| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 16 January 2021 |
| Original: | 0106201 |
Archdeacon Will 1666A #43 Bride will of Christian or Catharine [both names are used] Goldsmith alias Christian alias Duke / Juke, died about 1666: Summary: 1st husband Daniel Christian will ArW 1654A #91 Bride, 2nd husband John Goldsmith [remarried Mary Joughin, his will ArW 1675A #093 Bride], no children are mentioned, sister Joney Duke, also: Daniel/Donold Christian & wife & dau Margt, Bahie Christian, John Kneale, Marke Kneale, Joney Joughin als Kneale & son Wm Joughin, William Juke/Duke (father is dead), Randle/Reynold Sayle & wife, Margaret Key, mother in law Margaret Goldsmith alias Key, witnesses: Daniel Christian & Randle Sayle, pledges: Charles Cowle & Randle Sayle. Will of 1st husband: ArW 1654A #91 Bride will of Daniel/Donold Christian, made 19 March 1651/2, died about 1655: [?1st wife Ellin Christian alias Christian, ArW 1649A #61 Bride], 2nd wife Catharine Duke/Juke with son John born after April 1652, son John born after April 1652 [not mentioned in will of mother Catharine Goldsmith alias Christian als Duke/Juke], dau Christian (by 1st wife, 'his own daughter'), cousin (or nephew?) Ewan Christian, (nephew?) Daniel/ Donold Christian, brother William Christian, witnesses: Sir Charles Coole & Alice Kaighin (in Ireland at probate), pledge: Daniel Christian & Nicholas Moore. Will of 2nd husband: ArW 1675A #093 Bride will of John Goldsmith, died 16 December 1675: [1st wife Catharine Christian als Duke/Juke, ArW 1666A #43 Bride, no children mentioned], [2nd?] wife Mary Joughin, son & heir John underage, 3 daughters underage. also: Philip Goldsmith, Daniel/Donold Goldsmith, William Sayle, Daniel/Dollin Christian Laynmore, John Joughin Cranstall, Daniel Christian Ballacunnery, witnesses: Daniel Sayle & John Cowley. QUESTION, was John married twice, with 1st wife being Catharine Duke/Juke [ArW 1666A #43 Bride] resulting in no children (probably), OR, per ArW 1661A #031 Bride will of John Joughin, John Goldsmith appears to be already married to Mary Joughin. Will of brother: ArWill 1659A #43 Bride will of Patrick Duke/Juke, died before 2 February 1658/9: wife [Joney Cowley] is not mentioned ]died 1653, ArW 1653A #62 Bride], son William (of age by May 1669), sisters Joney & Catharine Juke (married 1st to Daniel Christian [his will ArW 1654A #91 Bride] & 2nd to John Goldsmith in 1658, & dead before May 1669[her will ArW 1666A #43 Bride, husband John remarried to Mary Joughin, his will ArW 1675A #093 Bride]), brother in law John Goldsmith had custody son William's legacy in 1669, witnesses: John Christian & Daniel Kneale, pledges: John Cowle. Will of sister in law: ArW 1653A #62 Bride will of Joney Duke/Juke alias Cowley, died 1653: husband Patrick Duke/Juke [died 1658/9, ArW 1659A #43 Bride], son William Duke/Juke, also: Margaret Joughin, Christian Kneale; witnesses: Daniel/Donold Kneale & Daniel/Donold Christian, pledge Daniel Kneale. NOTE, this is the will of CATHARINE Goldsmith alias Christian alias Duke/Juke, not the will of CHRISTIAN Duke/Juke; the scribe may have misrecorded her given name since her 2nd husband's surname was Christian.
Bride In nomine Dei amen, I Christin Duke sicke in bodye but whole in mynde & pfect memory praised be Gd make my last & testamt: as followeth c: Inprimis, I committee my soule to Gd and my body to Xtian buriall &c; It: I leave my sister Joney a cheste & my linens wth a choise blankett; It: all my aprons and a suite of my clothes to my said sisr Jony; It: I leave legasye to Do: Xtin iij p-----[edge] of greene linen cloth, and to his daughter Margt: Xtin 1 yard of linen cl----[edge] It: I leave legasy to ux: Donold Xtin iiij yards of white woollen cloth; It: to Ba----[edge] Xtin dim: yard of white linnen cloth; It: I leave to John Kneale ijs in mony; It: to Marke Kneale ijs & to his wiffe a coate & a smok; It: I leave to Jony Kneale a a coate & westcoate & to her son viz: Willm: Joughin a gray b----[edge] It: I leave to William Juke xijs besides his fathers goods; It: I leave to ----[edge] Xtin a sheepe; It: to Raneld Saile vjd & a sheepe if my husband please ----[edge] give it him; It: I bequeath to Raneld Sailes wiffe a pound of flaxe i----[edge] there was soe much in; It: I leave to Margt: Key an old blanket; It: ----[edge] leave to Margt: Key my mother in lawe a coate and an under wes----[edge] It: I leave to the poore at the usuall tyme iiij potles malt & the ----[edge] at my husbands discreation; It: I constitute & ordayne my loving husband John Gouldsmyth my true & lawfull exec: of all the rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable and hee to see all things in this my last will pformed testes Donald Xtin The executor sworn in Court Raneld Saile jurati pbatum ets et Solvit 1s May ye 31, 69 Will Juck have ys day acknowledged yt ye receite of ye abovesaid legasie of 12s from the hands of John Goldsmith ye execr of the above said testatrix before me John Huddlestone Willm Juck mark X [2 pages further] A true & pfect Invent of ye goods ofKatherinChristin Jucke prised by 4 sworne men as foloweth £ s d Inprimis dim: cowe, dim: heffer ..................... 0 - 14 - 0 Itt: dim: maire 4 sheepe ............................. 0 - 7 - 0 Itt: 8 yeards of linen cloath ........................ 0 - 5 - 10 Itt: 2 yeards of hurde cloath ........................ 0 - 0 - 10 Itt: 3 slipinge of hurde yorne ....................... 0 - 0 - 6 Itt: ye 4th pte of a calfe ........................... 0 - 1 - 0 Itt: certeine smale vessels .......................... 0 - 3 - 8 Itt: sives & weights dim: 3 jugs .................... 0 - 0 - 9 Itt: dim 3 coffers 1 strawe basket 1 kisane ........ 0 - 2 - 6 Itt: 1 sacke 1 yeard dim: yearde of wolen cloath .. 0 - 2 - 5 Itt: 1 pan dim: woolen wh----- dm: boulster ......... 0 - 1 - 4 Itt: 3 boords dj 3 pd woole dim: guernes .......... 0 - 1 - 4 Itt: fishing lines heringe nets ..................... 0 - 7 - 10 Itt: 1 pot dim: gridle dim: spade ................ 0 - 3 - 1 Itt: dim: ladder 1 stoole sickles dj rakentree .... 0 - 1 - 0 Itt: boyes & towes dim: heckle dm cards ........... 0 - 1 - 0 Itt: 1 fir: barley 1 potle pease 1 fir: oats ....... 0 - 4 - 2 Itt: 2 potles rye .................................... 0 - 0 - 8 Itt: debts to be deducted out of ye Summ 2 -15 - 3 above sd Inventorie vic: 0 - 15 - 0 Theptegoods in ye execurs: hand & at lawfull yeeres & hath given pledges secunda forman legis Charles Cowle & Randle Sayle
Last Modified 16 January 2021