| Joney Key als Waterson, 1733 |
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| Submitted by: | Christine Kaye |
| Date: | 29 December 2003 |
| Original: | LDS: 0106215 |
Note: The pagination may not be correct and translated or doubtful wording may not be indicated.
The Last Will and Testament of Joney Key alias Waterson,
wife to Philip Key of Kirk Patrick she being in perfect
memory at the makeing hereof,
First: She committed her soul to God that gave it
and her body to Christian Buriall.
Item: She left and bequeathed to her husband Philip Key
all her goods moveable and unmoveable and to have the
tuition of her Child, to be decently brought up by him
in the fear of God as becometh apparent to do.
2ndly: She left to Christian Clague a green [mantle] and [aproncoat].
3rdly: She left to Ann Cottier her best suite of cloths
and her ? ? and desire her to oversee the Child that it
might be kept clean by reason he was her Godson, and which
accordingly she?
4thly: She left sixpence legacy to any friend that is
to claim rights to any of her goods and her husband who
[pledges] to pay all debts whatsoever could be lawfully demanded.
Witnesses Present:
John Cottier his X
Christian Clague her X Juratus 21 ? Feb 1733 (three other words cannot read)
Kirk Patrick 16th February 1733
By order of the Spiritual Court Christian Clague one of
the subscribing witnesses to this written Will deposed
before me that the Testatrix Joney Key was in perfect mind
and memory when she made the same and that she knows of no
other Will made by her but this and differs from no one
article in the Will only that it was her ? the ? and not Ann Cottier.
Robert Radcliffe
Vicar
There being no certain Legacy left to the Child he is
declared to be joint Executor with his father Philip Key
who has the tuition of the Child and his goods and is sworn
in form of Law.
Silvester Waterson is sworn overseer in form of Law.
Pledges for Philip Key for payment of debts and Legacys.
John as also for forthcoming of the goods due to ye Child.
___ Thomas Killey [Junior] pledges of Kirk Patrick
and John Cottier of Knockaloe.
Probatum est & Solvit 12d
Inventory
A true Inventory of the Goods of Joney Key alias Waterson
of Kirk Patrick prised by four work men viz. Thos. Bell,
William Corlet, John Quay and Hen Sayle.
£ S d
The deads part of cattle 02 05 - 00
The deads part of horses 00 18 - 00
The deads part of Maize and Corn 00 03 - 00
The deads part of sheep 00 08 - 3
The deads part of household stuff 01 00 - 6
The deads part of apparel linen and woollen 00 10 6
£6 5 3
Now in apparel 0 4 - 0
£6 9 3
Some part of the apparel left in Legacy valued at 12d deducted.