John Freer 1663

Archdeacon Will 1663A #016 Jurby will of John Freer, died 24 February 1663/4:
Summary: wife Joney Freer alias Freer is alive, son Patrick Freer, dau Joney Freer; witnesses: Thomas Teare & Ann Caine, 
pledges: Sir Wm Crowe & William Freer.  
Jurby parish register: Jon: Freer buried 25 February 1663/4.
NOTE, per Archdeacon Will 1663A #017 Jurby will of Averick Bittle als Daugherty, the scribe for Jurby appears to be using the Manx custom 
for recording the woman's name, which means the maiden surname of the testator John is Freer, as is her married name.

	(17)	Jurby   1663/

The last will and testament of John Freere who depted this liffe
the 24th of february 1663 who first committed his soule to Almighty God and
his body to Christian buriall;    Itm: to the poore 3 firlets of corne
and a muttone;    Itm: to his son Patr Freere 1 bay colt as legasie;    Itm: to his daugh=
ter Jony Freere a heffer going into 4 years;    Itm: to Sr Wm Crowe 1 mutton;     
Itm: he constituted and appoynted his wiffe Jony Freere his true and 
lawfull exec of all the rest of his goods movable & unmovable
and his sd wiffe to oversee and looke to his children
                                     Solvo tamen vincuig suo jure
         The executors sworne in Court & allso overseer of ye children
Testes
  Tho: Teare                      pbatu et solvit 10d
  Ann Caine    jurati

A true Inventory of the goods of John Freer dec: priced
by 4 sworne men viz: Wm Steere, Dollin Craine, Wm Vorrey
and Willm Birrage as followeth:
Impr: in cattle  ............................  3£ - 0 - 0 
Itm: in sheepe  .............................  1 - 0 - 0 
Itm: in swine  ..............................  0 - 2s - 0 
Itm: in houshould stuffe  ...................  1 - 14 - 0 
Itm: ye legasie left to his sonne priced to    27s - 0 
and the legasie to ye daughter to ...........  20s - 0 

pledges secunda forman legis
  Willm Ffreer
  Sr Willm Crow

June ye 29th 1664
Nicholas Cowley entereth his claime against ye executors of John Freere
for ye some of 14s & dj fir: of bar & dj a manske spayed all due dept
as hee will mak to appeare & craveth tryall

The Law entereth against ye execr of John Freer for 8s in money & 3
ews & craveth tryall

Last Modified 10 October 2020