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Christian Skinner nee Cowle, 1637

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Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 9 July 2006
Original: LDS: 0106197

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



Andres 1637 the --- ---- 
This is affirmed to be the last will and testamt 
of Christian Cowle. First she committed her soule 
to God and her body to Chrian buriall.   
It, She left to the poor 1 fir: malt & fir: oate 
meale & the rest at the discrecone of her execr.  
Itt, to her sonne John Skinner a calfe.   
Itt, she left her pte of the intackes to be at 
her husbands disposeinge dureing his naturall 
liffe & hee to leave it to any of her children wch 
he thought fittest for it, & that child to have 
no other pte of her goodes save onely it unless 
it shold please God to call for all the rest.   
Itt, she constituted and ordayned her husband 
Gilbt Skinner her true and lawfull execr of all 
her goodes moveable & immoveable condiconally he 
distribute her sd goodes equally between her children 
when they come to lawful yeares or when they goe 
to any trade;  And alsoe she left her children 
dureinge their minoritie to her sd husband.   
Testes: 
Christopher Sayle, 
John Crebbin, jurati.    Probatum est et Solvit 1s.        

The invent of the sd Chrian priced by thees sworne 
men vidz: Chropher Sayle, Jo: Crebbin & Phillip Sayle:
Imprimis  household stuffe priced     		1 pound : 11 shillings : 0 pence
Itt,  1 cow     					1:4:0
Itt,  hearing netts     				0:1:0
Itt,  1 steer 1 yeare & half a yeare old     	0:10:0
Itt,  half cow     				0:12:0
Itt,  one horse     				1:0:0
Itt,  five sheep     				0:6:0
Itt,  the 4th pte of a fishinge boate     		0:5:0
Itt,  in money     				1:0:0
        		Summa     		6:8:0
Pledg Christall McSaile et Tho: Faile who have bound ymselves, 
there heires & execr for ye foorthcominge of ys Invent & to 
secure ye office sub poena double value.

Sept: 15, 1637: 
Katherine Cowle entereth her claime agt the execr of 
Xtian Cowle for the ------[dark area] 
of halfe qter of ground & the 4th part of --------- havinge ------[?legall] 
the ----- of same sd can--- consuecutive h----- 
sus----  ye 3----- ---- xxxs[30s] in tyth