Elizabeth Moore als Moore, 1767

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Know all men by these presents, that I Elizabeth Moore 
otherwise Moore, widow, relict and executrix of John Moore 
of Ballnehow in the Parish of KK Santan, divers good 
causes and sundry considerations me hereunto moving, 
but more especially of the good will and natural love 
and affection which I do bear unto my well beloved 
children namely Christopher Bridson of Ballavarvane in 
the Parish of KK Malew and Margaret his wife (with whom 
I now live and reside) and John Bridson his brother in 
the town of Douglas, shoemaker, and Elizabeth his wife 
on whom I both now chiefly depend in my old age, 
declining years, and feeble condition, have given, 
granted, settled, demised and gifted and do by these 
presents give, grant, settle, demise and gift upon 
them the said Christopher Bridson & Margaret his wife 
and John Bridson and Elizabeth his wife and each of 
their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns 
all my worldly and personal estate of goods, chattels, 
credits and effects, vizt., houses, lands, tenements, 
cash, bonds, notes, mortgages, and other moveables, 
and household furniture of what kind or denominations 
soever, that I am now possessed of or shall be hereafter 
possessed of in any town or parish within this Island 
(save and except my widow right in the said estate of 
tenement of Ballnehow, which I hereby reserve for my 
own private use and during my natural life), they the 
said Christopher Bridson and Margaret his wife and 
John Bridson & Elizabeth his wife, their heirs, executors, 
administrators and assigns holding the same to their 
own proper use and benefit and also yielding and paying 
yearly and every year the annual Lord’s Rent with all 
other dues payable out of the said premises and in 
consideration of this my Deed of Gift and Settlement 
aforesaid, they the said Christopher Bridson & Margaret 
his wife and John Bridson & Elizabeth his wife, their 
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns doth firmly 
by these presents bind and oblige themselves decently 
to maintain and support me the said Elizabeth Moore with sufficient meat, drink, washing and lodging suitable 
to my circumstance and station, for and during my natural 
life, and also to pay unto me equally yearly and every 
year the sum of ten pounds for pocket money or other 
conveniences as my occasions may require and for such 
purposes as I shall in my life time think proper to 
dispose of the same, and also to pay unto my son 
John Moore and daughter Isable Kissack widow the full 
and just sum of ten pounds each after my decease over 
and above what they are entitled unto by the death of 
their father, and whatever further personal effects 
and goods I am then possess of at the time of my decease 
as aforesaid, the same to be wholy the property of the 
said Christopher Bridson and Margaret his wife and 
John Bridson and Elizabeth his wife, save and except 
all my clothes and wearing apparel which is to be 
equally divided between my three daughters, namely the 
said Isable Kissack, Margaret Bridson, and Elizabeth Bridson, 
and I to manifest this to be my true Deed of Gift and 
Settlement of the premises I have caused --- possession 
and investigation of the same to be given by delivering 
them the said Christopher Bridson & Margaret his wife 
and John Bridson & Elizabeth his wife equally two pieces 
of silver called an English half crown. And for the 
true and faithful performance of every a--, condition, 
sentence and clause herein contained, I the said 
Elizabeth Moore als Moore on the one part and Christopher 
Bridson and Margaret my wife and John Bridson and 
Elizabeth my wife, our heirs, executors, administrators 
and assigns on the other part hereby bound and obliged 
ourselves each to the other in and under penalty and 
forfeiture of five hundred pounds to be pain and --- 
in nature of all fines within this Isle in testimony 
wherein we have subscribed our names and marks and 
affixed our seals this fourth day of September in 
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and 
sixty and six years, 1766. 
[signed her mark] Elizabeth Moore als Moore; 
[signed] Christopher Bridson], 
[signed her mark] Margaret Bridson, 
[signed] John Bridson, Elisabeth Bridson. 
Witnesses: 
Christopher Bridson, 
Henry Kermode, 
Thomas Fargher. 

September 12th, 1766, 
Christopher Bridson & Mr. Thomas Farher made oath on 
the Holy Evangelists that they were personally by and 
present when Elizabeth Moore, Margaret Bridson, & 
Elizabeth Bridson signed executed the before written 
Deed of Gift and Settlement and Christopher Bridson 
& John Bridson acknowledge the same to be their proper 
Act and Deed. 

At a Court of Correction holden at Castletown February 18, 1767, 
the before going Deed of Gift having been acknowledged 
and proved before the Deemster, the same is accepted as 
and for the last will and testament of Elizabeth Moore, 
and Christopher Bridson & John Bridson the Donees are 
sworn for payment of debts and legacies and have given 
pledges in form of Law namely Capt. Matthias Taggart 
and John Quayle (Cooper) both of Castletown. 

Whereas sundry disputes hath hitherto subsisted 
John Moore of Peeltown Cooper on the one part and --- 
and John Bridson donees and executors to Elizabeth 
Moore’s estate of Ballnehow in the parish of KK Santan 
on the other part, for and touching son legacies due 
and payable unto him the said John Moore on the 
death of his father the late John Moore of Ballnehow, 
also by the death of his said mother Elizabeth Moore 
for and touching sundry sp-- passed by him the said 
John Moore to his said father and since his said father 
and mother --- unto him the said Chiristopher Bridson 
and in --- to lay all such differences aside, 
the above parties have respectively agreed, that the 
said Christopher Bridson for and in behalf of himself 
and also in behalf of John Bridson aforesaid doth 
promise and oblige himself to pay unto the said 
John Moore his brother the full and just sum of 
five pounds currency of this Isle, in full of all 
orders legacies dues and --- which he is in any 
respect entitled unto by the decease of his said 
father and mother John Moore, and Elizabeth, 
together with all notes, bonds and specialties 
which Christopher Bridson hath in his custody and 
possession due and payable by the said John Moore 
which is hereby to be --- and upon --- of the 
said five pounds as aforesaid each party by these 
presents do hereby acquit, exonerate and discharge 
the other of any further dues and demands for and 
touching any further claim whatsoever in cons-- 
of the death of their father and mother the said 
John and Elizabeth Moore, and this in penalty of 
--- pounds to be paid according to the laws of 
this Isle in witness whereof they have subscribed 
their names this 9th of August 1769. 
[signed] John Moore, 
Christopher Bridson. 
Witnesses: 
Robert Bancks, 
-- Fargher. 

I have received the sum of five pounds within 
mentioned as witness my hand this 9th August 1769. 
[signed] John Moore. 

August 9th, 1796, John Moore & Christopher Bridson 
acknowledged the within agreement as their mutual 
Act and Deed and the said John Moore acknowledged 
the above receipt. To the Revd Robert Radcliffef 
& Matthias Curghey Vicar Generals of this Isle, 
the humble petition of Christopher Bridson of the 
Parish of KK Malew and John Bridson of Douglas, 
Sheweth that your Petitioners’ mother in law 
Elizabeth Moore of Ballnehow widow in the Parish 
of Santan late deceased, having by Deed of Gift 
and Settlement before her death settled and estated 
upon your petitioners wives all her worldly 
substance, goods, and effects, moveable and 
immoveable of what kind or denominations whatever, 
Your Petitioners further shew that in --- 
thereof the said Deed was by your Reverences 
(at the last Courts held at Castletown) received 
for the last will and testament of the said 
deceased Elizabeth Moore; And forasmuch as the 
Deed of Gift is not yet received the legal 
confirmation requisite by the Temporal Courts 
of this Isle to entitle your petitioners to 
procure legally by several concerns of lands 
and houses --- conveyed, your petitioners therefore 
petition your Reverences would be pleased according 
to the custom and practice in such cases to order 
the Revd Archdeacons Register to deliver and give 
up unto your Petitioners the said original Deed and 
to retain upon his Registry a true copy thereof 
whereby the same may receive the qualifications 
requisite by the Temporal Courts of this Isle on 
your Petitioners as bound. 

At KK Patrick, April 17th, 1767, 
the Revd. Mr. Gill Archdeacon’s Registry is hereby 
desired to deliver unto the Petitioners the Deed of 
Gift which was accepted for the last Will and 
Testament of Elizabeth Moore of Balnehow that the 
same may receive confirmation and other requisites 
according to Law, having first taken an exact copy 
of the said Deed & acceptance & securing the same on the Registry