Thomas Gell 1683

Archdeacon Will 1683A #43 Rushen will of Thomas Gell, died 1 April 1684: 
Summary: wife is alive, son John Gell, brother William Gell, nephew Richard Taylor [born about 1676, of Ballaqueen], brother in law William Taylor (wife is dead) 
witnesses: Richard Thompson & William Clague, people owing him money: Attorney Qualtrough & his wife, Humphrey Qualtrough, Henry Quill, Daniel Clucas & his wife, others 
Will of sister: ArW 1678A #35 Rushen will of Joney Taylor alias Gell, dated 4 February 1677/8: husband [William] Taylor is alive, 2 children William & Richard Taylor, 
brothers Thomas & William Gell, sister Margaret, sister Averick, also: Joney Quill, Edmund Postley witness; pledges: Richard Hingley & William Clague
Will of father: AW 1679A #24 Rushen will of Robert Gell, dated 2 January 1679/80: wife is not mentioned, son William Gell, son Thomas Gell, son in law William Taylor.
?See: ArW 1672A #16 German will of Margaret Cowin alias Kaighin, died 21 March 1672/3, husband xxxx Cowin is not mentioned: 
dau married to Thomas Gell, son John Cowin, son? Robert Cowin, brother Gilbert Kaighin
nephew Richard Taylor: MI, John Feltman, God's Acre: Rushen parish: Richard Taylor, of Ballaqueen, age 68, buried January 21st 1745/6. [born about 1676] 
Jane Taylor alias Kelly, wife of Richard Taylor, aged 60, buried February 23rd, 1741/2, [born about 1679]. John Taylor, son of Richd Taylor, aged 20, 
buried June 12th 1725. Henry Taylor, of Ballaqueene, age 71,  buried October 20th 1778. Christian Waterson alias Taylor, aged 81, buried July 23rd 1766 
[born about 1685]. John Waterson, aged 71, died June 10th 1793.

Trinity Rushen		Aprill 1st 1684

The last will & testament of Tho: Gell who bei----[edge]    
sicke in body but in perfect memory comended his 
soule to God who gave it, & his body to Christian;  Itt: he 
left to the poore halfe a firlet of barley;  Itt: he left 
to his wife a maire or a cow she to have her choice;   Itt: 
he left to his brother William 5s & he to be overseer of 
his son John;   Itt: to the Minister 1 mutton;   Itt: to te 
clarke 1 sheep;    lastly he nominated ordayned his sonn 
John Gell executor of all his goods moveable & unmoveable 
& left to his nephew Richard Taylor 10s besides his mothers goods 
Also he named these debts ffollowing, to be due to him
Itt: from Attorney Qualtroughs wife 20s wch she borrowed her 
selfe, & pmised to pay him;  Itt: from the Attorney himselfe 
26s - 5d,   Itt: from Humphrey Qualtrough 20s,   Ittm: from 
Wm Gawne 13s - 8d,  Itt: from Hen: Quill 6s - 9d being 
the price of a maire betwixt him & his brother Wm Gell,   Itt: 
from Daniell Clucas 7s & from his wife 4d for worke,  Itt: 
from John Kinnish 6d, from John Harrison 5s-5d;  Itt: 
he named that Wm Taylor had 4s of his owne childs good 
in his hands
witnesses	      The Executr: sworne in Court an the 
Rich: Thompson}	            wife also
William Cluage } jurati	         pbatum est et solvit 12d

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Tho: Gells Inventory June 16 ----
The goods on the deads part with the  }
roofe of the house comes to ..........}....05£
praizer	Robt: Gell X
	Hen: Mcynuskey X
	Tho: Costeene X
	Jo: Nelson X
			pledges in form of Law
			Willm: Waterson & Tho: Clucas

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