| Submitted by: | Eric Gelling |
| Date: | 25 June 2018 |
| Original: | 0991645 |
Digital copy extracted by Pat Craggs at Manx Museum April 2018 and transcribed by Eric Gelling 17 May 2018.
KK Braddan
This is affirmed to be ye last will & testamt of Jony Gelling
alias Christian who departed this life ye 9th of July 1688
ffirst she bequeathed her soul to God & her body to Christian
burial. It [Item] She left to ye poor a sheep & 3s worth of drink
to be distributed among ym. It [Item] She left to her daughter Jane
two sheep & if yt wouldnt satisfie her she cut her of
wth sixpence legacy. It [Item] she left to her son Jo: Gelling
sixpence legacy. It [Item} She left to Wm Cowen a brown horse
a filie colt, also two oxen ... she left him in law, & satis
factio of wt ye sd Wm Cowen gave her for to pay her debts
when she needed. [..?..] & two boules of barly yt was coming to
her from her son Jo: Gelling, & sd Cowen to receive
fro him & make use of it, together wth all ye household
stuff yt was wthin her chamber door at yt time. It [Item]
she constituted & ordained her two daughters (viz) Mariod
& Issible Gelling her true & lawfull exec'xs of all [..?..]
of her goods movable & unmovable wtsoever.
[written sideways to the left of the above as if it were an addition ]
[ ...?... ] to her daughtr Ann a sheep [..?..]
Testes
Wm Christian his mrk W
James Cowen his mrk J. jurati
[next part is very faint]
The exor's at age are sworn
in Court in form of law
Testes
Wm Christian }
James Cowen } jurati Probate [ .... ? .....]
The Inventory of Jony Gelling taken by 4 sworn men & ye sums
as followeth ye whole being a sum of 4£ - 01s - 06d
Pledges [ .......?..............]
Will Cowne and Thos Cowne
[next page, upside down]
[date at top covered by black streak, year might be "168?"]
Jo'n Gellin enters his claim ag'st the Ex'rs of Jony
Gellin for xxii due to him of his
fathers goods & craveth tryall and also for
Xxxv for a house w'ch is [....?....]
Eodem die
Ann Gellin enters for [..?..] and craveth tryall
Eodem die
Jane Gellin enters for xxiii [..?..] of her
fathers goods and craveth tryall and also
for 3 sheep and a mutton promised unto her
in her lifetime wth a firlett of malt and
a Blankett
[?] July 1689
Mariod Killey enters ag't the Ex'ts of Jony Gellin als
Christian for vij ? due debt and craveth tryall.
[transcriber note: She was the widow of William Gelling of Ballamillaghyn Braddan 1683 will]
Last Modified 25 June 2018