John Harrison 1670

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 15 December 2017
Original: 0106202

Episcopal Will 1670E #021 Malew, of John Harrison of BallaLargy and Ballaglonney, dated March 1670: 
Summary:  wife remarried to Paul Bridson, son & heir John, daus Ellin/Ellinor (married xxxx Moore) & Margaret & Jane, father Walter Harrison, sister xxxx Harrison
Malew parish register: John Harrison, Largie, buried  27 Feb 1669/70
?Onchan parish register:  Paul Bridson   buried  7 May 1670
?Onchan parish register:  Paul Bridson   buried  15 Oct 1678
?Onchan parish register:  Paul Bridson   buried 1 Dec 1698
?Onchan parish register:  Jane Bridson als Harrison   buried  12 Jan 1673
will of mother: ArW 1636A #04 Malew, of Catharine Harrison alias xxxx, died 7 March 1636/7, wife of Walter Harrison: husband Walter Harrison, has children 
(underage) including son John, has brothers and sisters, mother in law xxxx[Isabel Harrison alias] Taylor, sister in law xxxx, mother[?] xxxxx Joole[?], 
security for husband is Henry Taylor, also Ronold/Reynold Harrison (not yet dead), grandfather of the children is Thomas Harrison
will of grandmother: ArW 1667A #48 Malew, of Isabel Harrison alias Taylor, died 22 December 1667: dau Catharine Harrison, 
Isabel Bell, son Nicholas Harrison, daughters Isabel & Alice Harrison, son Walter Harrison
Malew parish register:  Issable Harrison als Taylor    buried 29 Oct 1667

KK Malew March 1670 The last will and testament of John Harrison largy who comitted his soule to God and body to Christian buriall;; It: he bequeathed to the poore a boule betwixt mault and oat meale, and the rest after his wives discrecon, and to be distributed as shee shall see good; Item he bequeathed to his wife halfe his rideing horse; Item to Sr Tho: Parre three mutton for writeing his will; Item he bequeathed to his son and heire or whosoever shalbe the heire his pt of the contract bargan of Balley glamey for all his right any way there; Item he constituted his daughters Ellin, Margrett & Jane his true and lawfull Executors of all his goods whasoever, and in case the sd son and heire dies and one of the daughters be heire, that daughter or what daughter shalbe heire is to have noe pte of the goods but what is bequeathed to the sonn to witt is part of Balley glaneys contract bargan; Ffurther he willed that his wife shall have the tuicon of th heire children and goods till the sonn be sixteene yeares of age and if the sonn die till the daughter heire be twenty yeares of age with the teniment of Balley glamey when it fals till the sonn be sixteene yeares, and upon condicon that his wife shall give to the son or the heire the full benifitt of the whole contract bargan att Balley glaney att the tyme afforesaid, he willed that his wife should have all of Balley Largy and the Croft at Castletown for the full term & time of twenty yeares after the date of his owne death; and to leave soe much oats in the farme as will sow it; on wch condicon she is att liberty to marrie into the said places; the deceadents father askinge him did not he know that his mothers goods was paid in his contracon bargan when it was fulfilled, the deceadent asnwered who made question of it or whose luck was it to get the contract Test: Nicho: Harrison --er the testator said that yf the children Phillip Harrison died then that the mother herselfe John Bell to have the goods Bahy Cleter Nicho: Harrison Phillip Harrison Not with Bahee Cleater ----8th 1670 Nicholas Harrisson, Phillip Harrisson, John Bell & Baheey Clayter hath deposed in Cort that ye testator saidat ye makeing of ye above will that if his wife stood not or accepted not therof according as hee had made it, that then hee did nothing meaning as to a will, And being demanded or asked in Cort whether or not shee would stand to ye same, hath absolutely refused; Therfore, and because of wch, the above will is frustrated, and ye 4 children John, Ellin, Margt: and Jane Harrison all ordered jointe Admrs: of all his goods movable & unmovable whatsoever & ye next of kinread on ye ffathers side supvisors, and ye wife to have no Legacie ----- or of any benifitt by ye bill because shee hath relinquished ye same The grandfather is sworne, and ye Decretum et solvit xijd sister being absent is to be sworne tamen vincuig Paul Bridson is sworn in stead of his wife suo jure [next page] ----- 17 70 Not wthstanding ye wife hath relinquished ye will and that therfore we thought it fitt to cutt of her Legacies as appeares by or further de= cree,; yet because shee was tender of her husband in his sicknesse, and that shee hath now taken the whole charge of ye youngest childe, shee is allowed ye Legacie bequeathed by her husband viz, halfe ye rideing horse noe more and ye minister is allowed his legate because of his writing the will & often resitico[?] in tyme of his lying one his death bed[?] Decembr ye 21th 70: Paule Bridsone entrs against ye Executrs: or Adminrs: of John Harrison of KK Malue deseased for ye summe of xxijs and a hundred of herrings and craveth triall [next page] KK Malew March 24th 1669 An Inventorie of the goods of John Harrison priced and viewed by swarnemen viz Nicolas Harrison, John Caine, John Brideson, and John Callister as followeth £ s d Inprimis halfe of 4 oxen .......................... 01 - 16 - 00 halfe of 2 steares ................................ 00 - 15 - 00 halfe of 2 old cowes a steare and a heffer ...... 00 - 16 - 00 halfe of 2 other cowes ............................ 00 - 19 - 00 Item halfe an other haffer ........................ 00 - 08 - 00 halfe of 3 horses ................................. 00 - 08 - 00 halfe of 2 ffetter bers } and 2 bolsters........} ........................ 00 - 08 - 00 halfe of 2 blankets ............................... 00 - 04 - 00 halfe of 24 fledges ............................... 00 - 08 - 00 halfe of 2 old blanketts .......................... 00 - 02 - 00 halfe another blankett ............................ 00 - 01 - 00 halfe of 2 fledges and 2 blanketts ................ 00 - 02 - 00 halfe of a sheet 2 carchifts and dj a pillow .... 00 - 02 - 06 halfe of 2 old blanketts .......................... 00 - 01 - 06 halfe 3 canveses and a peise of cloath ............ 00 - 02 - 04 --- old sacks ..................................... 00 - 00 - 06 her weareing coaths hatt shoes and stockings ...... 00 - 05 - 00 halfe a3 ladders 4 cares ......................... 00 - 02 - 06 9 pounds of wooll ................................. 00 - 02 - 08 halfe 2 spaids .................................... 00 - 01 - 02 halfe a spitt and halfe a frying pan .............. 00 - 00 - 07 halfe 3 stradels .................................. 00 - 00 - 02 halfe a griddle ................................... 00 - 01 - 03 peese of iron ..................................... 00 - 00 - 09 halfe a turfe spaid and a groap ................... 00 - 01 - 00 halfe the woodden vessels ......................... 00 - 08 - 04 --- poundes and a halfe of flaxe ................. 00 - 02 - 02 -------- and a halfe of hempen yearne ............. 00 - 00 - 06 ------ and halfe a quarter of flaxe ............... 00 - 00 - 08 ----- of linnen yearne ............................ 00 - 00 - 10 ---ound of whittend yearne ........................ 00 - 00 - 06 --- little chist and 3 boordes .................... 00 - 01 - 0---[torn] 08 - 03 - 02 The Inventorie was taken [next page] Itt: halfe of 2 bed stids .......................... 00 - 01 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe the earthen vessels ..................... 00 - 00 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe a ladder and dj bras candlestick ........ 00 - 00 - ---[fold] Itt: a pound of hurdes ............................. 00 - 00 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe the small wooden vessels ................ 00 - 02 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe of 5 poundes of pewter .................. 00 - 02 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe a pott .................................. 00 - 00 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe a muskett and dj a carbine .............. 00 - 02 - ---[fold] Itt: 6 quartes of linseed .......................... 00 - 00 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe 2 purs .................................. 00 - 02 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe an axe and homer ........................ 00 - 00 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe a plowe ................................. 00 - 00 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe the plowe geares ........................ 00 - 01 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe a duzen of sheep ........................ 00 - 08 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe of 2 sives .............................. 00 - 00 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe of 3 broad geese ........................ 00 - 00 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe a chist ................................. 00 - 04 - ---[fold] Itt: halfe an oxe bowe and a quart of hemp seed 00 - 00 ---[fold] Itt: hir part of the corne ......... 01 - 06 - 01 [NOTE: This claim of William Maddrell dated 9 June 1670, relates to John Harrison of the Hill, Arbory, see ArW 1670A #42 Arbory:] June ye 9th 1670: Wm Maddrell enters his clame for ye sume of ---[fold] sterl: allready (as hee saithe) recovered by Cort of Common craveth tryall, also a choise cow, & a choise horse like maner for ye 2 pts of xvj sheep Note that this clame is entered ag---[fold] ye Executr: of John Harrisson of ye Hill of KK Arborey The goods in ye hands of Paule Bridson who hath given pledges according to law Walter Harrison and John Bridson he is discharged on ye annexed Discharge [slip of paper:] KK Malew December first 1670 More added to the Inventory of Jo: Harrison largy viewd and priced by the former men to witt Nicho: Harrison, Jo: Bridson, Jo: Caine, and John Calister £ s d In barley at home 16 stookes ....................... 00 08 00 It: in oats 70 stookes ............................ 01 15 00 It: in barley in Castletown 16 stookes ............ 00 10 00 Itm: halfe the hay ................................. 00 04 00 Item halfe nu iron crow vj lb ...................... 00 01 00 Item dj a barrow 3d dj smothinge iron ............. 00 00 06 Item a quarter of a cow and yearlinge .............. 00 04 00 Item a sheepe and yearlinge ........................ 00 02 00 03 04 06 The corbes for ye heire priced as followeth £ s d a pott of Iron 3s the Coulter 30d ................ 00 05 08 Item a Table ...................... Item an Arke ....................................... 00 10 00 [next page] Debts to be deducted of the Inventory due to John Kermot 4s, To Phillip Moore 2s 6d, To Jo: Murrey xiiijd, To Scotts dau: Marrey xiiijd, To Phillipe Kinry xiiijd, To: Bahee Cleter servant 1s, To Moare in rent 9s 6d, In tithe monie 1s 6d, for yron 9d, for a purr 2s; disbursed in debts dj his cloathinge 5s, It: for corps prsents 2s-8d, It: for a coppie of ye Decree 1s; It: more in rent 1s yeere xs-9d, due to Jo: Caine 3s - 3d for a hiere servant Jo: Caine 9d Joney Curghey .... 5d to Tho: Hanttan.... 4d to Jo: Harrissonn ... 4d for fish to moare ye hay .... 3d to Nicholas Conney .....6d to Nicolas Quaile .... 3d for writeing ye decree ......... xijd To ye Regr: .......................... vjd [next page] Note that Paul Bridson goods in xxs[20s] paid for the fine of the ffarme July 21th 1685 The Inventory of Jon: Harrison being this day stated and summed up the whole thereof amounts to ye summe of ......... . 12£ 13s 09d Debtes deducted are .................. 02 09 03 Soe remaines cleer ...... 10 04 06 each childs parte is ljs jd ob July 29th 1685 This day Margt:, Jane and Jon: three of the Exrs: of the within Jon: Harrison being all lawfull age have come to the Records and acknowledged to have recd from their stepfather Paule Bridson full satisfaction for all their respective proporcons of their fathers Inventory, And doe acquitt him and his pledges from ye same for ever; And Jane and Jon: have accepted of ther grandfather Walter Harison for the summe of 03£ 17s 06d wch is deposited into his hands as parte of the said Inventory, that is to say, as due to Jane the summe of 01£ 06s 04d 1/2 ob [back side of paper:] the same and 02£ : 11s : 01d: 1/2 due wholy to Joh: ffor wch summes the said Walter still stands obliged As wittness their hands the day and year within written Margtt: Harrison her mark H wittnesses Jane Harrison her mark E John Bridson Jon: Harrison his mark J Jon: Parr Regr: Walter Harrison his mrk E [next slip of paper] This prsent writeing wittnesseth that I Ellin Moore als Harison doe herby acknowledge and confess my selfe to have received ffrom and att the hands of my step father Paul Briedson all the goods due unto mee by the death of my father John Harison, And I doe by these prsents clearely acquitt, exonerate and discharge my said stepfather off all ye said goods and his executors and assignes ffor ever. In testimony here off I have caused this acquittanced to be drawne and have put to my hand and marke this 26th off July in anno 1685 I say I have receivied all my proporcion, and parte off goods; and I humbly desire yt this may be accepted off By mee Ellin Moore als Harison wittness prsent my marke X James Moore X Att a Court houlden in Duglass Chappell ye 9th No: 1685 This day the above Ellinor Moor als Harrison hath in the face of the Court acknowledged ye above Ac= =quittance and desires ye same to be receind[?] for her sd step father generall release. Ita tester Jon: Parr Regr:

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