| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 7 August 2018 |
| Original: | 0106204 |
Archdeacon Will 1681A #46 German will of Margaret Shimmin alias Lake / Leck, signed 21 November 1681: Summary: husband Thomas Shimmin weaver, son Thomas (died before June 1685, 'last surviving child'),dau (died before brother Thomas), nieces Alice & Ellin Mylevorrey, nephew William Mylevorrey, sister Ann Lake, sister Grace Mylevorrey alias Lake (married to William Mylevorrey [Grace & William died November 1689, her will ArW 1689A #099 German, his will ArW 1689A #100 German]), brothers Henry Lake & John Lake/Leck, witnesses: Sam Wattleworth & Thomas Harrison & Ann Woods, witnesses to codicil: Catharine Young & John Gell & Ann Woods, pledges: Charles Kewish & Henry Colvin & Silvester Cross & William Christian ?husband: German parish register: Thos: Shimine, Airyshimin, weaver,died of cholera, buried 6 April 1736 ?will of husband: ArW 1736A #13 German will of Thomas Shimmin, died 6 April 1736: left his lands to William Shimmin the heir of Ballashimmin (his mother Elizabeth Shimmin als xxxx is alive), sister Mary, brother Stephen dead (youngest dau), William Caine & wife & daughter (goddau of Thomas), witnesses John Shimmin & William Gell will of father: ArW 1655A #18 German of Thomas Leck/Lake, died 6 January 1652/53, intestate: wife is alive, 5 children: Grace (of age), Ann (of age), Margaret, John, and Henry will of grandmother: ArW 1633A #45 German will of Isabel Kinread alias Leck alias McNameer, dated 13 April 1634: 2nd husband xxxx Kinread, son Robert Leck, son Thomas Leck, son John Kinread, daughter Margret xxxx[?Leck], dau Isabel xxxx[?Leck], granddau Bessy Kinread, granddau Grace Leck, witness: Thomas Leck will of sister: ArW 1689A #099 German will of Grace Mylevorrey alias Lake/Leck, died 4 November 1689: husband William Mylevorrey (died 7 November 1689, his will ArW 1689A #100 German), son Alexander/Sandy, dau Alice & Ellin, witnesses: Henry Quay & Henry Mylevorrey see also: ArW 1660A #21 Michael, of Joney Leck alias Leonard, died 8 March 1659/60: husband xxxx Leck is not mentioned, son Thomas Leck (of age) husband & other family: Old German Deeds, bundle 1, #23: Edmund Boyde sold land to Philip Carter: 17 April 1697 Peel: Edmund Boyde & wife Alice Boyde alias Mylevorrey and Alexander Mylevorrey & wife Jane Mylevorrey alias Quayle and Ellin Mylevorrey sold for £3 14s 6d to Philip Carter (Peel) a cottage & small garden & part of a little house thereunto belonging in Peel rent 1.5d Abby & 0.5d Lord's, Carter enjoys the other half of the cottage garden and little back house all formerly in possession of Thomas Shimmin but his part now sold being purchased from John & Henry Lake & sisters, witnesses: John Gell & Hugh Craine, Court October 1697
In the name of God Amen, The last will & Testamt of Margrett Shimin als Lake being sick in body but of per fect memorie praised be God, committeth her soul to God & her body to Christian buriall; Itm: She leaves to her neece Alice Maclevorrey a black gown & a red petticoate, and a suite of linnen, tenn shillings & a paire of woosted stockings ---[edge] a little old wheele; Itm: to her other neece Ellin Maclevorrey a mohaire petticoate; Itm: to her sister Ann a green say apron Itm: to her sister Grace a new sarge petticoate. Itm: to her husband ten shillings & half ye horse; Itm: She leaves to her son Thomas her half of ye house & garden with ye consent of her husband who hath also promised to give him his own half after his decease, and therupon she hath constituted & appointed her daughter sole Executx: of all ye rest of her goods moveable & unmoveable; but in case ye said son died withou Issue before his father yt then his father hath libertie to dispose of ye half of ye house & garden. Itm: she leaves to her brother Henry Lake a kear coate. Signed this 21th of Novr: 1681 Margtt: Shimin witnesses als Lake her mrk M Sam: Watleworth juratus Thomas Shimin his mrk T Tho: Harrison Ann Woods A juratus probatum et solvit 12d Grace Maclevorrey sister to ye deceadt is sworn overseer in forme of Law, & ye other sister Ann and the father Tho: Shimin, are to appeare before the Register within 14 daies, to take oath, & perfect ye Inventorie of his wife, sub paena 20s, ad usum Domini, and to give in securitie according to Law The sd Tho: Shimin is notwithstanding ye 14 daie limitted for ye perfecting of ye Inventory, to appear within 2 daies before ye Register to take his oath, & give in securitie, & yt because of his contempt, in pain of present in prisonment [slip of paper] Margrett Lake her will The within Margrett Lake, did further declare, at her will making, that she left all ye right & interest she had in ye Croft, & old walls at Willm Maclevorreyes, unto her nephew Willm: Maclevorrey; and left a little linnen box to her neece Alice Maclevorrey, and all this in ye hearing of Kathrin Young} John Gell } jurati Ann Woods ...} The husband sworn in form of law [next page] The Inventorie of Margrett Shimin als Lake taken & praised ----[edge] sworne men vizt: Willm Ffairbrother, Tho: Kerran, John ----[edge] & Hugh Craine as followeth £ s First half of a paire of weavers loomes ................................... 00 - 0----[edge] It: half of ye geares belonging thereto ................................... 00 - 0----[edge] It: half of ye wooden vessels ............................................. 00 - 0----[edge] It: four yards of raw cloath .............................................. 00 - 03----[edge] It: four pounds of worstead yarn .......................................... 00 - 03 ----[edge] It: half of three chests .................................................. 00 - 02 ----[edge] It: for trenchers ......................................................... 00 - 00----[edge] It: half of small table 6 bottles & an old pair of cards .................. 00 - 08 ----[edge] It: two pounds of blankett yarn ........................................... 00 - 00 - ----[edge] It: half a bed & boulster & pillow, half a rug, a blankett & sheet} and half curtaines & vallens ...............................}........ 00 - 08 ----[edge] It: half an old fledge & blankett ......................................... 00 - 00 ----[edge] It: a bedstock & half a forme ............................................. 00 - 01 ----[edge] It: half a coverled half a fledge & a whole blanket & three pound of flax.. 00 - 06 - 0----[edge] It: for half ye sheets & her wearing linnen ............................... 00 - 07 - ----[edge] It: for a waistcoate ...................................................... 00 - 02 - 00 It: for half of two canvasses ............................................. 00 - 01 - 00 It: for a paire of shoes .................................................. 00 - 01 - 06 It: for two yards & a half of linnen ...................................... 00 - 01 - 06 It: for three pounds of thrums ............................................ 00 - 00 - 03 It: half of a candle stick & dish ......................................... 00 - 01 - 03 It: half a paire of woosted combes ........................................ 00 - 00 - 09 It: half of earthen ware & dollans ........................................ 00 - 00 - 05 It: for huerden yarn & a brasse candlestick, a spade & grape her } part of them ............................................}......... 00 - 01 - 08 It: her part of debtlesse money ........................................... 01 - 09 - 00 pledges at next Court sub paena xs[10s] ad usum dmi Cha: Kewish & Hen: Colbin Silvester Cross & Wm Christian have become Counter security in behalf of Tho: Shimin for ye forthcoming of his children goods & for discharge of ye former pledges [next page] June ye 20th 1685 John Leck in behalf of himself & his brother Henry Leck Adminstr: to Thomas Shimin ye last surviving child of Margrett Leck came this day and acknowledged to be fully satisfied & contented in ye one half of ye within Inventorie, & hath accordingly discharged ye father of ye said child in whose hands ye sd goods were, as witnesse his signe manuall ye day & year above written before me John Leck his mrk J Sam: Watleworth Regr:
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