| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 17 August 2018 |
| Original: | 0106204 |
Archdeacon Will 1681A #86 Lezayre will of Ewan Kissage, Close Killip gifted to him by his mother, dated 8 January 1681/2: Summary: wife Jane Sayle is alive, son John Kissage, dau Jane Kissage, son William senior, son William junior, sister Mary Kissage, brother William Kissage, witnesses & pledges: John Teare & William Kelly. see also: ArWills 1650 presentments of Jane Sayle who had 4 bastard children by Ewan/Huan Kissack/Kissage: Jayne Saile for comittinge fornic: wth Huan Kusacke wth whom shee hath had iiij several bastards, as is by both ptyes acknowledged and confessed & haveinge indured no punishmt: for the same is now conferred to make paenance in penitentiall habite upon the Sabboath Day at morninge prayer eccla plena, xij several Sundayes & more if the law require unless by her penitenry[?] upon certificate the Court doe mittigatte the same, wheof shee is to return certificate of the pformance under the Ministrs: hands to be recorded and this sub paena usum dat 7h January 1650/. The vicr: and sumr: are to see this put execution & returned Omnvud[?] cum decreeto p me Joh: Harrison Regr: Will of sister: ArW 1657A #53 Maughold will of Jane Christian alias Kissage, died 9 April 1657, intestate: husband xxxx Christian is alive, son John Christian, brother William Kissage, brother Ewan Kissage, sister Mally / Mary Kissage. Will of nephew in law: ArW 1693A #20 Bride will of William Joughin of Crosby, died 24 December 1693: wife is not mentioned, son & heir William, dau Catharine, dau Margaret, son Daniel, dau Ann, aunt Jane Sayle, sister, witnesses: Christopher Cowle & John Camaish & John Curghey, pledges: Christoher Cowle & John Christian. Will of father: ArW 1653A #48 Lezayre will of William Kissage of Kerrowmoar, Lezayre, dated 20 December 1653: 1st wife Catharine Crowe, 2nd wife [Catharine Mylecaraine /Carran] is ?dead [they were married before 1635], son & heir Edward (married [to Jane Woods]), son William, son & executor Ewan, daughter [Catharine] married to son in law William Standish, son John Kissage (married to Margaret Cowle, they have a child, his will ArW 1655A #51 Lezayre), [dau in law] Jane Sayle [married to Ewan Kissage], others: Catharine Kissage als Crowe (dead), also: William Standish entered a claim for his wife's portion (£5, a cupboard, etc), Margaret Stevenson entered a claim for 15s & corbs due her, executors of Michael Caistill entered a claim, executors (Edward & other) of Catharine Kissage alias Crowe entered a claim (she is wife of William Kisage), Mrs Christian Quayle alias Radcliffe alias Kissack/Kissage & son Mr Thomas Radcliffe entered a claim, also: governor Matthew Cadwell, pledges: Daniel / Donold Kneald of Ramsey & William Kissage of Lezayre.
Lez ayre January ye 8th 1681/2 This is affirmed by the subscribed wittnesses to be the last will and Testament of Ewan Kissage, who beinge in good & pfect mind and memory constituted and ordained his last will & Testa ment to be in manner and forme followinge: Impris: he commended his soule to God and his Body to Christian buriall. Ittem he left and bequeathed unto his sister Mary vjd Legacy Ittem to his Brother William vjd Legacy. Ittem to his son Jo----[edge] vjd Legacy if he came to demand it. Ittem he left and bequeathed to his daughter Jane all the goods that she had made, or reared wth him being a heyffer and some other small triffles. Lastly he constituted and ordained his son Wm Kissage junior his sole and whole Executor of all his Lands houses, and goods moveable and unmoveable whatsoever, and ye se William junior to pay and discharge out of a certaine close called Close Killip, (wch he did bequeath and setle upon him ye sd Wm junior, being gifted on ye Testator by his mother) these Legacyes following: that is to say, he left and ordained that Wm Senior (his son) should have ye eight parte of the sd Close in the outer end of the East parte thereof, and he to redeem ye same before he could have or enjoy his sd eight part; Ittem when his sd Executor Wm Kissage junior would be in possession of the West end or halfe of ye sd Close, that then he was to pay unto his sd sister Jane ye summe of iij£ sterl: And to this Will ye sd Testators wife Jane Sayle gave her free and voluntary Consent, that ye same should stand goof after her death, to ye sd Executor in all perticulars, as farr as concerned her, as is above expressed; and her sd son Wm junior to pay fjd a peece Legacy to his sd Brethren and sister, to will them out from any further interest in her sd goods & lands. also the Testator settled upon & bequeathed unto his sd Execr: Wm junior all hir right that could be recovered in ye west side of Close Killip Testes The Execr: at lawfull age is sworn in form Jon: Tear } of law Wm: Kelly} jurati Probatum et solvit 1s Salvo tamen vincuig The Invry: 2 leaves before suo jure [written sideways:] At KK Bradan, April ye 8th 1682 This day James Kissag hath deposed that 2 or 3 dayes before Ewan Kissagg ---- -----[fold] ---- (he being vissitting of him) declared that he had made his last will ---- ------ ------ ------ ----- and least any scruple should be made touching ---- ------ ------- ------ ------ ------ ----- ------- ------ his wife the whole ---- ----- ----- [found 2 pages earlier:] Leizayre An Inventorie of ye goods of Ewan Kissage priced by sworne men viz: William Killip, Robert Cottier, William Crow and Ewan K-----[fold] as followeth: £ s d Inprimis ye deads part of one cow priced to ............... 00 - 13 - 0-----[fold] Item his part of 2 old canveses one old blanket .......} one old fledge an old paire of briches a hancarchif }... 00 - 02 - -----[fold] and 2 yards hurdsen ................................} Item small houshould goods ................................ 00 - 03 - -----[fold] Item his part of ye corne viz: oats to two shillings ye bowle and ye number of boules to be brought in by ye executor pledges Jon: Tear & Wm Kelly [next page] Octobr ye 1st 1682 Ewan Curghy senr: entrs his claim agt ye Exers of Ewan Kissag for 3s &c Decembr: 22d 1682 John Corteen entrs agt ye execr: of Ewan Kissage for 4s due &c [written upside down:] add to ye Invry: of Ewan Kissage dj ye boule of corn at 2s --- ---- & 11d in money pledges in form of law Jon: Tear & Wm Kelly
Last Modified 17 August 2018