| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 28 October 2020 |
| Original: | 0106200 |
Archdeacon Will 1663A #147 Santan will of John Martin of Knockfrey in Knockloghan treen, died 2 March 1663/4: Summary: wife Christian Kelly, son John Martin (underage), son & heir Thomas, dau Ellin (at years), dau Christian (under age) Martin; Thomas Costen, Hugh Cosnahan, witnesses: Hugh Cosnahan & Christopher Kneale (see also Gilchrist/Gibbon, which are older names for Christopher); pledges: Hugh Cosnahan & Robert Hampton. Wife: Episcopal will books 1684-1688 Santan, will of Christian Martin alias Kelly. See: ArWills 1664 presentment Santan: [page] 80: the prsentmt: of the Chapter quest of KK St Ann: ... we doe by vertue of our oath prsent Laurance Ffargher and his wiefe for beattinge Christian Mollavartin alias Kelley on the saboth Day in the morning and likewise for cursing the said Christian in words not to be lawfully named. Will of dau: ArW 1684A #056 Santan will of Christian Bridson alias Martin, died 8 April 1685: husband John Bridson, son & only child John Bridson (died underage by 15 May 1688), brother Thomas Martin, sister Ellin Martin, sister in law Jane Bridson, mother [Christian Kelly] is alive, witnesses: Ann Quinney & ----er Bridson, pledges: William Cowle & John Karagher. ?Will of sister: ArW 1669A #22 Marown will of Ann Kelly alias Martin, died November 1669: husband xxxx Kelly is not mentioned, son William Kelly (of age), son John niece (brother's dau) xxxx Martin, also: Nicholas Kelly, supervisors (?brother in law) William Kelly & witness William Kelly, witnesses: William Kelly & James Kelly. Will of brother: ArW 1655A #39 Andreas will of William Martin, died about 1643, intestate: not married, not married, nephew Edward Quark, niece Christian Martin, also: Patrick Kneale said that William was still alive & he had custody of £1 of William's inventory, Is Patrick a relative in law?, John Martin is father of Christian Martin & his pledge is Columb Radcliffe, John Quark father of Edward Quark & his pledge is William Teare, pledge for Patrick Kneale is Michael Cowle. Will of sister: ArW 1663A #51 Andreas will of Christian Quark alias Martin, dated 15 April 1664: husband John Quark, mother & father in law are alive, mentioned are Edward Quark, Phinlo Martin, William Martin, Sr John Huddlestone. ?Self: 1639 Liber Assed:, Santan: John Martin (who was dead by the next Liber Assed: record) was entered in 1639 for farmland of 4s 7d rent in Knockloghan treen [total rent 18s 4d]. ?Self: 1639 Liber Assed:, Santan: John Martin junior had various parcels of intack land of 12d rent, & 4d rent & 1 1/2d rent & 1/2d rent & 2d rent & 1d rent; all of these intacks were held jointly with Thomas Brew & Robert Brew (Robert was dead by next record) who paid their separate amounts equal to John Martin junior's amount. Self & son: 1686 Liber Assed:, Santan: John Martin had farmland rent of 4s 5d in Knockloghan treed (total rent 18s 4d), and also 8d rent, & John Martin senior? for 2 1/2d rent, and Thomas Martin for 7 1/4d rent. (Several Brew family members had adjacent farmland in Knockloghan treen). Son: 1686 Liber Assed:, Santan: Thomas Martin & John Oates had a parcel of intack land of 1/2d yearly rent. Self: 1660 Liber Vastarum, Santan: John Martin junior had farmland [Knockfroy] of 4s 6d rent in Knockloghan treen [total rent 18s 4d], and he sold land of 4 1/2d rent to Henry Kinish, with Henry paying for some of it by labor, with the understanding that if Henry wanted to sell it, John Martin would have first proffer & first refusal. 1679 Liber Vastarum, Santan: Henry Kinnish had farmland of 4 1/2d yearly rent in Knockloghan treen [total rent 18s 4d], and he sold it to Thomas Martin & his wife who then sold the same to Mary Fargher, who was entered for the 4 1/2d rent in 1679. Son: 1677 Liber Vastarum, Santan: Thomas Crellin had farmland in Knockloghan treen [total rent 18s 4d], and he was dead, and his daughter Jane Crellin sold the same land to Thomas Martin, who was entered for it in 1677. Son: 1677 Liber Vastarum, Santan: Thomas Crellin had farmland of 3s 7 1/2d yearly rent in Knockloghan treen [total rent 18s 4d], and he was dead, and his daughter Jane Crellin sold the same land to Thomas Martin, who was entered for it in 1677. Son: 1682 Liber Vastarum, Santan: Christopher Brew & Thomas Martin jointly had a parcel of intack land of 1/2d yearly rent, & Christopher Brew was dead so that his part of the rent fell to his daughter Jane Brew who, with her husband Christopher Bridson, sold their part of the 1/2d rent to John Oates, so that John Oates & Thomas Martin were entered for the 1/2d rent in 1682. 1682 Liber Vastarum, Santan: Christopher Brew had farmland of 21 3/4d yearly rent in Knockloghan treen, & Christopher Brew was dead so that his right of the rent fell to his daughter Jane Brew who, with her husband Christopher Bridson, sold it to John Oates in 1682. Son: 1683 Liber Vastarum, Santan: Thomas Brew & Thomas Martin jointly had farmland of 7 1/4d rent in Knockloghan treen, and Thomas Martin paid the whole 7 1/4d rent and so was entered solely for the same. Son: 1689 Liber Vastarum, Santan: John Oates had farmland of 21 1/2d yearly & Thomas Martin had 7 1/4d rent & Thomas Brew had 6s 1d rent in Knockloghan treen, and the quest in 1689 vouched that there was a mistake in propotioning the rents and so it was corrected to the following: John Oates for 12d plus 3 parts of 2d rent, and Mary Fargher for 4 1/2d rent, and Thomas Martin for 12 1/2d plus 3 parts of 2d rent and John Brew (after his father Thomas Brew surrendered his part to his son John) for 6s plus 2 parts of 2d rent. ?Sister & father & grandfather: 1660 Liber Vastarum, Lezayre: John Martin had intacks belonging to Grest treen of 6s yearly rent, and he was dead & his son Gilbert inherited but he was also dead now, and Gilbert's daughter & heir Christian Martin with her husband John Quark were entered for the rent. See: Gilbert Martin died about 1647, of Andreas Parish, and made a will, Sir Edward Crowe & Wm Cotter of Andreas were original pledges, Patrick Cowle & John Quark became pledges in March 1650/51 note, will was not present among the Archdeacon Wills.
------- Santan 101 The last will and testament of John Martine who departed this life the 2th of March 1664: first he committed his soule into the hands of almighty God and his body to Christian buriall; I leave unto the poore one ferlett of mault halfe ferlett in wheate and a mutton; It leave unto my wife Christian Kelly and unto my sone John Martine a parcel of land which I and my wife bought unto hirselfe while she doth live, if Thomas my sone, and she cannot agree together I leave alsoe unto my wife all the wollen and linen clothes within the house with all the barrells and smale ves sell besides; I leave unto my sone Thomas Martine halfe the teame of oxen with all the geares belonging to husband ry; I leave unto my wife halfe a cow for a legasie out of the whole; I leave unto Thomas Costen a younge goate; I leave unto Hu: Cosnahan a mutton; I constitute and ordaine my 3 children that is to say John Elline and Christian Martine executors of all mygoods mov eable and unmoveable whatsoever More I doe leave unto poore at time usuall halfe ferlett in oate meale; I leave unto my sone Tho: Martine halfe a younge mare wittnesses to this my also I doe leave in my will last will that if any of my executors die Hugh Cosnahan jurati then there goods is to returne Christopher Kneale X unto the longer liver of my three children mentioned in my will The mother sworne in Court to bringe in a pfect Invent & to be true unto ye children & Ellin Kenige at yeeres is to appeare at Duglass upon fathersday next to be sworne pbatud et Solvit The goods in ye Invent belongeinge to Christian Martin under age is in the mothers hand & hath given in pledge according to law Robt Hantan & Hugh Cosnahan The Invent in ye leafe before [previous page] The Inventory of the goods of John Martine praised by Thomas Costen Christopher Gicke Robert Hantan and Christopher Kneale who were sworne to bringe in a true Inventory of all the goods of the sd Jo: Martine as followeth now these 4 sworne men haveinge vewed the same they have praised all the goods that Thomas Martine the heire is to have unto 2£ 16s and the executors share is praised to 2£ 3s pledges secunda forman legis Hugh Cosnahan & Robt: Hanton as wittnesse There names Christopher Gicke X Robert Hanton X Christo: Kneale X Thomas Costen X
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