Nicholas Kewn 1668

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 4 March 2021
Original: 0106201

Archdeacon Will 1668A #26 Arbory will of Nicholas Kewn, dated 3 November 1668:
Summary: wife [Elizabeth Cubbon] is alive [died 1669/70, ArW 1669A #37 Arbory], dau in law Isabel Cray/Cry [married to Nicholas Kewn about 1644, he died in 
the late 1640s, & she remarried to xxxx Callin], grandson Robert Kewn, grandson William Kewn, son John Kewn (married Ann Kegg).
Will of wife: ArW 1669A #37 Arbory will of Elizabeth Kewn alias Cubbon, died about February 1669/70: husband Nicholas Kewn (?weaver) died November 1668, 
ArW 1668A #26 Arbory, son John Kewn who married Ann Kegg/Keig dau of Nicholas Kegg/Keig & wife Mary, Articles of Marriage made 2 December 1655, also: 
bought croft from Henry Norris, witnesses: Wiliam Harrison & George Harrison & Thomas Parr & William Cubbon, pledges are Robert Cubbon & George Corrin, 
appraisors: William Cubbon BallyBeg & William Cubbon Ry, William Comish mentioned.
Will of son: ArW 1691A #17 Rushen will of John Kewn of Arbory, dead by March 1691/2, will per 1687 Articles of Marriage between Thomas Kewn and Margaret 
Gelling of Braddan, accepted as a will of John in 1691, & his wife Ann Keig predeceased him (before June 1691): wife Ann Kewn als Keig died before June 
1691, her will ArW 1690A #42 Arbory, son Thomas Kewn [weaver] married Margaret Gelling of Braddan, witnesses: Richard Clague & William Clague & William 
Corrin & John Parr, pledges: Nicholas Bridson & John Costeen.
   Grandson: Arbory parish register: Thomas Kewn ye Old Sumner buried 31 May 1743, Episcopal Will.
   Feltham's, God's Acre: Thomas Kewin died 11 June 1743, aged 81, born about 1662.
   Granddau in law: Arbory parish register: Margaret Kewn nee Gelling buried 7 May 1736, Episcopal Will.
Will of dau in law: ArW 1690A #42 Arbory will of Ann Kewn alias Keig, died before June 1691: husband John Kewn is alive [died before March 1691/2, ArW 
1691A #17 Rushen], dau Jane (married xxxx Corrin, their daus Ellin & Jane Corrin), son Thomas Kewn [?weaver] & wife Margaret Gelling, also: Alice Cor----, 
Mary Criggard, witnesses: Richard Clague & William Clague, pledges: Nicholas Bridson & John xxxx, appraisors: William Cubbon & William Cubbon of Ballabeg 
& William Norris & William Watterson sumner.
Will of son John's father in law: ArW 1661A #003 Arbory will of Nicholas Keig, dated 5 March 1661/62: wife is alive, son in law John Kewn (married Ann Keig), 
dau Ann Keig, son Thomas Keig, dau Joney Keig.
Son & dau in law: 1644 presentments Arbory: p Eccla: St Columb 1644: ... Fornic: ... Nicholas Kewne cum Issable Cray, These have done their penance as ye 
vicr did informe in Court.
Son: Episcopal wills books 1647-1650 Arbory, will of Nicholas Kewn.  
Dau in law: Episcopal Will books 1671-1675 Arbory, will of Isabel Callin [alias Kewn] alias Cray; married 1st Nicholas Kewn.
Dau in law: 1643 Composition Book, Arbory: Isabel Cray had a cottage of 5d yearly rent in 1643 with fines 1s 0d.
Self: 1643 Composition Book, Arbory: Nicholas Kewn senior had a cottage of 5d yearly rent, with fines 1s 8d.
1670 Composition Book, Arbory: Nicholas Kewn had yearly rent of 20d, and he was dead & in 1670, his son Nicholas was entered for it for 1 life.
1703 Composition Book, Arbory: Thomas Kewn weaver was entered for 1 1/2d rent of intack land & 4d rent for cottages which were compounded for in the year 
of 1643 by Nicholas Kewn, & fine for the same was then 20d & renewed in the year 1671, & two lives in being, so now pay   1s 1 1/2d.
   January 1661: John Kewn was entered for 1 1/2d of new rent compounded for before term 21 years from xxxx, last paid fine 9d.
1703 Composition Book, Arbory: Margaret Kewn widow & her children were entered for intack of 2d rend & 3 1/4d rent of a cottage, compounded for in the 
year 1643, 5d by Isabel Cry/Cray, fine for the same was 12s, Lives expired so now to pay 1s 0d.

November ye 3th 1668 In ye name of God Amen, I Nicolas Kewne sicke in body but of perfect memory praised be God, doe make this my last will & testament in manner & forme following: first I committ my soule to God & my body to Christian buriall; Itt: I leave to ye poore halfe a firlett of mault, a pecke of wheate & a pecke of oaten meale; Itt: I leave to my wife halfe a cow legate; Itt: I am oweing to my daughter in law Isable Cray 6s; Itt: I leave to my grandchilde Robert Kewne 1s - 6d in money; Itt: I leave to my other grandchilde Willm: Kewne 4s legate, also I leave him a shirt & a petty & my cap; Itt: I leave to my vicar 1s; Lastly, I constitute & appoint my welbeloved sonne John Kewne my true & lawfull executor of all ye rest of my worldly goods moveable & unmoveable whatsoever The execr sworne in Court wittnesses hereunto John Crellin Vicar prabatum et solvit 1s John Caveene jurati Henry Waterson The whole Inventory is but 1£ - 8s - 9d The pressers are Willm Cubone Senr Peter Comish The execur at lawfull yeeres, & Thomas Cannell the goods in his owne custody, & John Caveene have given in pledges Willm Norris & Willm Stole Whereas there is a contract bargan unproved before ye Dymster as ap= peares this day in Court wherein we finde yt Nicho Kewne hath estated halfe of all his worldly goods & his wifes unto ye sonn John Kewne & Ann Kegg at ye day of yr marriage & ye other halfe after yr death, & therefore we finde yt the Legasie (bequeathed) in the will aforesaid is voyde & of noe effect by reason of ye foresaid con= tract: ffeb ye 17th 1668

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