Bahee Martin als Sayle, 1732

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41              KK Andrews 
In the name of God, amen.  I Bahee Martin 
als Sayle being by Gods blessing of sound 
mind & memory, but in a weak and very 
sickly estate, do make this my last will & 
testament this first day of Febry 1731/2, in 
manner following.   
First, I commit my Soul into the hands of 
God, & my body to Christian burial.   
I leave & bequeath to my grandaughter Bahee 
Tear a legacy of five pounds, & a red petticoat.  
To my daughter Jony in BallaQuane, I leave 
twenty shillings, and the Feather bed whereon 
I lie, with all the cloaths thereunto belonging, 
as also a white blanket & a sheet, together 
with all my shap’d linen & woolen cloaths 
except such as are otherwise bequeathed.  
To my daughter in law Elizabeth Martin, I 
leave my strip’d stuff petticoat as a legacy.  
To James & Alice Tear, the children at 
BallaQuane, I leave a sheep & a lamb apiece 
legacy.  To James Faragher’s wife (who is 
a poor woman), my wearing brown waistcoat.  
I leave to Bahee Cormoad one of the witnesses 
of this my last will 12d legacy.  And to the 
Curate, the other witness, I leave a mutton.  
And lastly, I nominate, constitute & appoint 
my loving son John Martin of Knock y Doonee 
sole & whole Executor of all the rest of my 
goods & chattels moveable and immoveable 
of wt nature soever.  In Testimony whereof 
I have put my mark to my name, the day and 
year above written. 
Bahee Martin als Sayle my mrk X.     
In presence of us the witnesses: 
Bahee Cormode her mrk X, 
Edwd Moore, jurati.                   

The Execr sworn in form of Law, and hath given 
pledge to pay debts and legacys &c Wm Brew 
of the Gilkagh.  
Probatum & Solvit 12d.                       

July 13, 1738 
Bahee Tear the granddaur of Bahee Martin has 
now recd the legacy of five pounds bequeath’d 
unto her by ye within Testatrix, and does thereupon 
acquit John Martin the Excr of the same for ever.  
Before me, Edwd: Moore