William Christian 1669

Archdeacon Will 1669A #113 Bride will of William Christian, died about 25 November 1669:
Summary: 2nd wife is alive, children by 1st wife: son David & dau Alice, son by 2nd wife: Ewan Christian, also Gilbert Lace (was owed 28s), Ronald Sayle 
(was owed 1s), Catharine Christian (owed the testator 9d or 10d), Patrick Kaighin was owed 13d, witnesses Ewan Christian & Daniel Christian, pledges: Daniel 
Goldsmith & William Kaighin.
?See mention of self & son David: ArW 1657A #32 Bride will of David Christian, died 5 November 1656: wife Ellin Coole is alive, dau & heir Joney Christian 
(not yet 14 years old), sister Isabel Christian, grandfather Pattoon Goldsmith, uncle? Daniel/Donold Goldsmith, father in law Sir Charles Coole, supervisor 
Mr William  Christian of Ballayonaigue & 'governor' (whose son David, godson of the testator, is to marry the testator's dau & heir Joney, but she died in 
December 1659), also: employee Alice Brew, employee John Castill, Annas/Agnes Christian, Ellin/Nelly Cowle, John Quayle of Michael, Captain Matthew Cadwell, 
others, witnesses: Michael Kneale & Michael Christian & John Christian, pledges: William Sayle & xxxx Christian, supervisor William Christian paid various 
people who were owed: to Elizabeth Christian £9, to [?uncle of testator] John Goldsmith 2s 8d, to Patrick Cowle 10s, for the Lord's rents £2 13s, Mark 
Christian 6d, Michael Christian 4 potles of barley, others.

In nomine Dei amen, I Will Xtin sicke in body but whole 
in mynd and pfect memory praised be God for the same make my last will as 
followeth:   Inprmis: I comitt my soule to God & my body to 
Xtian buryall;   It: I leave to David Xtin & Ales Xtin my children my pte 
of a heffer;   It: I leave to Gilbt: Lace 28s wch I owe unto 
him;   It: I leave to Raneld Saile 1s which I owed him of his portion;   It: 
my will is yt my wiffe & her son Ewan shall have the Crofte
equally betwixt them;   It: I leave also to my sd son my 
pte of a paire of netts;   It: I constitute & ordayne my son Ewan 
Xtin & my wiffe Execrs: of all the rest of my goods moveable
& unmoveable & to see my will pformed;   Note yt there is 
owinge unto me 9d or 10d for worke from Katherin Xtin;   
It: I leave to Pat: Kaighin xiijd yt I ought him

Ewan Xtin }                            The execr sworne in Court
Do: Xtin  } testes, iurati             pbatum et solvit 1s

Jo: Quarke, Tho: Crenilt}   The whole Invent being all but smale trifles 
Do: Joughn, Wm: Kaighin }   amounts to ... 2£ - 7s - 6d    Note ye exe
are sworne .............}   cutrs are at lawfull yeares & all agreed, ye 
                            goods in yr owne custody   pledges according to ----[crumbled edge]  
                               Donll Goldsmith & Will Kaughin 

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