Isabel Kneale alias Crowe 1669

Archdeacon Will 1669A #094 Andreas will of Isabel Kneale alias Crowe, died 12 January 1669/70:  
Summary: husband xxxx Kneale is not mentioned, son William Kneale, son John Kneale, dau Isabel Kneale, also: Ann Curghey, executors (children & wife Ann 
Curghey) of deceased William Crowe (witnesses in a controversy with them: Margaret Craine & Margaret Christian & Ann Christian), Jane Kneale is to bring 
in the inventory (there was none, the testator was a pauper), witnesses: Sir John Huddlestone & John Lace clerk.
Andreas parish register:  Isabel Crow  buried 13 January 1669/70.

         Andreas            Jan ye 22d  1669

[The following is crossed out:]
This is affirmed to be ye last will & testament of -----[torn]   
being of good & pfect memorie:    first bequeathed -----[torn]   
soule to God, & her body to X?tian buryall;   Itm: she cons-----[torn]   
& ordained her two sonn Willm & John Kneele execut-----[torn]   
all her goods, & declared yt there was twentie odd pounds -----[torn]   
to her from Ann Curghy, & ye executors of Willm: Crow -----[torn]   
brought xxxxxx to xxxx xxxxx wch she bequeathe to her 
execur:    It: shee left to Jo: Huddleston 2s & to Jo-----[torn]   
Lace 1s  something she spake of leaveing her cloathes to
her daugr Issable, wch we pfectly remember not, but lea-----[torn]   
it to ye execurs oaths who were prsent 
testes:   Joh: Huddlestone
          Joh: Lace

                   Jan ye 6th 1669

This is affirmed to be the last will & testament of Issable Cr-----[torn]   
who ferst commited her soule to God, & her body to Christian bury-----[torn]   
It: shee left & bequeathed yt there was due to her from the 
children & wife of Willm Crow the use & benifite of the to-----[torn]   
twentie one yeeres, & also the crope of the farme the first yeere 
possest the Lands, all due debt to her as she yt day declared     
It shee left to her daughter Issable Kneele all the cloaths 
linnen & woollen;    It: shee left to Sr: John Huddlestone -----[torn]   
It: to John Lace clark 1s;   It: she constituted & ordained 
her to two sons Willm & John Kneele her true & lawfull 
execrs:
                          The execrs: sworne in form of law
  testes  John Huddlestone            pbatum to Solvit 6d
          John Lace      jurati

Jaine Kneele sworne to bring in a pfect Invent: 
& not to detaine penny or peny worth

sworne by the execrs yt paup erat et nihil habet
but was is exprest in the will  

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         Jan: ye 6th 1669/
This is affirmed to be ye last will & testament of Issable 
Crow, who first commited her soule to God, & her body to 
Christian buryall;   It: shee left & bequeathed yt there was 
due to her from the children & wife of Willm: Crow 
the cos & benefite of the farme twentie one yeeres 
& allso the crope of the farme the first yeere, they poses-------[torn]   
the lasds, all due debt to her as shee declared;    It: she le-----[torn]   
to her daughter Issable Kneele all her cloathes linnen 
& woollen;   It: to Sr: John Huddlestone 2s;     It: to Joh: Lace 
Clarke 1s;   It: she constituted & ordained her two 
sons Willm: & Joh: Kneele her true & lawfull execr: 
                         The execr sworne in form of law
  testes  J: Huddlestone         pbatum et solvit 6d
          Joh: Lace   jurati
                 The execr: hath sworne yt paup erat et 
                 nihil habet, but wt is exprest in ye will

                 Examinata p me
                        J Huddlestone Regisr Arcd: 

Ann Curghy have ys day with lawfull compurgators vizt: (Margt Craine 
Margt Christian & Ann Christian) deposed that she never knew nor had any 
benefite or crope, yt was due to Issable Crow, out of ye tenement 
or farme, but did mantaine & keep her according to her power while
shee did stay with her:   July ye 7th 1670:  
					J Huddlestone

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Anne Churphy is pmitted to goe to the grave of Isabell Crow & there 
to cleere herselfe wth lawfull Compurtrs: of all such Debts as is chardged
upon her & her children in the will of the sd Isabell Crow wthin 14 dayes 
after the date herof & to give the adverse ptyes notice accordinge to law 
to bee in place to see her oath taken to object if they can any thing maters 
---- to impede, otherwise if they cannot you are to pcede & to certifye what 
shee deposes & in soe doinge this shalbe yor dischardge   Date June 29 - 70 
the Ministr of KK Andreas                            Jo: Harrison
is to execute this accordingly

July ye 2d 1670
Ann Curghy came ye day with lawfull compurgators to the grave of 
Issable Crow to cleare herselfe & children of the within willed debt 
in form of law: & as she was takeing her oath: Willm: Kneele one of 
the executors tooke the booke away alladginge yt hee has some copp----[?][torn edge]  
--- --- sh----- tomorrow, yt would hinder her oath:  July 2d 1670
                                              J Huddlestone

Munday next take the womans oath wth lawfull compurgators, and 
let thre be noe further delayes unlesse there bee then instan----[?] 
shewed unto you   Dat July 2 - 70 
                                              Jo: Harrison 

Last Modified 23 April 2021