Robert Clague 1696

Archdeacon Will 1696A #21 Lonan will of Robert Clague, died 3 April 1697:
Summary: not married, sister Margaret Curghey alias Clague, sister Ann Kewley alias Clague, brother John Clague in
Douglas (has 2 sons including Phinlo), nephew Phinlo Clague (dau Ellinor & dau Isabel & dau Mary & son Phinlo;
witnesses: Mr John Taubman & John Kewley, pledges: Mr John Taubman & Henry Parr; people who owed Robert debts:
Captain James Moore, Philip Kewley of Laxey, Thomas Quay of KK Lezayre, John Quark carpenter, Thomas Cowin & his
brother John Cowin, Philip Kewley of Laxey, John Kewley
?sister: Braddan parish register: Margaret Clague married John Curphey/Curghey on 4 November 1693 in Braddan

April ye 3d Anno Dominii 1697 Lonan
These wordes are affirmed to be ye last will & testament of Robert
Cloag being sick & feeble in body but of perfect memory, did ----[edge]
& ordaine this his last will & testamt: in manner following, Imprimis
he committed his soule to God & his body unto Xtian buriall; And ----[edge]
for ye ordering & disposing of his goodes, he bequeath's in charity to
ye poore of ye parish three shillinges. In Legacy to his sister Margtt:
Cloage alis Churphey one half crown wch she owed him, bequ----[edge]
-ing it to herselfe. To his sister Ann Cloage alis Kewley
four shillinges wch was due to him, besides halfe of ye ox yt is
in her own custody wch was betwixt ym; In Legacy to his Brother
Jon: Cloage of Duglass ten shillinges, To his 2 sons one half
crown apiece, & he leaft likwise to his nephew Phinlo Cloage
three daughtrs by name Ellinr, Issable & Mary Cloag
twenty shillinges apiece to each child. In Legacy to Ministr: a
mutton, Itt: to his nephew son by name Phinlo Cloag or any of
the children yt would keep up ye place in ye lanne[?], half of all his sheep
wth one quartr: of ye team & cropp of corn, so likwise quartr: of all ye
husbandry gears proportionably belonging to ye sd farm. Itt:
in Leagcy he leaft two of the girles before niminated (i.e.) Ellinor and
Issable one heffer betwixt ym both, besides ye particular
Legacyes. Itt: six pence Legacy to every penson or persons
yt would prsume to claime any little or interest to any of his
goodes. More over, besides ye afore sd perticular Legacye bequeath
ed to his nephews son he left him wth: all one Iron pott, & 4d,
to Jo: Kewley for his trouble at ye proving of his will and
concluding thus did order constituted & appoynte his brothers
son Phinlo Cloage whole executr: of all ye rest of his goodes
moveable & unmoveable, he paying all debts & leagacyes &
In tesemony hereof confess'd this to be his last will & testamt:
the day & year above written
Robtt: Cloage his
Testes mark X
---o: Taubman juratus
Jo: Kewley to be sworn The Exr: at age is sworn in Court in
for of Law
pbatum est et solvit 1s
pledges to secure the office and pay all Debts & legacies
acording to Law Mr Jon: Tubman&Henry Parr
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Debtes due to ye aforesd
Robtt: Cloage wch he declar'd
before the wittnesses of his will to be
lawfully due to him, ut sequitur
                                 £   s    d
Imp: from Captn: James Moore ... 00 - 5s - 00
Itt: Phill Calister ............ 00 - 6s - 00
Itt: Jo: Knakill ............... 00 - 6s - 00
Itt: Richd: Quaill ............. 00 - 8s - 00
Itt: Phillip Quaill ............ 00 - 10s - 00
Itt: Phill Kewley Laxsey ....... 00 - 6s - 00
Itt: Jo: Kewley ................ 00 - 2s - 00
Itt: Tho: Qua of KK St}
Lesayre ..............}......... 00 - 8s - 00
Itt: Jo: Quark carptr: ......... 00 - 2s - 06d
Itt: Tho: Cowine ............... 00 - 1s - 04d
It: Jo: Cowine his }
brother ...........}............ 00 - 00 - 10d
Totall                           03£- 03s - 8d

Last Modified 4 September 2016