Matthew Kelly 1687

Archdeacon Will 1687A #04 Braddan will of Matthew Kelly of Douglas, died 30 March 1687: 
Summary: wife is alive, eldest son Matthew, son John, son Robert (of age), son Philip, dau Margaret, youngest son James, dau Catharine, dau Isabel; 
witnesses: Edward Kelly & William Cannell, pledges: John Coultry & Mr John Bridson.
Braddan parish register:  Matthew Kelley de Duglas  buried 31 March 1687.
?Son: Braddan parish register: Robert son of Matthew Kelley christened 4 February 1667/8 Braddan.
?Brother: ArW 1661A #070 Braddan will of James Kelly of Douglas, glover, died 3 February 1662/3: wife Dorothy Kelly als Clucas is alive [died 
1669, Episcopal will], brother Matthew Kelly; witnesses: Matthew Kelly & Nicholas Corrin; pledges: William Flexney & Nicholas Corrin.

		Douglass

This is affirmed to be the last will & testament of Mat-----[dark]    
Kelly who departed this life the 30th of March 87 -----[dark]    
ited  his soulle to God, & his body to Christian buriall,    -----[dark]    
Itt: he bequeathed the new house & the peice of ground w-----[dark]    
stooks used to stands[?] wholly to his son Matthew and the -----[dark]    
his wife and his parte of ye garden willed that his wife m-----[dark]    
---ssage through & ---d h---- to her pte of ye gardens and to pay wh-----[dark]    
debts he ought    It: he also left his youngest son James to his sd son Matthew 
and desired he would be as a good ffather to him;   It: he left halfe a-----[dark]    
wch is between John Conley & him ------ his two daughters Catherine  -----[dark]    
Issabell he also left ye sd Issabell as d----ie in share wth ye rest of his -----[dark]    
in his pte of ye dwelling house viz: his son John, Robt,  Phillip, Margret 
& James to wch six children he left his pt of ye sd dwelling house -----[dark]    
all ye rest of his pte of goods he left amongst his seaven children, -----[dark]    
& ye above mentioned six   It: he constituted his son Matthew Executr: of 
this his last will & testament
witneses prsent   			The children at age sworn 
Edward Kelley my marke E}	   in form of law 
Wm Cannell my mrk W     } jurati
				Probatum et solvit 1

A trew Inventor: of ye goods of ye above sd Mathew Kelley prized by f-----[edge]    
sworne men
Impr: dj ye dwelling house ...................... 1 - 5 - 0 
It: dj cow & caulfe ............................. 0 - 9 - 0 
It: dj ye houshold stufe ........................ 0 -14 - 0 
The names of ye prizers                           2 - 8 - 0 
Tho: Teare 
Robt Lewin
Phill: Clauge 
Robt: Kinreed junr: 
		The goods of ye youngest children in the hands of the eldest 
		who hath given pledges Jon: Coultry & Mr Jon: Bridson 
		The goods of Margt: in the hands of her brother Robt: 
		& give pledges

Last Modified 17 January 2019