| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 15 January 2019 |
| Original: | 0106205 |
Archdeacon Will 1687A #53 Marown will of William Kewley of Ballafreer, 28 December 1687:
Summary: wife is alive, son Nicholas Kewley [married to Ellin Cannon in 1668 Michael], dau Christian Kewley (married Henry Corrin, they have a
marriage contract), dau Ann Kewley, dau Mary Kewley, son in law William Cannell, granddau Mary Cannell, grandson John Kewley, also: Margery Creer,
witnesses: John Kelly & Thomas Corlett, pledges:Gilbert xxxx & Thomas Cannon.
?Dau: Episcopal will 1699E Onchan, will/decree of Mary Cannell alias Kewley.
?Dau: Onchan parish register: Mary Cannell als Kewley buried 12 December 1699.
Son: Michael parish register: Nicholas Kewley married Ellin/Ellinor Cannon on 12 November 1668 in Michael.
Will of son: ArW 1705A #19 Marown will of Nicholas Kewley of Ballafreer, died 4 December 1705, intestate: wife [Ellinor Cannon] is alive [died March 1724/5, ArW
1725A #102 Marown], eldest son John (chr 27 Sep 1673, married Elizabeth Gelling about 1700), eldest dau Marriad (married William Kelly about 1703, her will 1748A
#10 Braddan), son Nicholas [chr 14 Feb 1683/4], son Robert, son William [chr 22 Oct 1689, married Ann Cooper 1713], son Thomas underage [chr 28 Sep 1692], dau
Alice underage [died January 1722/3, Episcopal Will], pledges: son John Kewley & son in law William Kelly and John Quilliam.
Will of dau in law: ArW 1725A #102 Marown will of Ellinor Kewley alias Cannon, died 2 March 1724/5: husband Nicholas Kewley is not mentioned [his will ArW
1705A #19 Marown], son Robert, son Nicholas, son William (married to Ann [Cooper in 1713]), son Thomas, dau Marriad Kelly alias Kewley (married William Kelly,
her will ArW 1748A #10 Braddan, deceased dau Alice [died 1722/3, Episcopal will], witnesses & pledges: John Kelly junior & John Kelly senior.
Mother in law of son Nicholas: ArW 1669A #067 Michael will of Bahie Cannon alias Stephen, died 7 November 1669: husband William Cannon [of Eary ny Gowan,
Michael] is alive, dau Ellin (probably married [to Nicholas Kewley in 1668]), dau Margaret (probably married [?about 1667 to Hugh Shimmin]), dau Alice
(of age by April 1676), dau Joney (of age by April 1676), son William (of age by April 1676), son John (of age by October 1687); also: Dorothy Shimmin
[sister of Hugh Shimmin], Bahie Stephen, supervisor & son in law Hugh Shimmin, witnesses: Thomas Cannell & Patrick Cowley, pledges: John Kaighin & John Quayle.
Granddau: Marown parish register: Ellin dau of Nicholas Kewloe christened 2 July 1671 in Marown.
Grandson: Marown parish register: John son of Nicholas Kewloe christened 27 Sep 1673 in Marown.
John Kewley of Ballafreer married Elizabeth Gellin about 1700 in Braddan.
Marown parish register: Elizth Kewley als Gellin of Ballafreer buried 30 June 1753.
Marown parish register: Margt daug of John Kewley, B'frier buried 10 June 1723.
Marown parish register: Jno Kewley B'freer buried 23 July 1753.
Marown parish register: Jno Kewley B'allafreer buried 14 September 1783.
Granddau: Marown parish: Marriad Kewley dau of Nicholas Kewley & Ellin Cannon born about 1676, married William Kelly bef 1705.
Granddau: ArW 1748A #10 Braddan will of Marriad Kelly alias Kewley, died 23 January 1747/8: husband William Kelly is alive, dau Jane, granddau Margaret
Kelly, dau & exec Ann, brother Thomas Kewley was kind to her, witnesses: Catharine Clague & Joney Freer, pledges: brother Nicholas Kewley of Douglas &
William Caine of Braddan.
Granddau: Marown parish register: Ann dau of Nicholas Kewley christened 3 December 1679 in Marown.
Grandson: Marown parish register: Nicholas son of Nicholas Kewley christened 10 January 1682 OR 14 February 1683 in Marown.
Grandson: Marown parish: Robert son of Nicholas Kewley & Ellin Cannon born about 1686 in Marown.
Grandson: Marown parish register: William son of Nicholas Kewley christened 22 October 1689, married Ann xxxx after 1705.
Grandson: Onchan parish register: William Kewley married Ann Cooper on 30 November 1713 in Onchan.
Grandson: ?Marown parish register: Patrick son of Nicholas Kewley christened 8 March 1690/1 in Marown.
Grandson: Marown parish register: Thomas son of Nicholas Kewley christened 28 September 1692 in Marown.
Granddau: Marown parish: Alice Kewley dau of Nicholas Kewley & Ellin Cannon born about 1695 in Marown.
Granddau: Marown parish register: Alice Kewley, B'Frier, buried 6 Jan 1722/3, Episcopal Will.
?Self & son: 1691 Composition Book, Marown, #16: William Kewley & Nicholas Kewley were entered for/compounded for farmland in 1643, & in 1691,
Nicholas Kewley was tenant, with lives in being Nicholas Kewley aged 48 (born about 1643) & Robert Kewley aged 61 (b. abt 1630).
Will of son: ArW 1705A #19 Marown will of Nicholas Kewley of Ballafreer, died 4 December 1705, intestate: Children: Nicholas, Robert, William, Thomas (underage)
and Alice (underage) joint administrators. Wife alive. Eldest daughter Mariot supervisors of other children. Pledges John Kewley and Wm Kelley. Pledges for
children at age John Quilliam.
Will of dau in law: ArW 1725A #102 Marown will of Ellinor Kewley alias Cannon of Ballafreer, died 2 March 1724/5: 112, Marown: Husband not mentioned. Sons
Robert,Nicholas and William. Daughter Mariot Kewley allias Kelly. Daughter in law Ann (William's wife). Sons joint executors and pledges. Wittnesses: John
Kelly junr, John Kelly senr. Daughter Alice Kewley dead by time of probate.
Will of granddau: ArW 1748A #10 Braddan will of Marriad Kelly alias Kewley, died 23 January 1747/8: Husband William alive. Daughters Jane and Ann.
Grandaughter Margrett Kelly, brother Thomas Kewley. Daughter Ann Kelly sole executor and pledge. Witnesses Catterin Clague and Joney Freer. Nicholas
Kewley of Douglas and Wm Cain of KK Braddan mentioned.
See: The Cannon Family of Eary ne Gowin, Kirk Michael, - By Nigel Crowe. A problem was encountered in identifying William Cannon's wife - the Genealogical Appendix
to the Cannon Family Historical Treasury gives her name as Mariod Christian, died 11 April 1695, but this woman's will names only one child, a son William, also his
wife, and daughter Mary. There seemed to be a lack of proof that she was the woman sought, a view which had also been expressed by earlier researchers. It was in
these circumstances that I turned to "a remarkable record of a Marown family", as the late Mr. William Cubbon, a former Director of the Manx Museum described it,
the Commonplace Book of the Kewleys of Ballafreer. In this is to be found "an account of the women that have been married in (Ballafreer) for many years past, who
they were, of what kindred they descended, And from what parrishes they came as far as we could hear by our antecessours brought down by word of mouth from father
to son to this present year of our Lord (1763)". After discussing one William Kewley, this account states "this Willam Kewley died about the year 1686, and his
wife died about the year 1688, and left behind them one son, called Nicholas. He was married to Elliner Cannan daughter to Wm of Ailrey ny Coan in the Parrish of
Kirk Michael. The Cannans were not long. They were out of Ball Chruink in the Parrish of Kk Braddan Baldin. Her mother was daughter to Stoan y Chruink in Kk Michael
and the Stoans are there to this day. Later it is stated that Nicholas and Elliner's eldest son was baptised 27th September 1673, and that Elliner died about 1725.
If the Wm Cannon mentioned here was identical with the owner of Eary ny Gowan from 1645 to 1699, as seemed likely, the possibility arose that his wife was a Stephen,
not a Christian. (Stoan was a corruption of Stephen). Careful searching amongst early wills revealed the following document: [See: ArW 1669A #067 Michael will of
Bahie Cannon alias Stephen, died 7 November 1669: husband William Cannon is alive, dau Ellin (probably married [to Nicholas Kewley in 1668]), dau Margaret (probably
married [?about 1667 to Hugh Shimmin]), dau Alice (of age by April 1676), dau Joney (of age by April 1676), son William (of age by April 1676), son John (of age by
October 1687); also: Dorothy Shimmin [sister of Hugh Shimmin], Bahie Stephen, supervisor & son in law Hugh Shimmin, witnesses: Thomas Cannell & Patrick Cowley,
pledges: John Kaighin & John Quayle] . . . On turning to the General Registry Transcript of the Kirk Michael Parish register, I could find no reference to the
burial of Bahie Steven. There was, though, a puzzling listing; of "Bahee Lewn wife of Willm Cannon" buried 7th November 1669. The Eccleslastical courts depended
on the parochial Registers for the lists of decedents whose wills awaited probate, or whose estates required administration. It is apparent that, bearing in mind
that the probate records are contemporary, while the surviving versions of the Parochial Register is a copy, a transcription error has taken place -readily
understood where the chameleonic Stephen name is concerned! Another document from the Archdeaconal Registry, the administration of William Stephen, of Kirk Michael,
who died 10 June 1658. His four children were appointed administrators, and "the unkle and aunt on the father's side viz. Jo and Bahee supervisors" The said Bahee
being sick her husband Wm Cannon being sworn." Bahee's father also died intestate, about the 1stAugust 1659, his name was Do Stephen, and as Donold Stephen his name
had in 1637 been entered as Lord's tenant of an intack of 3d rent in Kirk Michael which was in the possession of a descendant "John Stephen a Cruink" (ie of the
Hill) in 1703. John Rowley, the family's 18th century chronicler seems to be vindicated.
Marowne Braddan
This is affirmed to be ye last will & Testamt: of Wm Kewley
who depted this life ye 28 of December 87
ffirst he bequeathed his soule to God, & his body to Christian buri=
=all; Item he left to ye poor a firlett of Malt, also a firlett
of meale, wth a coople of sheep, to be distributed upon
ye poor. It: he did cut his son Nicholas of wth six pence
Legacy, It: he did leave & bequeath unto his daughter
Christian Kewley & her husband Hen: Corrin six pence
Legacy. It: he did leave as legacy unto his daughr:
Ane Kewley a sheep & a lamb. It: He did bequeth
& leave to his loving wife a choise beast out of ye
whole, It: he left to his son in law Wm Cannell
his best shapen suit of clothes, It: he left to his
grandson Jo: Kewley a lamb; It: he left to ye
minister a mutton; It: he left to Margery
Creer a sheep & a lamb, It: he left to his
grandchild Mary Cannell halfe a heifer;
It: he constituted & ordained his daugher Mary
Kewley his true & lawfull exerx: of all ye rest of his goods
movable & unmovable wtever, And in case any one
would claime any thing of ye Exetrx: yt he had w hath
appointed, yt ye sd Exectrix should be as fully pd
to ye utmost, as Hen: Corrin who seems to claime
a pt of ye executorship, but yt he cannot, until
his now sd daugher Mary yt is his lawfull exex:
be pd as fully in partie as ye afforesd Hen: Corrin
wife was, as her contracte bargan specifies
testes
Jo: Kelly my mrk J}
Tho: Corlett mrk X} jurati
The Executx: is sworne in Court
according to Law, but ye right of
Henry Corrin & his wife Xtian Kewley
is reserved according to their
marriage contract
pbatum est et solvit 1s
The Inventory of Wm Kewley taken by 4 sworn men, viz: Jo: Xtian
Jo: Kelly, Wm Cotter & Oats Kelly, they have -------
Inventry to bee ye summ of ............ 4£ - 03s - 11d
The goods in ye Executrix: hands who hath given pledges Gilbt: -----
& Tho: Cannan
Last Modified 15 January 2019