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Averick Kerran, 1637

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Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 31 January 2005
Original: LDS: 0106197

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22         The 15th of 7ber 1637, Lonan
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of 
Avericke Kerran. First she committed her sould to God 
& her bodie to Christian burial.  
Itt, to the poore at the discrecion of her execr.  
Itt, to her daughter Ellin Chaighen 1 choyse cow & so 
much red cloth as will be her a petticoat.  
Itt, to her daughter Jony her best coat.  
Itt, to her daughter Kathren Chayghen 1 coverlett 
& 1 kercheiffe.  
Itt, to her yongest sonn 1 steere or 1 yonge mayre in 
his brothers custodie.  
Itt, constituted & ordained her children vidz: Willm, 
Robt, Willm, Jony and Mally Caighen her true & sole 
execr to all her goodes moveable & unmoveable.  
Testes: 
Tho: Freew, 
Jony Cloage, iurati.    Probatu est et Solvit 1s.                    

[The inventory is written in the same hand and with the same 'pen' as the above 'probatue est et solvit 1s'.]  
The Inventory of Ales Cerren:  
In primis one mare  20s;      
It  one foale  3s;      
It, one yonge steare 2 yeares ould  9s;      
It, on hefufer[?] 1 yeare ould  8s;      
It, 1 ould mare  7s;      
It, halfe a fether bed & boulster  5s;      
It, in sheepe and hoges 10  15s;      
It, in pewter platters 800[?]  12d;      
It, in sakxx[?] one a furlod  2s;      
It, in wodden vessels 3  12d;      
It, in wodden canes 3  4d;      
It, in brass halfe a pan  8d;      
It, in cheese 2 and a halfe  12d.   
Prased by William Christin, xxxxxx and William 
Christin junior.     
The whole some is 3 pounds 3 shillings.                    

Donald Cannell et Gilbt Cordeige hath bound ymselves 
there heires & executrs to secure ye office subpoena 
double the value of this Inventory.