Thomas Clague 1668

Archdeacon Will 1668A #17 Braddan will of Thomas Clague who died September 1668, per contract bargain between Thomas Clague & wife Margaret Cottier:  
Summary: wife Margaret Cottier is alive, only brother Phinlo Clague, witnesses: Nicholas Killey & Christian Kinley alias Stephen [or vice versa, her will 
EpW 1719 bk2 Braddan of Christian Stean alias Kinley, or vice versa] & John Craine, pledge: Gilbert Clague.   
Braddan parish register: Thomas Cloage buried 27 September 1668.
See 1666 Composition Book, Braddan: On 7 July 1669, Thomas Quay compounded for one quarter of land called Ballameanagh, not formerly compounded for because 
of its barrenness, for 12s 6d single rent. The fine in respect of the poverty of Thomas Quay and the barrennes of the land; Margaret Cottier widow late 
wife of Thomas Clague held a forth part of this quarter land, & is therefore admitted to pay the 4th part of the fine & so to continue in possession of 
this forth part, provided she pay 5s, which was the 4th part of the fine within the space of one week next ensuing, & in default thereof, this composition 
to stand wholly to the use of the said Thomas Quay, and Margaret & her heirs to be deprived of the 4th part. The quarterland was to hold for the lives of 
the said Thomas Quay & Edward Quay his brother & Margaret Cottier widow late wife of Thomas Clague.

		Braddan

We whose names are subscribed, being witnesses 
at ye Contracion of Tho: Cloage & Margret 
Cotter doe hereby testifye that it was then 
Agreed upon by & betwixt the sd Tho: & 
Margrett that ye Survivr of them should 
have & enjoye all ye goods moveable & unmoveable 
that should betwixt or possessed by them at 
ye death or decease of the first whether of 
them both it should happen to be and that 
ye said survivr should be exec: to ye other 
exceptinge onely ten shilling wch was to be at 
ye others disposing and to witnes the same to be a 
trueth we have herunto subscribed our names & 
putte our markes this 9th day of 8ber 1668
                           Nichol: Killey his mrke  X
                           X?ian Kinley als Stephen 
                             her mrke X
                           John Crayne

----Octobris 1668
The above Nicho: Killey & Jo: Crayne have this day 
taken their corproall oaths that ye above bargaine 
of Contracon is true in evrye pticular
                            Before me   Tho: Norris

This Contract bargan being legally proved before 
ye Dymster is accepted of by this Court, for wt there is con
tained therein, & whereas yr is xs[10s] left to ye disposing of 
the testator at ye last day, wee order & decree the said xs
onto his only brother Ffinlo Cloage who is at lawfull yeeres
& Administrator for ye xs[10s]

solvo tamen vincuig suo jure                  decretum et solvit

pledges for ye said xs[10s]  Gilbt: Cloage 

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Tho: Cloauge depted this life ye 2th of Septr 68

[The following is crossed out:]
Invent as ffolloweth
all ye goods wtsoever belonging to ye 
abovesaid decedent to ----- wth all 
ye Deads pt of ye houshould stuffe is 
by 4 men prced to .... 1£ - 11s - 6d 
ther being noe  children but all 
due to ye wife vertue of a Contracte

Last Modified 24 February 2021