| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 16 March 2021 |
| Original: | 0106201 |
Archdeacon Will 1668A #66 Lezayre will of Ann Crowe alias Cowle, died about 1 February 1668/9: Summary: husband [John] Crowe is not mentioned [died 1655, ArW 1656A #50 Lezayre], son John Crowe, grandson Edmund Crowe, grandson John Crowe, granddau Margaret Crowe, daughter in law [Ann Cowle], sister & husband in KK Maughold, witnesses Robert Cottier & Edmund Cowle, pledges: William Mylecarran/Carran & Robert Cottier. Will of husband: ArW 1656A #50 Lezayre will of Edmund Crowe of Ballacottier in Aust treen, dated 20 December 1655: wife [Ann Cowle] is alive [died 1668/9, ArW 1668A #66 Lezayre], dau Catharine (md Patrick Cowle, they have a contract bargain, which specifies that the testator & Patrick Cowle would have the gifted land jointly for 34 years), son John (executor), grandson John Crowe, grandson Edmund Crowe, witnesses: Edmund Cowle & John Garrett, pledges: Edmund Cowle & John Corlett. Father in law of son John: ArW 1669A #104 Lezayre will of Edmund Cowle, died 25 January 1669/70: wife is alive & remarried to William Garrett, eldest dau Ann (of age, married to John Crowe junior by 1673/1681), dau Catharine (of age by 1681), dau Mally, dau Margaret (of age by 1681), brother John Cowle, sister Mally Cowle, brother Robert Cowle (supervisor in 1669); NOTE: The goods of the underage children were divided between dau Ann & Edmund's wife. In 1681, Ann's husband John Crowe gave dau Margaret & dau Catharine half their shares, & William Garrett & wife through Ed: Garrett gave Margaret & Catharine the other half legacy shares. The only way William would have had custody of the legacies is if he had married Edmund's wife. also: John Garrett, pledges in 1669 are brother Robert Cowle & William Martin; John Martin owed to Edmund the roof of a little house: Was this left to Edmund's wife as a legacy from her father or mother, and John is Edmund's wife's brother? Son & dau in law & her father & grandfather: 1674 Liber Vastarum, Lezayre: John Cowle had farmland/quarterland of 11s 2d plus 2 parts of 1d in Aust treen, and he was dead, and also the 'said John Crowe [sic, Cowle] being dead and also Edmund his son', the right of this rent is fallen by birthright to Ann Cowle & her husband John Crowe, who were entered for it in 1674. Dau & son in law: 1678 Liber Vastarum, Lezayre: Ann [Crowe alias] Cowle had farmland/quarterland of 11s 2d plus 2 parts of 1d in Aust treen, & she & her husband John Crowe sold rent of 3d to Ewan Stephen who was entered for the 3d rent in 1678.
KK Christ Ley ayre, ffebruary ye 1th 1668/ In the name of God Amen, I Anne Coule sicke in body but hole in mynde and of pfect memorie praised be God, Doe make this my last will and testement in forme ffollowinge: ffirst I committ my Soule unto ye hands of my Creator & redeemer and my body to Christian buriall; Item I bequeath to ye poore at ye useuall tyme of ye yeere a ferlett mault and other things ffitting with it; Item to my 3 grandchil dren Edmand Crow, John Crowe, & Margt: Crow a heffer between them; Item to my daughter in law a white petticotte; Item I con stitute appointe & ordaine my sonn John Crowe my true & law full executor of all ye rest of my goods movable & unmovable pbatum et solvit 1s Testes The inventory of the Testatrixe goods is as Robt Cotter X ffolloweth one cowe and colt .... 1£ - 6 - 0 Edm: Coule X jurati two blanketts & 2 sheetts ........ 0 - 12 - [torn] Sup: fforther her will was that shee gave to her sister living in KK Maughold a blankett & petticott which she left her said sister pay ffor; alsoe a horse yt her husband sould her said sisters husband, wch shee left vjs vjd debt or her to pay being ye ---- part The executor sworne Court & ye goods in his owne custody & hath given pledges Willm Mcylecarran X Robt: Cotter
Last Modified 16 March 2021