William Christian 1678

Archdeacon Will 1678A #60 Andreas will of William Christian, died March 1679, 
per Articles of Marriage dated 13 February 1674/5, between daughter Bahie Christian and Robert Cannell: 

Summary:  wife Margaret Cross, daughter Bahie, son in law Robert Cannell
Andreas parish register:  Bahie Christian married Robert Cannell on 15 April 1675, in Andreas
Andreas parish register:  Willm: Christian    buried March 1679


Articles of marrage condescended concluded & agreed upon betwixt Wm 
Christian & his wife Margt Christian alis Cross, for & in the behalfe of his daughter 
Bahey Christian on the one pte, & Robt: Cannell one the other pt as followeth 
    ffirst it is condiscended concluded & agreed upon betwixt all the above saide 
parties, yt hee the said Robt: Cannell & Baheey Christian shall come to the pish 
of St Andreas at or before the first of May next ensueinge the date hereof & 
there, & then to joyne togeather in the holy estate of matrimonie Gods luwes[?] & his 
church pmitinge in the penaltie of fortie pounds sterlinge the one halfe to the 
honorbl: Lord of the Soyle, & the other half to the ptie pforming covenant
to be Levied & raised out of the goods of him the said Willm: & Mareg, or robt: 
if each of ym pforme not
    secondly it is condiscended, concluded, & agreed upon, betwixt all the saide 
pties, yt the saide Willm: & Margt shall & doth give at this present contract, unto 
him the saide Robt: & Baheey Christian in Dowrie or portion with the said 
Baheey, ye one halfe of all there goods wtsoever moveable & unmoveable, 
wth halfe the crope of corne; & at the decease of the first of them the saide
Willm: & Baheey another quarter of all ye goods & Lands of wt nature soever 
wth a quarter of theire pt of ye crope 
    Thirdly it is condescended, concluded & agreed upon betwixt all the abovsaide 
pties, yt hee the said Robt: Cannell shall give at his prsent unto ym the said Willm: 
& Margt the one halfe of all such goods & Lands as hee now enjoyeth of wt 
nature soever: except one heffer, & the increase yt shall come of her, wch is 
to fall to him the said Robt: & Baheey or yr Issue soly: Allwayes provided that 
they the said Willm: & Margt Robt: & Baheey are to keepe one hous, one ficainge[?] 
one meate & drinke duringe the onger liver of them the said Willm: & Margt, 
the pson soe liveinge of them two, to have power to keepe possess & dispose of 
the other quarter of all yr goods of wt nature soever as above said at the discease of 
the longer liver of them the said Willm Margt: provided that the portione 
given to ye yong coople, is to ym & yr Issue hee the said Robt, is to have yeerely out  
of the whole one quart of hempt as long as the old coople liveth: provided allwayes 
yt wt proffit may arise out of Land, & all theire labors, shall bee equally betwixt 
ym, the said Willm: & Margt; robert & Baheey, except wt before excepted, & for the 
better pformance of all, & singuler the prmisses, all the pties above men----[edge]    
have bound ymselves in the penaltie above saide & puts to theire names & ----[edge]    
this 13th of feb: 1674/5:  the said Willm: Christian & Robt: is to acknowledgeth this con----[edge]    
		before the Dymster & have his confirmation hereunto in the ----[edge]    
		naltie abovesaid: within a fortnight after ye date hereof ----[edge]    
witnesses				Willm: Christian his mark W
John Lace senior X			Margt: Crosse her mark M
Donll: Cowine D				Robt: Cannell his mark R
Tho: Cowle T				Baheey Christian her mark B
Joh: Cotter X 

	May the 5th 1676
The wittnesses to the wthin Contract vidz: Thomas Cowle 
and John Cottier (Daniell Cowne being dead and Jo: Lace n----[edge]    
comitted to Peel Castle) have deposed the same to be true ----[edge]    
every particular as wthin written, before me 
				   Edw: Chri----[edge]    

[written on the back of the above:]
	At K Andr: March ye xth before Sr Jon: Harrisson & Sr P Thomp----[fold]    
This Contract is accepted off as the last will of Willm: Christian 
he haveing none other goods but what is expressed to and settled 
upon his son in law in the sd Contract, who is sworn 
Admr and to pay all debts due from his sd father
				p Acceptum et approbatum 
					Solvit xijd 

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	Andrs:    March   1678

The last will & Testamt: of Willm: Christian who being 
whole in mind and of pfect memory comitted his soule to God 
and his body to Xtian buriall;   It: he left to ye poor dj firlett ----[edge]    
and 3s to be bestowed in drink,   It: to ye minister a mutton,  It: to 
Dan: Keneen 6d;   It: to his son in law & daughter four pottles 
of arley, and constituted & ordained his wife sole executor 
of all ye rest of his goods moveable & unmoveable 

Testes	John Christian 
	Dan: Keneen 

Salvo tamen vincuig 	This will is made void by reason of a 
     suo jure		Contract bargain given by the Testatr: to his 
			son in law Robrt: Canell, anexed to this will 
			and proved before ye Deemster as appears

Last Modified 31 December 2015