Edmund Cowle 1669

Archdeacon Will 1669A #104 Lezayre will of Edmund Cowle of Aust treen & the Ardonan in Andreas, died 25 January 1669/70:
Summary: wife is alive & remarried by 1673 to William Garrett, eldest dau Ann (of age, married to John Crowe junior by 1673), dau Catharine (of age by 
1681), dau Mally, dau Margaret (of age by 1681), mother in law is alive (owed half a heifer & quarter of a mare & quarter of a colt), brother John Cowle, 
sister Mally Cowle, brother Robert Cowle (supervisor in 1669); witnesses: John Crowe & John Cottier, pledges: brother Robert Cowle & William Martin.  
NOTE: The goods of the underage children were divided between dau Ann & Edmund's widow. 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.  NOTE, that quarterland in Aust 
treen borders the Ardonan in Andreas, also: John Garrett care for a child for 6 months (2nd husband William Garrett & son in law John Crowe junior paid him 
for it in May 1673), John Martin owed to Edmund the roof of a little house:
Will of sister: ArW 1654A #74 Andreas will of Catharine Cowle alias Cowle: husband Daniel/Dollin Cowle, no children are mentioned, brother Edmund Cowle, 
sister Mally Cowle, sister Elsabeth/Isabel Cowle, brother John Cowle, brother Robert Cowle, witnesses: Thomas Kneale & Christian Christian; pledge: Michael 
Cowle. 
Self & father & dau & son in law: 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.
Will of father in law of dau Ann: 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.
Will of mother in law of dau Ann: ArW 1668A #66 Lezayre will of Ann Crowe alias Cowle, died about 1 February 1668/9: 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, witnesses Robert 
Cottier & Edmund Cowle.     
NOTE: The names Elsabeth and Isabel are used interchangeably; Elsabeth is not generally the same as Elizabeth.  

	Trinity Ayre	1669

This is affirmed to be ye last will & testamt: of Edm: Cowle   Imprs: he bequeathed 
his soule to God & his body to Christian buryall;    It: he bequeathed at ye usuall time to ye-----[torn]
1 fir: of malt, besides what ye executors would be pleased therto best one;   Itm: hee bequeathed 
to his wife his pt of a heffer as Legacie;   It: he left to his eldest daughter Ann his pte 
of ye croppe of corne, wth all ye husbandry geares that belonged to ye Lands;  It: hee bequeathed
also unto his sd daughter an oxe calfe of a yeare old at May;   To his daughter Kath ---
sheepe, to his daughter Mally dj a cow at Wm Kneales of Oase;   Itm: his mother in law
and ye testatr at ye same time making their accompts, there was due to his sd mother in 
law dj a heffer, and a qter of a mayre & a qter of a yeare old colt, and no more;    It: 
hee constituted his 3 children, Margt,  Kath and Mally Cowle his lawfull executrixes
al all ye rest of his goods movable & unmovable whasoever.   To her brother John 
Cowle vjd legacie, and to her daughter sister Mally Cowle vjd legacie also.   
witnesses                                            pbatum et solvit vjd
John Crow   }             The Church hath ordained the unckle Robt Cowle wth ye eldest daughter 
John Cotter }  jurati     Supvisors
                          The eldest daughter at age and to be sworn supvisor over 
                          ye rest, wth ye assistance of ye next of kinread on ye ffathers 
                          side          Shee is sworne, and Robt: Cowle supvisors

[next page]
The Invent: of Edm: Cowle praized by 4 sworne men             £    s    d
Imprs: The dead's parte of ye horse ........................  01 - 08 - 00 
Itm: the deads pt of 2 oxen an a cow .......................  02 - 02 - 08 
Itm: the deads pt of 3 geese ...............................  00 - 01 - 00 
Itm: the deads pt of a whrne[?], a doore leafe .............  00 - 01 - 00 
Itm: the deads pt of ye girdle .............................  00 - 01 - 00 
Itm: The deads pt of a barrlls some old blaketts & other}
         trifles of houshold stuffe.....................}...  00 - 08 - 00 
Itm: the deads p of a linen wheele..........................  00 - 00 - 10 
Itm: their Interest in the quarter of the croppe of Corne}
          in ye Ardonane.................................}..  4 - 2 - 6  
more ye roofe of a little house of 4 cooples }
        due from John Martin ................} .............
                        Debts to be deducted ...............  00 - 07 - 00 

more added to ye Inv: from Jo: Martin  }
  for ye score of an oxe ..............}....................  00 - 02 - 04 

             The goods wth ye children betwixt ye mother and the 
	           eldest daughter who hath given pledges Robt: Cowle 
	           & Wm Martin

May 30th 1673:  Willm Carrett hath paide unto Jo: Carrett of the goods belongeing to a child & 
   a halfe years in his custody .... 7s - 9d ob,   court fees & all according to order of Court
   as appears by the Coroner certificat:   dated 30th of May 1673
                                                             Jo: Garrett
   By vertue of the same certificat Joh: Crow junior hath paid 7s - 6d boath of ym being 
   the first payment

Octobr ye 23d 1681
This day Margt Cowle daughter and one of ye execrs: of 
Ed: Cowle being at lawfull years came to ye Records & received 
from ye hands of Jon: Crow husband to her sister Ann Cowle the sum 
of 13s sterl: being all yt is in his hands of the goods due to her 
by ye death of sd fathr deceased, and therfore acquits him & ye pledges for 
ye same as wittness her mrk 
                                              Margt: Cowle her mrk X
Also the sd Margt hath received from ye hands of Ed: Carrett upon 
ye acct aforesd being the other halfe of her goods in ye hands of Willm: 
Carrett & his wife ye like sum of 13s, being all yt is due to her by 
her fathers death
                            Coram me Jone: Christian Reg: Adj: 
die prto
Also Catherin Cowle at lawfull age hath acknowledged to be fully satisfied 
by ye above psons in all yt was due to her by her fathr death as wittness
                                                       her mrk Cath: Cowle X

Last Modified 3 May 2021