| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 13 November 2020 |
| Original: | 0106200 |
Archdeacon Will 1663A #088 Braddan will of William Kewley, died before 27 March 1664 ?but after 30 January 1663/4: Summary: wife is not mentioned; daughter Joney Kewley, sister Alice (married to xxxx) & her children; sister Joney (not mentioned in mother's will decree of ArW 1663A #090 Braddan); brother Robert senior (ye eldest), brother Robert junior, sister Isabel; sister Margaret executor, father [John Kewley] is dead (& William left his father's legacy to siblings Robert the eldest & Robert junior & Isabel), mother [Joney Kewley als Lewney] recently dead; also: godson William Brew; godson [nephew?] Robt Lewin son of Robert Lewin (who owed 8s), also: John Cottier, Joney xxxx als Fargher & children, witnesses: John Cannell & William Cannell, pledges: Robert Kewley & John Cannell, also: Christian Cowin entered a claim for 9s 8d. See: Onchan parish register: Joney Fargher als Kewley buried 8 August 1696: Is this the Joney xxxx als Fargher in William's will? NOTE, that in 1696, the English custom of recording a married woman's name was being used in Onchan parish. ?sister: Episcopal Will 1661E Marown will of Ann Lewn alias Kewley. Will of mother: ArW 1663A #090 Braddan will of Joney Kewley alias Lewney, died 27 March 1663 [or 1664], intestate: husband [John] Kewley is not mentioned/ is dead; 4 children: son Robert senior, son Robert junior, dau Margaret, & dau Isabel Kewley (all of age, but one child is an idiot), pledges: John Cannell & William Gelling. Will of brother: ArW 1677A #045 Braddan will of Robert Kewley junior, died 27 January 1677/8: wife [Jane Stean/Stephen] is alive (remarried to Philip Cowley), son William (died by November 1692) & dau Esther (of age by 1683) & son John (of age by December 1693) & son Philip (in Dublin by 1716) Kewley, brother Robert Kewley senior, nephew William Kewley, also: Edward Clague son of Philip Clague, Robert Lewin & his brother's children, witnesses: Philip Clague & Gilchrist/ Christopher Karran, pledges: Philip Clague & John Steane/Stephen. Will of uncle (father's brother): ArW 1678A #19 Braddan will of Christopher Kewley, made 8 April 1678, died December 1678: wife [Joney Cannell] is not mentioned [died 1671/2, ArW 1671A #03 Braddan], son Daniel Kewley, son John Kewley; granddau Ann Kewley, grandson John Kewley, witnesses: Thomas Thwaites & James Oates, pledges: Henry Taggart & James Oates. Will of uncle's wife: ArW 1671A #03 Braddan will of Joney Kewley alias Cannell, died 8 February 1671/2, not included in the Old Typed Index: husband Christopher Kewley is alive [died 1678, ArW 1679A #005 Braddan], son John Kewley, dau Alice Kewley, dau in law Catharine Kewley alias Bittle, 2 grandchildren, witnesses & pledges: Daniel Christian & [brother in law?] John Kewley. Will of grandmother: ArW 1645A #10 Braddan will of Christian Kewley alias Cottier, dated 4 February 1645/6: husband xxxx Kewley is not mentioned, son & executor John (married to Joney Lewney [her will ArW 1663A #90 Braddan], their children Robert junior & Robert senior & Joney & Isabel & Margaret & William), son Christopher (children including son John, & wife [Joney Cannell, died 1671/2, ArW 1671A #03 Braddan]), grandson xxxx Kewley, granddau Joney, grandsons Robert Kewley (Robert senior, father John Kewley & Joney Lewney) & William Kewley (father John Kewley & Joney Lewney), godson William Huggin, son in law Ewan Christian had a contract bargain for 1/3 of the goods, also: servants Ann Quiggin & Isabel Cannell, witnesses: William Huggin/Higgin & John Kewley, pledges: Sir Patrick Thompson John Lewin, also: John Curghey dead & his executors entered a claim for 10s, QUESTION, is dau in law Joney Leanie OR Joney Leaine, that is, Joney Lewney OR Joney Lewin?
Bradan 64 This is affirmed to be the last will and Teastamt: of Wiliam Kewley: first he bequethed his Soule to God and his body to Christian buriall; It: to his brother Robert junior a yonge mayre; to his godson Wm Brew a mayer yt is in his owne keeping; It: to John Cotter 3s and a steere all in his owne hands; It: to his god son Robt: Lewne son of Robt: 4s of ye 8s yt was due from his father to his sister Elce and her children ----[fold] a hog legasie; to Jony Farcher and her children a hog legasie; to his sister Jony 8s bateding 3d ye price of a maire yt is in her owne hands if not pleased therwth 6d legasie to cut her of to Robt ye eldest and Robt junor his brother and sister Isable soe mutch of his fathers portion as was due to him as legasie, to Jony Kewley a daugtr of his owne tow sheep, he constituded and ordained his sister Mrgrett his tru and lawfull executor of all the rest of his goods movable wth as mutch of his portion as is due to him by death of his mother Testes Jo: Cannell Wm Cannell pbatum est et solvit 6d June ye 17th 1664 Christian Cowne entereth her claime against ye executors of Willm Kewley for ye just sume of 9s-8d due dept as shee will make to appeare & craveth tryall Inventory as faloweth: Inprmis betwixt sheep and goats 18 priced 1£ - 3s; It: tow blankets priced 4s: It: a chist priced 1s pledge Robt Kewly & Jo: Cannell
Last Modified 13 November 2020