| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 16 November 2007, updated 28 January 2019 |
| Original: | 0106205 |
Archdeacon Will 1688A #19 Bride will of Christopher Cowle of Ballavair, dated 1 April 1688:
Summary: wife is dead [Catharine Casement, ArW 1675A #094 Bride], son & heir Simon Cowle [died Feb 1689/90, ArW 1689A #145 Bride], grandchild, eldest dau
Ellin / Ellinor, dau Annas / Ann [died 1690, ArW 1690A #25 Bride], son Christopher; has a sister, also: widow Christian, widow Joyner in Douglas, Ann/Nanny
Moore, John Joughin of Cranstall, William Joughin of the Kimmeragh, Ellinor Cowle of Andreas, witnesses: Michael Moore & William Kneale & Samuel Christian &
John Curghey, pledges William Kneale & William Casement.
Will of wife: ArW 1675A #094 Bride will of Catharine Cowle alias Casement, died 16 January 1675/6: husband Gilchrist/Christopher Cowle [?died 1688, ArW 1688A #19
Bride], 2 daughters, son & heir [Christopher Cowle], plus 2 children left no legacy, father William Casement; witnesses: William Camaish & William Caistill.
Will of son: ArW 1689A #145 Bride will of Simon Cowle, buried 17 February 1689/90: sister Ellin, sister Margeret, sister Ann, brother Christopher, also:
William Keneen's daughter Joney & another daughter, Ann Casement, John Kneale, witnesses & pledges: William Kneale & William Howland.
Will of dau: ArW 1690A #25 Bride will of Ann Cowle, died 17 April 1690: sister Margaret Cowle, brother Christopher Cowle, sister Ellinor Cowle, 'nephews' Joney &
Catharine Keneen, father is dead, also: Ann Casement, Catharine Camaish, Margaret Cross, witnesses: Nicholas Moore & John Curghey.
Will of son: ArW 1754A #27 Bride will of Christopher Cowle of Ballavair, Bride, died 20 November 1753: grandchildren, 2 greatgrandsons (William Cowle & xxxx),
dau Jane Cowle (dead by 1774, her executrices ar Dorothy Christian & Catharine Christian), grandson William Cowle, granddau in law Margaret Cowle alias Callow,
William Christian husband of Ellinor & Hannah Christian the grandchildren of Christopher, Christopher Cowle grandson (dead in 1771, married to Isabel Caistill,
their son Thomas is the heir) also: Thomas jocky, John Cowle son of Arthur Cowle, Philip Lord, witnesses: Captn Matthias Christian & William Curghey, pledges:
Capt Matthias Christian & John Gill of Lezayre.
Maughold parish register: Christopher Cowle married Dorothy Christian on 16 May 1691 in Maughold.
Son & heir William Cowle [died 1738] married Hannah / Ann Smith in 1728, their son William [died 1751] married Margaret Callow in 1747, &
their son Christopher married Isabel Caistill, with heir Thomas born in 1767.
Son John died 1704
Dau Catharine married John Christian of Ballure, son Thomas died 1740, dau Ellinor married William Christian,
dau Hannah married John Christian, plus daughters Dorothy & Catharine.
Dau Jane Cowle never married, died December 1771.
Son Christopher Cowle died 1732
Son Thomas Cowle died 1731
Son John Cowle born 1715, ?died young
Will of granddau: ArW 1771A #35 Maughold will of Jane Cowle of KK Bride, made 1 December 1771: grandnephew William Cowle (smith), niece Ellinor Christian of
Btersin (sons John [dead some time ago] & Thomas), also William Cowle of Glantruan, grandniece Catharine Christian Btersin, niece Hannah Christian, grandniece
Hannah Cowle of Ballavair (dau of Isabel & niece of Wm Cowle), grandnephew William Christian Btersin, nieces Dorothy & Catharine Christian Btersin.
?Will of greatgrandma: ArW 1637A #121 Bride will of Christian Cowle als Joughin, of Ballavair, died 1637: husband William Cowle, dau Ann Cowle,
dau Ellin, son Patrick, dau Catharine, son William, son Daniel / Donold, grandchild K----, witnesses: Patrick Cowle & William Cowle.
?Will of greatgrandfa: ArW 1644A #74 Bride will of William Cowle of Ballacorey, Andreas, ?& of Ballavair, Bride, dated 21 May 1645: wife is dead,
son William (mother is dead), son Daniel / Donold (mother is dead), son Patrick, also: [?son] William Cowle of Ballavair, witnesses: Thomas Kneale
& William Cowle, pledge: Sir James Moore.
Feltham, God's Acre: Bride: Christopher Cowle died 1688.
Feltman, God's Acre: Bride Parish: Thomas, son of Christr. Cowle, :Ballevaire, age 22, buried October 26th,1731. Dorothy, his mother, age 70 buried June 2nd,1740.
Next stone: Wm. Cowle, age 46, buried March 31st, 1738. Next stone: Wm. Cowle, Junr., age 22, buried September 22nd, 1751. Next stone: Christopher Cowle died 1688.
Next stone: Christopher Cowle age 84 died 1753.
Christopher Cowle died 1688, Ar Will 1688#19 Bride.
Christopher Cowle age 84 died 1753, born about 1669.
Bride parish register: Christopher Cowle of Ballavaire aged 84 yrs buried 21 November 1753, ArW 1754A #27 Bride.
Dorothy Cowle, his [Thomas] mother [wife of Christopher Cowle B'vaire], age 70 died June 2nd,1740 born about 1670.
Bride parish register: Dorothy Cowle Ballavaire buried 15 May 1740 Episcopal Will 1740 Bride of Dorothy Cowle als Christian
Wm. Cowle, age 46, died March 31st, 1738, born about 1692.
Bride parish register: Willm Cowle Ballavaire buried 31 March 1738. Episcopal will 1738 Bride.
Christopher, son of Christr. Cowle, Ballevaire, age 27 died September 11th, 1732, born about 1705.
Bride parish register: Christopr Cowel buried 13 September 1732, no will.
Thomas, son of Christr. Cowle, :Ballevaire, age 22, died October 26th,1731, born about 1709.
Bride parish register: Tho. Cowle son of Xtopr (Christopher) buried 26 October 1731 no will.
Dorothy, his mother, age 70 died June 2nd,174.
Wm. Cowle, Junr., age 22, died September 22nd, 1751, born about 1729, will Episcopal will.
In nomine Dei Amen, Aprill the 1th 1688
I Christopher Cowle sick in body but in memory [sound] [dark]
sound and perfect praised be God for it, do make this
to be my last will and testament in manner following, ffirst
I commend my soul unto God and my body to Christian
buriall; Itm: I leave and bequeath to the poor a ferlett
of Barly or meale; Itm: I leave to my son and heir Simon
Cowle the whole teame of oxen, and an old ox to be taken out
and a young ox put in his place and stead, and a plough
and all gears belonging thereto, with 2 horses vizt: the
brown horse and a stond horse, and a silver ring and
a brewing kieve; Itm: I leave my Great Bible to my said
heire, to be kept in the farm whilst any of my ---nant re-
mains inhabitants therein; Itm: I leave with my said heire the
three parts of the Cropp of Corn It: I leave to my grandchild
a sheep and a Lambe; To widow Xtian one of the blanketts that
is upon my own Bed; To William Kneale my best suit of
cloathes and 12d; To Samuell Christian 12d; To the Curate
a mutton; To ye cleark a mutton; Itm: widow Joyner in Duglass
owes me upon the account of my sister 18 shill: Itm: I owe
8 shill: to Nanny Moor upon the account of my sister which I
leave to be paid by my Executors; Itm: John Joughin of Cran-
stall oweth me 3 shill: and 9d ob for Rent of which there
remains due to William Joughin of ye kimmerraugh 2 shill: I---[edge]
Ellinor Cowle of KK Andrews ows me 4 shill: for a firlet ---[edge]
Barly; Itm: I constituted and ordaine my 3 Children El---[edge]
and Christopher Cowle Executors of all the Rest of ---[edge]
moveable and immoveable whatsoever, in mann foll---[edge]
is to say half of my eldest Daughter Ellinor, and of the ---[edge]
half, the two parts of my Daughter Annas, and the remai---[edge]
to my said son Christopher, Besides their mothers goods ---[edge]
is to be taken out of the whole goods
The Executrs at age are sworn---[edge]
This witnesses Court according to Law
Mich: Moor....}
William Kneale}
Sam: Xtian } jurati
John Curghey } pbatum est et solvit 1s
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The Inventory taken and prized by 4 men
Wm Kneale, Sam Xtian £ s
John Xtian, Wm Joughin {amounts to the sum of 48 - 00 -
{----- 33d ------ by .....}
{ye eldest daughter one of}
{ye exrs: ................}14 - 0
Besides the Crop of Corn
The Exrs: being at age have ye goods in their own hand
who have given pledges ---- Kneale & Wm Kaismt:
Last Modified 28 January 2019