| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 3 May 2021 |
| Original: | 0106201 |
Archdeacon Will 1669A #106 Lezayre will of William Scarff, died 11 February 1699/70: Summary: wife alive, eldest dau Elizabeth/Bessy, little daughters Catharine senior & Catharine junior, son Ewan, witnesses & pledges: William Knickle & Edmund Corlett. ?Self & wife & father in law & brother in law: 1658 Liber Vastarum, Lezayre: Daniel/Donold Gill had farmland of 9s 6d rent plus 2 parts of 1d in Alia Sulby treen (total rent 21s 6d), and while he was alive he sold [?in 1641] 6 1/2d single rent to John Corlett the father of Daniel/Donold Corlett, & John Corlett was dead, so that half of the rent, that is 3 1/4d yearly rent, fell to son Daniel Corlett and the other half to William Scarff & his wife, who were entered for the rents in 1658. ?Wife: Episcopal will 1702 Lezayre, will decree of Catharine Scarff alias Corlett. ?son & father in law: 1678 Liber Vastarum, Lezayre: John Corlett had farmland [?or intack] of 14d rent in Corrack treen (total rent 14d), and Ewan was in possession of it and paid the rent and so was entered for it in 1678. ?Son: Lezayre parish register: Ewan Scarff buried 30 December 1717. ?Will of son: ArW 1717A #78 Lezayre will of Ewan Scarff, died 27 December 1717: wife is alive, dau & heir Elizabeth Scarff underage, niece Christian Kneen, also: he owed money to William Corlett & young John Quayle & William Corlett & William Kerruish & Ewan Kneale, witnesses: William Sayle & Ellinor Criggal, supervisors: [husband of niece Christian Kneen, md 1710/1] Daniel Cowle & William Kneen [married Catharine Scarff about 1685] & the mother, pledges: Ewan Kneale & Ewan Corlett. Sister of Ewan: Catharine Scarff married William Kneen about 1685 Lezayre: Jurby parish register: Thomas son of William Kneen & Catharine Scarff christened 27 Mar 1687 in Jurby. Niece of Ewan: Lezayre par reg: Christian Kneen married to Daniel Cowle on 3 Feb 1710/1 in Lezayre.
Trinitie Ayre 1669 This is affirmed to be ye last will and testamt: of Wm Scarfe being in pfect memory: Imprs: hee committed his souile to God, and his body to Christian buriall. Ittm: he bequeathed to his eldest daughter Bessie 5s Legacie. Itt: hee bequeathed to his 2 little daughters: Katherin senr & Katherin junr a cow calfe a yeare at May next, and what other trifles was in the house, and an ewe; Ittm: hee bequeathed to his sone Ewan 3 horses and a cow, and his pt of ye sheepe; Ittm: hee bequeathed likewise to his sd sone the Lands, wth all ye husbandry geares (that is to say his pt) belonging; Ittm: left some moneys due from Will Gill for a piece of Land to pay ye above Legacie to his Daughtr, and to pay funrll charges and his other debts. Ittm: hee constituted his wife executor of all ye rest of his goods movable & unmovable Testes pbatum et solvit vjd Wm Knickle } Edmond Curlett} jurati Ffebruary ye 28th 1669 The wittnesses upon oath have affirmed that ye testatr declared that hee himselfe and his wife had sold already a pcell of Land unto William Gill of ye prise of wch he had received in Earnest xijd, and ye rest he bequeathed to pay ye 5s Legacie to his daughr Bessie, funrall charges & other debts; wch pcell of Land is known by name the Teir of ye annuall rent of vjd to wch also ye wife gave full consent and assent then, and hath now before us Richd: Ffox Regr: Note ye full paymt: is made this day being} Wm Knickle the summ of xxvs and received by } Edm: Curlett the wife, being the executr: } The Invent of the said testator being priced by 4 sworne men vizt: one cow ...................................... 0 - 12 - 0 It: ye xth pt in horses ................................. 0 - 15 - 0 It: 5 sheep ............................................. 0 - 8 - 0 It: ye execr: pt of plough & geeres there to beleasing[?].. 0 - 1 - 4 pledges secunda forman legis Edmund Curlet & Willm Knickle pledges secunda forman legis, Edm: Curlett, & Wm Knickle
Last Modified 3 May 2021