William Kneen 1685

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 4 December 2018
Original: 0106205

Archdeacon Will 1685A #37 Lezayre will of William Kneen, died 26 November 1685, not included in the old Typed Index: 
Summary: wife Alice Quay, dau Jane, grandson John Kewish, brother John Kneen, also: John Kewish, Nicholas Christian, 
William Killip, Isabel Kinley, Philip Garrett, witnesses & pledges: Richard Kewish & John Caley.  
Michael parish register: William Kneen married Alice Quay on 9 December 1657 in Michael.
Dau: Lezayre parish register: Jane Kewish als Kneen buried 18 May 1721, Episcopal Will 1721 Lezayre.
?Relationship: ArW 1680A #34 Lezayre will of Catharine Kneen alias Killip, dated 9 March 1680/1: husband is not mentioned; daus Joney & Margaret Kneen, 
son William, son John, brother Richard Killip, brother William Killip, overseer Richard Kegg, witnesses: Richard Killip & William Kneen; pledges 
William Kneen & John Kelly; also: Alice Quay [?]
?Will of father of wife: ArW 1636A #115 Michael will of Phinlo Quay, died 15 January 1636/37, intestate, not listed in Old Typed Index: 
wife is alive, children John, William, Mally, Ellin, Ann, and Alice, some are of age.

Leizayre 1685 The last will and testament of Willm: Kneen who departed this life the 26th of Novembr: Inprimis he committed his soule to God and his bodie to Christian buriall &c; Item he bequeathed to his daughter Jane his part of ye griddle and 6d legacie; Item he bequeathed to his grandchild John Kewish a hog; Item he bequeathed to his brother John Kneen his cloaths and if ye sd John would sue for ye lands that then he was to pay five pounds unto his daughter Jane Kneen; Item to Nicholas Christian 6d that he ought him; Item to Willm: Killip 12d; Item to Isable Kinley 3s; Item to Rich: Kewish 3s 6d; Item he declared that there was due to him from John Kewish 6d; Item from Philip Carrett 1s 4d; Item he bequeathed to ye witnesses to his will 4d apeece; lastly he constituted and appointed his wife Alice Quay whole executrix of all ye rest of his goods moveable and unmoveable The Executrx: sworne in Court witnesses John Calie} in forme of Law Rich: Kewish} jurati pbatum est et solvit 12d The whole Inventorie priced by sworne men viz: John Calie Richd: Kewish John Moore & Willm: Kewney comes to ye summe of .......................... 01£ - 07s - 03d The goods in ye Executrs: hands who hath give pledges John Calie & Richd: Kewish Debts to be deducted as ye Executr: hath given in ... 0 - 10 - 0 [next page] March ye 1st 1685/ Ewan Curlett enters his claime agt ye Executrs: of Wm Kneen for 1s 4d due debt & craveth ye Law June ye 1th 1686 Philip & Wm Garrett enters agt ye Executr: of Wm: Kneen for two daies plowing & a couple harrowing daies & 10d in money due debt, & craveth triall Novr: 17th 1686 John Johnson enters agt ye Executr: of Wm Kneene for 5s due debt as will be made to appeare & craveth ye Law ffeb: ye 11th 1686/7 Ewan Kindred enters his claime agt ye Exr: of Willm: Kneen for 4s 6d due debt & craveth ye Law

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