| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 21 March 2019 |
| Original: | 0106205 |
Archdeacon Will 1689A #066 Maughold will of Margery Christian alias Sumpter, died 16 January 1689/90: Summary: husband xxxx [Mr Nicholas] Christian of Ramsey was not mentioned [died 12 August 1672], son & heir Nicholas Christian (son Nicholas & dau Ellin & son Thomas), dau Mary Christian, dau Margaret (married to John Wattleworth, son Robert Wattleworth & son John), grandson? Charles, grandson? Robert, grandson? John Christian, sister Jane Sumpter, sister Elizabeth/Bessy, brother? William Sumpter, witnesses: John Christian & William Christian, pledges: Ewan Christian Cranstall & William Christian of Ramey, also: Mr Calthrop, Captain Radcliffe, Deemster Christian, John Christian Ballaterson, xxxx Blackburn, Margaret Curghey, William Christian, old Elizabeth/Bessy Christian, Ewan Christian. Maughold parish register: Margery Xtian als Sumpter buried 27 January 1689/90. Self & family: Feltham, God's Acre: Kk Christ, Lezarye: Mr. Nich. Christian, of Ramsey, August 12th, 1672. Margery Christian, alias Sumpter, buried 27th January, 1689. Captn. Nich. Christian, his son, April 25th 1722, age 65. Capt. Francis Christian, August 29th 1747, age 57. Capt. Nich. Christian, of Ramsey, June 20th, 1741. His sons, Charles, Nicholas, John, and Charles, died in their minority. ?Grandmother: ArW 1642A #71 Lezayre will of Isabel Christian alias xxxx alias Stevenson: first husband's children, 2nd husband Thomas Christian recently dead, dau Annas/Anny Christian, granddau? Margery Sumpter, son in law William Sumpter, also: Catharine Casement, also: Ellin Crowe (Ellin Christian alias Curghey alias Crowe, 1st husband Edmund Curghey & their son Robert). Dau in law (married Nicholas): Feltham, 'God's Acre': Maughold parish: Abith: Christian alias Allen died 24 October 1710. Dau: Maughold parish register: Margt Wattleworth als Xtian bur 11 Aug 1704. Dau, etc: Feltham, 'God's Acre': Maughold parish: John Wattleworth of Ramsey buried 10 July 1696. Captn John Wattleworth, son of the above, buried April 20th 1741, aged 88. Margt. Wattleworth alias Christian, wife of the above Captn John Wattleworth, buried August 10th, 1704, aged 49. Will of son in law: ArW 1741 #109 Maughold will of Captain John Wattleworth senior, of Ramsey: 1st wife Margaret Christian, 2nd wife [Margaret Casement who embezzled some of his goods] is alive, granddau Margaret Wattleworth (has a deed of settlement) & grandsons John Wattleworth (eldest) & William & Charles Wattleworth [Their parents John Wattleworth junior & Elizabeth Quayle died 1728 and 1737 respectively], maternal half-brother Edward Curghey, dau Margaret; father in law [2nd wife's father] Thomas Casement deceased, stepfather in law William Crowe of Glanduff, Lezayre, sister in law Grace Casement curate of K Andreas Thomas Allen, pledges: Mr Charles Wattleworth & Dr Patrick Christian, also: Deemster Mylrea & Mr William Christian attorney, William Wattleworth's wife. Feltham, 'God's Acre': Maughold parish: Dr Patrick Christian, buried July 9th 1780, aged 89. And his daughters Catherine and Betty. Catherine Moor, wife of Patrick Christian, doctor in Ramsey, buried 25th March 1740. Will of son: ArW 1723 Maughold of Captain Nicholas Christian senior of Ramsey who died about 6 years ago (an insert before the numbered wills begin): wife [Abitha/ Elizabeth Allen] is not mentioned [died 1710], illegit child Marjery Christian (the ma is Ellinor Corras); William Christian of Douglas; Revd Mr Robert Christian of Maugherygale; Ann is widow of William Christian (of Hill Hall before of Douglas); John Corras; sister in law Ann Christian als Callow is to help raise the illegitimate child; Executrix of Capt Christian's will is dau Ellinor wife of Mr. Charles Radcliffe. Dau in law: Archd wills Jun 1723 defuncts of Maughold: Ann Xtn als Callow died by June 1723. Will of dau in law: ArW 1723A #65 Maughold will of Anne Christian als Callow, dated January 24, 1723/4: husband [Daniel?] Christian is not mentioned (except to say she & husband were owed money from Ann's sisters), Hugh Christian & his sister Mary, sister Margaret (married to Edward Croshe/Cross), sister Joney, sister Mary, brother Robert Callow, Charles Radcliffe & wife [Elinor Christian, niece in law of Ann] owed her money, William xxx Ballafayle, William xxxx Ballaskeig, son?, dau of Corris is mentioned, land / goods in Ireland witnesses: Edmund Kneale & Peter Corkill. ?son: Maughold par reg: Daniell Christian, smallpox, buried 26 December 1699.
Ramsey 1689 In the name of God Amen: I Margery Christian als Sumpter being being sick & weak in body, and of pfect mind & memory praised be God doe make this my last will and Testamt: in maner & form following: ffirst I comend my prcious soul to the hands of my blessed Creator & Receemer & my boty to Xtian buriall; Itm: I leave and bequeath to ye poor at the discrecon of my Execr: hereafter nominated. Itm: I leave to my daughter Margt: Watle= worth ten pounds in gold vizt: ten broad peices. Itm: to my sd daughter a feather bed furnished, and all my shaped apparell both linen & woolen. Itm: I leave to my grandchildren Nicholas & Ellin Christian forty pounds wch I have in Mr Calthrops lands, the use of wch my son Nicholas is to have dureing his life, and after his decease or sooner if he see fitt the same is to descend to my two grandchildren afforsd. Itm: I leave to my grand= daughter Ellin five pounds wch is in Capn: Rattliffs hands & five pounds wch is in Garretts Milne. Itm: I leave to my sd two grandchildren to each of them a feather bed wth furniture. Itm: I leave to my sd grandchild Nicholas Xtian the silver boule in the cupboard & six silver spoones, a choice table cloath and doson of napkins. Itm: to my daughter Mary my gold ring. Itm: to Charles 20s, to Robrt: 20s, & to Jon: Xtian 5s. And lastly doe appoint & ordain my son Nicholas Xtian my sole exec: of all the rest of my goods moveable & immoveable & this to be my will & Testamt: revokeing and disannulling all former wills by me in or devised as wittness my hand this 17th day of Octobr: 1687. Itm: I leave to my sd daughter a pair of cours sheets. noat, that of ye above forty pounds mentioned to be in Calthrops hands, there is five pounds therof in Conoleys Close & fifteen in ye Rush Close Margery Christian Testes Jon: Christian } Willm: Christian} jurati Codicillum additive in hir verbis Octobr: 25th 1689 The within Testatrix willed further to her Daughter Margt ten pounds sterl: in Deemster Xtians hands and all that remains in her chest of linen and woollen and the bedds mentoined and bequeathed in the wthin will are furnished; also to her sd daughter 20s in Jon: Xtian Balltersons hands, & 20s in Blackburns hands, and willed & declared her sd son Nicholas Christian her Execr: & that ye Execrp: chiefly consisted in ten broad peices of gold wch she enjoyned her sd son to leave to his son Thomas after his decease excepting forty shillgs: therof to her grandchild Robrt: Wattleworth ----[torn edge] all these things to her sd daughter besides wt is mentioned in ye above w----[torn edge] left to Jon: Wattleworth an oxe & to ye poor 15s. Itm: to Margt Curghey ----[torn edge] and suite of cloathes, to her sister Bessy a new waistcoat & carchiffe ----[torn edge] [next page] old Bessy Xtian a carchiff & head carchiffe; Itm: to Jane her sister a suite of wearing aparell and three firletts of dry corn. Itm to Ew: Xtian 5s, Itm: to Wm Sumpter a years benefitt of the hay of Knockaloe. Itm: to Wm X-------[edge] two shillg: six pence. also left the gold ring wch was lent to her daughter in law betwixt her grandchildren Nich: & Ellin or she to pay 30s ------[edge] liue therof to her sd grandchildren Testes Jon: Christian} Wm Christian } jurati The Execr: is sworn in Court in form of law It is declared by ye Exec: & his bro. Wattleworth in Court that the Testatrix intention was that ye above 10£ in gold left to her grandchild Tho: Xtian should be wholy paid him, and ye above 40s wch was to be paid therout to her grandchild Robrt: Wattleworth wth 20s more should be paid by ye Execr: out of the other goods, wch the Execr: hath consented in Court to doe, and it is to understood that the 40s left to her daughter Margt & in ye hands of Blackburn & Jo: Christian is to goe towards the paymt: of the sd Robrt: Wattleworths legasie of 3£ The Execr: declares upon oath that there is very little besides wt is disposed of by the will and therfor hath given in pledges to pay all debts and discharge the of------[edge] Ewan Xtian Cranstall & Wm: Xtian of Ramsey sub paena 100£ let this be transcribed to ye will by ye own hand Att Ramsey ye 25th of ffebry: 1689 This day John Wattleworth and his wife Margrett Christian ------[edge] received from the hands of their brother Nicholas Christian e-------[edge] to their late deceased Mother the summ of ten pounds in his ------[edge] wth Ten broad peices of Gold (four wherof were formerly received) being the legasyes left and bequeathed to them in their sd Moth------[edge] last will & Testamt: wth the codicil anexed and doe therfore acq------[edge] exonerate & discharge their sd brother his Execrs: & Admrs: for ever of ------[edge] same as wittness their hands & signes the day & year above written Jo: Wattleworth wittness: Jon: Christian V.G. Margreat Wattleworth
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