Catherine Watterson als Read 1676

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 14 January 2016
Original: 0106203

Archdeacon Will 1676A #19 Arbory will of Catharine Watterson alias Read, dated 29 January 1676/7, note, her married surname is recorded as Watson in the old Typed Index, but study of the will indicates her married surname is actually Watterson:  

Summary:  husband Henry Watterson, son & heir Henry Watterson, children: John (has a contract bargain) & William & 
Isabel & Joney; grandchildren: Ann Waterson, grandchildren: Ann & Ellin & Henry & John Waterson; niece (sister’s dau) 
Catharine Moore [mother xxxx Moore alias Read was dead]; also: Margaret Taylor alias Costeen, Catharine Stowell / Stole
?father in law: ArW 1636A #013 Rushen, of John Watterson: wife Christian,  son William, dau Joney, dau Ann (married), son 
Henry (married with children), dau Isabel (md xxxx Wadworth), sons John, Thomas, William, daughter Joney, dau in law 
Catharine Read;    also: Phinlo Gell
?will of brother: EpW 1670E #034 Rushen, of Thomas Read, died 15 May 1670: wife is alive, has a daughter , brother Henry 
Read, niece? Catharine Moore (mother xxxx Moore alias Read is dead); overseer: Henry Gell (?brother in law)
?will of ??: ArW 1675A #129 Rushen will of Ann Read als xxxx (or vice versa), dated 5 Nov 1675: husband is not 
mentioned, dau Joney, also: John Lewin, Catharine Moore [mother xxxx Moore alias Read was dead]

KK Arbory Janry: 29th 1676/7 In ye name of God Amen: Kath Watrson als Read sick in body but of perfect memory, praised be God for ye same: Imprs: committed her soul to God and her body to X?ian burriall; Itt: she left 13s 1 blanket, 1 canvass, 1 kerchiefff to her grand=child An: Waterson of goods yt was coming to her; Itt: she left to her eldest son Hen: half ye cropp, half ye Team of plow, & plow gears as it was in his contracon bargain; It: She left to her 4 childr: viz John, Willm: Isab: & Jony halfe ye cropp of a piece of Lyme ground called the Moanney equally amongst them; Itt: she left to her 4 grand=childr: viz An, Ellin, Hen: & John a sheep Legacy; Itt: she left ye ministr: a mutton of 2 year old Leggacie; Itt: she left to her husband Hen: Watrson her half of a colt. Itt: she left her ---[torn edge] of head kerchieffe betwixt Isab: & Jony Watrsons; Itt: she left her share of --- neckcloaths to her daught: Jony; Itt: she left to her said daught: Jony the woollen yarn for petticoats; Itt: she left her best garment to her daught: Isab: Itt: she cutts her sisters daught: Kath: Moar off with 6d Legacy; Itt: she left to Margt: Taylor als Costen 1 kear petticoat, 1 old wastcoat, and halfe a kerchieff and a p of old boddies; Itt: she left to Kath Stoill half a kerchieff Itt: she constituted appointed & ordained her 4 children John, Willm: Isabell and Jony execrs: equall of all her goods moveable & immoveable --- Testnta: Tho: Kelly X } pbatum est et solvit xijd Sam: Robinson } jurat: Wm and Issabell are sworn, and John relinquisheth his pt, and stands to his contraction bargaine The Invent wthin 14 dayews sub paena xs[10s] Octobr: ye 24th 1677 Kath: Moore entrs: her claime agt the Exectr: of Kath Watrson for the sume of Thirty shil: sterl: or thereabouts due debt as will be made to appear &c:

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