| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 9 August 2018 |
| Original: | 0106204 |
Archdeacon Will 1681A #52 Ballaugh will of Thomas Clark of Balymony treen, Ballaugh, & bees in Ballamooar quarterland, Slekby treen, Jurby, died 7 April 1682:
Summary: 1st wife [Isabel Freer, they married 1642, she died 1662, ArW 1661A #56 Ballaugh], 2nd wife Cooney xxxx; children of 1st wife Isabel:
Patrick & George Clark, & eldest son William in Ireland [had not been heard of since 1670], children by 2nd wife: Nicholas (underage) & John
(underage) & Alice (of age); witnesses: Patrick Kelly & Robert Killip, pledge: Robert Killip
Jurby parish register: Thomas Clark married Isabel Freer on 12 November 1642 in Jurby
son of 1st wife: Ballaugh parish register: George Clark son of Thomas Clark christened 15 November 1657 Ballaugh
son of 2nd wife: Ballaugh parish register: Nicholas Clark son of Thomas Clark christened 21 June 1669 Ballaugh
son of 2nd wife: Ballaugh parish register: John Clark son of Thomas Clark bhristened 18 August 1672 Ballaugh
will of 1st wife: ArW 1661A #56 Ballaugh will of Isabel Clark alias Freer, died 21 December 1662: husband Thomas Clark [died 1682, his will 1681A #52 Ballaugh],
son William (heir, he moved to Ireland about 1670, & no one had heard from him by 30 years later in 1701); son John, son Patrick Clarke, youngest son George;
sister Joney Freer; brother John Freer; also: Averick Nidderaugh, Witnesses: William Mylevorrey & John Craine
2nd wife: Ballaugh parish register: Cooney Clerk (Jurby) buried 26 January 1705/6
see: ArWills, note dated 21 January 1655/56, Michael, regarding a dispute of the will of Ann Callow alias Freer, died 1642: Thomas Clark of Ballaugh &
wife Isabel Freer & John Freer & wife & Joney Freer are owed goods per the last will of Ann Callow alias Freer of Jurby & the death of Ann's children
1669 Liber Vastarum, Ballaugh:
1669: William Callow had farm land in Ballamoney treen for a rent of 4d, & Thomas Clark & the executors of his deceased wife Elizabeth/Isabel Freer
were entered for 1d + 1/3 part 1d parcel, by virtue of a proceeding made in Spiritual court & Temporal Court
1669: William Callow had a parcel of Intack belonging to Ballamoney treen for a rent of 6d, & Thomas Clark & the executors of his deceased wife
Elizabeth/Isabel Freer were entered for a parcel of 1d and Nicholas Moore was entered for another 1d, of the original 6d parcel
1701: Thomas Clark, being dead [died in 1682], had a parcel of Intack belonging to Ballamoney treen for a rent of 16d, and his son was entered
for the 16d rent, reserving the right of his eldest brother Wm Clark who has been out of the Isle this 30 yeares and not heard of
See Liber Vastarum, Jurby:
1670, William Clark (long dead by 1670) had Intack belonging to Slekby treen for rent of 12d, and his son & heir Thomas Clark sold it along with all his
inheritance to Daniel Christian, who gave it to his son John Christian, who then sold it to Thomas Mylecarran/Carran who was entered for the parcel in 1670
1671, Thomas Clark had Intack belonging to Slekby treen for rent of 18d, that had erroneously been listed as 23d, but was corrected in 1671
1676, William Clark (long dead by 1676) had Intack belonging to Slekby treen for rent of 3s 4d, and his son & heir Thomas Clark sold it to William Christian
late of KnockRushen, who then sold it to Daniel Christian, who gave it to his son John Christian, who was entered for the parcel in 1676
1677, William Clark (long dead by 1677) had Intack belonging to Knocksewell treen for rent of 4s, and his son & heir Thomas Clark sold it along with all
his inheritance to Daniel Christian, who gave it to his son John Christian, who then sold a parcel of 1d rent to Hugh Black, who was entered for this 1d
parcel in 1677; note this penny rent joynes to ye other parcell wch is called Callys Close, & bought by ye sd Hugh Blacke formerly from ye sd Jo Xpin, ye
sd land of 1d rent bendinge & trandinge it self from a nooke of land of ye sd Close-a-Cally through ye lough to ye Deemster's Close & from thence inward
againe, as may more at lardge appear by his bill of sayle
1678, William Clark (long dead by 1678) had Intack belonging to Le Soulby treen for rent of 6d, and his son & heir Thomas Clark sold it along with all his
inheritance to Daniel Christian, who gave it to his son John Christian, who then sold this parcel to Thomas Teare, who was entered for this parcel in 1679
1687, William Clark (long dead by 1678) had Intack belonging to Ballacurrey quarterland in Le Soulby treen for rent of 12d, and his son & heir Thomas Clark
sold it to William Christian late of KnockRushen, who then sold it to Daniel Christian, who gave it to his son John Christian the heir of Ballacurrey; John
with the consent of wife Amy & their eldest son Robert sold it to Daniel Mylrea, who was entered for it in 1687.
Also, 1679, Thomas Clark had Intack belonging to Dalyott treen for rent of of 18d, and John Teare was entered for it by virtue of a contract bargain from Ann Teare
will of wife's nephew: ArW 1659A #33 Ballaugh will of John Callow, adolescent, died before April 1656, mother Ann Freer died 1642, father Thomas Callow
died 1656; John's will disputed by his maternal aunts Isabel Clarke als Freer (wife of Thomas Clarke) & Joney Freere on the one part, and Ann's husband
Thomas Callow (who died during the dispute) & his wife Margaret Quayle & Ann's brother in law William Callow, Ann's sister in law? Catharine Callow, &
Ann's husband's niece Ann Calow on the other part
see will of wife's brother in law: ArW 1656A #28 Jurby, of Thomas Callow, buried 24 May 1656, dated 23 April 1656, he has a close at Gollane: 1st wife Ann Callow
alias Freer, 2nd wife Margaret Callow alias Quayle, nephew John Callow, niece Ann Callow, brother William Callow, sister? Catharine Callow, mother in law Averick
Quayle, Bahie Callow, sister in laws Isabel & Joney Freer, also: Phinlo Freer, & William Freer of Jurby
Ballaugh 1682
The last will and testament of Thom: Cleark who departed this
life ye 7th of April 1682. It: he commited his soul unto God and his
body to a Christian buriel. It: he bequeathed unto ye poore halfe
a firlett of meal. It: he left and bequeathed unto his wife Conie
Cleark his part of a colt legasie. It: six pence legasie unto his son
Wm Cleark yt is in Irland if soe be yt he coms to sue for
any of his goods. It: he left and bequeathed unto his sons that is to
Patt: and George Clearke all ye right and Interest that he had
in Calows lands and if soe be that either of them be a waster of
his goods that he hast not the libertie to set or sell ye sd lands
but ye other is to have it free. It: he constituted his tree children that his
to say his son Nicholas and John Cleark and Els Cleark his
lawfull exeicketters of all the rest of his goods movable and
unmovable note his sd daughte els is to have a stoacke of
beese that is in ye Ballamore of Jurby and a shee calfe above ye rest
of ye exeicketers
debts due from him unto his two sons Patt: Cleark and Georg
Cleark ten shillings and he left ym a litle brown mare
in ye sd moniese and acknowledged that that was all yt was
due unto ym of there motthers goods
witnesse hereof Alice Clark one of the
Patt: Kelly his mrk X } execrs at age is sworn
Robt Killip his mark X} jurati in Court, the overseers
sworn for ye children under age
Probatum et solvit 1s
The Inventorie of Thom: Cleark praised by four men Wm
Bodaugh, Edm: Cooarsh, Thom: Maclvorie, and Thom Cowley:
ye deads part as followeth £ s d
Itm: in catle two pounds 12 shillings ................ 02 - 12 - 00
Itm: in horses ten shillings ......................... 00 - 10 - 00
Itm: in sheep four shillings ......................... 00 - 04 - 00
Itm: in geese two shillings .......................... 00 - 02 - 00
Itm: in beese six shillings .......................... 00 - 06 - 00
Itm: in woline and linin seaven shillings ............ 00 - 07 - 00
Itm: in vessels five shillings ....................... 00 - 01 - 00
the deads part of a poit on shilling ................. 00 - 01 - 00
the deads part of a girdle and grape and spade}
and dollans and sivs on shilling ..........}....... 00 - 01 - 00
Itm in two wheells two shillings ..................... 00 - 02 - 00
Itm in harrows and ropes and spoons 6d ............... 00 - 00 - 06
The goods of the children under age in the custodye of ye mother
& hath given pledges in form of law Robt Killip
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June ye 22d 1682
Tho: Mcleyvoreh entrs his claim agt
ye execrs of Tho: Clerk for 40s due
debt & craveth tryall
Last Modified 9 August 2018