  QUESTION, Is Catharine a posthumous child of Richard who died February 1663/4?
?See: ArW 1674A #55 Maughold will of Margery Christian alias xxxx, dated 16 June 1675: husband xxxx Christian is alive, son William Christian, dau Catharine 
Christian, also: William Cottiam, Richard Cottiam, Catharine Cottiam, Mary Christian, Ellin Kermode, witnesses & pledges: William Corkill & Richard Kermode.
See: ArW 1654A #62 Maughold of Marriad Callow alias Costeen, dated 15 June 1654: husband William Callow, no children are mentioned, brother Daniel/Donold 
Costeen, also: sister in law? Marriad Callow, Marriad Cannon, Catharine Knickle, Alice Kermode, witnesses: Averick Curghey & Isabel Quine, pledges: Richard 
Cottingham/Cottiam & Robert Kerruish.

Maughall ffebruary ye 12th 1663 (30) The last wil l& Testamt: of Richd: Cottiam; first his soule to God, his body to X?ian buryall; To his sone John his own pte of ye plow and cropp of corne, dy a yellow horse, & his part of ye sheepe in the ffells; To his sone William one cow, and ye sheepe in Balla= =sage; It: if his wife did marry hee left his sone Jo: to take care of ye childrens goods, & his sd wife 6d Legasie; It: The 6 sheep in ffoalew for ye pffitt of the 2 youngest children, Rich and Mally; To his daughter Ann one bowle of principle corne In case his wife marryed not, hee then constituted her executer, & shee to prferr ye children as she cold best and espetially his daughter Ann, if a sutable match cold bee had for her, but if ye wife marryed his children then executors his interest of a heffer to his sone John, wishing him still to take care of ye children and not to marry of 2 or 3 yeares unless his mother approved of it, and save it convenient for him Testes The executr engage in Court not to marry again Willm: Callow Solvo tamen vincuig suo jure Willm Callow jurati Donold Cottiam pbatum est solvit 6d The Inventory of ye above desiedents goods £ s d dj a cow .. 1£ - 8 - 0, dj a steare 6s - 6d, dj another steare 5s ............ 6 - 19 - 6 dj a horse 14s, dj a mayre & colt 13sm 4 swine 3s ............................. 1 - 10 - 0 certaine old cans and piggins 1s 4d, dj an old peuter dish 6d .................. 0 - 01 - 10 dj old dollans & sives 4d, dj 2 spades, halfe a hatchet & other small irons 1s 3d 0 - 01 - 7 dj an old table, shelvs, stoole, and an iron girdle ........................... 0 - 01 - 7 dj some old fishing netts, boyes, & towes ..................................... 0 - 06 - 2 dj of some hempe 4d, dj certaine old blanketts 2s 5d ........................... 0 - 02 - 9 dj: 3 goats et 4th part of another 2s 6d, dj a keave 1s......................... 0 - 03 - 6 dj certaine old barrells 3s 9d, dj old kishans 3d .............................. 0 - 04 - 0 dj an old bedstock 6d, dj 3 new blanketts, a cadow, & an old blankett ......... 0 - 10 - 0 dj of some woole, fflax, and yearne 1s 1d, dj 2 sheetts 4s ..................... 0 - 05 - 1 dj of more woole, fflax, & yearne 1s 9d, 1 qtr of an old boate 3s .............. 0 - 04 - 9 dj of some old ffishing lines ................................................. 0 - 01 - 3 eight sheepe .................................................................. 0 - 16 - 0 both ye abovesaid Willm Calows pledges secunda forman legis

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