Christopher Kinnish 1686

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 15 December 2018
Original: 0106205

Archdeacon Will 1686A #04 Santan will of Christopher Kinnish of Ballafurt, Santan, made July 1686: 
Summary: wife is not mentioned, son Hugh, dau Mally/Mary [married Thomas Woods in 1670], dau Carter (married about 1666 to Christopher Bridson of Rogane Moare, 
son Thomas left a sheep & lamb, dau Alice left a chest or sheep, son Arthur left a lamb), son William (has 2 sons), Thomas Kinnish of Rogane beg (has a child / 
children left a sheep & lamb, & heir of Rogane beg was left half a crop of corn), also: Christian Cosnahan (planning marriage), [grandson in law, married to Ellin 
Quinney, dau of John Quinney & xxxx Kinnish] George Woods (children left 2 lambs), witnesses: [son in law] John Quinney [of Quinney's Miln, married to xxxx Kinnish] 
& Thomas Quiggin, pledges: son in law Thomas Woods & son in law Christopher Bridson.
Articles of Marriage between dau Mally & Thomas Woods: EpW 1670E #027 Santan Contract Bargain made years before but written 9 January 1670/1, between Thomas Woods 
senior & wife Carter, in behalf of son Thomas Woods junior on the one part, and Christopher Kinnish, in behalf of his daughter Mally Kinnish on the other part, 
witnesses were John Christian of Ballaquinney, Marown, and John Bridson of Rogane, Santan.
Dau: Santan parish register: Mally Woods of ye Walk Miln  buried 14 Feb 1707.
Will of dau: ArW 1708A #5 Santan will of Mary Woods als Kinnish: sons John & Thomas, grandson Thomas Woods, daus Jane & Margaret (md to Wm Kermode); pledge: John Kinnish.
   Will of son in law: ArW 1695A Santan will of Thomas Woods: wife is alive, children, son in law William Kermode,;  pledges: Thomas Woods & John Woods   
   Son in law: Santan parish register: Tho: Woods of the Walk Miln buried 3 December 1695.
   Father in law of dau Mally: EpW 1670E #025 Santan will of old Thomas Woods senior, of the Walk Milne, died 25 April 1670, intestate: wife Carter Woods alias Moore, 
   son Robert Woods (unmarried), has married children including Thomas Woods junior (married Mally Kinnish), also: Christopher Kinnish (father of Mally).
   Mother in law of dau Mally: EpW 1670E #026 Santan will of Karter/Carter Woods alias Moore, died about April/May 1670, intestate: husband Thomas Woods (died 25 April 
   1670, EpW 1670E #025), unmarried son Robert Woods, son Thomas Woods (married to Mally Kinnish, Christopher Kinnish was her father).
Dau: Santan parish register: Karter Bridson alias Kinnish of Rogane More, aged about 85 yrs, buried 15 March 1717/8.
   Son in law: Santan parish register:  Old Christopher Bridson of Rogane, 90 year, buried 19 May 1715.
Will of granddau: ArW 1688A #41 Santan will of Ellin Woods alias Morgan alias Quinney, died 23 December 1688: 1st husband Richard Morgan died 1666 (Episcopal Will), 
2nd husband George Woods is dead & made a will; no children are mentioned; aunt Carter Bridson alias Kinnish [married Christopher Bridson webster/weaver of Arrogane 
Moar], sister Jane, brother [in law] John Brew & wife [Ann Quinney] (their children Ann Brew & Thomas Brew; also: Joney Kinnish, Ellin Moore, witnesses: Thomas 
Kinnish & William Martin, pledges: John Bridson & John Barry.

The last will of Christo: Kinnish of KK St Ann made in July last 1686 and de----[dark] own mouth, being of good an dperfect memory, who first commend his soul to God ----[dark] Christian buriall; Itt: he willed and bequeathed to the poor to be distributed at Allhall----[dark] of malt and dj: firlet of wheat and dj: firlet of oat meal to be paid by the ----[dark] beg out of the farme; It: he bequeathed to his daughtr: Carter 20s and his se----[dark] hen with all the clothes; It: to his said daughter all the little small things yt ----[dark] with himselfe, It: he beqeathed to the heir of Rogane beg (whosoever he be) h----[dark] and halfe his cropp of corne, wth all he bequeathed to him the said heir all the ----[dark] he had at Ballafort with ye chair that himselfe sat in, It: he bequeathed to his gr----[dark] the two sons of his son Willim 8s betwixt them, It: he bequeathed to the younge----[dark] of Tho: Kenish of Rogane-beg a sheep & a lambe, It: he left upon the Heir of Rog----[dark] a firlet of malt to be given to Christian Cusnahan for her wedding if she married ----[dark] of Man, It: he bequeathed to the children of George Woods two lambs betwixt th----[dark] bequeathed to Tho: Bridson son to Christo: a sheep & lamb; It: to Alice Bridson ----[dark] to Christo: her choyce either his own chest or a sheep; It: to Arthur Bridson a la----[dark] It: bequeathed the bees that he had in K Christ Rushin between his two daug----[dark] and Carter; Item he nominated constituted and ordained his children Hugh M----[dark] Carter Kinish Executors of all the rest of his goods movable and unmovable what----[dark] Test: John Quiney } The Execrs: at lawfull age are sworn ----[dark] Tho: Quiggin} jurati Court according to law Probatum et solvit xijd febr: 15 1686/ The Invry: wthin a month sub pena 8s The Inventory then given in by Xtopher Bridson who is married to one of ye Executrs: amounts in gross to ........... 2£ - 12s - ----[edge] Debts & Credits to be added} when received .............} Pledges in form of law Tho: Woods, & Christoph----[dark] [found on the bottom of the page of the Santan & Malew & Arbory & Rushen defuncts:] febr: 15th 1686 memorandum yt Xtopher Bridson came this day & hath given in ye Inventory of his father in Law, he being married to one of ye Exr: of Xtopher Kinnish, wch amounts to in gross .... 2£ - 12s - 0d debts & credits to be added if recovered The goods in ye Invent Excr: hands vizt: Hugh Mally & Carter Kinish wch latter who hath give pledge Jo: Bridson his son

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