William Halsal, 1725

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24   Patrick
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of 
William Halsal of KK Patrick who departed this life the 
21st of January 1724/5, being in perfect mind and memory. 
First he committed his soul to Almighty God who gave it 
and his body to Christian burial. 
Item, he left his share of the crop and of the gears of 
his habitation to his son John Halsal. 
Item, he left to his said son John Halsal a horse and 
a bullock for two draught beasts. 
Item, he left to his two youngest children Jony and 
Cathrin Halsal a mare and a filly for a legacy. 
Item, he left to his son Sillvester Halsal a new pair 
of shoes and a Loghton coat and a Loghton vest. 
Item, he left to his brother Richard a kear coat. 
Item, he left to his sister Cathrine one lamb. 
Item, he appointed his eldest son should sell a furlet 
of corn to buy clothing for the children. 
Item, he left and appointed all his children except 
the heir executors of all the rest of his goods 
moveable and immoveable only 14 shillings he had in 
the house he left to clear his burial charges. 
Item, he left and appointed his brother Sillvester and 
Thomas Quirk of Kerrowdow supervisors over his children. 
Witnesses: 
Philip Kelley, 
John Quirk. 

Four of the Executors being under age, vizt., Anne, Patrick, 
Jony, and Catharine, John the heir & Silvester the other 
Executor at age are sworn in Court in form of Law, & to 
be supervisors, with those appointed in the will also are sworn
 
Pledges of the inventory John Quirk and John Quilliam. 
The Inventory of the goods & effect of William Halsal 
apprized by four sworn men amounts to 9 pounds 18 shillings 0 pence. 

The legacy left to the two youngest daughters being a 
mare and a colt valued to 1 pound 1 shilling 6 pence. 
Debts deducted: 
to Richard Halsal 11 pence, 
to John Bridson 1 shilling 1 pence, 
to Fine 8 pence, 
to Kenagh 8 pence, 
to Thomas Killey 8 pence, 
to the clerk 1 shilling 9 pence, 
total 16 shillings 7 pence. 
Out of xxx 4 pounds 1 shilling 5 pence, xxx 4 pence. 
Upon settling the Inventory there is due the Executors 
4 pounds 11 shillings 9 pence. The children under age 
and their goods in the eldest brother’s hands, and 
hath given in pledges John Quirk and John Quilliam. 

June 25, 1737, 
Patrick and Anne two of the Executors of William Halsal 
do now acknowledge to be fully paid their proportion of 
the inventory of their father’s goods, vizt., 18 shillings 
4 pence each, at and from the hands of their brother 
John Halsal, and this before me 
[signed] Edw: Moore. 

December 27th, 1740, (vide Lib 1mus 1724), 
Silvester Halsal discharged to his brother John for his 
part of goods due by his father & mother’s death. 

eod die 
Jony Halsal one of the Executors came this day and received 
from her brother John Halsal her full proportion of goods 
due by her father’s and mother’s Inventory, as also the legacy 
and her part of her christening money amounting in all to 
the sum of 2 pounds 12 shillings 7 pence, and does hereby 
discharge her said brother and his executors forever for 
the same, 
before me [signed] Robt Radcliffe. 
[signed her mark] Joney Halsal. 

April 28th, 1746, 
Catharine Cowle als Halsal came this day to the Registry and 
acknowledge to have received from her brother John Halsal all 
that was due to her by the death of her father and mother, the 
legacy and christening money included excepting two shillings 
and one penny and does hereby acquit and discharge her said 
brother and executors forever of the same before me. 
[signed] Robt Radcliffe