| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 30 August 2018 |
| Original: | 0106204 |
Archdeacon Will 1683A #27 Lezayre will of William Kissage, died 15 December 1683: Summary: 1st wife Margaret Woods alias Crowe (died 1676, Episcopal will), 2nd wife Mary is alive (died 1685, Episcopal will), son Ewan, dau Jane (married to William Kewn; 'eldest daughter' is married to him), dau Margaret, dau Catharine, dau Isabel (of age by 1685), sister Mary Kissage, brother Hugh Kissage (has wife & children), son in law? or brother in law? & overseer John Wattleworth junior, employee Philip Corlett, witnesses: John Wattleworth & Hugh Kissage & Ewan Gell & John Callister; pledges: John Wattleworth & William Crowe, also, debts paid to: Martin Caltrope, Matthew Travis, Richard Parker, Henry Taylor, William Corlett coroner, Mr John Quayle merchant, Edmund Steane/Stephen, John Kerruish, Mr Ewan Curghey, others. 1st wife: Episcopal will books 1675-1678 Lezayre, will of Margaret Kissage alias Woods alias Crowe. 2nd wife: Episcopal will books 1684-1688 Lezayre, will of Mary Kissage alias Standish alias Garrett. Jurby parish register: Jane Kissage married William Kewn on 25 June 1678 in Jurby. will of mother of 1st wife Margaret: ArW 1687A #75 Lezayre will of Jane Crowe alias Cross, dated 19 february 1687/8: husband xxxx Crowe is not mentioned, dau Mary? Crowe, dau Catharine Crowe (in Ireland), son William Crowe (son Ewan), granddau Margaret Crowe, granddau Jane Crowe, son Edmund (son Robert), dau in law Margery Ascoe[?], granddau Jane Kissage, dau Margaret Kissage alias Woods alias Crowe is dead (& the testator paid Margaret, during her lifetime, all that was owed her), witnesses: William Quayle & William Kewish. See mention of dau Jane, etc: ArWills 1691 presentment Jurby: Jane Kewn alias Kissage wife of William Kewn slandered Thomas Clark & Alice Teare: Revrd: Parson Christian: These are to certifie that according to yor ordr granted to Tho: Clearke & Alis Tere of Jurby I received their purgation in ye parish Church before a full Congregation on Sunday ye 28th ffebrie: 1691/2, Tho: Christian. Wheras it appears that Jane Kissagg wife of Willm: Kewn was the cheif formenter of the slandr raised agt Tho: Clerk & Alice Tear, It is therfore ordred that she make one Sonday penance & ask the sd Tho & Alice forgiveness before a full congregation & acknowledg that she wronged them, wherof she refuse to pform the Sumnr: or Souldjer is to comitt her till she submitt to law, and after-wards publication to be made in ye parish Church that nor pson upbraid them wth the sd lsander or revive the same sub paena 12s£ ad usum Dom: & furthr punishmt according to law Dat: ye 5th of March 91, Jon: Christian ffor ye Sumnr of Jurby these, who is to take up the fees before ye sd June ----- discharged. See mention of dau Jane, etc: ArWills 1691/2 Presentment: Reviewed Parson Christian: These are to constitute that accordint to your xxxx granted to Tho: Clearke & Alis Tear of Jurby I received their purgation in the parish Church before a full Congregation on Sunday the 28th February 1691/2. Whereas it appears that Jane Kissagg wife of William Kewne was the chief fomenter of the stand raised against Thomas Clerk & Alise Tear, It is therefore ordered that she make one sonxxxxxx & of the said Thomas & Alise forgiveness before the congregation & acknowledged that she wronged them where if she refuse to perform the Sumner or soldier is to commit her till she submit to law, and afterwards publication to be made in the parish Church that no person upbraid them in the said slander or revive the same. Sub poena ad utn dom. & further punishment according to law. Date the 5th of March 1691/2. [signed] John Christian. For the Sumner of Jurby xxxx who is to take up its fees before the said Jane xxx discharged. See ArW 1689 defuncts of Andreas & Bride & Lezayre & Maughold: William Kewn is son in law (he married Jane Kissage) of William Kissage d.1683 (ArW 1683A #27Lezayre), who was son of William Kissage d.1653 (ArW 1653A #48 Lezayre); Catharine Standish dead by June 1689 (no will found): anno et die prdicto [June 29th 1689] : Wm Kewn in behalf of himself & ye children of Wm Kissag enters his claime agt ye Execrs: of Cathrine Standish for ye sume of 3£ 12s 4d due debt as will be made to appeare & craveth ye Law. ?Mention of 2nd wife Mary: ArW 1666A #50 Lezayre will of Mary Killip, died December 1666: not married, brother William Killip, father (William) Killip is dead [ArW 1661A #51 Lezayre], witnesses: Mary Standish alias Garrett [she married 1st John Standish (Episcopal wills books 1671-1675 Lezayre) & 2nd [William] Kissage (her will Episcopal wills books 1684-1688 Lezayre)] & Sarah Woods. ?Will of father of 2nd wife Mary: ArW 1669A #103 Lezayre will of Mr William Garrett, dated 13 December 1669, died 6 January 1669/70, estate of the Kella/Kealley: wife Elizabeth Wanricke/Wainwright, dau Catharine (married to Thomas Casement), son Ewan (out of the Country, 'his natural child'), son in law William Brew & wife Margery (they have children, Margery was dead by December 1670), dau Margaret married xxxx[?Henry] Woods (son Henry Woods, dau Dorothy of age by November 1676), dau Mary married John Standish (they have children [only daughters], his will Episcopal Will 1672, she remarried William Kissage Feb 1679/80 Jurby, she died 1683 & EpWill 1683 Lezayre), dau Jane, great grandchildren the children of Charles Christian, dau Ellin/Nelly (married Henry Caltrope, ?son Martin); supervisors: Rt Worshipful Henry Nowell & son in law John Standish; pledges: John Standish & Robert Cowle, also: Sir Edward Crowe, Mr Richard Fox, Philip Boddaugh, Mr John Garrett junior & his wife, John Garrett & wife, William Standish [junior], William Crowe, Richard Salisbury, Joney Woolwent, John Moore in Belfast, Ireland.
Ley ayre 1683 This is affirmed to be the last will & testamt: of Willm: Kissage who Depted this life the 15th of Decembr: 1683 Being in pfect memory comitted his Soul to God & his body to Xtian buriall; It; he left to his son Ewan 6d legasy; It: to his daughter Jane 6d legasy, It: to his Daughter Margt 6d Legasy, Itm: to his daughter Katherin ten shillings, Itm: to his wife Mary forty shillings legasy wth the use of their dwelling house and the Croft wheron the house stands, wth the Claddaugh on the south side of the River, all wch sd lands & house she is to have or enjoy whilst she lives, if she please to continue & remain therin. Itm: to his sister Mary one boul of mettcorn, ye half to be paid this year & the othr: half ye next year. Itm: to his Brothr: Hugh his best serge coat, & undr:coat, wth best shoes stockins & hatt; Itm: he left to Jon: Wattleworth junr: two ----[torn] & two lambe, and lastly constituted & ordained his youngest Daughter Issabell Kessag sole Execrx: of all ye rest of his goods moveable & immovable and desired that Jon: Wattleworth & his brothr: Hugh should be overseers of ye sd Execrx: Testes The wife sworn in form of law, and John Wattleworth} wheras Jon: Wattleworth refuseth to be sworn supvisor Hugh Kissagg } by reason, he is to goe shortly out of ye Island and cannot Ew: Gell } stay to see sd charge pformed, therfore Wm Kewn Jon: Callister }jurati in behalf of his wife ye eldest sister is sworn overseer wth Hugh Kissag, and to Administer according to law in behalf of ye sd Execrx: Salvo tamen vincuig Probatum et solmit suo jure Decembr: ye 22d 1683 Philip Corlett enters his claim agt ye Execrs of Wm Kissag for ye sum of xs[10s] due for wages Wm Kewn enters his claim agt ye Exers: of Will: Kissagg for ye sum of 13£ - 6s - 8d sterl: due debt by marriage Contract as will be made to appear & craveth tryall --- 9th 1683/ Hugh Kissagg entrs: his claim agt ye Execrs: of his brother Willm Kissagg for the particulars, ffor a saddle 5 - 6d, for a boule of metcorn 6s, lent money 5s paid for him in Ireland 3s 6d, in all 20s due debt as will be made to appear & craveth tryall [next page] ffebry 26th 1683 Mr Jon: Quayle mrchant enters his claim agt ye Execrs: of Willm: Kissag for ye summ of 5£ 5d due debt as will be made to appear by shop book & craveth tryall ffebry: ye 2d 1683/ Jon: Kerruish entrs: agt: ye Execr: of Wm Kissag for ye summ of 8s of lent money, 5 boules of dry corn. It: in ye behalf of Edmond Stean for ye summ of 20s due debt as will be ----[edge] to appear & craveth tryall Mar ye 2d 1684 Mr Ew: Curghey enters his claim agt ye Execr: of Wm Kissagy for 30----[fold] ffebry: ye 20th 1683/4 Willm: Kewn in behalf of himself & ye rest of the children of Margt Cr----[fold] enters his claim agt ye Execr: of Willm: Kissagge for ye summ of 13£ 17s --d due ----[fold] sd children by the death of their sd mothr: the sd Willm: Kissags first wife as will ----[fold] made to appear by their mothrs: Invry: & craveth tryall March ye 25th 1684: All partyes having Appeared & the case duly examined, it appears by a Bill of Debts ----[fold] by the decedr: Wm: Kissagg upon --- his sd wifes d--- --- given in upon oath that ye ----[fold] Willm: Kissagg hath paid upon the deads pt in debts due from him & his wife at the t----[fold] her death the sum of 7£ - 10s 08d being paid out xxxx xxxx xxxx and in xxxx ----[fold] out of the above 13£ - 17s - 04d soe yt there remained in his hands the sum of ----[fold] the sd sum of 7 - 10 - 08d, being paid in Rents tythes & othr: and-----ble ----[fold] and accepted of by ye Consent of ye partyes concernd, and as for the rem----[fold] the sd Willm: Kissaggs charge wherwth he chargeth his sd wifes Execrs: ye sa----- & submission referred to ye cognizance of ye Temporll: Court, haveing relacon to lands ----[fold] of the --- partyes thinks himself agreived them and forasmuch as the children have made oath that they never received penny or peny worth of their mothrs: goods the sum of 6£ 6s as is ordered to be paid wthin 14 dayes after notice hereof the half by Willm: Kewn in whose hands the goods of the decedt: doe remain the other being chargeable upon the wife & to be b---yed by ye Decedts: Authority Jo: Christian V.G. & Dep----[fold] offici----[fold] March ye 17th 83: Jon: Wattleworth enters his claim agt ye Execr: of Wm Kissag for 40s June ye 20th 1684 Hugh Kissag enters his claime agt ye Exect: of Willm: Kissag for ye sum of 12s for ye diet & charge of Willm: Kissage youngest child & craveth ye Law: & ten 5s more for his paines being im= ployed by his brother Willm Kissag 15 daies Decr: 10th 84: Tho: Steven entrs agt ye Executr: of Willm Kissage for -----[torn] 35s or what ye dead ought to pay thereof & craveth ye Law die prdicto: H---- Killey entrs ----- ---- a sheep & y----- ------- ----- soevr ------ & craveth Law [next page] The invictory of Willm: Kisagg by fore sworne men as faloweth whose names are heare anexted Thomas Stevenson, John -----[dark] Willm Corlett & Tho: Gill the deads part of 5 ould blankets two oule covrlet one fledge prais to .. 6 ----[edge] the deads part of one ould federbed praist to ........................... 0 - 1 ----[edge] the deads part of 3 spaids praist to .................................... 0 - 1 - ----[edge] the deads part of one seck one canvas and and 3 quarters of linen praist 0 - 9 ----[edge] the deads part of too pounds of flacks a pare of too cards .............. 0 - 6 the deads part of linen tred and toai tride praist to ................... 1 - 0 the deads part of too lots of tand leder praist to ...................... 1 - 3 the deads part of littell smale vesell praist to ........................ 1 - 0 ---e smale vesells praist the dead part to .............................. 1 - 0 ---- skip yt was kilt for ye funerall ye sd too skines } -- ye shuet of the too beast wholy praist to ......}................. 1 - 0 xxxx ferlet of meale ----le and grotes praist to ............................................. 0 - 2 - 0 more other smale Implements of housall stofe praist ..................... 0 - 0 - 6 the deads part of 6 ould veseles praist to .............................. 0 - 3 - 0 the deads part of one pare of harves too ould laderes } too ould carres ................................}.................. 0 - 1 - 3 the dead part of one chist praist to .................................... 0 - 6 - 0 the deads part of too whiles too ould geares another} ---atis of sticks praist to ....................}................... 0 - 2 - 3 the deads part of feve chees praist to .................................. 0 - 0 - 7 the deads part of one ould chist prast to ............................... 0 - 1 - 0 the deads part of one bedstock on cortons ............................... 0 - 3 - 0 the deads part of one linnen while prast ................................ 0 - 7 - 6 the deads part of 3 puter disis one flagin and ---lfe a flagin prast to 9s per pound his pt 4£ 3 quarter the deads part of too pots prast to ..................................... 0 - 3 - 0 the deads part of on chare one table too forrems ........................ 0 - 5 - 0 the deads part of one bible and other ould books prast .................. 0 - 1 - 6 the deads part of a racall tree gridell toungs pot hucks } ----thing Iren prast to ............................................ 0 - 1 - 3 ---er smale Implements of housall stoufe ye deads part } ----gt the dead part to .............................}............... 0 - 0 - 10 the deads part of one sidell pilen too stradels ......................... 0 - 1 - 3 the deads part of an ould maiskett prast to ............................. 0 - 1 - 0 [torn]---- part of oak stickes and widing sticks } [torn]----t the house prast to ...............}....................... 0 - 0 - 8 [torn]---- part of hay prast to ......................................... 0 - 4 - 0 [next page] ---- cow on cafe which Martin Caltroph } £ s ------ads to but in ye posestion of Will } -----sag deseased prast to the deads pt }........................... 1[?] - 11 - ----[fold] The pxxxxges the deads pt of Coulter & suck ........................... 0 - 0 - ----[fold] two coates one haff one pare of suses which } was left to Hew Kisag his brother prast to }......................... 0 - 12 ----[fold] more shap closte prast to ............................................... 0 - 6 - ----[fold] one more prast to ....... on ye deads pt ................................ 0 - 08 ----[fold] in all of shep forty one prast to one ..} shiling five pences a pice .........}................................ 1 - 08 oats prast to fore shiling eght pences per boule six bouls & a firlet ... 0 - 1----[fold] wheat prast to five penes a pottell ..................................... ----[fold] barly prast to five penies a pottell ........... one bed stock and tester one chist one linen while} one oule plue beame with other bits of littell } Irron the deads part of them comes to ........}...................... 0 - 6 ----[fold] It the deads pt of money in John Watleworths hands when his bargaine is pfected 3 - 1 ----[fold] more ye deads pt of a broken spitt & other trifles 3d of 4 peese 8d } of 4 henas 4d of 2 shirts 2s of a booke 7s of a barrell 7d ..}.... 0 - 2 ----[fold] The goods in the hands of Hugh Kissag & Willm Kewn the ----[fold] abd have given pledges according to law Jon: Wattleworth for Wm ----[fold] & Wm Crow for Hugh Kissagg Janry: 21st 1683 Jon: Woods entrs: his claim agt ye Execrs: of Wm Kissag for 8s of ----[fold] 3s for plowing & 2s for mowing July 14th 84 John Quaile enters his claime agt: ye Executrs: of Wm Kissag ------[torn] ten shillings due debt as will be made to appeare & craveth ------[torn] Decr: 11th 1684: John Woods enters agt ye Executrs of Willm Kissa------[torn] for wch he has some grounds in mortgage & for 3£ more on y------[torn] gage wch is not mentioned in ye bill: & craveth triall [previous page:] This being the Deads part -----[dark] Debts paid by Wm Kissag on oath as followeth in ye Cl------ entered: Imr: to Mathew Travis ....... 0 - 5 - 7 Daved Christian ............. 1 - 15 - 0 Mr Ewan Curghey ............. 0 - 4 - 11 Itm: Jo: Kerruse ............ 1 - 3 - 10 Itm: Tho: Stevenson ......... 0 - 15 - 0 Itm: to Wm Cry .............. 4 - 10 - 0 Itm: to Jo: Xtian & his wife Mr Foxs daughter ............ 3 - 0 - 0 Itm: to Tho: Stevenson....... 6 - 0 - 0 This being debts paid by ye sd Wm Kissag which was due in his wifes tyme £ s d Imr: to my honnorable lord ....... 1 -10 - 4 - 00 Item to my lord again ............ 1 - 5 - 4 - 00 Item to ye moores ................ 0 - 1 - 6 Item to one moare ................ 0 - 1 fine Item funerall Chardges ........... 1 -13 - 9 - 0 Item to Richard Parker ........... 0 - 3 - 9 - 0 Item to Sargent Simin ............ 0 - 3 - 0 Itm: to Jo: Cowle ................ 0 - 2 - 0 Itm: to Wm: Christian ............ 0 - 6 - 6 Itm: to my hon: Lord ............. 0 -14 - ---[torn] behind of ye fine Item to Hen: Talylor[?] .......... 0 - 1 - 3 Item his daughter Cattren ........ 0 - 0 - 6 £ s d som 20 - 9 - 8 all This Wm Kissage have Deposed before mee Will: Curlett Coronr being referd to mee by ye Deemster Xtian 7 - 0 - 8 13 -17 - 00 06 -06 - 8 pd to --- 0 - 10 - 0 06 -06 - 00 [on a slip of paper:] more prised by ye formr 4 sworne men Imprs: the deads pt of a brocken spitt with other trifells ....................... 00 - 03 the deads pt of 4 gees ................... 00 - 08 the deads pt of 4 hens .................. 00 - 03 the deads pt of 2 shurts ............... 02 - 00 the deads pt of a booke ................ 00 - 04 the deads pt of a barrell .............. 00 - 0----[edge] [on a slip of paper] I doe hereby confesse to have fully receaved from my Brother in Law Wm Kewn & his wiffe my siser, overseer all my mothers part off goods which was due to me and in yr hands, for which I acquitt them for ever as witness my name & mark this 30th March 1685, before thees witnesses Issable Kissag my mark X Ew: Kinred my mark X EW: Curghey The above named Isable Kissage came this day and acknowledged all the above premisses to be her act and deed before me Edw: Christian [next page] To the Reverant Vecor genll: of this Isle The humble peticion off Hew: Kesage Shewing ---- yt yr poor peticionr was much Domnified in his owne calling by takeing care of his brother Willm Kesage deseased and looking efter his ocationes ---- sd brother was pleast to leave him in his last will too coats one oule ---ate a pare of suge an stokens as legassie, now it is yt Willm Kewen doth --- deuder[?] all monies possable can --- to take this legassie from your poor peticioner ye same being but very smale pament in consideration what he did for his sd brother, and for as much as your peticionr gave fore yards on a halfe off linen cloath to be his winding sheet come to 4s ---d and five penies worth of tobaco and the some unpaid for as yett --- --- know your peticionr: keep and men-----d it -------- --------- ------- exequetor, a quarter of a yeare after her fathers death and your peticioner being sworne suppervisor with Will Kewen nor could not geett the goods as he gav---- ----- & for the same who was at ye cargeses of one shiling eigh penies in feeyes Therefore your poor orrator humbly craves yt you will be pleast to comisserate his condistion haveing nothing to releve himselfe wife and poor childern but the sweat of ther bodie yt you will be gratiously pleased yt he may keep the leagasie acording to his brothers will, and he will seeke nothing for the time he was lookeing to his brother an about his ocationes or otherwise that but he may be paid full satisfaction for ye sd time if the law requires him ---- give ye sd legassie from him and yt you will grant your order yt your poor peticionr: shall be paid for the winding sheet tobaco and ye one shiling ------ penie feesiey[?] and what you think fitt in xxxx xxxxs in concionus to ---lowe for ye carges of the gerdell, this granted your poor peticionr: relie----- ----- he well his poor wife and children shall such[?] enjoy it [next page] Octobr: ye 19th 1685 This day Wm Kewn and Hugh Kissagg came before me and the sd Willm: Kewn (by vertue of certain letters of Attorney from ye children of Willm: Kissagg deceased) hath received from ye sd Hugh Kissagg the summ of ten shillings & seven pence, wch wth certain sums paid and disbursed by the sd Hugh upon the sd Decedt: & childrens account is the full of all that was in the hands of the sd Hugh Kissages of the sd children or their deceased fathers goods, and therfore the sd Hugh & his pledges given in upon Record is discharged & acquitted of all & every pt of the sd goods & this to remain upo nRecord to evidence the same as wittness my hand Willm Kewn his mrk W Jon: Christian VG:
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