| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 20 November 2020 |
| Original: | 0106200 |
Archdeacon Will 1663A #059 Maughold will of Ellin Nicholson alias Curghey, died 16 March 1663/4: Summary: husband xxxx Nicholson is alive, son & heir xxxx underage, youngest son William Nicholson, brother & supervisor Edmund Curghey (has children), also: Joney Curghey, Joney Kneen/Creen (Ellin wants Joney to take care of her 2 children, & she entered a claim for 10s), also: William Nicholson entered a claim for 28s & keeping a beast for a year, witnesses: Robert Christian & Joney Christian & Margaret Garrett, pledges: David Quayle of Ramsey & John Kewn. 1660 Liber Vastarum, Maughold: William Nicholson had intack of 2d rent belonging to Cornaa More treen, & it had become waste so that it was returned to the hands of the lord. 1662 Liber Vastarum, Maughold: Catharine Nicholson had rent in Ramsey of 1 1/2d rent, she was dead as was her husband John Moore, and the rent fell to her daughter Catharine Moore, who with her husband James Corlett sold the 1 1/2d rent to Robert Carnaghan, for 16s, which was satisfied & paid. See: Ewan Nicholson & son John Nicholson: 1704 Composition Book, Maughold: John Nicholson had a quarterland for 13s 3d doubld rent, etc (Ewan Killey had 2s, Philip Sayle for 1d, John Christian fidder for 4d & Ewan Christian of Milntown esq for 4d), compounded for in 1643 by Ewan Nicholson, One life in being so they were to pay the fine in proportion. See: Ewan Nicholson & son John Nicholson: 1704 Composition Book, Maughold: Ewan Nicholson of Ramsey had 8s rent for quarterland, the last 21s the two lives by the life of his son John Nicholson, & of Daniel/Donold Garrett son of William Garret by Ramsey burn in Lezayre by the pinfould, the said Ewan himself being the surviving life, the fine was now said to be renewed. Maughold parish register: fila of Ewan Nicholson buried 21 April 1660. Maughold parish register: Ewan Nicholson buried 24 December 1704. See: Maughold parish register: Tho: Nickleson buried 2 February 1662/3. See: Maughold parish register: Kath Lowney als Nicholson buried 9 March 1686/7. See: ArW 1739A #95 Maughold will of Margery Kneen & husband William Nicholson, Margery died first in December 1739, William died July 1740: no children, executor Esther Sayle. Maughold parish register: Marjory Nicholson als Kneen buried 31 December 1739. Maughold parish register: Wm Nicholson buried 31 July 1740. See: Maughold parish register: John Nicholson buried 10 Jul 1711. Lezayre parish register: Cath Nicholson als Kneen buried 29 June 1711. Episcopal Will. Mother: ArW 1658A #92 Lezayre will of Catharine Kneen alias Corlett, dated 17 June 1658: husband Philip Kneen (alive still in 1675)], eldest dau Catharine (married John Nicholson by 1675), dau Margaret Kneen, sister Mally Corlett (has a daughter), brother William Corlett (has children), witnesses: William Corlett & Ed Crowe.
K Maughall (18) 1663 The last will & testamt of Ellin Curghy who departed this life ye 16th of March 1663 being in pfect memory Shee bequeathed her Soule to God etc: Itt: shee bequeathed ye choise of 2 colts to her husband as legasie; To Jony Kneen a red petticote and smock and her part of a calfe betwixt them to ye end she might take care of her children in keeping cleane and ye like; Itt: To Jony Curghey a silver broach, and her spinning wheele if her husband pleasd (viz her linnen wheele); Itt: shee bequeathed to her eldest son and heyre one large chiest and other nessesarys in the house that belonged to ye Lands; Itt: shee bequeathed to her sayd sone and heyre the one halfe of ye cropp of corn, the husband upon her demand consenting to give his halfe also of ye cropp of corn to the eldest sone and heyre at his latter day; It: shee bequeathed (all debts being paid) the remainder of ye good to her youngest sone viz William Nicholson who she ordained executor Itt: in case God called for ye 2 children then 20s and a= qter of ye cropp of corne to her husband, and her brother Edm: Curghey and his children to bee executors of her sd children Edmond Curghy sworne supvisor & ye father is sworne to be true to his children testes Ro: Christian Jony Christian jurati solvo tamen vincuig suo jure Marg: Carrett pbatud et Solvit 10d The Goods of ye above descedent praized by 4 sworn men viz Ewan Corkle, Ro: ffayle, Jo: Christian & Daniell Casemt: £ - s - d dj a cow & calfe 0£ 18s 0d, dj a ffallow cow 0 - 11s - 6 ....................... 01 - 09 - 6 dj 2 mares, & one colt ......................................................... 01 - 07 - 0 The other halfe of all ye other small vessells, old clothes & houshold stuffe.... 02 - 14 - 11 The corbs prized: Imprs one woolen wheele & cards ............................ 00 - 04 - 0 Itt: one sack 9d .............................................................. 00 - 0 - 09 Debts to be deducted out of ye above Inventory ................................. 00 - 4 - 6 To Jony Kneen .................................................................. 00 - 5 - 0 To Tho: Kealwey 3d ob for ye winding sheet .................................... 00 - 3 - 3 Lords rent 4s Ann X?ian 3d Esable Gilla 3d ................................ 00 - 4 - 6 Pat Kirmeen 6d Jo: Watleforth xd ............................................. 0 - 1 - 2 pledges secunda forman legis David Quaile of Ramsey & Joh: Kewne [next page] Jony Creene entereth her claime against ye executors of Ellin Curghy for the some of 10s due dept as shee will make to appeare & craveth 9r ye 21th 1664 Will Nicholson entereth his claime against ye execr of Ellin Churghy for ye some 28s & ye keeping of a beast 2 half years
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