| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 31 January 2016 |
| Original: | 0106203 |
Archdeacon Will 1676A #61 Lezayre will of John Keig: Summary: wife is alive, daughter Joney of age by December 1691 (married Thomas Corlett by 1701), son John, brother Ewan Keig, sister Ann Keig, other siblings, father John Keig is dead ?will of father: John Keig, Episcopal Will 1675 Lezayre, Will / Decree ?wiil of mother: ArW 1687A #41 Lezayre will of Catharine Quayle alias Keig alias Kermode: Article of marriage dated 4 October 1677: between Mally Fayle in behalf of her son Thomas Kaighin (his father John Kaighin is dead) & Margaret Quayle only dau of Catharine Kermode (her former husband John Keig d.1676, their children John & Joney)
This is affirmed to be ye last will of John Kegg. Imprs: hee comitted his soule to God, & his body to X?ian buryall. Itt: to his wife 3 sheepe. Itt: to his brother & sister, viz: Ewan & Ann Kegg vjd apeece Legacie and nominated them supvisors of hs children. Itt: hee bequeathed unto his sone xxs[20s], and constituted his sd sone and his daughter Executors of all the rest, and in case they both dye, then hee bequeathed all his goods to his wife, & vjd apeece Legacie to his brother & sisters. Itt: hee bequeathed the tuition of his children and the custody of their goods to his wife; Itt: hee left as due from his brother & sister his pt of 2 colts & his pt of ye roofe of an house as due by ye death of their ffather. due from Phillip Kneen 14d, from Mary Carrett 8d, from Wm Kissage xijd from Wm Crow 1s 4d, from Arthur Cowle 2s debts due from him: To Jo: Clark of Douglasse 9s, To John Kewn vjs vjd. Itt: hee willed that ye corn should not be Inventoryed before the next cropp, and what the wife pleasd then to INventory, she to doe it. To ye wittnesses 4d apeece. Itt: he also declared that his ffather left upon him 15s, and that hee had paid his ffather for the sume in 4 stone of woole and a fir: of meale and 100 herrings wch hee reckoned to 24s. Itt: he said that there was due to him from his brothers and sisters 4s in Close Lenghar Testes Robt Casmt: } pbatum est et solit xijd Rich: Corlett } The wife is sworn in fform of Law, & to bring in a pfect Invent: [next page] KK Xt Leyayre The Invent of John Kegg praised by 4 sworne men and the Sumner 1677 £ s d In houshold stuffe ............................ 01 - 02 - 04 In morgadged Lands on ye deads pt ............. 04 - 05 - 00 05 - 07 - 04 £ s d debts to be deducted .................. 00 - 09 - 06 ffunrall charges ...................... 00 - 07 - 00 ffor his winding sheet ................ 00 - 04 - 00 due to Jo: Kewn ....................... 00 - 06 - 6 1 - 06 - 0 more to be added when recovered The goods in ye hands of the wife who hath given pledges Ewan Kinread & more added by the wife on ye deads part .... 01£ - 05s - 00d 4 - 12 - 10 0 - 14 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 6 - 16 - 10 5 - 7 - 4 1 - 5 - 01 5 - 7 - 4 6 - 12 - 4 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 1 - 07 - 0 2 - 2 - 8 6 - 12 - 4 5 - 5 - 4 3 - 2 - 8 1 - 6 - 0 1 - 12 - 0 4 - 5 - 4 1 - 10 - 8 0 - 15 - 0 2 - 5 - 8 [next page] I doe acknowledge to bee justly and honestly paid and have all ready received into my -----[edge] or possesion all what goods was due to mee and to my brother Jo: Kegg by ye death of my father and grandmother first in morgaged land I have received betwixt mee selfe and my ----[edge] brother in ye reign 4£ - 12s - 10d more in ye Closse Lengne[?] 14s and ye thirty shillings that was cue to us by me grandmother * have taken a cowe and calfe and a woollin wheele and I due hereby quite from and discharge ye pledges given in for ye same for ever from this daye forth as wittness my name and marke this 16th of December 1691 Jony Keg my mark L wittnesse Robt Cowle I doe acord The above Jony Keig being at Lawfull years in the behalfe of her selfe & said brother acknowledgeth the receipt of the above goods in liew and consideracon of their ffather and grandmothers part of goods and doth hereby acquit and discharge the pledges and all psons concerned witness her subscripcon Jony Keig her mrk X before me John Curghey Regr this 13th of March 1690/1 Bee it knowne unto whome it may conserne yt I doe hereby acknowledge to have received at & from ye hands of my Loving Bro: in law Tho: Corlett & his wife Jony Keig the full and just summ of thirty two shills: in an upon the ac count of ye mortgagded land, which fell to me by ye death of my father Jon: Keig, and doe leave ye sd lands in ye posesion and holding of my said bro: in law Tho: Corlett untill I come or sent for ye rest that is due to me out of ye said land and that my said bro: in law shall for what is remaining due to me out of ye said land and paying my said bro: in law the said thirty two shillings backe againe before I or any or my assignes doe enter upon any parte or parcell of the afore mentioned prmisses and for ye pformance of ye assignement and above acknowledgement I doe bind my self Exrs: & assignes in penalty and forfeiture of 3 pound sterline to be levied in nature of all fines Aprill ye 24th 1701 wittnesses Jon: Keig his mrk X Arthur Cowle C Phillip Kneale K [next page] where it appeares by ye will of John Kegg and some proceedings thereunto an= nexed that there is due to his son John Kegg, besides thirtie two shill: already paid the ------d of two pounds five shills: & eight pence; tis hereby ordered that the Admistr: of Thom: Curlett, to wit John & Ellin Curlet, due pay the one halfe of the forsd sume to Jony Kegg ye sister of John Kegg who is in Ireland, which if they refuse to pay within one month the Sumner or soldier is to committ them into St Germans prison till they submitt to Law, & pay all fees: Dated Novr: 3d 1707 Sam: Watleworth Archd: To ye Sumner of KK Xt Leyare This account has reference also to ye will of Cath: Kermot in Libro primo 1687, by which there is 15d due to John Kegg aforesaid & included in ye above summe [next page] Dec: 4th 1707 I Jony Kegg do hereby acknowledg to have received from ye within John & Ellin Curlett in the behalf of my brother John Kegg the summ of twnety two shills: & ----- pence according to the within order As witnesse my mrk Jony Kegg before me Sam: Watleworth
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