Philip Teare, 1726

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27          KK Andrews, 1726
The last will & testament of Philip Teare 
who departed this life ye 12th June 1726, 
& was in perfect mind & memory at ye 
making of it.   
First, He committed his soul to God, 
& his body to Xtian burial.   
Item, He left to his brother John Tear of 
Ballachoan whatever was in his own hands, 
together with what was in his wife’s hands, 
to themselves.   
Item, He left to his sister Bessy Martin of 
Knockadoony whatsoever was in her own hands.   
To his brother Willm Tear whatever was 
in his own hands.  
To his brother Patrick Tear his new coat.   
To his brother James Tear six pence legacy.   
Item, He left to his mother whatever was 
in her own hands, together with five 
shillings & three pence that was due from 
John Wade, to whom he left the six pence 
that he ow’d him for weaving.   Item, He 
delcar’d that John Christian Philip owed 
him seventeen shillings and a gibyn or sling 
of nets.  John Keey owed him 8s 2d, 
which his sister Alice recd on his account.  
Thomas Corlet at ye Lane 5s 2d.  
John McSkaly 4s 5d.    
John Goldsmith 1s 5d.   
Alice Lace als Brew of BallaKelly 1s 5d.   
John Quark (Keey) 1s 4d.   
Hugh Xtian 5d.  Cath Cowle (Strangford) 5d.  
Philip Fargher owed him for weaving 24 yards 
of fine linen.  Thomas Killip owed him a 
shilling.  Pat: Garret senr 9d.   
Philip Quirk owed him some money, & 
for weaving a piece of linen.  
He left to ye witnesses 6d each.   
Lastly, He constituted & appointed his sister 
Cathrine Lawson als Tear sole & lawful 
Execrx of all ye rest of his goods movable 
& immovable whatsoever.  
Witnesses: 
Cath: Tear, 
Bahy Lawson, juratae.                          
The Execx sworn in form of Law.  
Probatum est & Solvit.  
Pledges: Jon Martin, Patrick & James Tear 
according to Law