Christian Cretney alias Fargher 1689

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 26 February 2019
Original: 0106205

Archdeacon Will 1689A #018 Marown will of Christian Cretney alias Fargher, died 19 December 1689: 
Summary: husband Oates Cretney (married before November 1688), son William Cretney, dau Jane (underage), son Phinlo (underage), son John (underage), 
witnesses: Robert Caine & Robert Lewin, pledges: John Key & John Moore, also: Marriad Karagher entered a claim.
NOTE, Phinlo Fargher ? eldest son John Fargher who married 1st Alice Moore & 2nd Margaret [Kneale?] ?  heir John & 
eldest surviving dau Christian who married Oates Cretney.
Son: Marown parish register:  William son of Oates Cretney [& Christian Fargher] christened 29 August 1669 in Marown.
Son: Marown parish register:  Margaret dau of Oates Cretney [& Christian Fargher] christened 18 June 1679 in Marown.
Son: Marown parish register:  Phinlo son of Oates Cretney [& Christian Fargher] christened 29 March 1684 in Marown.
Son: Marown parish register:  John son of Oates Cretney [& Christian Fargher] christened 3 October 1686 in Marown.
Stepson: Marown parish register:  Oates son of Oates Cretney [& Ann xxxx ] christened 10 April 1692 in Marown.
Will of mother: ArW 1668A #18 Marown will of Alice Fargher alias Moore, dated 24 November 1668: husband [John] Fargher is not mentioned but apparently remarried to 
Margaret [?Kneale], son John Fargher, 2nd dau Christian (married to Oates Cretney), dau Alice (married), daughters unmarried: eldest dau & heiress Catharine senior 
(of lawful years but simple & partly an idiot, dead by 1676), dau Catharine junior (of age), & dau Isabel; brother & supervisor William Moore, son in law Oates 
Cretney  witnesses: John Kinnish & Edward Fargher, pledgees : William Kermode of Marown & William Moore & Phinlo Cretney & Thomas Kermode, others, NOTE, by 3 October 
1669, Oates Cretney husband of Christian Fargher had custody of the inheritance of Catharine Fargher senior, the eldest & heiress & an idiot.
Will of brother in law:  ArW 1689A #015 Marown will of William Kermode, dated 10 December 1689: wife Alice Fargher, son John, son William, dau Catherine, sister 
in law Marriad Fargher, witnesses: Oates Cretney [married to xxxx Fargher, sister of Alice] & William Cubbon, pledges: Oates Cretney & William Cottier.
Will of dau: ArW 1710A #03 Marown will of Jane Cretney, spinster, died 24 November 1710: father Oates Cretney, stepmother Ann Cretney als xxxx, brother William 
Cretney, brother Phinlo, brother John, niece Ann Cretney.
Will of son: EpW 1712E Marown will of William Cretney: wife Ann Cottier is alive, eldest son William, other children, brother Phinlo, 
brother John, father Oates Cretney, supervisors: Robert Fargher of Santan & William Kermode of Marown.
Will of father in law: EpW 1682E Marown will of Phinlo Cretney, died 5 February 1682/3: wife is not mentioned, son Oates Cretney (has a contract bargain), 
witnesses: John Lewin & William Cubbon,    pledges: John Brew & Richard Hanton / Hampton.   
Will of father in law:  Episcopal Will 1682E Marown will of Phinlo Cretney, died 5 February 1682/3: Marown: 
All his goods left to Son Oats Crettney (in his Contract Bargain) and he is Executor. Witnesses: John Lewne, Willm Cubon. Inventory appraised by 
Joh. Faricker, Joh. Gill, Gilbt. Callin, Lorance Fargher: Pledges Jon Brew & Rd Hanton. 
Self & father & stepmother & husband: 1676 Liber Vastarum, Marown: John Fargher & Margaret his wife had 5 parcels of intack land of 3d rent & 1d rent & 2d rent & 
8d rent & 17d rent, and Christian Fargher being their eldest daughter, Christian & her husband Oates Cretney were entered into the several rents in 1676 by virtue 
of a contraction bargain.
Self & father & grandfather & husband: 1676 Liber Vastarum, Marown: Phinlo Fargher had a parcel of intack of 2d rent, & he was the father of John Fargher whose 
eldest daughter was Christian Fargher, and in 1676, Christian & her husband Oates Cretney were entered for the 2d rent by a bargain of contract.
Self & husband: 1686 Liber Assed, Santan: Christian Fargher & husband Oates Cretney had intack of 4d rent.
Self & husband & father & stepmother: 1676 Liber Vastarum, Santan: John Fargher had intack belonging to Frenicke treen of 4d rent, and John & his wife Margaret 
[?Kneale] gave it to his daughter Christian Fargher & husband Oates Cretney by contraction bargain, & entered for it in 1676.

Marown This is affirmed to be the last will and Testament of Chirstian Ffargher als Cretney, who departed this life the 20th of December 1689, ffirst She commited her Soul to God, and her body to Christi -an Burial. Item Shee left to the poore at the feast of all Saints, two sheep, and a firlet of mault, and halfe a firlet of oate meale, Item, to her loveing husband Oats Cretney four pound out of the whole, Item to her son William Cretney her part of the Tearme, with halfe of all the husbandry gears, and halfe the crop of corne, Item to her daughter Jane Cretney her best wearing cloathes, Item to her son William Creney halfe a hors, Item Shee constituted and apointed her three children, vizt: Phinlo, Jon: , and Jane Cretney to be her Lawfull Exrs: of all her goods movable, and unmova- -ble of what kind or nature so ever The Execrs: being under age Testes the father is sworne in Court Robt: Caine } according to Law & hath taken Robt: Lewen}jurati ye tuition of ye children with ye Custody of their goods pbatum est et solvit 1s Inventory & pledges next Court Novr: 12th 90 Marriad Karagher enters he claime agt ye Exrs: of Xtian Ffaragher als Kretney for 20s due debt & craveth ye Law [next page] Marown A true and perfect Inventory of the goods of Christian Cretny als Ffaugher of Marown diseased the 19th of December 1689 and prized by 4 sworn men Tho: Kermott Tho: Kermott, Jon: Clucase and Wm: Moor as ffolloweth The whole Inventory of the above sd Christian amount to the summ of 6£ - 1s - 6d The goods in ye husbands hands who hath given pledges John Keiy & John Moore

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