Ellin Harrison alias Shepherd alias Bridson 1669

Archdeacon Will 1669A #027 Malew of Ellin Harrison alias Shepherd alias Bridson, died about 7 October 1669, dated 4 Novemer 1669:
Summary: 1st husband xxxx Shepherd, 2nd husband William Harrison (an Englishman) is alive, son Robert Shepherd underage, supervisors: stepfather John? 
Key & halfsister Elizabeth Patton als Key (& her husband Caesar Patton), full-blood siblings Thomas & Hercules & Catharine Bridson are not in the Country, 
witnesses: Samuel Robinson & John Gunston & Edward Stanley, pledges: Thomas Norris junior of Castletown & Mr Samuel Robinson & Robert Shimmin.    
Malew parish register: Ellin Harrison als Bridson wife of Wm Harrison an Englishman buried 7 October 1669.
Stepfather: Malew parish register: John Key buried 16 November 1676 Episcopal Will 1676 Malew  of John Key.
Half sister: Malew parish register: Elizabeth Key married Caesar Patton on 28 May 1666 in Malew.
   ?Nephew: Malew parish register: Caesar Patton infant buried 10 February 1668/69.
   Son of halfsister: Malew parish register: John Patton son of Caesar Patton buried 19 January 1675/76.
   Husband of half sister: Malew parish register: Caesar Patton buried 27 Sep 1692.
   ?Mother in law of half sister: Malew parish register: Elizabeth Patton buried 19 March 1664/65.
Will of halfsister: ArW 1707A #20 Bride will of Mrs Elizabeth Patton als Key, died November 1707: son Thomas Patton, son in law Walter Poole, dau Catharine, 
granddaughter Ellinor Parr, son in law John Parr Rector of KK Bride & his wife Margaret Patton, witnesses: William Christian & Robert Moore, also: Richard 
Thompson entered a claim.
Son of halfsister: ArW 1722A #47 Bride will of Mr. Thomas Patton son of Mr. Caesar Patton of Castletown, died about 1707: son of Mr Caesar Patton of 
Castletown, sister Mrs Catharine Poole als Patton and sister Mrs Margaret Parr als Patton, mother Elizabeth Patton.

                 Castletowne 4th Novembr 1669 

In the name of God Amen,  I Ellin Harrison alias Bradson
being sick in bodie, but of perfect memory praised be God
for ye same, doe make this my last will & testament:    Imprimis
I bequeath my soule to God my Creator and body to Christian
buriall;    Item I bequeath and leave whatsoever goods or cloaths
I have, the one halfe thereof to my husband Williame Harrison
and the other halfe to my son Robert Shepherd, and he ye said 
Robert (being a child) to be left as formerly to ye care and 
tuition of my father Key and my sister Patten
before these witnesses
  Sam: Robinson
  John Gunston     jurati
  Edward Stanley           pbatum et solvit 1s

The witnesses being questioned whether shee meant her owne
pt, or the whole, tho she was willing to leave all to her husband
yet upon Mr: Robinsone proposeall to her of her child, shee
then bequeathed her owne pt goods equally betwixt 
her said son & husband Willm Harrison

The husband sworne in forme legis

The brothers & sisters by father & mother vizt: Tho:  Herculus & Kathe Bridson
being out of the Cuntrie who are to be sworne supvisors 
& ordered to take the tuitione of the said child & goods as 
soone as may be sent to ym & to give in pledges accordinge 
to law:  in the meane time Caesar Patton & his wife being 
the next of kindred in the Cuntrye, are ordered to take the 
tuition & charge of ye said child & goods, & to give in pledges 
for the forthcoming of the said goods when called upon by 
ye foresaid supvisors or assoone as the said child & goods can be 
sent over to ym, & then they to discharge ye court in forme 
legis.

The said Willm Harrisone hath ys day in the face of the Court
given up his pt of ye executorshipe & passed it over soly 
to the said child Robt Shepherd his uncle his brother Caesar Patton
having (in consideracone therof) ingaged himselfe to free
& discharge him the said Willm: Harrison for any things
yt may be claimed of him for ye keepeinge of the said child
formerly[?] & to keepe ye said child till he can conveniently send
him to his nearest relations

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An Inventorie of the goodes of Elinor Harrison alas Bridson diceased
and priced by foure sworne men to witt: David Murrey
John Otiwell, John Tunman  and George Stole
as falloweth:                                         £    s    d
Inprimis halfe of posnett..........................   00 - 00 - 10 
It: half a glass bottle ...........................   00 - 00 - 3 
It: halfe 2 spoones and a tinn pinte ..............   00 - 00 - 2 
It: halfe a brass candlestick .....................   00 - 00 - 3 
It: 2 cupp a bottle and a little dish .............   00 - 00 - 2 
It: 2 bages one ledder and the other lyinye[?].....   00 - 00 - 4 
It: halfe a basen and a can .......................   00 - 00 - 3 
It: halfe of 2 hassocks ...........................   00 - 00 - 2 
It: a little dish and a chamber pott ..............   00 - 00 - 01 
Itt: halfe of 2 pailes ............................   0 - 01 - 0 
It: halfe a pillion ...............................   00 - 00 - 8 
It: halfe a mugg ..................................   00 - 00 - 3 
It: 2 old petticoats ..............................   00 - 00 - 06 
It: dj an old paire of  bodyes and a gowne bodyes..   00 - 00 - 02 
It: dj a red cradle cloath ........................   00 - 00 - 6 
It: dj an old silke moe haire goane ...............   00 - 03 - 0 
It: dj a gray serge peticoat ......................   00 - 02 - 0 
It:dj a green petycoate ...........................   00 - 01 - 3 
It: dj a red waise coat ...........................   00 - 00 - 6 
It: a little peese of plading               }
    and a little peese of cloath to smothen }......   00 - 00 - 3 
It: dj a black moe haire gowne ....................   1 - 00 - 0 
It: dj a black formoine gowne .....................   00 - 10 - 0 
It: 2 silke waise coates with a buste .............   00 - 04 - 0 
It: dj a red water bainrey[?] petycoat }
    with a gimselaie[?] about .........}...........   00 - 07 - 0 
                                                      2 - 13 - 7 

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It: dj silke flowerd white pety coat ..............   00 - 01 - 06 
It: dj 5 yardes of diper ..........................   00 - 03 - 03 
It: dj a red paire of wisted stockings }
      and an old paire greene stockings}...........   00 - 01 - 06 
It: dj 2 black tafety hudd ........................   00 - 02 - 00 
It: dj 2 curld huds ...............................   00 - 00 - 10 
It: dj 3 scarfes ..................................   00 - 01 - 09 
It: dj a maske[?] and a peise of black moehaire....   00 - 00 - 06 
It: dj a silver bodkin ............................   00 - 01 - 00 
It: 2 pin cusings .................................   00 - 00 - 06 
It: dj a bible ....................................   00 - 01 - 09 
It: dj a little wisted ............................   00 - 00 - 02 
It: dj a trunke ...................................   00 - 03 - 00 
It: Ribins and necklaise ..........................   00 - 00 - 08 
It: dj 2 paire of gloves ..........................   00 - 00 - 04 
It: dj a looking glasse ...........................   00 - 00 - 09 
It: dj severall shiftes of linen cloathes for a little child 00 - 01 - 00 
It: dj 4 linen aprons .............................   00 - 4 - 0 
It: dj 1 pillow beare and a cloath ................   00 - 01 - 00 
It: dj 4 old linen apron ..........................   00 - 01 - 00 
It: dj 2 table cloathes and 3 napkins .............   00 - 01 - 03 
It: dj one paire of sheets  ...........}
     and a childs taft hollant waiscot }...........   00 - 02 - 00 
It: dj a smook ....................................   00 - 00 - 09 
It: dj 2 paire of sheewes .........................   00 - 00 - 03 
It: dj a cambrick whist and ...}
    a loane whist one with lace}...................   00 - 02 - 06 
It: 4 piners ......................................   00 - 02 - 06 
It: 3 sould lynyne hords thone halfe ..............   00 - 00 - 06 
It: dj 2 whiste ...................................   00 - 02 - 00 
Itt: dj 2 handcarchifes ...........................   00 - 00 - 06 
                                                       1 - 18 - 7 
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Itt: halfe foure necke cloathes ...................   00 - 00 - 09 
Itt: dj five ----ines .............................   00 - 01 - 00 
Itm: dj 5 litle croscloathes ......................   00 - 00 - 05 
Item: dj 3 piners .................................   00 - 00 - 09 
Item dj 6 paires of lynyne sheeues ................   00 - 01 - 03 
Item more 4 paires of lynyne sheeues ..............   00 - 01 - 00 

Willm: Harrisone the husband have given pledge
secunda forman legis   Tho: Norris junior of Castletown

Caesar Patton is sworne in the meane time supvisor & to 
take ye tuition & charge of the said child & goods & hath given 
in pledges to secure the office & for the forthcoming
of the said goods sub paena duble the value
Mr: Samuell Robinson & Ro: Shimmin

[found after ArW 1669A #25; it appears to be the end of a note:]
the said Casear Pa----
by these prsents as witnesse my hand ye day -----
yeare above written
                                   Robert Shepherd
---- p ---------
	Thomas Robinson
	William Christian

This is to be added to ye Will of Ellin Harrison
als Bridson in Anno 1669 or thereabouts

Last Modified 4 April 2021