William Woods, 1688

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 15 September 2002, updated 9 February 2019
Original: LDS: 0106205

Archdeacon Will 1688A #48 Malew will of William Woods, died 14 December 1688, intestate: 
Summary: wife Margaret Farrant is alive [died 24 Dec 1699, ArW 1699A #09 Malew], son Thomas (of age by Dec 1699), dau Carter, brother John Woods, sister Margaret 
Woods, wife's nephew John Farrant, mother in law (deceased) Margaret Farrant als Taggart, father in law old John Farrant, pledges: Henry Taylor & Robert Wainwright.
Malew parish register: William Woods buried 17 Dec 1688.
Malew parish register: William Woods married Margaret Farrant  on 6 July 1680 in Malew.
Wife: Malew parish register: Margaret Woods als Farrant buried 25 Dec 1699.
Will of wife: ArW 1699A #09 Malew will of Margaret Farrant, died 24 December 1699: husband [William] Woods is not mentioned [died 1688, ArW 1688A #48 Malew], 
son Thomas Woods, dau Carter Woods, nephew John Farrant took care of her, witnesses & pledges: Thomas Bridson & William Taylor.  
Mother in law: Malew parish register:  Margaret Ffarrant als Taggart buried 2 March 1678/9.
Will of mother in law: ArW 1678A #27 Malew will of Margaret Farrant alias Taggart, died March 1678/9: husband John Farrant (dead before 1707), son John Farrant, 
gson John Farrant of Ballasalley, gdau Ann Farrant, dau Margaret Farrant (married to William Woods), granddau Carter Woods, grandson Thomas Woods; witnesses 
Henry Taylor & Thomas Parre, pledges: Henry Taylor & John Farrant.
Also: ArWills defuncts / presentments for Santan & Malew & Arbory & Rushen, 21 January 1707/8, note at bottom: Memo to sent a copy of Karter Woods & the xxx 
discharge annexed to the will of Margaret Farrant in 1678, who are Executors & from Executor Margaret her daughter, to be sent Jo: Farrant of BallaSalley. 
To xxx a copy also of Wm Wein decree & Inventory about 20 years ago in K Malew to Jo: Farrant. 
Also: ArWills 15 Jun 1708 defuncts for Santan & Malew & Arbory & Rushen: Note that Cartar & Thomas Woods have xxx all the goods lands xxx xxx lands unto John 
Farrant, and have there xxx discharged the said John Farrant and the Executors of Margt Farrant als Taggart about 30 years ago; as appears by the surrender 
under xxxs hands on the Temporal Records being date the 25 March 1708. Confirmed by the officers.  Placed to the Will in Lib 1678 & 1679.

KK Mallew WILLIAM WOODS departed this life about the 15th of December last intestate whereof the Court having intelligence hath decreed his CHILDREN THOMAS & CARTER WOODS his lawful and joint administrators and the next of kindred on the fathers side supervisors, vizt., JOHN & MARGARET WOODS who are sworn in Court according to Law. The wife is also sworn. The Inventarie of the goods of William Woods who was buried December 15th 1688, viewd and priced by swarn men to witt Ro: Wainrick, Wm: Quott, Wm: Mylleriah & Nicho: Knicle as followeth: Inpris: dj a barrell & churn 21d, dj wheele & mugg 6d ...... 00 - 02 - 03 Item dj pott 9d dj ould chist 9d dj another chest 2s ....... 00 - 03 - 06 Item dj the small things xijd, dj hundred herings 7d ....... 00 - 01 - 07 Item his shaped cloathes shoes stockins .................... 00 - 05 - 00 Item 2 chists 8d dj new blankett 8d ........................ 00 - 01 - 04d Item halfe som yarn 4d som meale 8d som geares 4d .......... 00 - 01 - 02 Item dj grid iron and straddle cupp 2d ..................... 00 - 00 - 02 Item a kissan & halfe barley and weights 4d ................ 00 - 00 - 04 Item som salt & a grope 4d ................................. 00 - 00 - 04 Item dj a bedstead & form 9d a ferlet of oats 9d ........... 00 - 01 - 06 Item som oats att Ffarrants 10d, dj fledg & blankett 2d .... 00 - 00 - 10 Item halfe a cow 8s dj a panner & som boords 1d ............ 00 - 08 - 01 Item dj kissan of hemp seed 1d ............................. 00 - 00 - 01 Item som lands at ould Jo: Ffarants of 3d rent p annum Item a quarter of an ox 5s, --- & qrter of a heffer 3s 0d .. 00 - 08 - 06 Item dj five sheep 30d ..................................... 00 - 02 - 06 Item dj a kiene xijd, dj a litle horse 4s .................. 00 - 05 - 00 2 - 2 - 2 Wheras there was two sheets put by his friend about the Decead: to the grave & that there is noe sheets for the wife against the sd sheets, the pricers have priced the sheets to 6d 6d for wch the wife is to have the cow and to returne to the children 18d, or els the wife is to gett ye 6s 6d now and to return to the cow to the children The goods in ye overseers hands who have given pledges Hen: Taylor & Debts to be deducted 16s Robt: Wainwright Decretum est et Solvit 2s [next page] I Tho: Woods, son of Margt: Woods als Farrant late deceased, doe hereby acknowledge that I promised to my cousin Jo: Farrant, yt if ye would take care of my said mother in her sickness, I would acquit him of alll the moveable goods due to me by the decease of my ffather Wm Woods, & I do now ratifie & confirm that my said promise & desire that this may be recorded wth my said Fathers Inventory, to discharge him of the same goods (as he is Exr: to my Mother afforesaid) Witness my hand this 28th of Decembr 1699 Tho: Woods my mark X In the presence of Wm Taylor X ad this to the Will of Wm Woods Tho: Bridson X in KK Mallew in Anno Buried J Woods Regrms Ep abt 13 yeares ago

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