William Norris, 1688

Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 8 July 2004 updated 5 February 2019
Original: LDS: 0106205

Archdeacon Will 1688A #40 Marown will of William Norris, dated 9 December 1688: 
Summary: wife Isabel Gelling is alive, dau Margaret Norris, brother in law Captain Patrick Gelling, witnesses: John Cottier & Robert Fletcher, 
pledges: John Cottier & John Quilliam junior.
Wife Marown parish register: Isable Norris of Crosbee buried 10 February 1711/2.
Dau: Marown parish register: Margt Clague wife of James Clague, Crosby, & dau of Wm Norris, buried 10 March 1732/3.
Dau: ArW 1733A #13 Marown will of Margaret Clague alias Norris, widow of James Clague, Crosby: son William, son James, dau Isabel, dau Ann.
   Son in law: Marown parish register: James Clague, parish clerk,  buried 29 November 1711.
      Granddau: Marown parish register: Isabel Clague dau of James Clague christened 26 January 1690/1 in Marown.
      Grandson: Marown parish register: James Clague sonof James Clague christened 11 February 1695/6 in Marown.
Will of father in law: ArW 1679A #06 Braddan will of Paul Gelling, died 16 December 1679: [1st wife Marriad Lewin her will ArW 1637A #37 Braddan], ?also a 2nd wife, 
& last wife [Margaret Kermode] is alive [her will ArW 1691A #04 Braddan], son Patrick (the heir, rec'd legacies July 1689), son John senior [probably married, by 
last wife Margaret Kermode], son Robert (probably married), son John junior [by last wife Margaret Kermode], dau Margaret [by last wife Margaret Kermode, married 
xxxx Parr by 1691], dau Elsabeth/Isabel (by first wife Marriad Lewin, md William Norris by 1676, his will ArW 1688A #40 Marown), son Paul (by 1st wife Marriad 
Lewin), grandchild Paul [?son of John senior]; witnesses: Philip Christian & Mally Callow; pledges Robert Lewin & (son) John Gelling.
Will of mother in law: ArW 1637A #37 Braddan will of Marriad Gelling als Lewin, died first July 1637, intestate:  husband Paul Gelling (still alive in 1676, he 
remarried twice?, last wife was Margaret Kermode, his will ArW 1679A #06 Braddan), son Paul (received inheritance by 1672) & dau Isabel Gelling (married William 
Norris by 1676 [his will ArW 1688A #40 Marown]), sister Joney Lewin, sister Alice Lewin; appraisors: Daniel Cowley & husband Paul Gelling & Daniel Lewin & William 
Gelling, pledges: husband Paul Gelling & John Christian; witnesses in 1672: Mallooney Lewney & William Cormode & Edward Fletcher.
Will of step mother in law: ArW 1691A #04 Braddan will of Margaret Gelling als Kermode, made 20 Apr 1691:  husband [Paul] Gelling is not mentioned [his will ArW 1679A 
#06 Braddan], son John Gelling senior in London, son John Gelling junior in London, grandson Paul Gelling [?son of John senior], dau in law Ursula Gelling, dau 
Margaret Parr als Gelling (dau Ellin Parr), goddau Margaret Lewin, stepdau Isabel Norris alias Gelling (stepmother Margaret finished paying Isabel the legacy left 
Isabel by her father Paul), Robert Creer & wife, also: Mary Kissage, Mally Christian, witnesses: Edmund Lewin & John Bridson; pledges: Henry Parre & Edmund Lewin.
   Will of aunt in law: ArW 1637A #25 Conchan of Katherine Lewn, died 6 June 1637, intestate: brothers & sisters: 
   Robert Lewin, Gilnoe Lewin, John, 2 sisters; nephew Paul Gelling, niece Isabel Gelling.   
Will of brother in law: EpW 1720E Braddan will decree of Captain Patrick Gelling of Douglas, died 15 December 1720, intestate: wife is not mentioned, 
eldest son Captain Paul Gelling, other children; pledge: Mr William Oates merchant in Douglas.
   See: Braddan parish register: Capt Paul Gelling buried 4 January 1732/3.
   See: ArW 1732A #60 Braddan will of Captain Paul Gelling, died 2 January 1732/3: wife Ellinor Taubman, 
   son John Gelling, son Richard, dau Ann, son Thomas, dau Mary Cannon als Gelling.  

Marown December ye 9th 1688 In the name of God Amen, I William Norris being in perfect memory praised be God for the same, do make this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following, first I commit my soul to God, and my body to Christian buriall; Item I leave my loveing Wife Isable Norris als Gellin and my daughter Margt: Norris to the disposeing of my loveing brother in law Capt Pat: Gelling; It: to William Heskew ....8s; It: to William Killip....3s; It: to Isable Cannell....2s - 6d; It: to my Loveing wife Isable Norris als Gellin my halfe of the Brewing pan; It: I constitute and appoint my loveing wife Isable Norris and my daughter Margt: Norris to be my lawfull Executors of all my goods movable and unmovable of what kind or nature so ever The Executrs: are sworne Testes Jon: Cotter...} in Court according to Law Robt Ffletcher} jurati pbatum est et solvit 10d An Inventory of the Goods of Willm: Norris praised by four sworn men vizt: Willm Kelley, Wm: Kelly, Mich: Kelly and Nicolas Ffaile The summ is 02£ - 01s - ---d The goods in ye Exrs: their hands who have given pledges in form of Law John Cotteir & John Quilliam junr:

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