Catharine Goldsmith alias Quark 1666

Archdeacon Will 1666A #49 Lezayre will of Catharine Goldsmith alias Quark, died about 1666: 
Summary: husband John Goldsmith, dau Ellin (died before probate of will), son William, father John Quark (he died 1670, ArW 1670A #094), mother Marriad/ 
Marriot Quark als Kneale (dead by June 1676, made a will), brother Edmund and brother John Quark; also Margaret Martin witnesses: Edmund Cowle & Elizabeth/ 
Bessy Stowell, pledges:  father John Quark & brother John Quark.
Will of father: ArW 1670A #094 Andreas will of John Quark, died about 14 April 1670: 2nd wife Marriad/Maryett Quark alias Kneale [she died before June 1676, 
made a will]; son Edmund whose mother is dead, son John junior, son Daniel, also: William Martin (witness), Phinlo Martin (witness). 
Husband & sister in law etc: 1692 Liber Vastarum, Lezayre: Catharine Quark & her husband John Goldsmith had farmland of 2s 8d rent in Aust treen, and both 
were dead, so that it fell to Joney Goldsmith, sister to John Goldsmith, by executorship, & Joney gave the same to Patrick Cannell & Margaret xxxx his wife 
by a contract of marriage.
Sister in law:  1684 Liber Vastarum, Lezayre: Joney Goldsmith had intack land belonging to Intack belonging to Alkest treen. 

		Trinitie Ayre

This is affirmed to be ye last will and Testament of Catharine Quark wife to John 
Gouldsmith who, being in perfect memory:   Impr: She committed her soule to God and
her body to Christian burial;    Item she bequeathed to her father John Quark 2 ----[dark spot]
---b 10s yt was in his owne hand,    Item she bequeathed to Edmund Cowle one shilling  
Item she bequeathed to Jony Curghy 6d;    Item she bequeathed to Bessie Stoale 6d;      
Item she bequeathed to her mother Marriot Kneale a white blanquet;    Item she bequeathed 
a gray blanquet to Margt: Martine;    Item she bequeathed to her sd husband halfe of 
ye bigge colt;    Item she constituted appointed and ordaind her son Willm:  and Ellin 
her daughter, execs: of all ye goods moveable and unmoveable, provided yt her said 
son should give to her daughter Ellin 40s ster: when they came to lawll yeares to 
acquitt her right of yr Land;    Item it was her will yt her daughter Ellin with her 
goods bequeathed was to be under ye custody of her brother Edmund, and if ye said child 
should die, yt then ye goods was to be given to ye foresd Edmund, all yt belongd unto 
her daughter Ellin
  Testes Edmond Cowle  }                              probatum est et solvit  xijd
         Bessie Stoall } jurati

The true Inventory of ye above Testratix goods amounts to 17s str:  
The corne also to be brought in to be prizd  prazers John Carret
                                                     Ewan Christian
                                                     John Masson
                                                     Edm: Crow
Edmund Quark supvisor is sworn in Cort and is to 
have ye goods belonging to ye son in coostody (the daughter 
being dead since ye will was made & hee himselfe 
therfore according, to ye sd will to have her goods, wch 
is accordintgly decreed in Cort          And hath 
given pledges, John Quark ye ffather & John Quark ye brother
note hee is to be answerable for ye sones goods

Last Modified 17 January 2021