Michael Howland 1681

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 17 August 2018
Original: 0106204

Archdeacon Will 1681A #79 Bride will of Michael Howland, dated 24 February 1681/2: 
Summary: [1st wife Christian Casement, ArW 1675A #018 Bride, they married 1657 Andreas], 2nd wife Christian Watterson, son William 
(by 1st wife, his dau: Christian), dau Catharine (by 1st wife), dau Margaret (by 1st wife, married William Kneale by 1696), dau Catharine 
(by 2nd wife), brother William Howland, witnesses: John Howland & William Caistill, pledges: John Howland & William Howland
Bride parish register:  Mitch Howland buried 1 November 1723
Andreas parish register: Michael/Mitchell Howland married Christian Casement on 1 June 1657 in Andreas Parish
Will of 1st wife: ArW 1675A #018 Bride will of Christian Howland alias Casement, died 1675: husband Michael Howland (remarried Christian Watterson, 
he died about 1681), eldest son William, other children: William? the younger, Catharine, Margaret, Thomas; note: 2 children died before probation, 
3 made administrators; brothers Michael & John Casement
?Will of father: ArW 1668A #91 Bride will of William Howland/Howlayne, died about February 1668/9: wife is not mentioned, son William, son Michael 
(has a contract bargain), witnesses: Nicholas Moore & John Harrison & Michael Howland, pledges: Michael Kneale & William Cowle lockman
Will of son: ArW 1736A #22 Bride of William Howland, died 15 Dec 1735: dau Christian Howland, granddau Mary Cotter, dau Catharine Howland, 
son John; witnesses: sister Margaret Kneale als Howland (?died before May 1736) and Ann Lace als Christian
Son: Bride parish register: Willm Howland  buried 11 Dec 1735
Will of dau: ArW 1684A #093 Bride will of Catharine Caistill alias Howland, died 27 March 1685: husband John Caistill, sister or half-sister Ann Howland, 
sister Margaret Howland [married William Kneale], niece Christian Howland, niece Catharine Howland, niece Christian Kneale, also: Catharine Thrap/Trape, 
Ewan Christian & Margaret Christian, witnesses: John Howland & Ewan Christian, pledges: John Howland & John Caistill  
Will of dau: ArW 1689A #146 Bride will of Catharine Howland, died 21 March 1689/90: sister Margaret Howland, brother William Howland, 
also: John Howland, Patrick Cowle's wife, witnesses: Catharine Throp/Trape & William Camaish; employer Ewan Christian  
Self & dau: 1691 Composition Book, Bride: In 1643, Michael Howland was entered for quarterland 
in Bride, & in 1691, Margaret Howland was tenant, with lives in being expired in 1691.

Bryde Feb: 24 I Michall Howland being sick in body but of good and perfect memory praised be God doe make my last will in m-----[edge] ner following: Imprms: I commit my soul unto God and my b-----[edge] to Christian buriall; Itm: to the poor at my wives discretion. Itm: to my wife Christian Waterson a sheep legacie; Itm: to my brother William Howlan my best suit of cloathes; Itm: to my son Will: Howlan my wearing apparrell legacie, Itm: to ye said William my pannier with instruments, all my fishing gears, as netts, Tows, long lines, & fishing lines, and six pence legacie; Itm: to my daughter Kath: a few sheep that she hath in her own keeping, whereof I took one sheep from her at Christmas last instead of which I do bequeath her another sheep, which is given her for her all with yr increase which she knows herself, and which I allow her for her Xtning penny, Itm: I leave & bequeath unto my two daughters Kath & Marg: a heiffer (which their mother left them) with her increase; Itm: whereas my formr wife willed 20s upon her son William to be paid to ye rest of ye chil= dren, and forasmuch as that some of ye said children hath deceased since, and that if ye said William doe claime or trouble the rest which are alive, it is my will that he pay tenn shillings unto my executors, but if he do not trouble them by clameing a title to any of their goods, he is free vizt from ye said ten shillings Itm: to my grandchild Christian Howlan a hog. Itm: to ye witnesses 6d apeice. Itm: I constituted and ordain my two daughters Kat: & Marg: Howlan my true and lawfull executors joyntly of all the rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable whatsoever, & my brother William Howlan, & my son Will: suprvisors Testes John Howlan X } The wife & overseers sworn William Caistill X } jurati in Court in form of law The Inventory taken & priced by 4 sworn men vizt: Steven Kneal Will: Camaish Mitchell Caiskill & Mitchell Goldsmith: Imprms: The deads pte of wooden vessells .......... 00 - 01 - 06 of a pott ......................................... 00 - 00 - 09 of earthen vessalls & grid irons .................. 00 - 01 - 06 of wooden vessells & a churn ...................... 00 - 00 - 4 of spinning wheels poidn[?] & weights ............. 00 - 2 - 10 of spades ......................................... 00 - 00 - 6 ob of barrells ....................................... 00 - 02 - 3 of boards ......................................... 00 - 00 - 3 ob of cares ladders & straddles ...................... 00 - 00 - 7[?] of pott hookes greens &c .......................... 00 - 00 - 0--- of chests baskets &c .............................. 00 - 01 - 5 of panniers sickls & hock[?] ...................... 00 - 00 - ---[dark] of cards .......................................... ---[dark] [next page] of flaxen yarn .................................... 00 - 00 - ----[fold] of hemp ........................................... 00 - 00 ----[fold] of husbandry gears hide & ropes ................... 00 - 00 ----[fold] of a barrow ....................................... 00 - 00 ----[fold] of chins .......................................... 00 - 00 - ----[fold] of an old hide .................................... 00 - 00 - 0----[fold] of blankets ....................................... 00 - 03 - 0----[fold] more in blankets .................................. 00 - 00 - ----[fold] of woolen cloth ................................... 00 - 00 -----[fold] of canvasses & sacks .............................. 00 - 02 - 0----[fold] of raw cloth ...................................... 00 - 02 - ----[fold] of cours linnen ................................... 00 - 01 -----[fold] of a chist ........................................ 00 - 00 ----[fold] of old barrells ................................... 00 - 00 ----[fold] of a new coat ..................................... 00 - 03 - ----[fold] of cattle & horses ................................ 00 - 09 - ----[fold] 1 - 18 ----[fold] Catherin Howland one of ye Execrx: at age hath her own goods, & the goods of Margt: in the hands of her brothr: Wm: & hath given pledges in form of law Jon: Howland & Wm: Howland Added to ye Invry: of Mich: Howlan by ye Sumner 10 ----[fold] 18 - 01 10 - 00 08 - 1 Decembr: the 21th 1696 Will: Kneal in behalf of his wife the above Margt Howlan came this day and doth acknowledge the receipt of all such goods as became due to her by the death of her ffather which remained in the hands of her brother William Howlan; and doth therefor in both yr behalf exonerate and discharge the sd William Howlan and pledges for ever Will: Kneal his mrk X Coram me Johan Curghey Regris:

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