Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
Date: | 9 December 2018 |
Original: | 0106204 |
Archdeacon Will 1685A #57 German will of Nicholas Kewley, buried 6 April 1686: Summary: wife [Margaret Boddaugh] is alive [dead by 17 February 1689/90 German, ArW 1689A #102 German], dau Christian, son Patrick, son John in Ireland, brother in law Silvester Boddaugh/Boyde, witnesses: Samuel Wattleworth & William Craine, pledges: Patrick Kewley & John Lewney. German parish register: Nich: Kewley buried 6 April 1686. Wife: ArWills 1689 defuncts German: 17th die Mensis ffebruarii 1689: German nomina defunctorum: ... Margt: Kewley als Bodaugh. Will of wife: ArW 1689A #102 German will of Margaret Kewley alias Boddaugh, died before 17 February 1689/90: husband [Nicholas] Kewley is not mentioned [died 1686, ArW 1685A #57 German], dau in law ['daughter'] Margaret xxxx, son Patrick, grandson John Kewley junior underage, son xxxx [John] who is not on the Island, witnesses: Caesar Wattleworth & Silvester Gell & Patrick Kewley, pledge: Patrick Cowle. ?Will of mother: ArW 1669A #53 German will of Mally Kewley alias Crellin, died 12 December 1669, intestate: husband Patrick Kewley (still alive in May 1691), son Nicholas underage & dau Ann (of age by May 1691), brother: Richard Crellin, sister in law Joney Corrin (married xxxx Crellin, her will 1689A #109 German), pledges: Richard Clucas & John Crellin of Gneebe & Richard Quirk & John Crellin. ?Grandson John senior: German parish register: John son of Patrick Kewley born 15 October 1671 in German. ?Grandson John junior: German parish register: John son of Patrick Kewley born 4 February 1676/7 in German. Dau: German parish register: Eailes Kewley dau to Nicholas Kewley buried -- September 1671. Self & wife &c: ArWills 1649 presentment German: Nicholas Kewley & his wife presented 1649 German Parish for battery on Sabbath against Silvester Cross & his wife.
--- was buried Apr: 6th 86 German Augt: 7th 1684 In ye name of God Amen. It Nich: Kewley being sick in body but whole in mind & memorie doeh make my last will & testamt: as followeth: first I committ my soul to God & body to Christian buriall; Itm: to ye poore a firlet of mault half, half a firlet of oate meale and a sheep to be distributed & spent upon ym; Itm: to my daughter Christian two shee goates, Itm: to my son Patrick my best shute & coate & two couple of sheep; Itm: to my wife two cowes in Legasie; Lastly I constitute & appoint my said wife & John my son who is in Ireland my sole & joynt Execrs: of all ye rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable It: to my brother in law Sill: Boddaugh a shute of cloath and to ye minister a mutton Testes Sam: Watleworth} The wife is sworne in Court in Willm: Craine } jurati forme of law & to be true to ye other Executr: pbatum est et solvit 12d The Inventorie taken according to Law amounts in all to ............ 1£ - 3s - 0d The goods in ye wifes hand who hath given pledges according to Law Patr: Kewley & John Looney Sepr: 5th 87: Patr: Kewley came this day by ordr: from ye vicar genll: & by ver= tue of his oath taken before ye vicar genll: declared yt after the legasies were paid there remained in sheep 10, in goates 2, in muttons 3, in yearlings 2, & as for ye cattle there were in all but 3 cowes, 2 steeres & one of a year old, whereof 2 cowes were left in legasie to the wife; there are also two horses, & this is ye best account he can give of ye said goods, & as for ye houshold stuffe he leaves yt to his mother to declare & bring in, for he cannot positively declare therein
Last Modified 9 December 2018