| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 3 November 2018 |
| Original: | 0106204 |
Archdeacon Will 1684A #024 Ballaugh will of Vicar Charles Parr, Reverend of Ballaugh, died 23 October 1684: Summary: wife Mary Garrett (left the Island about 1689, after embezzling the children's legacies), dau Jane (eldest), dau Mary/Mally (in Ireland), dau Ellinor (20+ years old by 1692), son Henry (dead by 1692), brother John Parr, brother Henry Parr. Malew parish register: Sir Charles Parr buried in Ballaugh, 23 Oct 1684 Son: Malew parish register: Charles son of Sr Charles Parr, Parson of Ballaugh, buried 4 February 1675/6. See: ArWill 1664 court of inquiry dated 12 December 1664, into the marriage of Sir Charles Parr and Mary Garrett, on 15 November 1664, in Ballaugh Parish Church, by Sr John Huddleston: To whome it may concerne Know all men by these prsence that I Charles Parre doe herby binde my selfe to Sr: Jo: Huddleston under ye forfeiture of an hundered pounds to keep him harmelesse from any danger that shall incur to him ye sd Sr Jo: for this prsent solemnized matremony between me ye sd Charles Parre & Marry Garrett & to defray all charges yt upon that account shall be land upon him witnesse my subscription ys 15th of November 1664, Charles Parr. Testis, Sam: Robbertson. Note for ys bound only, but ye engagement between ye said Charles & his wiffe formerly, & to avoyde scandell, & also to give satisfacon to ye law, & my Right Revernd Ordinaries & his sister & Parson Parr ye father: I have marryed ye said Charles & his wiffe, ye day & yeere above writen in due place & time as witnesse my hand, John Huddlestone. For satisfaccon of the world and defence of the minister and the office I desire this to be recorded dat: this 28th of 9ber 1664, Ro: Parre [next page] 13: Decembr 12 1664: Upon a report spread abroad by unkind psons yt Sr Charles Parre & Mary Garrett did keep company together unlawfully I thought fit to call together ye most of ye Clergie that were not concernd in either partie that by their advice I might censure ye parties accused by this report or else upon sufficient proofe made of their marriage I might have ---- testimonie & witnesse to confute ye malitious ----er & approve their marriage, upon this ----tion mett ye psons whose names are subscribed ---- & Sr Jo: Huddleston being examined upon oath ----sed that he married them & at a lawfull ---- between eight & ten in ye morning & in a ---- place viz: in Ballaugh Church & with ye consent ----cense of Parson Parre father to ye sd Cha: Parre in wch affidavit to each pticuler upon oath the parties subscribed have approved the marriage as lawfull, & forbid all psons upon their pell to make any bad reports concerning ye parties hereafter, Isaac Sod: & Man, Hu: Cannell, John Harrison, Wm Oats, Hen: Lowcay, Patrick Thompson, Rich: ffox. Ye father of ye sd Sr Charles Parre doe ex animo ascent to ye prmises & desire ye same to be recorded ad ppetua rei memoriam, Ro: Parre Vic: Generall This is a true coppie agreeing wth ye originall examined by me John Hudelstone. See: AW Moore, Old Manx Families 1889: "Robert Parr who was Rector of Ballaugh from 1640 to 1670, was the son of Robt Parr, Parish Clerk of Arbory, died 1645. His name is first met with as Vicar of Malew in 1633, where he was succeeded by his brother Thomas in 1640. While at Malew he married Grace, sister of Deemster Robert Norris, by whom he had issue . . . He was appointed Vicar General in 1646. ... His son John, afterwards Deemster, was the most distinguished member of the clan." See: AW Moore, Manx Worthies: Robert was Vicar of Malew from 1633 to 1644, and Rector of Ballaugh from 1640 to 1673. He was appointed vicar-general in 1646. ... The three following were the sons of Robert: Charles (b 1644, d 1684), who succeeded his father as Rector of Ballaugh in 1673. ?William Harrison, An Account of the Diocese of Sodor & Man, 1879: "Vicars of Lonan: Charles Par, appointed 1653. Rector of Ballaugh." NOTE, Harrison has to be wrong about the Vicar of Lonan being the same person as the Rector of Ballaugh. Harrison indicates the Rector of Ballaugh was born 1644, and had been the vicar of Lonan, starting in 1653, which made vicar Charles 9 years old when appointed as vicar. William Harrison, An Account of the Diocese of Sodor & Man, 1879: "Rectors of Ballaugh: Charles Par, appointed 1670, on death of Robert Parr. Son of Robert Parr, born 3d March 1644." Will of sister: ArW 1658A #89 Lezayre will of Jane Garrett als Christian als Parr, first husband Thomas Christian (son of Donold/Daniel Christian), 2nd husband George Garrett (son of John Garrett and Jane Garrett als Stanley): son Thomas Christian (underage), bro Charles, husband George Garrett, mother in law Jane Garrett alias Stanley, father in law John Garrett, sister Margaret Parr, sister Jane Garrett, sister Ellin, father Parson Robert Parr, father in law Daniel Christian, also: Ann Garret, servant Marriad Callow, Ellin Casement (witness), Nicholas Christian soldier.
Ballaugh In the name of God Amen: I Charles Parr Rev---[edge] of Ballaugh, being weak and infirme in Body but of good and perfect memory, I thank my God for the same doe make this my last will and Testament in manner and forme following. first I comitt my soule to God my Creator and blessed Redeemer, trusting through his meritts to receive full pardon and Remission of all my sins an dmy Body to Christian Burial. Ittem, I leave the tuition and Custody of all my goods moveable & unmoveable unto my Dear and Loveing wife Mary Parr als Garrett, and she to give the same unto my four children Jane, Mary, Ellinor and Henery as they shall be deserveing of th esame, at the discrecon of herselfe and my Brothern Jon: and Henery Parr, who I desire to oversee my said children. Ittem I leave the house in Duglass wholy to my wife dureing her life, and after her death that she leave it wholy to my son Henery, and if he be not deserveinge thereof, then to leave it to such of my children as she thinke best deserveing of it. Item I leave to my Daughter Jane (in regard of her great care of me in my sickness) a furnished feather Bedd over and above the rest of my children. Ittem I leave my wife my riding horse as a Legacy. Ittem I leave all my Bookes and manuscripts unto my son Henery, and not to be given unto him till he be one and twenty yeares, and in case he shall not be then capable of useing them, to be sould to his best advantage: And to wittness this to be my last will and Testament I have herunto subscribed my name this14th day of Novber Anno Domi: 1684 Charles Parr I give my full consent to this will Mary Parr als Garrett Testes my X mark Thomas Corlett} Jon: Parr } The Administration is granted to ye mother in behalf of ye children according to ye will, ye eldest daughter being sick & ye next to her in Ireland pbatum est et solvit nil [next page] The Inventory of the goods of Parson Charles Parr priced by 4 sworn men vizt: Nicho: Thompson -----[dark] Craine Jon: Craine & Jo: Curlett as followeth £ s d Impris: dj carres stradles harrowes ladder & geares ...... 00 - 02 - 06 Ittem halfe a keeve 2 barrells and old churne ............ 00 - 02 - 06 Ittem halfe a muck cart wheels and ye geares} therunto belonging ......................}............. 00 - 04 - 00 Ittem halfe 2 spades groape and coarke ................... 00 - 01 - 00 Ittem halfe a house cratch and some stickes .............. 00 - 00 - 06 Ittem halfe the muck ..................................... 00 - 04 - 00 Ittem 2 partes of 2 old horses & a young maire ........... 00 - 16 - 00 Ittem 2 partes of 2 cowes and 7 young Beast .............. 06 - 06 - 08 Ittem halfe the chaires and stooles ...................... 00 - 09 - 00 Ittem halfe 4 bedsteads .................................. 00 - 07 - 00 Ittem halfe 2 chests and boxes ........................... 00 - 08 - 06 Ittem halfe the tables setles and litle cubbords ..} to putt the Bookes in and some Loose Boords in }...... 07 - 07 - 06 and about the houses ..........................} Ittem halfe the cubbord and prest ........................ 07 - 07 - 06 Ittem halfe 68£ of dish pewder at 10d p £ ...... 01 - 08 - 04 Ittem halfe some pewder flaggons podichers and } candlesticke ............................}.......... 00 - 06 - 00 Ittem halfe Brass potts panns candlestickes and} other Iron potts spitt &c ...............}.......... 00 - 09 - 06 Ittem halfe a fetherbedd and Boulsters ................... 02 - 00 - 00 Ittem halfe sadles and Bridle ............................ 00 - 02 - 00 14 - 5 - 00 The goods in ye wifes hands who hath given pledges [next page] Novr: 18th 1684 Tho: Curlet enters his claime agt ye Executrs of Mr Cha: Parr for 18£ besieds 2£ on ye account of Bops: Court, & craveth triall [slip of paper:] Jan ye 4th 84/5 John Quayle enters his clayme against the executrors of Mr Charles Parr for ye sum of seven shillings seven pence and craveth triall [slip of paper] Mr Watleworth I pray enter my Clame agt the Admrs: of my Bro: Parson Parr for 30s wch I laid out for his daughter Mally in Dublin, and send me a cippy thereof by the next, And yu: will oblige Sr Yor: a---te: freind & Servt: No: 26 1685 Jon: Parr [next page] Wheras Parson Charles Parre decd: did in his last will and Testamt: comitt the tuition of his goods & children to his wife Mary Parre, who was to give the same to her four children as is mentioned in ye sd will: and now the sd Mary Parr widow haveing departed the Island about three years agoe and not pformed the sd trust reposed in her, but after much of the sd goods imbecilled, left the remaining part of them in some uncertain hands wthout any ordrs: for the disposall therof among the children as they might have occasion: and forasmuch as Ellin Parre the youngest daughter of the sd Parson Charles haveing now arrived to upward of twenty yeares and not gott any portion of her sd ffathers goods, makeing complaint that she has urgent occasion for some part of her portion of goods due as well by the death of her sd ffather as also by of her brothr: Henry Parre, and there being severall of ye goods soe left by her sister Jane Parre in the Custody of Robt: Angus of Duglas, It is therfore ordred for the releif of the sd Complaint that both the overseers of the sd children vizt: Mr Jon: & Hen: Parre shall deliver unto ye sd Ellin to ye value of forty shillings f the sd goods upon ye prizemt of four sworne men, and if the sd Robrt: Angus refuse or deny to deliver the same wthout sufficient cause or reason to be made know to us or either of us wthin three dayes after his refusall, that then the sd Angus is to be comitted into St Germans prison till he submitt to law, and for the delivery of the sd goods above ordred this shall be his & the sd overseers sufficient discharge. Dat ye 10th of May 1692 Tho: Parr Jon: Christian [on a slip of paper] An Invetary of what goods Elinor Parre Receivd: from widdow Crellin as falloweth Imps: 1 feather Bedd, 1 Blankett, 1 coverlidd 1 paire of halfe curtaines three pewter pottinger two playts 1 carpett It: 1 mant 1 pettycoatt It: 14 dyper napkins It: 2 table cloathes It: 6 coure napkins It: 3 course table cloathes It: 1 flaxen table cloath It: 1 fine sheett It: 2 pilloe beares It: 3 course sheetts [on the back of the slip of paper] Sould of the above pticklars as falloweth It: 1 feather Bedd sould at ...... 0 - 16 - 0 It: 4 pewter dishes .............. 0 - 12 - 0 It: Curtaines sould att .......... 0 - 2 - 0 It: the Blankett ................. 0 - 2 - 6 It: the Coverled ................. 0 - 2 - 6 It: the carpett .................. 0 - 1 - 0 summ 1 - 16 - 0
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