| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 13 September 2020 |
| Original: | 0106200 |
Archdeacon Will 1661A #121 Bride will of William Christian, died 29 November 1663, intestate: Summary: wife is alive, son Samuel Christian (of age but young), son William (underage), son John (underage), dau Margaret (of age but young), dau Catharine (underage), supervisors: kindred on testator's side. QUESTION: Did son Samuel marry Joney Cottier OR Catharine Cowle? See: ArW 1675A #092 Bride will of Isabel/Elsabeth Cottier alias Quark, died about 1675: husband William Cottier is not mentioned except in the inventory (there is a joint inventory of Joney & William & their goods), dead son xxxx Cottier, 2 married daughters, dau Ann Cottier, son John Cottier, son in law Samuel Christian (married [Joney] Cottier), grandson William Cottier, witnesses: parson John Harrison & Nicholas Moore clerk, pledges William Cowle & Nicholas Moore. ?See: ArW 1699A #44 Bride will of Joney Christian alias Cottier, died 23 January 1699/1700: husband Samuel Christian is alive, eldest son Samuel Christian, son John, son Patrick, dau Margart, dau Catharine (has a child, married William Kneale 4 Feb 1698/9), dau Christian, sister Catharine Cottier, mother in law is alive, also: Margaret Quark & Alice xxxxx, witnesses: Patrick Cowle & John Cannell, also: Patrick Kneale & his son William Kneale & dau in law Catharine Kneale alias Christian entered a claim for 8£ due by Contract. ?See: ArW 1675A #095 Bride will of Patrick Cowle junior, died 1675: wife Christian Cowle alias Cowle is dead, see ArW 1675A #087 Bride, only son & heir Patrick Cowle (married by January 1676/7 to [Margaret] Christian who was the dau of John Christian), daughters Catharine & Ann & Christian Cowle, brother William Cowle the younger, brother in law Samuel Christian [married (Catharine) Cowle], sister Catharine Cowle [married Samuel Christian, her will ArW 1700A #65 Bride, husband predeceased her], brother William Cowle senior, sister[& widow] Christian Cowle als Cowle at Shellag, father Patrick Cowle is alive NOTE: son & heir Patrick died 1710, will ArW 1710A #19 will of Patrick Cowle of Grenaby. ?See: ArW 1700A #65 Bride will of Catharine Christian alias Cowle, died 1 January 1699/1700: husband [Samuel] Christian is not mentioned, son Samuel Christian, grandson Samuel Christian, granddau Christian Christian, son John Christian (left 6d), dau Margaret (left a sheet & kerchief), granddau Margaret Christian, granddau Cathrine, grandson John Castill, granddau Ann Caistill, granddau? Catharine Caistill, granddau Margaret Kneale, dau Catherine; witnesses & pledges: Richard Christian & Daniel Caistill.
Willm Christian of the parish KK Bride depted ys life intested aboute ye 29th of 9ber whereof the Church having intelligence have decreed his 5 children vizt Samll: Christian, Willm: John; Margt& Kathe: Christian Admynistrators Samll & Margt being at lawfull yeeres are sworne supvisors of ye rest under age: & in regard the foresaid Samll & Margt are yong & not of sufficient judgment & witt, the Coart hath joined the next of kindred one the fatherside to assist ym. The Admynistrators at age sworne in Court, & allso ye wife to bringe in a pfect Salvo tamen vincuig suo jure Decretum est et Solvit 2s-6d A legasie to ye wiffe upon sight of ye Invent:wch noe nominated to be her legasie:dim the deade man pt of ye rideing horse is is to be deducted out ye Invent for ye wifes legasie.
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