Jane Crowe alias Cross 1687

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 19 January 2019
Original: 0106205

Archdeacon Will 1687A #75 Lezayre will of Jane Crowe alias Cross, dated 19 february 1687/8: 
Summary: husband xxxx Crowe is not mentioned, dau Mary? Crowe, dau Catharine Crowe (in Ireland), son William Crowe (& his son Ewan), son Edmund (& his son Robert), 
granddau Margaret Crowe, granddau Jane Crowe, dau in law Margery Ascoe/Aiscough, granddau Jane Kissage, dau Margaret Kissage alias Woods alias Crowe is dead (& the 
testator paid Margaret, during her lifetime, all that was owed her), witnesses: William Quayle & William Kewish.
Dau: Episcopal will books 1675-1678 Lezayre, will of Margaret Kissage alias Woods alias Crowe.
   Will of son in law: ArW 1683A #27 Lezayre will of William Kissage, died 15 December 1683: 1st wife Margaret Woods alias Crowe (died 1676, Episcopal will), 2nd 
   wife Mary is alive (died 1685, Episcopal will), son Ewan, dau Jane (married to William Kewn; 'eldest daughter' is married to him), dau Margaret, dau Catharine, 
   dau Isabel (of age by 1685), sister Mary Kissage, brother Hugh Kissage (has wife & children), son in law? or brother in law? & overseer John Wattleworth junior, 
   employee Philip Corlett, witnesses: John Wattleworth & Hugh Kissage & Ewan Gell & John Callister; pledges: John Wattleworth & William Crowe, also, debts paid to: 
   Martin Caltrope, Matthew Travis, Richard Parker, Henry Taylor, William Corlett coroner, Mr John Quayle merchant, Edmund Steane/Stephen, John Kerruish, Mr Ewan 
   Curghey, others; 
Will of son: ArW 1700A #68 Lezayre will of Edmund Crowe, died 29 December 1700: wife was not mentioned, only dau Christian Crowe, granddau Catharine Crowe, son Ewan 
Crowe, sister Christian Crowe, brother Ewan Crow, witnesses: Ewan Kneale, ---- Gill, pledges: Ewan Kneale & John Corlett.
?Dau in law: Lezayre parish register: Marjory Crow buried 18 September 1699 Episcopal will.
?Will of half sister: ArW 1647A # 31 Maughold will of Isabel Calcott alias Curghey, dated 25 January 1646/7: husband Mr Robert Calcott [of the Nunnery] is alive [he 
remaired], underage daughter, stepmother ('mother in law') Mrs [Mabel] Curghey als [Christian] (asked to raise the daughter), father [John] Curghey [of Ballakillingan] 
(still owed the couple £60 in marriage dowry contract bargain), brother Ewan Curghey (married with 4 children), brother William Curghey, brother (maternal half 
brother) Michael Cross, sister (maternal half sister) Jane Cross (married with4 children), brother (?brother in law, ?married to maternal half sister Jane Cross) 
Edmund Crowe, niece Jane Cross (daughter of Isabel's brother), aunt Margery, uncle Robert Curghey [brother of John Curghey of Ballakillingan]; also William Corlett, 
Thomas Corlett, Mary Corlett, Margaret Corlett, witnesses: Edmund Crowe & Elizabeth/Bessy Casement & William Corlett & Ed Crowe minister, and also to husband Robert's 
agreement to will: Edmund Crowe & William Standish & William Corlett & Ed Crowe minister, pledges: Robert Allen & Sir Edward Crowe for brother Ewan Curghey, and Robert 
Barry & Mr Henry Calcott for husband Mr Robert Calcott.
Self & son: Edmund Crowe of Glentramman mentioned (he owed Philip money, his mother Jane Crowe als Cross is dead & owed money) in the will of Philip Kneen of Ramsey 
will 1692A #50 Maughold.
?Dau in law Margery Crowe als Aiscough: ArWills 1670 presentment Maughold: [torn] ------- Aug: ye 2th 1670: deposicon & examinacons taken upon ye accompt of a slander 
cast upon Mrs Margery Aiscough by John Curghey shooemaker, Edmond Nelson sworne & examined saith, that upon a falling out betwixt Mrs Margery Aiscough and John Curghey, 
and upon Curgheys severall unhansome expressions, she ----[dark] --t hee was a traitor, upon wch he said shee was a whore, ---ing soe, therfore shee said hee was a 
traitor and come of traitors; And further ---th note that she was A whore in callinge hime a Traytor, & that she was  ---at A whore as he was a Traytor, further saith 
not as wittness my ----iption: Ed: Nelson, -----: Kalwey  sworn & examined saith that upon ye falling out of Mrs: Ayscough and ----- ---ghey, shee called him a Traytor, 
and hee called her a whore, & further sayth not -------t Kernaughan sworn & exam: sayth in every pticulr as Tho: Kealwey hath done ----n: Callow sworn & exa: saith that 
Jo: Curghey calld Mrs Ayscough a whore ----- that shee calld him a traytor, but knows not who spake first.

Ffebr: ye 19th 1687/8 KK Christ Leza----[dark] This is affirmed to be ye last will and testament of Jane Cross alias Crowe, ffirst committeth her soul to God and her body to Christian buriall; Itt: she bequeathed to her daughter Mary[?] Crowe one red peticoat and a new wastcote two ------[dark] Itt: to her daughter Kathrine Crow in Irland if she come for it two --on---- legasy; Itt: to her son Willm Crowe halfe a furlett of malte and halfe a furlett of barly and one chest, Itt: to his wiffe one sheet one appron of linseywiousy; Itt: to her grandchild Margt: Crowe a carchee; Itt: to her grandchild Jane Crow one smale linnen appron, Itt: she left yt iff her cow had a cafe in her and live yt both her grand childeren should have it --- to say Robertt ye son of Edmond and Ew ye son of Willm cow betwixt them, Itt: she bequethed unto yer daughter in law Margery Ascoe all the rest off her cloaths with a fether bead Itt: She said that ther was sume depte due to Philib Kneene which she ----- to be paide. It: further she saith yt iff her grandchild Jane Kisag sue for my corbes to ----e to her by the death of her mother she doth clerly declare yt she payd all ye corbes to her daughter Margrett mother to ye said Jane Kisage in her liftime; Itt: she constitude and ordaineth her sonn Ed Crowe her true and lawfull execquetor of all the rest of her goods moveable and unmovable whatsoe ever wittnesese hereof The Executor sworn in Willm: Quaile} Court in forme of law Willm Kewish} jurati pbatum est et solvit xd[10d]

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