John Cannon 1669

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 30 March 2021
Original: 0106202

Archdeacon Will 1669A #013 Braddan will of John Cannon, died 28 January 1669/70:
Summary: wife Ann Scarff (remarried to William Fayle); eldest son William, son Philip, son Patrick, son John (of age by 1685), brothers Robert & William 
Cannon; also: William Creer & John Creer of Braddan, also: Paul Bridson of Onchan, sister in law Alice Christian (married to William Cannon by 1685), 
witnesses: Hugh Cowley & Catharine Clague, pledges: John Quine & Thomas Quine.
Braddan parish register: John Canon buried 29 January 1669.
Will father: ArW 1647A #27 Braddan will of William Cannon, died last of January 1647/8: 1st wife (probably) Joney Gelling [died 1 August 1637, ArW 1637A 
#045 Braddan, & newborn son died 30 days earlier], 2nd wife is alive, son & heir William senior, dau Catharine, dau Marriad, son William the younger/junior, 
son Robert, young son John, younger son Patrick; also: Sir Patrick Thompson, witnesses: William Gelling & Philip Cannon & Gilbert Creer & John Quine.
?Will of mother: ArW 1637A #045 Braddan will of Joney Cannon alias Gelling, died 1 August 1637, intestate: husband xxxx [?William] Cannon is alive, 6 
underage children, pledges: William Cannon & William Cannell; appraisors: William Cannon & William Cannell & Gilbert Creer & William Creer.  QUESTION: Is 
William Cannon (appraisor & pledge) the husband of Joney?  Probably.
Will of brother: ArW 1670A #008 Braddan will of William Cannon, died 19 March 1669/70: wife [Alice Christian] is alive [died 1694, her father was William 
Christian], son & heir William, son John, also: John Creer; supervisors (& brothers): Robert Cannon, William Cannon & Patrick Cannon, witnesses: John Quine 
& John Creer, pledges: John Creer & Robert Cannon.
Brother: Jurby parish register: Patrick Cannan buried 5 May 1712. Episcopal will.
Brother: Ballaugh parish register: Pat Cannon buried in Jurby 5 May 1712 Episcopal will.
Sister in law: Jurby parish register: Ellinor Cannan als Scarron [sic, Scarff] wf to Pat Cannan buried 21 July 1702. Episcopal will of Ellin Cannon als 
Skarf in 1703 Jurby.
?Will of mother in law: ArW 1638A #19 Lonan will of Catharine Scarff alias Callow, died 10 March 1638/9: husband Daniel/Donold Scarff, dau Catharime, son 
& heir Philip underage, dau Margaret senior, dau Ann, dau Margaret junior, sister Isabel Callow, other siblings, witnesses: Thomas Parr & Philip Moore & 
Catharine Callin, pledges Daniel Cowin & Daniel Teare.

Bradan January 28 - 69 This is affirmed to be ye last will & testament of John Cannon who depted this life ye 28th of Jan 69; first he bequeathed his soule unto Almighty God and his body unto Christian buriall; It: he left to ye poore dj a firlett of mault and dj a firlett of ----[fold] meal & a sheep; It: he left to his eldest son ----[fold] halfe of ye cropp of corne; It: he left to his s----[fold] Patrick 2 sheep; It: he left to his sone John 6 sheep; It: he left to his wife Ann Scarffe dj 2 ----[fold] horsses; It: he constituded & ordayned his 4 children Wm Philip Jo: & Patrick to be his true and lawful ex----[fold] of all ye rest of his goods moveable & unmoveable It: he left ye ground & children with these ----[fold] goods wholly in ye custody and the tuition of his wife there mother during there minority The uncles Robt: Cannon & Willm Testes Hu Cowley is sworne supvisor, & ye other jurati brother is to be sworne supvisor Katherin Cloage pbatu et solvit 1s Invent as ffolloweth It: 2 cowes & dj steere price ....2; It: dj maire & dj coult ...1-----[fold] It: 12 sheep price .... 18s; It: 1 goate price ...1s; It: dj calf 1-----[fold] It: ye houshold stuff priced to 11s; It: ye deads pt corne left due by ye father to ye eldest son, a paire of breeches coate & hatt prmis-----[fold] -----1s - 4d, more to be aded opon further enquiry Note: yt 4s 6d is to be deducted out of ys Invent towards funerall charges The goods in ye custody of ye mother who have given pledges secunda forman legis Jo: Quine & Tho: Quine[?] [Note: The 3 following notes are squeezed with tiny writing onto the page:] The heire pt of ye crop of corne come to 15s & it is in Ro: Cannon hands of it 6s-6d & 1s to be deducted for ye copie of will & Invent & hath given pledge Joh: Quine & the other 7s-6d in ye hands of Will Cannon & hath given pledge Tho: Christine only 6d deducted for ye order of court pd 4d fee for clear--- ye bonds & casting[?] up there acc----- & a coppie thereof 167--- Ocotr ye 27: more aded to the Invent by the Supvisor Ro: Cannon due to the children yt is to say ye christening money what was bought ---- ----- & also wt was not brought in at ----ing ye Invent It 3 ---- & dj hoad[?] 4 sheep ---- yr ---- yr pt of 3 sheep these not brough in then, & allso 4 sheep due to ym by ye christening money : & are all to be priced as the former & now is priced to 6s Nor: ye 5th 1672: Ann Scarffe hath given in counter securities for ye forth coming of ye goods of her husband John Cannon accordinge to law & for the goods usage of the children viz Willm Creere & Jo: Creer of Bradan: & the former pledges are discharged & her now husband Willm ffayle hath ingage himselfe to release the said Willm: Kelly before Xtmas net Nor: 17th 74: The goods of ye heire still in ye custody of ye mother for wch Will Creer & John Creer stand bound as formerly, & to discharge the --------e accepted of a bill of sayle for ye one halfe of a quartr of land for all his pt of goods from Willm Fayle & his said mother wch is confirmed by ye officres & h---- unto pmised: the rent of ye land is 1s ---- p year singl---ent Nor: ye 17th 74: Willm Creere & Joh Creere who became bound for the goods of Joh: Cannon due to his children, & in ye custody of the mother are released; & ye goods now being in the custody of ye uncles vizt Willm Cannon & Robt Cannon have given counter securite, Paule Bridson of KK Concan for Willm Cannon & Jo: Creere of KK Bradan for Ro: Cannon, in form of law [Written sideways on the left edge:] John Creere one of ye pledges is released & Robert Lewne is become counterbond [written at the bottom of the previous page:] ---5 - 72 It is ordered yt ye children of Joh: Cannon pt of ye crope of corne, shall be priced before it be taken of ye farme, & yt ye supvisors shall have ye setting of the tenement, before any other & shall be bound to keepe the tenement & houses in good repaire, & to looke carefully to the educatione & well usage of the children, & in case the wife will not doe it herselfe & abide in the farme, & ys you shall abserve for ye said childrens benifite The sumner is to see ys executd J Harrison accordingly sub paena juris Pat: Thompson [slip of paper, a couple pages later:] July ye 13th 1685 John Cannon came this day & acknowledged to have received from his Ant 26 shillings 5d 1/4 vizt: from Alice Xtin and doe acquit her & her bondsmen accordingly wch was due to him as a childs part of his fathers goods wch part was in ye hands of Willm: Cannon his uncle John Cannon his mrk X before me Sam: Watleworth Register [Several pages later:] Joh: Cannan of ye pish of KK Bradan diseased about ten yeares agone or thereabout, his house & Land fall ing due to his children ye overseers could get none to Inhabbit in ye sd house & Land, since ye mother married, the sd house fell to ruines & ye overseer was forced to pull downe ye roofe of ye sd house and to praise ye same, yt either ye roofe or ye price shall be forth coming for ye childrens goods, ye couples of ye sd house was praised by foure sworne men, viz Joh: Skillicorn, Joh: Moore, Joh: Christian & Henry Tagert to three shillings, and the said ovrseers desir res that this may be added to ye Inventory of ye sd Joh: Cannan Note that Willm: Cannan & Robt: Cannan are ye overseers & ye sd Willm: Cannan his pte of ye sd Roofe is praised & Robt: his pte is not praised as yet July ye 25th 1678

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