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Mary Vinch, 1637

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Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 30 January 2005
Original: LDS: 0106197

Note: The pagination may not be correct and translated or doubtful wording may not be indicated.



31                Braddan 7ber 12th 
In nominee Dei: anno a------ the 23th of July 1637 
Mary Vinch sicke of body but whole of mind & perfect memory 
make this my last will & testament ut sequ---.  
Imprimis, she committed her soule to God, her to 
body Xtian burial.  Itm, to the poor at discretion.  
Itm, to her eldest SONNE WILLM CORKILL 5 pounds.  
Itm, to her second DAUGHTER JONY CORKILL 6 pounds.  
Itm, to her MOTHER ALICE JOYNER 20s.  
Itm, to ELIZABETH CLERAS[?Clucas] 20s.  
Itm, MARGRETT CALCOT 10s.  
Itm, shee constituted & ordained her 6 CHILDREN viz WILLM 
ED:, MARIE, JONY, KATHEREN & MARGRET her tru & lawfull 
execr of all the rest of her goods moveable & immoveable 
whatsoever. The children at years Supervisors of them 
under yeares.  
[Testes:] 
Robert Quaile, 
Willm Corkill, jurati.       Probatum est et Solvit 12d.          
Tyme given for the p-------tinge of the Invent till the next Chapter Court.                      

Wm Stevenson ye 5th of March 1637 entereth his claime against the 
executrs of Mary Vinch for two pptts[?] of butter[?] or there price 
& craveth for the same a tryall of law.                           

A TRUE INVENTORIE of the goods of Mairie Vinch alas Corkill, 
priced the 11th of December in anno 1637, by Thomas Fairebrother, 
Nicholas Walker, Thomas Wilson als Lewransonn[?], & Clarke Quaill.   
Imprimis: 2 dozen & a half mucie[?] boardes  13s 9d;    
five dozen waxforde[?] boardes  10s;    
Half hundred of barrel boardes  2s 6d;     
12 barrels of white felt  3 pounds;     
one barrel of stip[?] felt, & one of --ench  13s;      
som hoagheads  20s;      
foare[?] barrels  4s 6d;     
2 comes, & a half[?]  4s xxd;     
1 pound & a half of pitch  12s;     
8 pound & a half of washed woole  3s xxd;    
20 quartes of thony[?]  20s;      
five poundes of bee wax  4s 2d;      
2 pounds lynnen yarn  20d;     
6 pounds of sope[?]  2s;     
five oars & a half  5s 6d;     
3 ieasts[?] & a half  7s;     
2 bottels  12d;    
1 fishing line  3d;     
10tie bathods of netts  20s;      
tenn pounds of rough flaxe  12d;      
1 white  32d;     
1 boule of oates  3s;      
fishing spinlers  18d;  
[subtotal of page]  13 pounds 12s 3d;           

1 pound felting[?] the half  3d;      
1 firlet  10d;     
half a brewing pann  30s;     
Itm 19 pound pewter  13s 4d;    
Itm 27 pond pottbrasse  19s;     
Itm, 14 new wooden dishes  14d;     
Itm 5 pound & half pound pann brass  3s 8d;     
Itm, the halfe of two iron potts  3s;     
Itm, the half of two iron gratts wth half a spit 
     & half a paire tongs  2s 6d;     
Itm, two pewter flagins  5s;     
Itm, half a flagin & halfe 3 saltcellers  14d;      
Itm, half a mortar & a brasse candlesticke  2s;      
Itm, halfe a still  7s;     I
tm, 5 silver spoones & a halfe  22s;     
Itm, 9 pewter spoones & half spoone  9d;    
Itm, 2 bedstockes  6s,     
Itm, halfe of 3 bedstockes  2s;     
Itm, 1 stone  1s;     
Itm, halfe a skinner half ladle half potthouks 
     & halfe a earthen trenchers  6d;     
Itm, dozen & halfe trenchers  6d;     
Itm, 1 earthen chamber pott  2d;     
Itm, the childrens part of old wooden vessels  9d;     
Itm, half woden plater  2d;     
Itm, half planke  4d;     
Itm, half churne  5d;     
Itm, half spead  4d;    
Itm, 2 peates[?]  12d;    
[subtotal for page]  6 pounds 8s.      

Itm halfe 3 tables & frames & formes  7s 6d;     
Itm, half of 4 cheefs[?]  6s 6d;     
Itm 1 cubbord  13s 4d;     
Itm half prest  1s 8d;     
Itm, Half grater  2d;     
Itm half bruch  3d;     
Itm, half smoothing iron  8d;     
Itm 2 chears & half cheare  14d;     
Itm, halfe of 3 fether beds & halfe of 
     5 boulsters & half an old flookebed[?hookebed]  11s;     
Itm 1 fether bed & 2 boulsters & a halfe & 
     2 pillows & half a pillow  38s;     
Itm, 4 rushings  1s 6d;     
Itm, a paire curtaines & valens  2s;     
Itm, 1 carpet & a halfe  4s;     
Itm, 7 blankets  22s;     
Itm, 4 cadowes & a halfe 22s;     
Itm, 2 yeards broad cloth  4s;     
Itm, 7 yeards & half yeard of woolen cloth made green 22s 6d;     
Itm 15 yeards of scotch linen cloth  15s;     
Itm, 20 yeards course linen  13s 4d;     
Itm, 3 paire of course sheetes  17s;     
Itm, 8 paire of fine sheets  5 pound 8s;      
Itm 14teen napkins  4s 8s;     
Itm, 2 board clothes  3s 8d;     
Itm, 2 towells & halfe  4s;      
Itm, 3 pillow / beeres  3s 3d;     
Itm, half frying pan  2s 6d;     
Itm, 2 kyne & half a cow  3 pounds;     
Itm, half a horse  7s;     
Itm, ye childers part of 6 houses & gardens 
     rent 2s 10s price  12 pounds;     
Itm, sheep & hogs 20 priced to 25s;     
Itm half hasake  2d;    
Itm, the whole Invent in goods  57 pounds,    
Itm, in money 54 pounds 9d.   
So ye whole som of this Inventorie out of wch testatrix 
debts & legacies xxxx be deducted as follow  
[2 ½ lines are scribbled out and not readable].                      

Wm Corkill & Mary Corkill are at lawfull yeares & have 
bound ymselves for there part to secure the office.                       

The debts and leagcies to bee deducted out of the 
childrens part as followes:  
first in legassies To Alice Joyner  20s;    
To Margrett Calcott 10s;    
To Issable Mcboy  20s;    
To Jony Corkill  6pounds;     
To Willm Corkill 5 pounds.        
Secondly in Debts:  To Tho: Bankes  2 pounds 16s;     
For tythes to Mr Quayle 15s;     
To Mr Stward for tythes  37s 6d;      
For custome of wyne payed  11s 6d;     
more for wyne custome  8s payed;  
To Danold Cormod  7s;     
To Jony Kermot  3s;    
To Tho: Brydson  3s;     
To Jony Vinch  2s;     
To Jo: Quayle & Robt Clucas 3s;     
Jo: Christian 18d;      
For burenge wthin  12d;    
For a cors present  4s;      
For Clearke Silver 12d;     
To the Clarke 17d;     
For funeral chardges  10d.      
In ye whole debts & legacies 31 pounds 10s, to be deducted 
out of the Invent. So whether to be several upon ech childs 
part 13 pounds 18s 4d.                     

The two elder childer beinge at lawfull yeares have taken 
chardge of ther owne parts & portions and have bound themselves 
in paine of duble valew to keep the office harmless viz: Willm & Marie Corkill.                  

For the other 4 childers part & portions beinge 4 pound 7s 2d, 
Willm Corkill the father hath putt in Harbett[or Karbett] Anderson & 
Tho: Fearbrother pledges for the forthcoming of the goods of 
the children & to keep the office harmless subpoena duble value.            

Memorandum: Debts due, as they can bee gott, & reconered[?]; 
to be added to this Inventorie.                             

CURIA HABITA APUD DUGLAS 24th February 1646:  
Jony Corkill one of the Executrs of Mary Vinch late deceased 
confessed & acknowledged herselfe to have beene truly payd & 
satisfied for all manner of porcions or childs parte of goods 
that might any way fall due unto her by the death of her deceased 
mother & doth by these presents exonerate dischardge and acquite 
the pledges that was bound for the forthcoming therof, there 
heires executors & assignes from all claymes, [suites] or 
troubles that might any way happen, or arise touchinge the abovesd 
childs part of goods by any manner of person or persons whatsoever 
as witness my hand the day & year above written, 
Jony Corkill her mark XX.   
Note also yt Thomas Joyner Junior, & Paule Bridson both of them 
Inhabitants of the towne of Duglas have freely & voluntarily entered 
themselves bound for pledges & security to keepe Thomas Farebrother 
harmlesse, for the forthcoming of the childrens goods that was due 
unto them of the goods of there mother Mary Vinch et secure the office