Robert Norris 1666

Archdeacon Will 1666A #25 Arbory will of Robert Norris, buried 20 March 1666/7: 
Summary: wife Mary Ireland, dau Ellinor, son John, sons Arthur & Robert & Anthony, kinsmen and supervisors are Ensign John Norris and Thomas Norris, 
witnesses: Caesar Patton & Thomas Moore, witnesses to codicil: John Taylor & Catharine Cottier, pledges: John Norris ensign & Thomas Norris.
Malew parish register:: Robert Norris buried 20 March 1666/7.
?1643 Composition Book, Arbory:  Sir Robert Norris compound for intack land of 2 1/2d yearly rent, fines agreed for 7d, & forms granted for 3.
?1703 Composition Book, Arbory:  William Clague blade was entered for 2d intack being for a house and backside in Ballabeg, 
compounded for in the years 1643 by Sir Robert Norris, fine for the same was 12d, Lives expired so now to pay.
NOTE: There are no burial entries nor wills for Arthur or Anthony Norris, who probably emigrated to Ireland. Their brother Robert may also have 
emigrated to Ireland.

1666	Robt: Norris

Tesstament I doe bequeath 
my Soule to All mighty God
and my boddy to Christian buriell
Itt: I leave tto my wife Marry 
Norris allis Esrland ye house 
and Croftt, and all there belong 
to yt and all goods else moveabl 
movable and unmovable except 
one cowe and calfe which 
belongeth to my Daughter Ellinor
Norris which halfe the benittefie 
of the sayd cow I leave to my wife
and sonn John Nooris, and after my 
wife disease I leave  ye sad to my 
sonn John as house and Croft and 
for my sonn Arthur and Robt:  I doe 
leave theme 6d apeece and like 
wise my sonn Anthony and Ellinor 
6d as wittnesse my hand
                 Robt  Norris  mark  X

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                wittness Caesar Patton  juratus
The execr sworne         Tho: Moore
in Court                 Tho Norris juratus

Itt: I leave John Norris insign 
and Tho: Norris my kinsman 
to bee overssere of my wife
and children that they shoud
see them righted in all things
else as Com Wounding and as all 
thngs else what soever belong-
eth to ym                his mark 
                  Robt: Norris   X
                  Supvisors sworne in Court
wittness          second: forman legis
  John Taylor  juratus
  Kathren Cotter X
     pledges secunda forman legis  Joh: Norris Ensigne
                                   & Tho: Norris
                                   verte
---- ----- [hidden in fold] 
by 4 sworne men vizt: Will Coate & Joh Lace 
& Robin Quaile Sumner
Imprs: all goods moveable & unmoveable prized  xs[10s] 0d
                  pledges before mencioned 

Last Modified 9 January 2021