Joney Teare als Kneale, 1739

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The last will & testament of Joney Teare als 
Kneale of KK Andreas who departed this 
life abt ye 20th of April last past being of 
perfect mind & memory at ye making of it.  
First, She committed her soul to God and 
body to Xtian burial.  
Itt, She left & bequeathed to her son John 
Teare her part of the lands after his father’s 
decease, & he her sd son to pay then and at 
that time to his three sisters Ann, Alice & 
Margt Teare the sum of ten shillings each; 
provided if any or all of the die under age 
he is thereby to be acquitted from the sd obligacion.  
Itt, To her daughter Cathrin Teare she left 
a pot of ten shillings.  Itt, to her daughter 
Joney Teare she left what sheep she her sd 
daughter had of her own yt is already named 
upon her.  Lastly she constituted & appointed 
her loving husband Tho. Teare & her aforesaid 
daughter Joney Teare her lawfull & joint 
Execrs of all the rest of her goods moveable 
& unmoveable whatsoever, upon condition 
if either father or sd daughter Joney disagree 
vizt., the sd daughter  not staying or assisting 
her father during her abovesd three sister’s 
minority that then he is to enjoy all her 
aforesd Executorship, except six pence 
Legacy & her clothing & wt goods she can 
have of her own made by her sd father 
during her residence with him: & he in like 
manner if turning her off or disallowing her 
to reside with him during her sd sister’s minority 
to be cutt off with six pence Legacy from 
having any benefill or part of her sd Exectorship, 
but she her sd daughter Joney to enjoy the whole.  
To the witnesses of the will she left six pence 
each & ye word age & ye six pence Legacy 
interlined in presence of ye witnesses.  
Witnesses: 
John Joughen, 
Margt Crenilt, jurati.                   

Tho:  Tear with his daur. Jony are sworn Execr 
and to prevent disputes yt may ensue upon the 
condicion mencioned by the Testatrix, They are 
to bring to the Regry an Inventory of the effects 
of ye Dec’d.  
Pledges are Jon: Joughinn Lawdus & 
Wm Crow KK Bride.   
Jony is sworn overseen of the orphans.  
                 Probatum est & solvit 12d.                        

Inventory of ye goods and effects of Joney Tear 
als Kneale of KK Andreas, praized & valued by 
Wm Cougherdy, Dan: Tear, John Cowle, and 
Thos Jur----, 
February 20th 1739:   
Three old horses praized at 1 pound : 7 shillings : 0 pence, 
The dead’s part thereof  0:9:0;      
Two cows, one steire & a calf  3:10:0,  Dead’s part  0:3:4;     
Five sheep at 18d apiece  0:7:0, Dead’s part  0:2:6;      
A chest at  0:03:0,  Dead’s part  0:1:6;     
A grid iron at  0:3:0,  Dead’s part  0:1:6;     
A barrel at  0:1:0,  Dead’s part 0:0:6;     
Two other little barrels at  0:1:0,  Dead’s part  0:0:6;     
The loom at  0:9:0,  Dead’s part  0:4:6;     
Ten pd flax at 6d per pound  0:5:0,  Dead’s part 0:2:6;     
Twelve pd hemp at 2d per pound  0:2:0,  Dead’s part0:1:0;     
More household small goods at 0:15:3, Dead’s pt  0:7:7-1/2.           
Debts contracted by ye abovesd Joney and her husband:  
To Daniel Keneen  1:0:0,  Dead’s part  0:10:0;       
To Callo Cowle  0:12:0,  Dead’s part  0:6:0;      
To Wm Tear  0:8:0;  Dead’s pt  0:4:0;      
To James Tear  0:4:0, Dead’s pt  0:2:0;     
To Wm Joughen  0:4:0;  Dead’s part  0:2:0;     
To Wm Tear  0:2:0,  Dead’s part  0:1:0;      
Funeral Charges  0:10:0.