| Submitted by: | Eric Gelling, updated by Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 13 June 2008, updated 5 December 2018 |
| Original: | LDS: 0106205 |
Archdeacon Will 1685A #43 Braddan will of Elizabeth Flexney alias Cottier, died 19 March 1685/6:
Summary: husband [William] Flexney senior of Douglas [died 1691, ArW 1691A #06 Braddan], son Robert, dau in law Ann Craine (died May 1690 Braddan, 1st wife of
William Flexney who remarried Mary Christian in August 1690), dau in law Catharine xxxxx, grandson Matthew Flexney, cousin Isabel Cannell, goddau Elizabeth Cannell,
cousin Margaret Kermode, sister Margaret Cottier (married [1st to xxxx Cannell & 2nd to Robert] Creer), brother xxxx Cottier & wife Ann Cannell, also: old Dorothy
Cottier, Isabel Cottier, witnesses: Richard Joyner & David Murrey, pledges: Richard Joyner & son William Flexney junior.
Braddan parish register: Elizabeth Flexney als Cotter buried 20 March 1685.
Husband: Braddan parish register: Mr William Flexney senr: of Duglas buried 21 December 1691.
Will of husband: ArW 1691A #06 Braddan will of William Flexney, died 20 December 1691: wife [Elizabeth Cottier] is not mentioned [her will ArW 1685A #43 Braddan], son
Robert, son William, sister in law Margaret Creer [alias Cannell] alias Cottier, witnesses: Robert Kelly & John Coultrie; pledges Robert Huddlestone & Robert L----
Husband: 1657 Liber Vastarum, Onchan, Douglas: cottages in Douglas: Christopher Quay was entered for 9d rent on cottages in Douglas, and his son John Quay sold the
rent to William Flexney who was entered for the 9d rent in 1657. [NOTE, that Christopher Quay was a chapter questman in 1644 in Braddan]
Son: Braddan parish register: Marmedrink son of William Flaxney buried 15 July 1660.
Son: Braddan parish register: Wm: Flaxney buried 23 October 1716.
See: William Flexney junior presented 1679 Braddan, for having had a child with Margery Cowle.
Son: Braddan parish register: William Flexney married Mary Christian on 6 August 1690 in Braddan.
Will of son: ArW 1716A #05 Douglas will of William Flexney of Douglas, died 22 October 1716: 1st wife Ann Craine (died 16 May 1690 Braddan), 2nd wife [Mary Christian]
is dead [died June 1716, they married August 1690], son William, dau Catharine (underage), dau Mary (underage), dau Elizabeth (married John Clague, left Ballaquayle),
son in law (by 1732) John Cowley [tailor of Douglas, married Catharine Flexney on 23 December 1719 Braddan] servant William Cottier, witnesses: Robert Kelly & Robert
Lewin & William Gell, pledges: David Corlett & Patrick Corkill.
1st wife of son William: Braddan parish register: Ann Flexney als Crayne de Duglas buried 16 May 1690.
2nd wife of son William: Braddan parish register: William Flexney married Mary Christian on 6 August 1690.
2nd wife of son William: Braddan parish register: Mary Flaxney als Christian buried 26 June 1716.
Son William & 2nd wife, &c: Old Onchan bundle 1 #24: dated 13 October 1701 Douglas: William Flexney of Douglas & his wife Mary Christian
sold for £3 15s 8d English to Arthur Bridson of Malew a celar of 12d rent adjoining to the said Arthur Bridson's house at the east end
and to the street at the west end, witnesses: Philip Moore & Thomas Joyner.
Grandson: Braddan parish register: Robert son of William Flexney & Mary Christian christened 16 December 1691.
Granddau: Braddan parish register: Elizabeth dau of William Flexney & Mary Christian christened 17 September 1694.
Granddau: Braddan parish register: Elizabeth Clague als Flaxen [sic] buried 17 September 1778.
Granddau: Braddan parish register: Catharine Flexney married John Cowley on 23 December 1719 in Braddan.
Granddau & her husband: South Side Mortgages (Onchan) 1726 #85: dated 21 August 1725 Douglas: John Cowley of Douglas & his wife Mary [sic, Catharine]
Flexney mortgage for 5 years for £20 (Manks) to Robert Moore of Pulrouish a dwelling house & backside at the upper end of the town adjacent to
John Clague's garden to the east, common street towards the south, west & north, witnesses Henry Moore & Charles Killey, 21 August 1732: Robert Moore
acknowledges full payment of £20 from John Cowley, tailor of Douglas, & his wife Catharine Flexney.
Grandson: Braddan parish register: William son of William Flexney & Mary Christian christened 17 November 1707.
Grandson: Braddan parish register: William Flaxney buried 28 April 1749.
Grandson: Jurby parish register: William Flexney married Elizabeth Black on 30 May 1731 in Jurby.
Granddau in law Braddan parish register: Elizabeth Flaxney als Black, widow, 22 yrs[?] buried 30 March 1786.
Husband: Mr William Flexney was overseer of the children of Richard Pendlebury will 1670A #004 Braddan.
Husband: William Flexney senior of Douglas mentioned as attorney for Ewan Calcott gentleman and son of Major Robert Calcott esquire
of the Nunnery will 1681A #13 Braddan, other entries are listed in the Comprehensive Index.
Mother: Braddan parish register: Margaret Kermod als Cotter bur 2 September 1663.
Will of mother: ArW 1663A #72 Braddan will of Margaret Cottier alias Kermode, buried 2 September 1663: husband xxxx Cottier is not mentioned, son Robert, son William,
dau Isabel (married [John] Cannell [of Tromode, Onchan], dau Averick Cannell), dau Elizabeth/Bessy (married [William] Flexney, son Robert & son William Flexney), dau
Margaret (married [1st xxxx Cannell & 2nd Robert] Creer, dau Ann & son Thomas Creer), grandson Henry Cottier, dau in law Ann Cottier alias xxxx; granddau Elizabeth/
Bessy ?Cottier, grandson Dollin ?Cottier; granddau Isabel (Cottier), godson John Cannell; witnesses: John Gelling & Catharine Brew.
Will of son: ArW 1716A #05 Douglas William Flexney of Douglas, died 22 October 1716: Left 1 crown to poor of Douglas. Parson Can--- Vicar General, son William (not of
age, daughters Elizabeth, Katherine & Mary (both under age), son in law John Claigue. Robt Kinley paid for ploughing. Servants Wm Cannell, Wm Cottier. Daughters Kath:
& Mary joint Executrixes. Not being able to write his name, made on 11th of December 1716. Witnesses Robt Kelly, Robt Lewn, Wm Gell. Pledges David Corlett & Patrick
Corkill. Goods appraised by xxxx Cannell, Robert Kelly, Richard Killey and Wm Corlett. See: AW Moore, Third Manx Scrapbook, chapter 1: 8. Flexney or Flaxney.
The first bearer of this name in the Isle of Man that I have met with is " Will. fflaxen," a private soldier in Chaloner's small garrison at Castletown in 1659.
In the valuation of the goods of a William Flexney at his death in 1695 [sic, 1691] the amount was but £5 5s. 0d. (MS. in Registry of Deeds). William Flexney,
as attorney for a Dr. Norris, entered a petition in 1699 concerning some stolen brandy (MS. in Registry of Deeds). A William Flexney had a seat in Douglas Chapel in
1735, and in 1743, as church warden, he presented a man to the Rev. John Cosnahan for repairing a ship in Douglas Harbour on a Sunday (Manx Museum Journal, Nos.51,
49). After dying out as a surname, Flexney survived, in the form of Flaxney, as a forename, just as Caesar did. It has, however, been almost confined to a single
family, the Stowells of Castletown, who inherited it by intermarriage. This slender Manx offshoot of the Flexneys had a not much more substantial stem in England,
where the name originated. For several centuries it was almost entirely limited to a small area West of Oxford, where it was borne by yeomen, and to Oxford City,
where tradesmen of the name were prominent in civic life.
Braddan
In the name of God amen, I Eliz: Fflexney als: Cottier being sick but
of pfect mind & memorie thanks be to almighty God, doe make make & appoin[t this] [dark]
to be my last will & testament in maner & forme following; first I bequeath [my] [dark]
soule to God My Creator trusting that through ye merritts of my [blessed] ---- [dark]
be of ye number of his elect It: I bequeath my body to Christian buriall.
It: I bequeath to ye poore 5s to be distrebuted at ye discretion of my executor.[Itt: I][dark]
bequeath to my son Robt: 5s legasie wth a furnished feather bed viz one [dark]
on pare blanketts & a pare of flaxen sheetes in case he com himself in [person? to] [dark]
receive them It: I bequeath to my daughter in law An Craine my [blankett?] [dark]
& my gold ring; It: I leave to old Dorothy Cottier a blew Apron; It: I leave to --- [dark]
Cannell my caullored petticoat & wastcote wth a suite of my wearing linnen ---- [dark]
I leave to my cosson Issabell Cannell my red sarge petticoate; It: I leave [to my] [dark]
god daughter Eliz: Cannell one wearing hand kercheffe; It: I leave to Issabel
Cottier on whitt linnen hood; It: I leave to my cosson Margrett Kermott ---- [dark]
hatt; It: I leave to my sister Margrett a whitt apron, I leave my brother ---- [dark]
Cottier & Ann Cannell ye use of the brewing pann when they have [o]/[a notion?] [dark]
for them selves pvided it be not upon ye same day my daughter in law hath [need] [dark]
for it herselfe & that to continue duering ye liefe of my husband It: I leave
all ye rest of my goods chattles & cattles what soever to my loveing husband
whom I ordein & appoint my true & lawfull Executr: of this my last [will] [dark]
and Testament, noate that I leave a silver spoone legasie to Mathew Fflexney
my grandson .
witnesses prsent Eliz: Fflexney als Cottier
Richard Joyner juratus her marke X
David Murrey to be sworne
on his returne pbatum est et solvit 12d
to ye Island
Pledges given to secure ye office & discharge all Incumbrances
Richd: Joyner and Willm Fflexney junr:
The Exect’r Sworne in Court
according to Law
Probatum est et Solvit 12d
Last Modified 5 December 2018