John Taggart 1689

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 3 March 2019
Original: 0106205

Archdeacon Will 1689A #030 Malew will of John Taggart of Rackie, with a croft in Ballasalley, died 21 October 1689:  
Summary: wife is not mentioned [?married twice], dau Joney Taggart (mother is dead), dau Alice, dau Mary (has sons William & John [Bridson]), son John, also: 
Robert Taggart, witnesses: Mary Bridson [alias Taggart] & Ellin Taggart; pledges: [son in law] William Bridson & [son] John Taggart; also: George Stole / Stowell.
Malew parish register:  John Taggart Rackie buried 22 October 1689.
?1st wife: Malew parish register:  Jane Taggart als Bridson buried 22 June 1661.
?Dau: Malew parish register:  Alice dau of John Taggart christened 1 January 1664/5 Malew.
?Dau: Malew parish register:  Joney dau of John Taggart christened 16 April 1666  Malew.
Dau: Malew parish register:  Mary dau of John Taggart Racky [& Jane Bridson] christened 21 January 1655/6 Malew.
Dau:  Malew parish register:  Mary Taggart married William Bridson  on 17 June 1684 in Malew.
?Grandson: Malew parish register:  Will son of Wm Bridson [& Mary Taggart] christened 8 Sep 1689 Malew.

The will of John Taggart who comitted his soule to God and his bodie to X?ian buriall; Item left to the poore after the discrecon of his Executors, Item he be= =queathed to his daughter Jony Tagart a quarter of a heffer wth a piece of small linin that is in the house half a chist, a blanket or fledge, a choyce canvess, the clothes of her bed wth what wooll was in the house dj ferlet of meatcorn a sheep and an ewe, wth the meale in the house and his part of the barley of the Croft of Ballasalley, also the hurden yarne in the house to give a shift therof to her sister Alice, a shift to herselfe and the rest of ye hurden cloth to be betwixt the said Jony and her sister Marie alsoe left to the said Jonie the linin small yarne and the hempen yarne, a poke, a couple yards of cloth to be her a coat, Item bequeathed to his son John a big poule that is at George Stole in the town, left alsoe to the said Jo: all the Croft at Ballasalley & all the lands that he had and that the Croft at Ballasalley shall ever after this goe in heirship, left also to the said Jo: the ten shillings that he gave for his teachinge and the geares; left to his daughter Marys child Wm: and Jo: an ewe betwixt them he acknowledge to be due from him to his daughter Marie 15s 3d, Due to Ro: Taggart xs[10s] and due to Jonie his daughter of her mothers goods 15d; Item he nominated and constituted his three daughters Marie, Alice and Jony Taggart sole executors of all the rest of his goods whatsoever moveable and unmoveable Test: Marie Bridson} The Executrs: at age are sworn in Ellin Taggart} jurati Court according to Law pbatum est et solvit 1s [next page] KK Mallew ffeb: 3d 1689 The Inventarie of the goods of John Tagart rackee priced by John Quail Hugh Shimin John Quaile and Robt Taggart as followeth Inpris: 3 quarters of a heffer 13s his part of the sheepe 10s ....... 01 - 03 - 00 Item dj maire & follower 12s, som flax vessles sives weights 5s ..... 00 - 17 - 00 Item a blanket sheete and other linins his shaped clothes ........... 00 - 12 - 00 Item six stokes oats & 2 stokes barly 4s ............................ 00 - 04 - 00 Item 3 ferlets oats dj barrell a toon dj ferlet barley ............ 00 - 06 - 02 Item som tallow 4d som turfe and huge 4s ........................... 00 - 04 - 04d Debts to be deducted due to Ro: Tagart xs[10s], due to Wm Bridson 15s 3d due his daughter 15d Pledges according to Law Wm Bridson & John Taggart [See ArW 1689A #32 Malew will of Phinlo Duccan:] The Inventarie of the goods of Phinlo Duccan viewd & priced by swarn men to witt Robt: Tagart, John Quaile, Hugh Shimin and John Quaile as follows Inprimis halfe of five horses and maires 18s .................. 00 - 18 - 00 Item halfe of ten beast or cattle younge and ould ............. 03 - 03 - 00 Item halfe of two geece 8d halfe a barrell 9d ................ 00 - 01 - 05 Item dj a horse 8s, xj sheep 8 goats 19s ...................... 01 - 07 - 00 Debts to be deducted xxs [20s] The youngest childs goods is in ye mothers hands who hath given pledges in form of Law John Quaile & Wm Kermott

Last Modified 3 March 2019