| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 25 January 2021 |
| Original: | 0106201 |
Archdeacon Will 1667A #11 Andreas will of Ellin / Nelly Sayle alias Cowley, dated 22 March 1667/68: Summary: husband Thomas Sayle junior, only child son John Sayle, Thomas Sayle uncle to husband Thomas Sayle junior, sister Catharine Cowley (married to John Stephen/Stewan, son John, daughter [Cooney], son Robert, son Thomas); brother John Cowley (has a son), also: Margaret Sayle, Philip Kermod a poor man, Joney Kinley, witnesses: John Kneale & uncle Thomas Sayle. Will of father: ArW 1658A #041 Ballaugh will of John Cowley, died 17 March 1657/58: son Thomas Cowley, dau Ellin Cowley, son John, dau Catharine (married [John] Stephen), granddau Cooney Stephen, witnesses: Philip Garrett & John Quayle; pledges: John Stephen & Philip Garrett. Will of brother: ArW 1661A #054 Ballaugh will of Thomas Cowley, dead by March 1662/3: wife is alive, son John Cowley (underage), sister's son & daughter left 1 sheep; Supervisors: brother John Cowley, sister Catharine Cowley & sister Ellin Cowley; one of the sisters has a son & a daughter; witnesses: Philip Garrett & Thomas Garrett, pledges: Gubbon/Gibbon Craine & Thomas Garrett. Will of sister: ArW 1672A #34 Ballaugh will of Catharine Stephen/Steane alias Cowley, died 1672: husband John Steane/Stephen is alive & previously married, son Robert, son John, dau Callicooney/Cooney (her will ArW 1695A #11 Malew), stepson Thomas, stepdau Mally, also: William Mylrea (owed 7s 6d), John Cowley (owed 7s 6d), witnesses: Henry Craine & Patrick Kewley. Will of niece: ArW 1695A #11 Malew will of Cooney Stewan/Stephen, dated November 1695: brother John Stewan/Stephen, witnesses William Kinley & Patrick Killey, pledges: William Killip & Patrick Killip.
Andreas Mar the 22d 1667 Andreas This is the last Will & testament of Nelly Sayle alias Cowley who first commited her soule to God (beinge in pfect memorie) & her body to Christian buryall; It: to the poore at all hallotide 1 fir: malt, 2 sheep & 1 mutton & wt more my husband thinks meet; It: I leave to my sister Kathe: a sheep legasie & also wt linens I have shaped or cut to my said sister & her daugr joyntly except inge one muffler with a lace thereon to Margt Sayle; It I leave to my brother John Cowley 1s; It: to my sister son vizt Robt: a sheepe; It: I leave to Tho Stewen son of John 1 tab[?] It: to my brothers son one ew lambe; It: to Phillip Kermod a poore man a yard & halfe of rushett cloath; It: I leave to my husband & his brother the cloath in the walk milne to make ym cloathes & also a peece of linnen cloath yt is in ye house to my said husband & also as much linnen cloath as will be him a shirt; It: I leave to my said sister Kath a red coate; It: I leave to Jony Kinly my choyce suite of apparel, if shee stay in ye house a yerll month to looke to my child, & if she stayed not a yeere to give her the blew coate for ye time she had stayed; It: I leave also to my said sister halfe a heffer if she live after her husband John Stewan It: I constitute & ordaine my child John Sayle my true & lawfull exe cutor of all ye rest of my goods wtsoever moveable & unmoveable & if the said child depart ys life under ye age of lawfull yeeres yn my will is yt my said husband Tho: Sayle shall peaceably enjoy & possesse the said goods of wt quallitie soever as before said; It: there is due to me from my brother in law John Stewan xjs[11s] It: from Rich: Kinred 2s; It: I to each witness of my will 6d apeece; & further she left ye child & goods to his father till hee came to lawfull yeeres; & ye husband supvisor testes: Jo: Kneele K The husband Tho: Sayle is sworne supvisor Tho: Sayle X jurati of ye execr according as it was willed proved Apll ye 6th 68 pbatum et solvit 1s An Invent to be brought in within 14 days sub pena xs[10s] May the 4th 1668: At a Court holden in Jurby church Tho: Sayle one of the witnesses to ye will being uncle to Tho: Sayle junior, the husband, & is noe competent witnesse: therefore the Court proceeds to a decree, & do annuls the said Will: & doth decree there only child John Sayle administrator & the next of the kindred one the mother side supvisor, & a legasie to the hus- band upon sight of the Invent & the husband to have the tuitione of child & goods till hee mary, & then the goods to be disposed of at the dis= crecon of ye Court: Decretum et solvit 1s the Supvisor sworne in Court The father have undertaken to keepe ye child & goods in Cuart Invent one ye other side [previous page] Andreas The Invent of Nelly Sayle alias Cowley taken & priced by 4 sworne men vizt: Tho: Clark John Skinner John Cleter et Willm Skinner as followeth: It: the third pt of there beasts & a calfe ye 3d pd of a mayre & colt the third pt of a sow, yt third pt of 2 sheepe wth other moveable ... 1 - 2s - ---- the half or pt ---- 3 bouls ----- 1 boule barly & the 3d p of 2 brood geese & churne wth linen & woolen yt was brought to us It: all household stuff ............................................. 2 - 0 ----- after ye Invent is pfected, ye husband is to have a legasie Note yt Bahee Killip goods is to be first deducted The goods in the fathers hands, & have given in pledges secunda forman legis: John Cleter & Tho: Clark pd 4d fee to me & 8 yet due to me ----- ----- Killip K ----- ye 4th 69 Phillip Kermod enters against ye executors of Nelly Cowley for 7s ------
Last Modified 25 January 2021