John Callister 1663

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 23 October 2020
Original: 0106200

Archdeacon Will 1663A #129 Malew will of John Callister of Ballasalley, Malew, died 6 December 1663: 
Summary: wife [Ellin] Shimmin is alive & pregnant [she remarried 2nd to Thomas Quayle 1664/5, & 3rd to William Quinney 1670, her will ArW 1698A #08 Malew]; 
son John Callister underage; dau Jane Callister underage & unborn child are executors; sister Jane (married to Edward Shimmin); brother in law Henry 
Bridson; supervisors: brother in law William Harrison & brother in law Edward Shimmin (married Jane Callister); witnesses: Thomas Parre clerk & Charles 
Moore & Thomas Quayle, pledges: Charles Moore & Thomas Quark, also: John Quayle, Robert Moore of Santan entered a claim.   
Malew parish register: Edward Shimmin married Jane Callister in Jun 1651 Malew Parish.
Will of wife: ArW 1698A #08 Malew will of Ellin Quinney/Cunney alias Quayle alias Callister alias Harrison, died 6 December 1698: 1st husband [John] 
Callister [of Ballasalley, married 20 April 1657 Malew, his will ArW 1663A #129 Malew], 2nd husband [Thomas] Quayle [married 29 January 1664/5 Malew], 
3rd husband William Quinney [married 2 December 1670], son John Callister, son Thomas Quayle, witnesses: Catharine Quayle & Margaret Stowell, pledges: 
Arthur Bridson & Christopher Bell. 
Wife: Malew parish register: Ellin Quiney als Harrison buried 07 December 1698.
Wife: Malew parish register: Ellin Harrison married John Callister on 20 April 1657 in Malew.
son:  Malew parish register: John Callister son of John Callister & Ellin Harrison christened 25 Aug 1661 Malew.
2nd husband of wife: Malew parish register: Ellin Harrison married Thomas Quayle on 29 January 1664/5 Malew.
Will of 2nd husband: ArW 1667A #44 Malew will of Thomas Quayle of Ballasalley, tailor, died 30 Dec 1667: 1st wife Christian Bridson [died 1663, ArW 1663A 
#133 Malew], 2nd wife [Ellin Callister alias Harrison] is pregnant; son John Quayle (not on the Island), son Nicholas, dau Joney Quayle, dau Ellin 
Radcliffe als Quayle (husband Thomas Radcliffe), dau Jane, unborn child, Christopher Harrison supervisor, pledges John Quinney Junior and Edward Shimmin: 
Thomas Quayle was only surviving executor by March 1685/6.
3rd husband of wife: Malew parish register: Ellin Harrison married William Quinney on 2 Dec 1670 Malew.
   Will of mother in law: ArW 1675A #133 Malew will of Margaret Harrison alias Stevenson, died 20 December 1675: husband John Harrison (dead), dau Ellin 
   Cunney/Quinney als Quayle als Callister als Harrison [her will ArW 1698A #08 Malew, names husband William Quinney & sons John Callister & Thomas Quayle], 
   dau Isabel in Ireland, son Christopher Harrison (wife Isabel Norris, their children dau Alice Harrison, son John Harrison, dau Margaret Harrison), 
   witnesses: Robert Stowell & Jane Traverse.
   Will of niece: ArW 1703A #09 Malew will of Alice Harrison, died 26 March 1703: husband John Taylor [married 14 February 1701/2], pregnant with a child; 
   sister Margaret (has a dau); ma in law, fa in law; Jane Taylor, Joney Taylor, godson Thomas Quackin; father Christopher Harrison is alive.

(82) KK Malew December 6th 1663 The last will and testament of John Calister who comitted his soule to God haveinge through the merit of Jesus Christ to receive the parden of all his sines and salvacon to his soule; It: he comitted his body to Christian buriall; It: he bequeathed to the poore a ferlet of mault and what wheat and flesh the wife executor and overseers shall see fit; It: he bequeathed to his sonn John Calister all his part of the house or houses and Lands he possesseth excepteinge his quarte of the house and the Lands thereto belongeinge wch his father had his sister Jane haveinge the rest thereof wth his saide part he bequeathed to his daughter Jane Calister; It: he bequeathed to his wife a younge maire of three yeares old for a legasie; It: he bequeathed to his brother in law Hen: Bridson a yard & a halfe of cloath wch he hath with himselfe; It: he bequeathed to Tho: Parre clerke a shilling he pmises that he the said Tho: would meete his corps a part of the way att his ----inge to the Church to be buried; It: he con =stituted, ordained, & appointed his daughter Jane Calister and his child in the wombe yet unborne Executors of all the rest of his goods moveable and unmoveable whatsoever; It: he constituted and appointed his brothers in Law Willm: Harrison and Edward Shymyne supvisors of his children; It: he acknowledged that he was indebted to Robt: Moore 19s 4d; It: to Jane his sister 3s 6d; It: to Jo: Quaile 1s---- It: he said that Wm: Harrison oweth him 3s Test Tho: Parre } The supvisors sworne in Court & ye mother allso Charles Moore} jurati to bring in a pfect Invent wch is gone, & if Tho: Quayle } any thinge else be more is to be aded before the next Court day: in folio followinge The goods in the mothers hand & solvo tamen vincuig suo jure pbatum et solvit... 10d 8r ye 27th 1664 Robt: Moore of KK Santan entereth his Claime against ye execrs of John Calister of Ballasalley for ye summ of 3s-4d, due dept as hee will make to appeare & craveth tryall [next page] (83) A true & perfeict inventory of the goods of John Callister, taken & appraised by us beinge sworne, whose names ensue John Harrissoone Henry Radclife Will: Keouley John Nelsoone Impri: halfe one hoggesed twoe firkines two payles} two turns one chearne & sum other } £ - s - d smalle woodden vessels ......................} 00 - 05 - 00 Itt: the halfe of smalle earthen vessels ............ 00 - 00 - 10 Itt: the halfe of one ould bras potte twoe littell } bras panes one bras skimmer & one candlestick} 00 - 01 - 06 Itt: the halfe of twoe pewter dishes four sawciers} and four ould pewter spoones ................}.. 00 - 01 - 03 Itt: the halfe of one butter prent & two trenchers.... 00 - 00 - 02 Itt: the halfe of one littell table & one littell chist. 00 - 01 - 06 Itt: the halfe of one ould linnen wheele and} one ould wollen wheele ...............}.......... 00 - 00 - 09 [next page] Itt: the halfe of twoe cares & twoe straddles } and three paire of creeles ..............}....... 00 - 01 - -----[fold] Itt: the halfe of another rtable of one chaire} and of twoe ould forms .................}........ 00 - 02 - ---[fold] Itt: the halfe of one ferlet of wheate ............... 00 - 01 - -----[fold] Itt: the halfe of nine poundes of broaken iron......... 00 - 00 - -----[fold] Itt: the halfe of twoe cowes of one younge } stoaned horse & of one oulde mayre ..}........... 01 - 14 - ----[fold] Itt: the halfe of one horse hyde ..................... 00 - 00 - ----[fold] Itt: halfe an ould reange, and of three} or foure oulde shealfes .........}............... 00 - 00 - 1---[fold] Itt: the halfe of one pottell can & of one stoone...... 00 - 00 - 0----[fold] Itt: the halfe of twoe sheepe & of twoe yearelings..... 00 - 02 - 00 Itt: the halfe of sum fishing lynes & hookes} towitt hand lynes & shoote lynes .....}.......... 00 - 01 - 0----[fold] Itt: the halfe of one harrowe with som ioron } pines of one groape, & of one baite spaide}....... 00 - 00 - 07 Itt: the halfe of an ioron pott & the quarter } of a gridle, and the quarter of a spitte..}....... 00 - 02 - 0---[fold] the halfe of twelve pounde of hempe.......} & of three poundes of linnen yawrne [next page] and of five poundes of sacke yawrne ............. 00 - 03 - 08 Itt: the falfe of sevane powndes of flaxe} sum dresed & sume undressed .......}............. 00 - 01 - 04 Itt: the halfe of twelve powndes of woole } and of a ferlet & four kishans of Barly }......... 00 - 04 - 00 Itt: the halfe of an ould fether bed & bolster } and of three fledges, and of six blankeds } and of two course sheetes }...... 00 - 13 - 00 Itt: the halfe of twoe yards of canvas cloath ......... 00 - 00 - 06 Itt: three shirts .................................... 00 - 01 - 04 Itt: all his weareinge cloathes ...................... 00 - 12 - 08 Itt: the halfe of one yard & a quarter of kerley} and of one sheepe kine dressed ...........}...... 00 - 00 - 11 Itt: the halfe of twoe cushinges of twoe strawe } baskedes & of twoe ould bagges or pokes ..}...... 00 - 00 - 06 Itt: the halfe of a paire of wollen cardes and of} eight sives & weights ......................}..... 00 - 00 - 06 Itt: the halfe of one swine .......................... 00 - 01 - 00 Itt: the halfe quarter of a boate and nettes, } with oawars booye strapes & booyes to the } same belongeinge, as alsoe roapes belongeing}..... 00 - 07 - 06 to the boate ..............................} Itt: the halfe of sum other smalle things ............ 00 - 00 - 08 [next page] £ - s - d summ ...... 05 - 06 - 01 The goods in the mother hand & hath given in pledge secunda forman legis Charles Moore & Tho: Quarke X

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