| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 31 August 2018 |
| Original: | 0106204 |
Archdeacon Will 1683A #28 Lezayre will of John Curghey of Ballakillingan, has 2 shops, dated 7 December 1683: Summary: wife [Ann] Christian remarried Captain John Garrett, 2 sons, sister Esther Curghey, father in law Mr Deemster Edward Christian, grandfather Mr Ewan Curghey senior, mother is dead & left John 15£, father is alive, witnesses: Robert Christian & Edward Gell, also: John Wattleworth junior of Ramsey,Parson John Harrison. See: ArW 1685A #44 Braddan will of Deemster Thomas Fletcher, died 17 March 1685/6: Novr: 8th 1686: Mrs Ann Curghey als Christian in behalf of her self & her children enters her claime agt ye Executrs: of Mr Deemstr: Ffletcher for ye summe of 20£ due debt and craveth ye Law. Will of grandfather: ArW 1695A #32 Lezayre will of Captain Ewan Curghey senior of Ballakillingan, died 17 Nov 1695: wife is dead; son Mr Ewan Curghey junior, dau Isabel, dau Ma---- . Will of father: ArW 1697A #35 Lezayre will of Mr Ewan Curghey junior of Ballakillingan, died 17 December 1697, intestate: wife is alive, only daughter Esther Curghey (married to [Reverend] John Curghey). ?See: ArW 1668A #64 Lezayre wil of Edward Lawson, died about 15 December 1668: wife Joney Lawson alias Christian, children, son Richard Lawson [married Bahie Kewn], godson Robert Curghey [?son of John Curghey], Mr Edward Christian, witnesses: Mr Edward Christian & John Curghey.
December ye 7th 1683 Leizaire The last will & testament off John Curghey, first I comitt my soule into ye hands off my redeemer Christ Jesus who I stedfastly beleeve suffered for me, and my body to Christian buriall, Item I leave to ye poor at all Sts next 3 boules off meale to be distributed, Item I leave my wiff my rideing horse, Item I leave to my eldest sonn yt shall Inheritt four oxen, Item I leave ye proffits off my 2 shopts to mantayne my children untill my eldest sonn come to Lawfull years, Item I constitute & appoint my youngest children executors of all my goods moveable & unmoveable except which before deposd[?] off, and Iff one off my children dy under age, then ye youngest child to be my whole executor, Item I desire & apoint my father in law & grandfather overseers off my children Item I leave my sister Easter five shillings Legasy Item I leave my wiffe her wedding ring witnes hereunto Robert Christian} The wife sworn in Court in form Edw: Gill } jurati of law Probatum et solvit 1s Mr Deemster Christian one of ye overseers sworn & Mr Curghey to be sworn June ye 20th 1684 John Watleworth junr: of Ramsey enters his claime agt ye Executr of John Curghey for ye summe of 2£ - 11s - 6d, & three kitchins of wheate due debt as will be made to appeare & craveth ye Law June ye 24th 84 Parson John Harrison enters his claime agt ye Executr of John Curphey for 12s & craveth trial &c July ye 17th 84 Mr Ewan Curghey Senr: enters his claime agt ye Executrs: of his grandson Mr John Curghey for ye summe of fifteen shillings due debt as will be made to appeare & craveth triall [next page] A true Inventary of the goods of John Curghy deseased priced ----[dark edge] men viz: Edmond Gill, Willm: Curghey, Thomas Crow, John Christian £ s d Itt: six oxen .......................................... 5 - 00 - 00 Itt: seaven cow & three helffer & 2 steere } And a bull and twoo halfe helffer ...}............ 8 - 12 - 08 Itt: five calves ...................................... 10 - 12 - ---[dark] Itt: twentty sixe sheeps young and old ................. 1 - 3 - ---[dark] Itt: Seaven horses ..................................... 2 - 12 - ---[dark] Itt: And she goats likwise one shilling 4d a peace ..... 1 - 17 - 2 Itt: Aleaven pounds of brase 3 little pans a ladle .... 00 - 7 - 2 Itt: three score & seaven pound of putter .............. 1 - 2 - 4 Itt: one bigg brasse candlstick ....................... 00 - 1 - 00 Itt: one iron pann & 2 little potts one spitt } And a pare of trippett & a greddle .....}........ 00 - 6 - 6 Itt: one silver Bowle ................................. 00 - 10 - 00 Itt: one pare of iron toungs .......................... 00 - 00 - 3 Itt: one cubbart And Dresser .......................... 00 - 13 - 00 Itt: plough grears .................................... 00 - 00 - 10 Itt: plough Draught ................................... 00 - 2 - 2 Itt: three Cheist ..................................... 00 - 4 - 6 Itt: twentty on pound of talow ........................ 00 - 00 - 10 Itt: one prest for close .............................. 00 - 6 - 00 Itt: two cussins ...................................... 00 - 1 - 00 Itt: a furnished bed .................................. 00 - 15 - 00 Itt: six blanckkett ................................... 00 - 9 - 3 Itt: 12 yeards of curtains ............................ 00 - 3 - 00 Itt: And old bed coverled ............................. 00 - 00 - 6 Itt: halfe a old coverled ............................. 00 - 00 - 6 Itt: old blanckkett ................................... 00 - 1 - 00 Itt: a paire of beds stockes .......................... 00 - 1 - 00 Itt: halfe yeard of broad cloath ...................... 00 - 1 - 3 Itt: 14 yeards of sharirg ............................. 00 - 7 - 6 Itt: five smale sheetes & 3 course sheets ............. 00 - 7 - 00 Itt: 22 napkins & 2 towell ............................ 00 - 4 - 00 Itt: six pillow beere ................................. 00 - 1 - 6 Itt: a table & a fraim & a farim ...................... 00 - 3 - 6 Itt: a bed stock & curtayne ........................... 00 - 4 - 00 Itt: a chiest ......................................... 00 - 00 - 9 Itt: a Brewing pann ................................... 00 - 12 - 00 Itt: a boustter ....................................... 00 00 - 6 Itt: a little wheele .................................. 00 - 01 - 3 Itt: cogg and roungs & other smale things ............. 00 - 00 - 9 Itt: halfe a taned hid ................................ 00 - 2 - 00 Itt: a hoghead & 2 old barrall ........................ 00 - 1 - 6 Itt: flax ............................................. 00 - 00 - 6 Itt: three dozen & a halfe of goback .................. 00 - 00 - 6 Itt: A table and a fraime ............................. 00 - 5 - 00 Itt: a fedder bed ..................................... 00 - 2 - 6 Itt:2 payles & 2 old tubbs & a churn .................. 00 - 1 - 6 Itt: 3 barralls & shat flesh & salt is in them ........ 00 - 6 - ---[torn corner] [next page] --- --n bottle & pan moug & baskkett & other things 00 - 00 - 6 ---: two dozen of trencssers .......................... 00 - 00 - 4 Itt: fourteen spoans .................................. 00 - 00 - 7 Itt: a firkin And a mullag ............................ 00 - 1 - 00 Itt: two chaires ...................................... 00 - 2 - 6 Itt: a little table And churn ......................... 00 - 00 - 6 Itt: napkins and a towell ............................. 00 - 1 - 00 Itt: woollen yoarn .................................... 00 - 6 - 9 Itt: pigins & canns & other smale things .............. 00 - 1 - 6 Itt: triffles that is up & down ye closset ............ 00 - 1 - 6 Itt: harrow pins and a peace of Draught ............... 00 - 00 - 9 Itt: one Bible ........................................ 00 - 00 - 9 Itt: a barrall And a firkin ........................... 00 - 1 - 3 Itt: a smooding iron and heathers ..................... 00 - 1 - 00 Itt: salt box and cleausion ........................... 00 - 00 - 3 Itt: twentty one boules of barly att ye ratt of 5s p B: 2 - 12 - 6 Itt: foure Boules of Ry: at ye ratt of 3s-6d p B: ..... 00 - 7 - 00 Itt: fourscore & five boules of placket at ye 1s 8 ye B: 3 - 5 - 00 Itt: twentty eyght boules of smale oats at 1s 6d ye B: 1 - 1 - 00 Itt: 12 boules of wheat at the rat of 5s p boule ...... 1 - 10 - 00 Itt: the ploaugh ...................................... 00 - 1 - 00 Itt: the shwines ...................................... 00 - 7 - 00 Itt: the geese ........................................ 00 - 1 - 6 Itt: A Duck & moller .................................. 00 - 00 - 2 Itt: sackes And canverses ............................. 00 - 2 - 9 Itt: cares & harrows .................................. 00 - 1 - 9 Itt: harrowing gears .................................. 00 - 00 - 10 Itt: a Kewe stoale .................................... 00 - 00 - 4 Itt: two horse hide & a halfe ......................... 00 - 1 - 3 Itt: two bagge ........................................ 00 - 00 - 6 Itt: a old Inglish spad ............................... 00 - 00 - 3 Itt: one bee hive ..................................... 00 - 1 - 3 Itt: the vesevente close for his owne use ............. 1 - 00 - 00 Itt: Ladder ........................................... 00 - 00 - 6 Itt:one old kissan and two old opper .................. 00 - 00 - 3 Itt: fifteen quarts of butter at ye rat of 2d a quart . 00 - 1 - 3 Itt: And the gune for a earllom to the eyre ........... ......... the whole summe is ....... 39 - 12 - 7 Debts payd one the Dead part is... 10 - 15 - 1 noat that remean Cleare... 27 - 10 - 2 Itt A Close Gell morgage .............................. 1 - 10 - 00 Itt A house in Churchtowne & Croft } morgage .....................}................... 5 - 15 - 00 [next page] Impr: Debte payd one the Dead part £ s Item to John Wattlefurth junier ................... 2 -10 - ----[fold] Item funerall churgis ............................. 2 -11 - ----[fold] Item to the moores for my honorable Lord rents .... 2 - 2 ----[fold] Item due to my father in law ..................... 00 -11 - 0----[fold] Item to the man servant of his watis ............. 00 - 8 - 00 Item to the 2 woeman servant of there wagis ...... 00 -14 - 00 Item to Custall Quay ............................. 00 - 9 - 9 Item to Phillip Cross ............................ 00 - 6 - 00 Item to Edward Christian David .................. 00 - 8 - 00 Item to Edward Gill .............................. 00 - 5 - 00 the whole sums of what is payd of } the Dead part of the Debtes ......}....... 10 - 5 - 1 the whole summe is ............................. 36 - 12 - 7 The goods in ye mothers hands who hath given pledges Mr Deemster Christian her father Mr Deemstr: Christian one of ye Suprvisors hath declared in Court yt there was due to ye deceadt: by ye death of his mother 15£ - 0 - 0 wch ye father of ye testator is to pay or acquitt himself according to Law 11 - 16 - 3 28 - 06 - 5 40 - 02 - 07 [slip of paper found with the 1684 Michael presentments:] Sr I Desir yt you will be pleasd to enter my clayme agaynst the executors off my grandchild Curghey for fifteen shilling & to Send me a copy of it p ceaser & I will pay you at meeting -----[dark] have ye knees for a boat you s---k to me for, ready, my leac[?] to -----[dark] self & wiffe I rest Sr: yor Lov: Coss: & Servant July ye 13th 1684 EW Curgy for Mr Samuell Wattleworth registar thees [Found on the record of the Defuncts of Andreas & Bride & Lezayre & Maughold, dated 23 February 1688/9:] Summary: Deemster Edward Christian was overseer & bond for his grandchildren, the children of deceased John Curghey of Ballakillingan (ArW 1683A #28 Lezayre) & Ann Christian (who remarried Captain John Garrett). Memorandum yt whereas Mr Deemstr: Christian placed bond as pledges for the goods of his grandchildren of Ballakill------[dark] & ye relict of Jo: Curghey being now married to Capt Garrett who hath taken ye sd goods into his --------- custody ---------[dark] therefore become bond for ye forthcoming of ye --------[dark] to secure Mr Deemster Xtin from any further -------[dark] damadge touching ye same, & this in ye presence of -------[dark] now had in Ramsey ffebr: 22d anno dmo: 1688
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