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Katharen Lawson, 1675

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Submitted by: Brian Lawson
Date: 16 November 2001
Original: LDS: 0106203

            KK Maughold 1675
   In the name of god amen; Katharen Lawson
   sick in body but whole in mind and perfitt memory
   who departed this life about the fourth of
   December 1675: maketh this her last will and
   testament as followeth. She comitteth her soule
   to allmighty god & her body to christian buryall.
Item
   She left to her daughter Margarett a white
   blanked and a sheet and 4d and all her close
   both lenen and wolleng except a red petticoate &
   a shaise chaser to her daughter in law Elisabeth
   Kewen.
Item She left to her sone Ewan Churhey :3: halfe
   ferletts of meale corne and what barly was due
   to him from her sonne John also all yt she
   brought to Kirke Maughold wt her to Ewan
   except her close aforesaid to her daughter and
   Ewan to give unto her two sones Robt and Thomas
   Churghey halfe a ferlet apiece of ye meale corne
   aforesaid. Item she left to her :3: sons Robt
   Thomass and Thomass :6d: a poore legasy
Item She left two sheep for her funerall
Item She left and bequeathed her hufband Ewan
   Churghey and her sone John her true and
   lawfull executors of all ye rest of her goods
   movebale and immoveable wtsoever etc.

Teastators        The Exectrs sworn in form of law
  Jo: Kermime     pbatu est folvit xiid
  Arthur Quaile

The exectrs ad carrium
   Ewan Curghy of Q....
   & his son Joh:
   Janry 6th 1675

The Invent to be brought in within 14 days sub jure
   July ye 5th 1677 They ... brought in the
                                                 £   s   d
   Sumnr of Lezaire of ye above deceased goods - 0: 11:  6
   all the rest of her goods being distributed among ye
   legators and be... and proved

Tho Curghy ..... entered his claim against ye exctrs of Kath Lawson
for the
sum of forty shillings due debts