Patrick Corris 1681

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 29 July 2018
Original: 0106204

Archdeacon Will 1681A #32 German will of Patrick Corras / Corris, made 24 November 1681: 
Summary: wife xxxx is alive, dau Catharine (married xxxx Moore, their daughter Jane), dau Alice (has children by deceased 1st husband, she is thinking of 
marrying Philip Leece), son & heir xxxx was dead (Patrick & James Cowle entered into a Marriage Contract between their children, son xxxx Corris & dau xxxx Cowle, 
when they were very young), overseers brother in law William Dawson (married Catharine/Kitty Corris who died 1701) & brother William Corras/Corris; witnesses: 
William Dawson & John Leece & William Corris; pledges: John Leece & Caesar Wattleworth, also: John Quayle dead (has a son John) & Patrick Corris (& wife?) was 
an administrator who paid various debts, John Shimmin senior owed 6s etc, Alice Mylchreest (left a sheep), Thomas Mylchreest (left a sheep)
son: German parish register:  John Corrish son of Pat: Corrish  buried 14 October 1669
will of dau: ArW 1697A #18 German will of Catharine Moore als Corris/Corras, died 6 Feb 1697/8, intestate: husband xxxx Moore is not mentioned, 
dau Jane Moore, son in law Silvester Mylchreest, pledges: Captain Silvester Radcliffe & William Christian
dau: German parish register:  Kath Corras   buried 8 February 1697/8
gdau: German parish register:  Jane McYleXt  buried 7 Nov 1700    [see EpWill 1700-3 German decree of Jane Mylechreest als Moore]
?sister: German parish register:  Ketty Dowson als Corris   buried 19 October 1701
?: German parish register:  William Dozen  buried 25 September 1680

German 1681 In the name of God Amen: The last will & testam------[dark edge] =rick Corras, who is sick in body but of perfect memorie pra------[dark edge] God. first he committs his soul to God and his body to Christian ------[dark edge] It: he doth declare for truth as he shall answer ye -------- Judge ------[dark edge] the tenn pounds wch he acknowledged to have received from Ja------[dark edge] Cowle in the marriage Contract betwixt of Cowle & his daughter, was a ------[dark edge] cheat & delusion, for he never received any summe penny or penny ------[dark edge] of ye sd tenn pounds; but was surprized to acknowledge ye same & to give parcell of his land as it were in mortgage for ye same purposely to ------[dark edge] fraud ye heir apparent then, though since dead, for wch his unjust complain--------[dark edge] their wicked proposition he humbly & heartily craves pardon of God & ------[dark edge] It: he doth declare yt John Shimin senr: doth owe him six shilling------[ edge] It: he doth declare yt his daughter Cathrine doth him five shillings ------[ edge] a bowle of barley wch barley & moneys he bequeaths to her in legacie ------[ edge] if he live[?] of ye bowle of barley he will only take a firlett; It: he le------[ edge] to John Quaile 12d in legacie; It: to his grandchild Jane Moore a red petticoate; Itm: to Alice Mclechrist a sheep; It: to Thomas Mclec------[ edge] a sheep; It: he doth declare yt he paid of his own moneys three sh------[ edge] more then ye goods of John Quaile did extend to pay his debts, & therefore ------[ edge] his son John Quaile cannot claime any thing of him. It: he leaves to Willm: Dawson a yellow bock of four years old in legacie, desireing him to see his daughter suffer no wrong. It: to Willm Corras his new coat, de= sireing his oversight with Willm: Dawson of his Executrx; It: he leave eight shillings to be expended on his funerall at ye house & in towne. Lastly he doth constitute & appoint his daughter Alice Corras his lawfull Exects: of all ye rest of his goods moveable & unmoveable, but in case she marrie with Philip MacLeece, yt then she shall forfeit the executorship & all goods due to her thereby; and her children by ye first husband shall be ye executors of this her will & testament & enj------[ edge] what their mother should by the bequest. signed this 24 of Nov 1681. Itm: to ye minister a mutton Patr: Corras his mrk P witnesses Willm Dawson } John Leece....}} The Execrs at age is sworn in Court Will Corras...}} jurati Probatum et solvit 1s The Inventorie taken by four sworne men, to wit, Nich: Cowle, Willm Quine, Phil: Quilliam, & John Looney amounts to ... 0£ - 13s - 0d all debts & ye goods left by ye mother to ye children deducted pledges secundum forman legis Jon: Leece & Cesar Wattleworth

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