John Kneale 1688

Archdeacon Will 1688A #15 Andreas will of John Kneale of Ballavarry & of Ballacross (inherited from his mother, B'varry & B'cross abutt each other), 
died about early 1688: 
Summary: wife is alive, son & heir Philip of age, dau Ellin/Nelly underage, son John of age, son Henry/Harry underage, dau Joney underage, son 
William underage, son Patrick underage, son Robert/Robin underage, nephew (sister's son) John Kinry; witnesses: John Kneale & William Kneale.
See: John Kneale died by 14 Jun 1688 Andreas, made a will per 1688 defuncts Andreas.
?Son: Andreas parish register: Philip Kneal (BallaVarry) buried 5 April 1732.   NOTE, BallaVarry abutts to Ballacross.

			Andreas 

In the name of God Amen, I John Kneal sick in body but 
whole in mind & of pfect memory praised be God, doe make 
my Last will & Testamt: in manner following.   ffirst I comend 
my soul unto ye hands of Almighty God my Creator & 
Redeemer & my body to Xtian buriall.  Itm: I leave to 
ye poor a boul of corn wn: my Heirs can well pay ye same;  
Itm: to my eldest son my pt: of ye whole crop & my pt od the 
husbandry gears belonging to ye land wth in & without.  Itm: 
to my sd son three beast of the Team my rideing hors, sadle & 
bridle,   Itm: to my sd son a Tree cutt in ye garden to make him 
some chairs, a great board in the cattle house to make him a table 
and wt house timber lyes about ye house, and a pun of a seast in the 
oxe house, my pt of a great keeve, and the cupport wch 
I found in the house, & leave it accordingly & the bedsteeds in the 
loft in like maner and one of ye bedsteeds in ye spence and wher 
as my mothe left me her pt of Ballacross as Heirsp, I leave the 
same to my sd son in like maner, & my pt of ye bed spitt & trippetts;   
Itm: I leave to my son Patr the Croft called Camaishe's croft pvided 
that if he have noe Issue to enjoy the same that he is not to 
sett or sell the same but to return to ye farm and whosoever is 
to enjoy the sd Croft is to pay Jon: Crenell xs[10s] which he hath there 
----- mortgage;   Itm: I leave my daughter Ellin a sheep & one Lamb for such 
things as she has lent me not of Castletown;   Itm: I leave upon my 
eldest son Philip to pay wtever is due to my sisters son John 
Kinry, and in leiw of ye rideing hors & other things left to him 
---ad if my  wife be not willing to lett him have her pt of the horse 
that then he is to pay her 8s for her pt herof & then she to 
pay the half of wt is due to ye sd Jon: Kinry.   Itm: to my son Philip 
an old hoggshead upon ye Loft & a choice barrell;  Itm: I enjoyn & require 
my son Jon:  to stay wth his brother Philip four years, and then Philip 
to give him a heffer of 4 years old besides meat & cloathing,    & lastly 
I constitute my seven children Ellin, Jon, Hary, Jony, Willm: , Patrick 
Robin [?] joynt execrs: of ye rest of my goods moveable & imoveable, & 
--- Nelly & Harry think it more for their advantage, I leave them 
---s betwixt them besides their mothers goods, & soe to be discharged 
--- the execsp:    Itm: to my eldest son my pt of ye boat & netts & my 
---- & best apparell, and to my wife my pt of the Heiffer betwixt me & 
---- C---ell;   Itm: to ye Parson 1s, & to my 2 brors: 6d apeice
					Jo: Kneal
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Codicell additur in his verbis 
Jon: Kneal & Willm: Kneal two of the wittnesses to the wthin 
will, declare that some dayes after the signing of the 
wthin will the Testator declared that wheras he had passed 
over a parcell of Land to Parson Christian in Leiw of certain 
debts due to him for tythes & other things, that therfore his wife 
in considracon of her part of the sd debts should give ---[fold] 
leave the Heir her part of all the husbandry gears and 
all other things left him & mentioned in the within will, 
exceptin her pt of the cropp Team & boats & netts, she having 
the use of them dureing her staying in the farm , 
repairing her pt of them in like maner, to wch if she did not 
assent that then she was to pay her part of the sd debt to 
the parson, allso that he left to his eldest son the craddle 
and willed also that if the prsent Heir dyed wthout Issue 
that all those things left & bequeathed to him shud descend 
to ye next Heir that enjoyed ye estate.   Also declare that the 
Testator willed that the Heir shud have a whole Team of such beast 
as were then mentioned by him 
       Jo: Kneal} 
       Wm Kneal }  jurati	Philip & John two of ye children 
                          who are at age are sworne 
                          Supervisors of ye rest of ye children 
pbatum est et 		  & to be faithful to ye other 
     solvit ...1s         Executrs according to Law 

The Inventory within 14 daies sub paena 5s &c

Octr: 19th 88 
Jon: Kneal entrs: his claime agt ye Exr: of Jon: 
Kneal for 2s 6d in money in lead pundrell & 14 pottles of barly due to ------ & 
for a butt of barley due to his son John and craveth 
the Law 

ffebr: 18th 1688
Paul Bridson enters his claime agt: ye Exrs: of Jo: Kneale 
for 9s due debt as will be made to appear & craveth ye Law 

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June 9th 1688 
----- ------ ------ ---------------- agt ye Execrs: of 
John Kneale for ye ------ ------- ------ craveth ye Law

ffebr: 22d 1688
Wm Kneale enters his claime agt ye Exrs: of Jon: 
Kneale for ye summe of 3£ due debt as will be made 
to appear & for wch he hath a pcell of ground in paine 
& craveth ye Law 

Last Modified 28 January 2019