| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 3 February 2016 |
| Original: | 0106203 |
Archdeacon Will 1676A #37 Patrick will of John Christian, dated 19 February 1696/7: Summary: wife Catharine Quiggin (remarried Thomas Bridson by June 1678), children John & Elizabeth / Bessy (married John Clark by January 1694/5) & Isabel (married Henry Lewin by midsummer 1691), son Edmund Christian, supervisors: William Moore & Philip Kelly, also: Captain Thomas Radcliffe, wittnesses Daniel Christian & Phillip Kelly, William Corrish, pledges [?bro in law]: John Quiggin & William Quiggin ArW 1695 #5 bk1 Arbory of Jane Lewin als Caveen: Articles of Marriage made 28 xxx 1691 (right upper corner torn away): Articles of marriage concluded between [Catharine] Bridson [als Christian] als Quiggin in behalf of daughter Isabel [Christian] & [Henry] Leown with the consent of his mother Jane Caveen and his uncle xxxxx[Gilno Leown]. Isabel Christian & Henry Lewin are to marry by midsummer 1691. Catharine Quiggin mother of Isabel Christian to give Isabel the same proportion of goods equal to Isabel's sister Elizabeth Christian. Daughter of Jane Caveen is Ellen Karran als Leown with her husband William Karran. Signed by : Catharin Quiggin, Jane Caveen, Hen: Leown, Isabel Christian, Wm Karran, Ellen Leon, Gilnow Leon. Proved as a will on 18 Nov 1695. NOTE: Catharine Quiggin md 1) xxxx Christian, 2) xxxxx Bridson; Isabel Christian md Henry Lewin midsummer 1691; Ellin Lewin md William Karran before 1691
Pat: feb: the 19th 1696 The last will and testament of John Christine who departed this life the 12th of Januarie 1676. first he bequeathed his soule to God and his body to Christian buriall; It: he left to the poore a firlett malt, halfe firlett of wheate and a mutton It: he left to his wife his part of a choyse horse; It: he lent Mr Ratclife five peckes of dry corne and iff he would pay the sayd corne, to give her a blankett and a sheepe in leiue thereof; It: he left to Captaine Thomas Ratcliffe a mutton It: he left to his daughter Bessie a choyse cowe, It: he left to his son Edmond two sheepe, It: he left to his daughter Issable a calfe; It: he left to Daniell Christine a mutton, It: he left to William Corrish a hogge; It: he left to his three children viz John, Bessie and Issable Christine all his sheepe and horses betwext them, and constituted and ordained his two daughters Bessie and Issable Christine his true and lawfull exec: of all his goods moveable and unmoveable testes: Daniell Christine } pbatum est et solvit xijd Phillip Kelly ...... } jurat: Wm More & Phillip Kelly are sworn Supvisors Invent: priced by Phillip Kelly, Tho: Ratcliffe, Henry Ratcliffe and Robt: Quilliam beinge sworne £ s d It: in sheepe 53 .................................... 4 - 8 - 10 It: one mayre halfe a horse halfe a colt ............ 1 - 3 - 0 It: one cowe ....................................... 01 - 0 - 0 It: halfe steere ................................... 00 - 03 - 0 It: his part of the household stuffe ................ 0 - 14 - 0 depts due to the decedent from Wm Corrish[?] ........ 0 - 6 - 0 It: from John Cluage ................................ 0 - 2 - 9 It: from Joney Waterson ............................. 0 - 0 - 6 It: from Henry Lace ................................. 0 - 0 - 6 The goods in the hands of ye wife with ye childrens and have given pledges John Kermod & Phillip Quilliam the eldest sone being at age hath confessed that hee is satisfyed in what is left unto him in his ffathers will, wch is can bee deducted out of this Invent: Novr: ye 11th 77 Jo: Xtian enters his claime against the Executrs: of his fathr: John Christian for the third part of the cropp of corne, due by his mother will death as he will make to appear and craveth tryall alsoe he entrs: against the Executrs: for wt othr: goods was due to him by his mother and sisters death to ye value of five pounds June ye 21th 78 Tho: Bredshon now husband to the above Testatrs: wife Catherine Quiggin hath desired the above pledges may be released and hath given in new security Jo: Quiggin & Wm: Quiggin [next page] May 21st 1689 Tho: Bridson & ye Exrs: of Jo: Xtian came this day & have accounted & ye sd exrs: doe acknowledge to have received from him ye sd Tho: Bridson their stepfather joyntly & equally betwixt them 6£ 10s as due to them by ye death of their father Jo: Xtian & accordingly doe acquitt him & his bondsmen of soe much As witnesse their mrks: before me Issabell Christian's mrk X S Watleworth Bessie Christian's mrk X Bessie Xtian also acknowledges yt she is satisfied ye cow left in her in legasie by her father Jo: Xtian & therupon hath discharged ye above Tho: Bridson thereof before me: S Watleworth Issabell Xtian acknowledges to have received a steere of 2 yeers old in stead of ye calf left to her by her father wch steere Tho: Bridson her stepfather is to keep & fodder another yeer & therupon is acquitted of ye sd legasie before me: S: W: [next page] Cathrein Bridson now the relict of John Christian, of KK Patrick of Peele came this day before me, and the children of the said Cathr:, haveinge good of her that was not priced att their fathers death, she acknowledged that ther was fourtie or fiftie shillings of corn worth of corn that was not priced and hath pmised and bound herselfe now before me that they shall have twentie shllings from her for the same for her own part besides the twentie shillings promised to them by her in Contraction bargan to the pformance of wch shee hath bound her selfe in the penaltie of five pounds fine to the Lo: of the Isle as wittnes her subscription this 22th of May 1694 Taken before me Cathrin Bridson her mrk X Tho: Parr Let this be recorded January the 7th 1694 John Clerk in the behalfe of his wife the said Bessy Xtian came this day and doth acknowledge to have received from the hands of ye stepffather Thomas Bridson in the behalf of the above death the summe of 20s of all which he doth hereby exonerate and discharge the said Tho: & Kath Brid= son their heirs exrs: and assignes witness his subscripcon John Clark X before me John Curghey Registr:
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