Catharine Christian alias Christian 1688

Archdeacon Will 1688A #49 Rushen will of Catharine Christian alias Christian, dated 5 January 1688/9: 
Summary: husband [William] Christian died about 3 weeks before her, his will ArW 1688A #51 Rushen, son Henry Christian (underage), sister Christian, sister in Law 
Joney Christian, mother in law Ann [Watterson alias Christian alias] Clucas, brother John, overseers brother William Christian & Thomas Watterson & John Hutchin 
(married to sister in law Isabel Christian), witnesses: John Juke & --on: Sherlock, pledges: Mr John Barry & John Juke / Duke / Gick.
will of husband: ArW 1688A #51 Rushen will of William Christian, dated 17 December 1688: wife Catharine [died 3 weeks later, ArW 1688A #49 Rushen], son Henry, 
cousin William, stepfather John Watterson, sister Isabel Christian (married to John Hutchin), sister Joney, brother in law the Sumner, also: John Sherlock 
senior & junior, Daniel Juke, Thomas Crebbin.
Will of mother in law: ArW 1700A #29 Rushen of Ann Watterson als Christian als Clucas: grandchild Henry Christian; 
eldest dau Isabel Christian; dau Joney Christian (married John Kneale).

Trinity Rushen 11 Jan: 5th 1688/9

The last will and testamt: of Catharen Christian 
who being sicke in body but of perfect memory,
comended her soule to God & her body to Xtian 
buriall;  Itt: she left to the poore 4 or 5 kitchins of 
barley or malt;  Itt: Margt Toullogue 1 old red pet=
=ticoate,  Itt: to her sister Christian her best petticoate 
& her stockings & shooes,   Itt: to her sister in law Joney 
Xtian 1 graye petticoate, and a payre of shooes;  Itt: to her 
mother in law An Clucas 1 apron & halfe a kercheife;  
also she nominiated that if it pleased God to call for 
her son, that then her part of the goods should goe to 
the next of kindred, likewise, shee nominated that if 
the lands yt they had in morgage, were released, and 
her son to dye, that then she left 20s to her sister & 
5s to her brother John;   Itt: to the minister 1 
younge mutton,   lastly she ordained and appointed 
her son Hen: Christian sole executor of all her 
goods moveable & unmovable; and nominated 
Wm Christian & Tho: Watterson overseers 
			 Willm: Christian & Jo: Hutchin 
wittnesses		 sworne Supervisors in Court according
---o: Juke his mrke X  } to Law
--on: Shurlogue his mrk} jurati	   pbatum est et solvit 9d

	Jan: 25th 1688/9
The Inventory of the goods & chattles of Catharen 
Christian being praized the same tyme her husb=
=bands good were praized, & that by the same 4 
men amounts to in all .............. 2£ - 5s -8d - 1/2

Debts to be deducted with the 
funerall charges comes to ........ 0£ - 04s - 0d - 1/2 
	
The goods in ye overseers hands and have given pledges 
according to Law Mr John Barry? & Jo: Juke 

Last Modified 10 February 2019