Margaret Teare, and James Teare 1668

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 21 March 2021
Original: 0106201

Archdeacon Will 1668A #82a & #82b Andreas will of Margaret Teare, died about 24 February 1668/69, intestate, and James Teare died about 14 February 1667/68, 
intestate, their mother Margaret Teare alias Bittle is dead [June 1664 Andreas] & wrote a will [Episcopal books]: 
Summary: neither Margaret nor James are married, only sister Alice Teare of age, deceased mother Margaret Teare alias Bittle [died 1664 Andreas, 
Episcopal Will], father [John] Teare is alive, uncle Daniel Teare [widower of Isabel Bittle, ArW 1666A #37 Andreas] had custody of the legacies due the 
children from their mother Margaret Teare alias Bittle.    
Mother: Andreas parish register: Margaret Bittle buried 23 June 1664: SEE EpW 1663-4 will of Margaret Teare als Bittle.
?Sister: Andreas parish register: Alice Christian als Tear buried 5 Dec 1675.
?Sister: Andreas parish register: Alice Teare married James Christian on 1 December 1674 in Andreas.
?Will of sister:  ArW 1675A #005 Andreas will of Alice Christian alias Teare, died 5 December 1675: husband [James] Christian (married December 1674, he 
turned his wife Alice out of the house) is alive, no children, [uncle?] Daniel Teare & his son, Joney Teare, Catharine Bittle ('Chathe Bittle', left 6d), 
Catharine Bittle ('Kathe Bittle the other sister', left 3d), Richard Kneale's son, William Kelly, Catharine Crebbin, father [John?] Teare & stepmother, 
Catharine Cowle, Thomas Corlett, witnesses John Crebbin & Margaret Teare alias Gawne [married to (William) Teare May 1660 Jurby], pledges: Capt John Sayle 
& Robert Kelly, also, regarding a controversy: Joney Teare witness to testator's husband turning her out so she became a beggar, and Joney took her in 
until her father (& stepmother) took her home & then she died 2 days later, William Cowle witness to controversy said he spoke with Alice in her father's 
home just before she died.   
Will of aunt: ArW 1666A #37 Andreas will of Isabel Teare alias Bittle, died 1 February 1666/7: husband Daniel Teare is alive (?did he remarry), underage 
children including dau Joney & a youngest son, sister Catharine Bittle, 'sister's daughter' [?sister is deceased Margaret Teare alias Bittle], 'brother' 
John Teare (his deceased wife [Margaret Bittle, died June 1664 Andreas, Episcopal Will] left the testator a coat, & he had an underage daughter), father 
xxxx Bittle is alive, sister in law (husband Daniel Teare's sister) Catharine Teare, sister in law? (husband Daniel Teare's sister?) Alice Martin alias 
Teare [her husband John Martin], witnesses: Philip Goldsmith & John Teare & John Huddlestone, pledges: Philip Goldsmith & Daniel Keneen.

Margt Tere depted ys life intested about ye 24th of feb 68 & also James Teere depted ys life also intested about the 14th of feb: 67: wherof the church haveinge intelligence have decreed yr only sister Alice Teere Admynistratrix who is at lawfull yeeres & power granted to receive yr goods as ex prest in the mothers will & Invent & ye pledges to be discharged The Admynistratrix sworne Decretum et solvit 2s-6d in Court Solvo tamen vincuig suo jure Note yt the Invent: is included in ye mother Margt Bittle will being 44s as appears there: 7 more due to ye Admynistra= trix 44s for ye mothers pt of ye land: wch the father have stood to The goods are in Donll Teere hand beinge 44s & is responsible for ye same as appears in the mothers Invent:

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