Elizabeth / Bessy Clague alias Kelly 1667

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 18 February 2021
Original: 0106201

Archdeacon Will 1667A #59 Braddan will of Elizabeth / Bessy Clague alias Kelly, died 25 March 1668: 
Summary: husband William Clague, son & heir William, eldest dau Ann, son John, dau Isabel, dau Mary, brother Robert Kelly, witnesses: Robert Clague & 
Joney Fargher,  pledges: William Clague & Robert Clague.
Braddan parish register: Betsee Kelley als Cloage buried  25 April 1668.
?Will of husband: ArW 1673A #09 Braddan will of William Clague, of Ballabrew, died 16 December 1673: wife is not mentioned, children William, Ann, 
Isabel & Mary (underage), also: godson William Clague, Bessy Quine, witnesses & pledges: William Clague senior, William Clague junior.
?Husband: Braddan parish register: William Cloage, Ballabrew, buried 16 December 1673.

This is affirmed to be ye last will & Testamt: of Bessie Kelly alias Cloaig who depted this lif ye 25th of March 68. first she bequeathed her soule to God & her body to Christian buriell; Itm: to ye poore dj fir: meale & a sheep; It: to her son & heire Wm Cloague halfe ye plowing geers & halfe all other husbandry implemts belonging to ye house & grounds; It: her sd alsoe son Wm alsoe one oxe & a heffer & halfe ye crop of corne; It: she left to her husband Wm Cloauge half ye rydinge horse & halfe a stere; Itm: to her eldest daughter An Clouage all her cloathes lynen & woolen; It: she constituted & ordeined her 4 children son Wm Jo: An, Issable & Mary Cloauge her true & lawfull exec: of all ye rest of her goods moveable & unmoveable wtsoever, because shee left no Supvisor therfore ye Church hath or= =dained ye next of kin on ye mothers side who is sworn in Cort viz: Robt Kelly Testes Ro: Cloauge Jony Ffargher jurati Invent: as ffolloweth: It: due to ye heir 1 oxe price & 1 heffer prce .............. 18s pbatum et solvit xijd It: more due to ye heire of all houshould & husbandry geeres .................... 5s It: due to ye exec: 1 cowe prce .......... 12s It: another cow price .................... 10s - 6d It: dj heffer price ..................... 4s - 0 It: 2 old horses price ................... 12s It: 6 sheep young & old price ............ 7s It: dj fledge & a blankett price ......... 5s The goods in ye hands of ye ffather (by ye supvisors consent) and hath given in bonds Wm Cluage, Robt Clowage in fform of Law

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