| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 28 November 2020 |
| Original: | 0106200 |
Archdeacon Will 1665A #027 Bride will of Christian Christian, died 23 December 1664: Summary: not married, sister Catharine Christian (left 6d), also people mentioned with no relationship recorded: executor Daniel/Donold Christian (wife Isable Mylecaraine/McYlcarane & their son Daniel), Margaret Christian (left linens in her house & a blue petticoat), Joney Christian alias Christian & dau Alice Christian, Bahie Christian (left a waistcoat & petticoat), also: Margaret Lace (left a yard of linen), Margaret Watterson (left 2 coats & a waistcoat), witnesses: John Harrison & William Moore, pledges: Michael Kneale & William Moore. Will of one legatee: ArW 1694A #43 Bride will of Joney Christian alias Christian, died 2 January 1694/5, intestate: husband xxxx Christian is not mentioned, son John Christian, dau Alice, dau Mally Christian is married (has a contract of marriage); pledges: Nicholas Moore & Philip Crenilt, also per note, son in law Christopher Cowle (has a Marriage Contract, ?married to Mally Christian). ?Related: ArW 1661A #044 Bride will of Daniel Joughin of Ballavarkus, died about 1662: wife Bahie Christian is alive; son William (of age) & son John (of age) & son Mark (underage) & dau Ann (of age) Joughin; sister Ann Joughin, brother John Joughin, brother in law Charles Cowle of Ballavarkus (dau Ann Cowle was left 6d); John Christin senior (his son William Christin junior); supervisors David Christian & William Kneale, witnesses: David Christian & William Kneale senior & William Kneale junior, pledges: William Christian & brother in law Charles Cowle, and later, brother in law Charles Cowle & brother John Joughin senior, also, Patrick Kneale entered a claim against the executors of Daniel Joughin & of John Joughin [junior], also: Patrick Kneale owed 4s, Arthur Caesar's wife owed 7 quarts of barley, John Joughin owed 5s for part of a cow & 19d for part of an ox, John Joughin owed £3, John Christian senior & son Willam Christian junior owed 20s each, NOTE, there was owing to the testator Daniel 28s in Ballavarkus. NOTE: The scribe when writing the will of Bride typically only included one surname for the dead woman, and it was her maiden surname. Thus, Christian is probably Joney's maiden name, as well as her married name.
Decembr: 23, 1664 Bride (6) In nomie die amen, I Christian Christin sicke in body but whole in mynde & pfect memory (praised be Gd for ye same) doe make this my last will & testamt as followeth &c: Inprmis: I committ my soule to Gd and my body to Xtian buriall It: I leave to Donald Xtin a sheepe & at mutton and an yearlinge to his son Donald Xtin; It: I leave & bequeath to Jony Xtin my litle spyninge wheele, a yard of linnen cloth a red coate & a blankett and to her daughter Ales Xtin a hand cherchieffe It: I leave to Margt: Lace a yard of linen cloth; It: I leave to Donald Xtins wiffe Isabell McYlcarrayne one pound of flaxe; It: I leave to Margt: Xtin all my linens wch was in her house and two pounds of woole and the flaxe that was in the Cowle of the Reasts; It: I leave to the above named Margt: Xtin my blewe petticoat; It: I leave to Margrett Waterson choice of my two coates and my best westcoate, and another westcoate & petticoat to Bahy Xtin; It: I constitute and ordayne Donald Christin Executr of all the rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable whatsoever and to see this my last & testamt: pformed; It: to Kath: Xtin sester 6d legasie pbatu est et solvit .. 4d Solvo tamen vincuig suo jure Joh: Harrison } testes Wm Moore } jurati The Invent: of ye abovsd testatrixe Inprimis 1 blanket .... 0 - 3 - 4 It: 1 chist ........... 0 - 2 - 0 It: 1 sheepe ........... 0 - 1 - 6 It: 1 tub ............... 0 - 0 - 6 It: dj fir: pease ....... 0 - 1 - 0 The goods in ye executors hands & hath given in pledges secunda forman legis Michell Kneele & Willm: Moore
Last Modified 28 November 2020