| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 2 December 2020 |
| Original: | 0106201 |
Archdeacon Will 1665A #005 Arbory will of Henry Corrin of Colby, Arbory, dated 26 March 1665:
Summary: wife Joney Cubbon (pregnant), dau Elizabeth born posthumously [name found in will of her father in law William Cubbon of Ballacry, ArW 1685A #54
Arbory, & in about 1681, she married William Cubbon junior of Ballacry], brother Richard Corrin (son is Henry), sister Catharine Corrin (married to John
Kinley), deceased father Thomas Corrin of Colby, wife's brother William Cubbon of Ballabeg, brother in law John Quill paid for various fees ('for the child's
part) jointly with wife Joney Corrin alias Cubbon & appears, with his wife, to have taken care of the baby for a while [NOTE, that John Quill is the husband
of Amy Corrin, she died 1686, Episcopal Will, & John died 1695], witnesses: Daniel Corrin & Ricard Credgeen & Henry Cottier, pledges: [brother in law]
William Cubbon of Ballabeg & John Kewn, William Corrin of Colby, wife of William Saint, Daniel Corrin, John Corrin son of John Corrin.
Will of father: ArW 1663A #144 Arbory will of Thomas Corrin of Colby, Arbory, & of BalleyKilpatrick/Ballakilpheric, Rushen, died 6 January 1663/4: wife is
dead, son Henry Corrin (wife Joney Cubbon married about July 1663, they have children, Henry was left half of Barny Guygh or Wineygrape of 6d rent by
mother's death & other half as dowry from father), son Richard, illegitimate dau Amy Corrin (mother is alive, she married John Quill of Castletown by 1665,
died 1686 Malew, Episcopal Will, husband John died 1695 Malew), dau Catharine (married to John Kinley, has a son Thomas), nephew Henry Corrin (son Thomas);
Sir John Crellin vicar; overseer Thomas Clague, witnesses: William Corrin senior & Henry Corrin, pledges: John Christian of Braddan & Thomas Clague, also:
John Corrin & brother entered a claim, appraisors William Corrin & Daniel Corrin & Robert Keig & John Stowell, also John Quillin [who married Jane Cubbon]
was brother in law of Joney Corrin alias Cubbon who was the wife of son Henry Corrin.
Summary to Articles of Marriage combined with above will, signed 8 June 1663: Henry Corrin (son of Thomas Corrin of Colby) is to marry Joney Cubbon
(daughter of Joney Cubbon alias Maddrell & deceased William Cubbon & sister of William Cubbon junior & sister in law of John Quillin) between 8 June
and August 1663, in Arbory church, their dowry to be half the tenement & houses & crop & husbandry gears & half the close called Barny Guygh or
Wineygrace of 6d rent now & half after Thomas Corrin of Colby dies AND £28 from the mother & deceased father of Joney Cubbon; witnesses to Articles of
Marriage: Henry Maddrell & Daniel Corrin & Henry Corrin & John Crellin vicar.
Will of father in law of dau Elizabeth: ArW 1685A #54 Arbory will of William Cubbon of Ballacry, per Articles of Marriage dated 30 November 1680, accepted
as his will May 1686: wife Dorothy Cubbon alias xxxx (alive in November 1680), son William Cubbon junior married by May 1681 to Elizabeth Corrin [dau of
deceased Henry Corrin & deceased Joney Cubbon], kin of Elizabeth Corrin: uncle William Cubbon of Ballabeg in Ardary treen, aunt Jane Cubbon (married to
[John] Quillin) & uncle in law John Quill of Castletown [husband of Amy Corrin who died 1686], witnesses: Richard Quillin [?son of Jane Quillin als Cubbon]
& Thomas Bridson & John Cubbon & Henry Watterson & Robert Cubbon & Patrick Credeen/Credgeen & Richard Hingley & John Parr; William Cubbon of Ballacry died
1686 & his son William became his administrator, pledges: xxxx Keig & William Corrin, NOTE, Elizabeth Corrin is probably the dau of deceased Henry Corrin &
Joney Cubbon, sister of William Cubbon of Ballabeg. NOTE, that kinsman John Quill of Castletown is probably the husband of Amy Corrin who died 1686 Malew,
Episcopal Will, & John died 1695 Malew, & Amy was the sister of Henry Corrin who was the father of Elizabeth [Henry died 1665, ArW 1665A #005 Arbory], NOTE,
that the mother of Elizabeth Corrin (Joney Cubbon) appears to be dead, though she was alive after the probate of husband Henry Corrin's will.
Sister: Malew parish register: Amy Quill als Corrin buried 30 Nov 1686. EpWill.
Husband of Amy Corrin: Malew parish register: John Quill buried 30 July 1695.
Malew parish register: John son of Jo: Quill buried 6 February 1671.
?Relationship: ArW 1680A #13 Malew will of Thomas Corrin shoemaker of Castletown, dated 3 November 1680: wife is alive, daus Amy (eldest) & dau Margery
Corrin (both of age), also: Alice Lowey, witnesses: John Quay & Ewan Kewn, pledges: Patrick Clague.
Malew parish register: Thos: Corrin Castletown buried 13 Nov 1680.
Wife: Malew parish register: Jane Corrin als Kewne buried 13 March 1681/2.
Will of wife: ArW 1681A #18 Malew will of Jane Corrin alias Kewn, dated 11 March 1681/2: husband [Thomas] Corrin [shoemaker of Castletown] is not
mentioned [ArW 1680A #13 Malew], dau Amy & dau Margery Corrin, witnesses & pledges: John Corrin & Ewan Kewn.
Brother in law: 1643 Composition Book, Arbory: John Quillin was entered for a 4th part of a quarter land of 4s 5d yearly rent & for intacks of 2d yearly
rent, granted for 3 lives.
Brother in law & his siblings, etc: 1660 Liber Vastarum, Arbory: Margaret Quillin and sister Ann Quillin the wife of Ewan Hindley/Hingley blacksmith in
Ballabeg, plus the other sisters have resigned their interest in a cottage house & garden of 4d yearly rent to their brother John Quillin, who was entered
for the full 6d yearly rent in 1660.
Sister & nephew, etc: date?, Composition Book, Arbory: Jane Quillin als Cubbon for & in the name of & behalf of herself and son Richard Quillian, firstly
to part of a quarter of land rent 12s 5d and a parcell of quarter of 2d rent. And a parcell of ye cottage and a garden being of the same 2d rent. Bought
from Ewan Hingley and [sister] and for a 1/2d new rent for enlarging the said garden. Fine last 8s for all but ye said 4 1/2d and life for William Maddrell
only in being [] to hould for ye eldest (insert "William Maddrell and of ye said") and of ye said Richard Quillin ye son and of Richard Tyldesley son of
Richard Tyldesley Comptroller payer ye same. Fine only for ye two lives renewing and including said 3 1/2d. Fine paid 8s [In 1632 John Quillin had a part
of a quarterland as well as another property in Ardary and they remain in his name through 1697. Ewan Hingley was the blacksmith in Ballabeg mid 1600's.
The Maddrell's appear here probably because Jane bought some property from them. (See Manorial rolls Arbory). [The Tyldesley family probably financed it.]
(6) Arbory March ye 26th 1665
This is affirmed to be ye last will & testament of He----[torn]
Corrine of Colby, who was of perfect memory -----[torn]
committed his soule to God & his body to Christian bur-----[torn]
Imprimis hee left to be distributed at ye usuall time
a boule of mault, & a firlet of wheat & fleshe at
discretion of his executrixe among his friends & ye poore;
It: hee left ye portion of his brother Richard Cor-----[torn]
wch hee had in his hands or hee ----- said ------ he--- rent out to other men
in ye hands of Henry Corrine sonne of Nicholas Corrin -----[torn]
ye prize 1£-4s, And another oxe in his brother R-----[torn]
=arde own keeping ... 1£-4s besides for a hat for ---- ----- in ye hands of Robt R-----[torn]
1£-4s of Richards money. Also lent to Willm: Cor----- [torn]
of Colby of ye said Richards money ... 1£ likewise of h-----[torn]
said brothers money lent to Robt Houlding ... 5s-00-----[torn]
in ye hands of Willm: Saints wife of his said brothers wife[?]-----[torn]
4s also in ye hands of his brother Richeards owne hands -----[torn]
to buy cloth 6s; Itt: hee left to his sister Katherine Corr
ine alias Kinley 6d legasie & 6d legasie to each of her
children & doe cut her & them off from lookeing after
any right or title to any part of his goods or of his
wives; Itt: hee left to his wife Jony Cubone all his tenement & goods
& shee to be executrix of all Lands & goods moveable and
unmoveable; upon wch expression, John Quiline tould ye
said Henry Corrine yt hee could not doe soe for ye Law
would bring in ye right heire if it be so then said hee Itt: he left to his brother Richard
a quarter of ye cropp of corne in ye ground & 40s of his goods & noe more
Lastly when all this was done, Donall Corrine demanded of
ye now deceadent whether hee was in his witt & pfect memory
or not: to wch ye said deceadent answered & said I am
praised be God in as pfect memory as ever. Againe hee
appointed constituted & ordained his wife Jony Corrine
alias Cubone sole executrixe of all his goods move
able & unmoveable as above mentioned whatsoever
At wittnesse hereunto Decretum et Solvit 1s
Donall Corrine X his mrk }
Richard Credeene X his mrke} jurati
Henry Cotteir x his mrk }
Note also yt wee doe witnesse, yt ye said deceadant tould us yt -----[torn]
paid 1£ of Richards money to John Corrine sonne of J-----[torn]
ne wch ye said John swore upon Thomas Corrines grave -----[torn]
behalfe of Tho: Corrines executors
Whereas it is supposed ye wife is wth childe, wch if it soe prove & his -----[torn]
of noe force; ye child is made Administrator, but if ye -----[torn]
---earts ye wife is executrix of all the rest accordin-----[torn]
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Mar ye 21th 1665
Richard Corrin entereth his claime against ye exe
of Henry Corrin for ye summe of 3 fir: of corne barly
or wheat due dept & craveth prosses
die prdicta
Kathe: Corrin & Richard Corrin entereth ye claime
against ye executors of Henry Corrin for ye sum
of 7£ in moneys due dept & craveth tryall
ffeb ye 18th 1668
Informacone & disioneries are made now to appeare yt was not
knowne at the proveing of ye will of Henry Corrin: in regard
yt the wife was then sick & not able to appeare to declare ye
truth nor any in her behalfe wee there for having taken
full examinacone of the business upon both sides Decree
& order accordinge to former practice yt the posthume shall
be joyned Admynistrator with ye wife of the deads pt: & the
rest of the will to be of force until the statute in case be
further debated at the ordinaries comeinge to ye Island, &
in the interim a pfect Invent of ye deads pt only is to be brought
in within 14 dayes sub paena xs[10s] ad usum domini, & the rest of
kindred one the father side viz Richard Corrin & John Kinly sworne
supvisors according to law: And concerning ye quarter of ye
house & ye 4d bequeathed to his brother as heire, wee due conceine &
------ or order it stand or reformacon of suprior judgments) yt ye child
----- wch is become ye heire shall have ye full benifite thereof
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KK Arborie
An Inventorie of the goods of Henry Corrin of KK Arbory
priced by sworne men (to witt Wm Corrin Robt Kegg Nicholas
Duke and John Corrin) that is after the division made between
the liveinge, and the dead, this is the deads pt to be divided bet----[torn]
the two Executors, as followeth £ s d
Impris: halfe of 4 wooden dishes ............................. 00 - 00 - 02
Itt: halfe of 6 pewter spoones & 2 salsers .................... 00 - 00 - 06
Itt: halfe of 2 wooden cans & a piggin ........................ 00 - 00 - 03
Itt: halfe of five piggins .................................... 00 - 00 - 02
Itt: halfe of eight transhers ................................. 00 - 00 - 03
Itt: halfe of 3 canns a jugg a caukin & 2 wooden dishes ...... 00 - 00 - 03
Itt: halfe of 3 tubbs and a paile ............................ 00 - 01 - 03
Itt: halfe of 3 peckes ........................................ 00 - 00 - 03
Itt: halfe of 2 sives ......................................... 00 - 00 - 07
Itt: halfe of 3 ould weights ................................. 00 - 00 - 07
Itt: halfe of 6£ of hempen yarne whitten'd .................... 00 - 01 - 00
Itt: halfe of 4 tubbs and a beere barrell ..................... 00 - 02 - 06
Itt: halfe a kine ............................................. 00 - 02 - 00
Itt: halfe a pound of lynyn yarne ............................. 00 - 00 - 0---[torn]
Itt: halfe of 4 earthen potts ................................. 00 - 00 - 0---[torn]
Itt: halfe of 3 ould barells and a stoone ..................... 00 - 02 - 06
Itt: halfe of three looming kissans ........................... 00 - 00 - 02
Itt: halfe of 3 blanketts ..................................... 00 - 06 - 00
Itt: halfe of 4 course sheetes ............................... 00 - 05 - 02
Itt: halfe of 3 yards of small lynyn .......................... 00 - 01 - 03
Itt: halfe of 5 yard of small lynyn ........................... 00 - 02 - 03
It: halfe an ould fither bed and ould pillow .................. 00 - 01 - 00
Itt: halfe a rugg ............................................. 00 - 01 - 0----[torn]
Itt: halfe a bedstocke ........................................ 00 - 01 - 0----[torn]
Itt: halfe a wooden wheele .................................... 00 - 01 - 0---[dark & torn]
Itt: halfe of 2 oxen bowes and yoke ........................... 00 - 00 - 0-----[torn]
Itt: halfe of a sucke and plow irons and draughts ............. 00 - 02 - ----[torn]
Itt: halfe of 2 English spaides and 2 maukes .................. 00 - 02 - ----[torn]
Itt: halfe of 6 oxen geares .................................. 00 - - ----[dark and torn]
Itt: halfe a plow beame ....................................... 00 - ----[torn]
Itt: halfe an ould plow beame & a poule ....................... 00 - ----[torn]
Itt: halfe of 2 pare of iron harowes .......................... 0-- - ----[torn]
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Itt: The eight part of a boat ................................. 00 - 01 - 06
Itt: halfe a boat oar ......................................... 00 - 02 - 00
Itt: halfe the fishing geares ................................. 00 - 01 - 06
Itt: 2 horses and halfe a horse ............................... 01 - 03 - 00
Itt: one oxe .................................................. 01 - 02 - 00
Itt: another oxe .............................................. 00 - 18 - 00
Itt: one cow and a quarter of a heffer ........................ 00 - 12 - 00
Itt: halfe of ould straddles, cars and a lather ............... 00 - 02 - 05
Itt: {halfe of 5 bowles of oats ............}................. 00 - 04 - 02
Itt: {halfe of a boule of barley ...........}................. 00 - 02 - 09
Itt: {halfe of a halfe of ferlett of wheate.}................. 00 - 00 - 08
Note{ this is a reversion of the ould cropp }
Itt: halfe of 12 boules of oats of the new cropp .............. 00 - 10 - 00
Itt: halfe of a boule of barley ............................... 00 - 08 - 03
Itt: halfe of 3 halfe firletts of wheate ...................... 00 - 02 - 00
Itt: halfe a maire ............................................ 00 - 10 - 00
Item debts due as followeth
Lands in mortgage from Atturney Qualtrough .................... 02 - 10 - 00
due from Wm Corrin ............................................ 00 - 05 - 00
from Henry Corrin ............................................. 00 - 07 - 00
from Jo: Cubon Senr ........................................... 00 - 02 - 00
from Tho: Cubon of Ballacross ................................. 00 - 05 - 00
from John Cubon ............................................... 00 - 01 - 03
from Dan: Corrin .............................................. 00 - 04 - 07
from Sr: Jo: Crellin .......................................... 00 - 05 - 0---[torn]
Item money in the mothers hand ................................ 01 - 10 - 00
It: more added, to witt of the 40s that the mother
----th wife hath sware to be due & yet unpaid of
------on and noe more; comes to ............................... 01 - 00 - 00
-------- yt quarter of ye new cropp wch
-------- ---d in ye will for ye heire is
------- ------ being xxs 3d and the same is to be given upone the
------- ------- ---ssed in there Articles of agreement & get the
----------- --------- ------- [crumbled bottom]
[written on the edge:]
and yf the child die under ---------[torn]
is to pay the sd ---------[torn]
the ------- ------ ---- [torn]
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Debts to be deducted out of this Inventory
paid on the deads part of to the Lord more for rent
on the yeare he died ................................... 00 - 08 - 0---[torn]
paid on the deads part to the maide servant ye yeare he died. 00 - 03 - 03
paid to the manservant boy on ye yeare he died on ye deads pt 00 - 01 - 03
paid the Lords mee the next yeare he died on ye deads pte ... 00 - 05 - 0---[dark & torn]
The expenses the night he was lodged
Inprs: in beere ............................................ 00 - 03 - 08
Itt: in cheese and bread .................................... 00 - 01 - 04
Itt: one pond of candles .................................... 00 - 00 - 06
Itt: the ministers and clarkes fees ......................... 00 - 01 - 09
Itt: on his furnerall att Hallowtyde one boule mault
a ferlett of wheat; a mutton and 2 geese.............. 00 - 11 - 06
It: the scoare of an oxe beinge the decedents part .......... 00 - 02 - 00
Itt: for the proveinge of the will and the Register ........ 00 - 01 - 03
Itt: to the Sumner att sevrall tymes chargeinge ............. 00 - 00 - 05
Itt: for the last decree .................................... 00 - 01 - 00
Itt: for plowing and sewing ................................. 00 - 00 - 04
The mothers pt for ye writeinge of this Inventory with Quill. 00 - 00 - 06
Jo: Quill hath laid out in sueinge for ye
childs right in fees .......... xxiijd [23d]
There is alsoe paid for ye writeinge of this xijd { more laid out by ye
by both pties to witt ye mother & Jo: Quill { mother .... 9d
The Inventory formerly brought in when Hen: Corrin died is made voyd
beinge it was impfect and the wives pte included in ye same and this is the Invent
that is of force beinge now sware to bringe in a true Inventory and not sware
(as alledged) before; and this Inventory is to be equally divided betwixt ye
two Executors to witt the mother and the child
The mother hath paid Jo: Quill ye fees wch is to be allowed to her out ----[torn]
the Inventory for the childs pte to witt xxiijd £ s d
The whole Inventory comes to .................................. 12 - 15 - 0----[torn]
out of the childs pt therof is to be deducted as abovesd ..... 02 - 23 - 05
and the -xxxxx charges not yet xxxxxxd is to be deducted out of ye whole
William Cubonn of Balleybeg & John Kewne themselves t------
heires Executors Administrators and assigns pledges in form --------[torn]
and to secure the office for the mother accordinge to the -------[torn]
of agreement who hath the goods in her owne hand and -------[torn]
in the security abovesd
Note that the mother hath all the childs pt in her -------[torn]
well as her owne part of ye funerall ------[torn]
croft or blotted is now in ye sume to be deducted -------[torn]
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Note ye within Invent is to be aded to ye will in booke
for 65 tho given in ye yeare 69, & noe copies to be
given of the former, but only of ys, as appears by order
of Court
Arbory
It is ordered yt within 14 dayes ye goods shall be devided by the Sumner &
4 sworne men betwixt ye ded & liveinge; & yt then the deads pt
shall be equally devided betwixt ye executors vizt the mother
& the posthume: & the next of kindred one the father side which
were sworne supvisors, are to have the benifite of ye Lands & goods
dureing ye child miniority & if the child dye the goods & lands fall unto ye next of kindred
& therefore we doe order yt the mother shall have custody of ye child
& the next of kindred to pay yeerely (upon ye oath of 4 sworne men)
unto the mother ye full valuacione of the benifite of ye lands &
goods for ye childs mentenance & all necessarie fees is to be alowed
out of ye executors pt: & ye Invent to be returned to record with
in 14 days sub paena 3£ ad usum domini by the mother & ye supvisor
of the child: dated ffeb: ye 18 - 1668 apud Castletowne
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[The following Inventory (on one page) has been crossed out:]
A true & pfect Inventory of ye goods of Henry Corrine
---- ye 9th 1665 of Colby praised by 4 sworne men
viz: Willm: Corrine, Robt Kegg,
Nicolas Juke & John Corrine
as followeth: £ s d
Imprimis foure wooden dishes prized to .......... 0 - 0 - 4
Ittem in 6 pewter spoones & 2 sawcer ............ 0 - 1s - 0
Item two wooden cars & a piggin ................. 0 - 0 - 6
Item sieve piggins .............................. 0 - 0 - 5
Item 8 trenchers prized to ...................... 0 - 0 - 6
Item 3 canns a jugg a cankin & 2 wooden dishes .. 0 - 0 - 6
Item 3 tubs & a paile ........................... 0 - 2 - 6
Item 3 weights pecks ............................ 0 - 0 - 6
Item 2 sheues ................................... 0 - 1 - 0
Item 3 old weights .............................. 0 - 0 - 2
Item 6 pound of hempen yorne whitten'd .......... 0 - 2 - 0
Item 4 tubbs & a beere barrell .................. 0 - 5 - 0
Item a keene .................................... 0 - 4 - 0
Item 1 pound of linnen .......................... 0 - 0 - 8
Item 4 earthen potts ............................ 0 - 0 - 8
Item 3 old barrells & stune ..................... 0 - 3 - 0
Item 3 loomings kissans ......................... 0 - --- - ---
Item 3 blankets ................................. 0 - 2 - 0
Item 4 course sheets ............................ 0 - 10 - ---[torn]
Item 3 yards of small linnen .................... 0 - 2 - 6
Item 5 yards of small linnen .................... 0 - 4 - 7
Item an old feathr bed & old pillow ............. 0 - 3 - 4
Item a rug ..................................... 0 - 3 - ---[torn]
Item a bedstock ................................. 0 - 2 - 6
Item a woolen wheele ............................ 0 - 3 - 0
Item 2 oxe bowes ................................ 0 - ----[dark]
Item a soocke & plow irons & draughts prized to.. 0 - 5 - 10
Item 2 English spades & 2 manckes ............... 0 - 4 - 0
Item more 6 oxen geares ......................... 0 - 12 - 0
Item a plow beame ............................... 0 - 5 - 0
Item an old plow beame & a poule ................ 0 - 3 - 0
Item two iron harrowes .......................... 0 - 10 - 6
Item a quarter of a boate ....................... 0 - 3s - 0
Item a boate oare ............................... 0 - 4 - 0
Item ----- fishing geares ....................... 0 - 3 - ----[torn]
[torn]------ horses ............................ 3 - 4 - ----[torn]
[torn]------ oxen ............................... 3 - 16 - 0
[torn]------- ------ the ----- .................. 1 - 13 - 0
[written on the side:]
Item xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxd
Item 2 cowes & a ------------[torn]
Item old straddle -------- ------[torn]
[torn] xxxxx xxxx xxxx
----- secunda forman legis
value ----- ------
Summa totalis comes to 17£ - 0s - 9d
The Invent is frustrated by order -----
-------- ------eene to ------ --------
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Mar ye 21th 1665
Richard Corrin entereth his claime against ye exec
of Henry Corrin for ye sume of 3 fir: of corne barly
or wheate due dept & craveth prosses
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